California Digital Library

06/11/2026

We are very excited to announce that this year, WEST will be engaging in a consulting services pilot aimed at offering support to WEST member institutions currently undergoing, or planning, a deselection project! Below we’ve included key details to help you decide if your institution is interested...

06/11/2026

As you know, WEST is partnering with California Digital Library (CDL) and HathiTrust to ingest and make available HathiTrust monographic shared print data in AGUA, which will allow the participating libraries and program staff to track and manage commitments on one platform. While adding this funct

05/29/2026

Merritt is a digital preservation repository from the University of California Curation Center (UC3) that enables the UC community to manage, archive, and share its valuable digital content. Welcome to the Merritt service update for May 2026 Content and Collections The following collections were

05/22/2026

The SCP Update is a compilation of the collaborative efforts of CDL Acquisitions, the Shared Cataloging Program, the Electronic Resource Services Manager and other members of Shared Collections and the California Digital Library. Highlights on Titles Cataloged for CDL-Managed Electronic Collections

05/15/2026

Oxford Bibliographies Online (OBO) is moving to the Oxford Academic platform. Oxford Bibliographies will be available at Oxford Academic beginning May 7, 2026, and the previous platform will formally retire on May 21, 2026 at which point URLs will redirect. With access at the Oxford Academic platfor

05/07/2026

The latest UC Libraries HathiTrust Help Center Newsletter features 3 new articles, including: Marie Concannon, the award winning librarian and creator of the popular Prices and Wages by Decade libguide, shares her Thoughts on HathiTrust which includes tips for making the best use of HathiTrust and

04/30/2026

The University of California (UC) Libraries are proud to join international partners to support the establishment of OA Forward. An internationally governed initiative, OA Forward is led by DEAL Open Access Services (DEAS) together with UC, Consortia Colombia, the Council of Australasian University

04/30/2026

Merritt is a digital preservation repository from the University of California Curation Center (UC3) that enables the UC community to manage, archive, and share its valuable digital content. Welcome to the Merritt service update for April 2026 Content and Collections Over 20 terabytes of new con

04/22/2026

New update from Nika Burns Teshin on California Digital Library: Save the Date for the 2026 WEST Member Meeting!

WEST will hold its 2026 summer member meeting virtually this year on Thursday July 23 from 9-10:30am PT. Please register in advance for this meeting. Information for joining the meeting will be shared automatically after registering.* Please share this information with anyone at your institution who

04/22/2026

WEST will hold its 2026 summer member meeting virtually this year on Thursday July 23 from 9-10:30am PT. Please register in advance for this meeting. Information for joining the meeting will be shared automatically after registering.* Please share this information with anyone at your institution who