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Everything about California Digital Library

Digital library founded in 1997 by UC system

The California Digital Library (CDL) was founded by the University of California in 1997. Under the leadership of then UC President Richard C. Atkinson, the CDL's original mission was to create a better system for scholarly information management and improved support for teaching and research. In collaboration with the ten University of California Libraries and other partners, CDL assembled one of the world's largest digital research libraries. CDL facilitates the licensing of online materials and develops shared services used throughout the UC system. Building on the foundations of the Melvyl Catalog, CDL has developed one of the largest online library catalogs in the country and works in partnership with the UC campuses to bring the contents of California's libraries, museums, and cultural heritage organizations to the world. CDL continues to explore how services such as digital curation, scholarly publishing, archiving and preservation support research throughout the information lifecycle. Wikipedia →

🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path

  1. Read the overview: California Digital LibraryA 5-minute orientation
  2. Pick up a classic book: Frankenstein; or, The Modern PrometheusThe most-reprinted book on the subject
  3. Read the landmark paper: The California Digital LibraryCited 5 times
  4. Go sideways: Center for Digital Research and ScholarshipA closely related topic
  5. Go sideways: D-Scribe Digital PublishingA closely related topic

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🗂️ The subject at a glance

  1. History
  2. Publishing, Archives, and Digitization
  3. Collection Development and Management
  4. Discovery & Delivery
  5. UC Curation Center (UC3)

🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)

đź“š Books worth reading

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