California Digital Library

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California digital libraryUniversity of
Californiahttp//www.cdlib.org/

• Wes Umstead LIS 7850 Winter 2011

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Introduction

• Overview
• Research Scholarship Lifecycle
• Programs
• Services
• Example Mark Twain Project Online
• Example UC Press E-Books Collection
• Conclusion

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Overview

• Part of the department of Academic Planning,
  Programs, and Coordination at the UC Office of
  the President. 
• Serves the ten campuses of the UC system.
• A complex web of associations and partnerships.
• Some restricted materials, but many things are
  open to the general public.
• Melvyl Catalog.

http//www.cdlib.org/services/d2d/melvyl/
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Research Scholarship Lifecycle
http//www.cdlib.org/about/approach.html
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Programs

• Collection Development and Management Program
• Digital Special Collections Program
• Discovery Delivery Program (formerly
  Bibliographic Services)
• Publishing Group
• University of California Curation Center
  (formerly Digital Preservation)

http//www.cdlib.org/services/dsc/calisphere/ http
//www.cdlib.org/services/dsc/oac/ http//merritt.
cdlib.org/
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Services

• Business Services
• Information Services
• Infrastructure Applications Support Services
• Strategic and Project Planning Services
• User Experience Design Services

http//www.cdlib.org/services/uxdesign/projects/cd
lib_mobile.html
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Mark Twain Project Online (MPTO)

• Joint project.
• Open to public.
• Over 2,300 letters from 1853 to 1880.
• Writings with historical notes.
• Images.
• Biographies.

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UC Press E-Books Collection, 1982-2004

• Joint project.
• Free to those affiliated with UC system.
• 750 titles available to general public.
• Full-text searching.
• Internal inks to footnotes and indices.

http//publishing.cdlib.org/ucpressebooks/search?b
rowse-titleaarightsPublicsorttitlestyleesch
olbrandeschol
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Conclusion

• Comprehensive.
• Well-organized.
• Clear, concise explanations.
• Possible weakness Information overload!