News & Publications

Latest news and information about the California Digital Library:

• CDL and the University of California Libraries join the Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC) in launching the HathiTrust shared digital repository. October 13, 2008 press release
• University of California is testing new Google software that will allow greater access to digitized content available online. March 13, 2008 press release [PDF]
• University of California eScholarship® Repository Exceeds 5 Million Full-Text Downloads; 20,000 Papers.  January 14, 2008 [PDF]
• University of California Libraries Collaborate with OCLC on Next Generation Melvyl® Catalog: June 22, press release [PDF]
• UC launches Calisphere web site. See the August 21 press release.
• See more news and events.

University of California and the Google Books Library Project:

• The UC libraries support the settlement between Google, the Authors Guild, and the Association of American Publishers. See the press release: October 28, 2008 [HTML]
• Frequently asked questions about how the settlement impacts libraries and users: October 28, 2008 [PDF]
• Cooperative agreement between UC and Google: August 2006 [PDF]
• Additional information about the project: August 2006 [HTML]
• Press release announcement: August 9, 2006 [HTML]

CDL in the news:

• Calisphere brings California history to life. Bestnet, September 8, 2006.
• UC opens a wealth of historic California images to the public at a new, free Web site. Sacramento Bee, August 31,2006.
• Google Book Search adds big, brave partner: The University of California. Information Today, August 14, 2006.

Publications

Press releases, news, and articles written by CDL staff:

• Communiqués & Press Releases
• CDLINFO Newsletter
• Published Articles