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From: Chairs of Systemwide Bibliographer & Library Subject Groups
[mailto:LIBCHAIR-L@LISTSERV.UCOP.EDU] On Behalf Of Wendy Parfrey
Sent: Monday, June 29, 2009 10:47 AM
To: LIBCHAIR-L@LISTSERV.UCOP.EDU
Subject: One-time Purchase of New Resources, 2009
June 29, 2009
Collection Development Committee
Joint Steering Committee
Bibliographer Group Chairs
CDL Acquisition Contacts
As part of its collaborative mission and if one-time funds are
available, CDL acquires digital rights in perpetuity to important
scholarly resources. I am pleased to announce that CDL was able to
purchase perpetual rights to eight new resources with end of year funds
in June 2009.
The resources purchased by CDL were all top priorities requested by UC
bibliographer groups, particularly African Studies, Califa, English and
American Literature, GILS, News, and Performing Arts. Because such
decisions must be made within a short period of time, preference is
generally given to resources that can be accommodated under an existing
license or whose licensing terms are expected to be straightforward. All
UC campuses will have access to the new resources at no additional cost
in FY 2009/2010. There are nominal maintenance costs to be co-shared in
FY 2011 or later, pending formal CDC approval.
Following is a brief summary of the new consortial acquisitions; there
will be a more detailed announcement in CDL Info.
CDL Acquisitions in FY 2008/2009
Archivision Digital Research Library - 28,000 images of art,
architecture, gardens, parks and historic or contemporary sites from all
over the world. The Visual Resources group has requested Archivision as
their #1 priority for a number of years. Archivision is hosted on the
ARTStor platform and is now available to all UC users.
LexisNexis Congressional Hearings Digital Collection Part A (1824-1979)
-- Public policy starts and ends with Congressional committee hearings.
In these hearings, Congressional committees assess, amend, approve or
kill legislation, as well as oversee the implementation and
effectiveness of previously enacted legislation falling under their
jurisdiction. The LexisNexis Congressional Hearings Digital Collection
forms an unparalleled documentary record of events and public policy
issues faced by America, as well as the objectives and actions of
Congress in dealing with these events and issues. In addition to
responding to long-standing selector recommendations, this acquisition
will also facilitate shared collection management initiatives for
government documents.
San Francisco Chronicle , 1865-1922 (ProQuest) - Founded by two brothers
in 1865 when the West was still wild, the San Francisco Chronicle covers
the completion of the transcontinental railroad, the Klondike gold rush,
the S.F. earthquake and fire of 1906, America's entry into World War I,
and the many events that shaped the San Francisco Bay region. The
Historic S.F. Chronicle can be cross searched with the Historical Los
Angeles Times (an earlier CDL purchase) for complete historical coverage
of the State of California.
African Writers Series (ProQuest) -- The Heinemann's African Writers
Series includes seminal works from the canon of African literature of
the 20th century: influential stories, drama, poetry, author biographies
and literary works from notable authors such as Nelson Mandela and
Nadine Gordimer.
The next four resources were purchased from Alexander Street Press, an
independent publisher of highly acclaimed and unique digital
collections.
Latin American Women Writers - A collection of over 100,000 pages of
literature by Latin American women from the colonial period in the 17th
century forward to the present. Latin America and its literary culture
encompass twenty diverse countries, each with its unique voice and
struggle for independence after the end of colonization. The collection
includes memoirs, essays and literature in the original language of the
writers.
North American Theatre Online - More than 40,000 pages of critical,
in-copyright reference works about authors, plays, theatres,
productions, production companies, casts and related information
covering the world of theatre from colonial times to the present. This
reference collection includes upgrades to CDL's previously purchased
Black Drama (Vol. 2 upgrade) and Twentieth Century North American Drama
as well as a new resource, North American Indian Drama.
Theatre in Video - Theatre in Video contains over 250 of the world's
most important 20th century plays together with over 100 video
documentaries, including the BBC Shakespeare Series, delivered in
streaming video. When using Theatre in Video together with North
American Theatre Online, students will be able to find the complete
performance of a play in streaming video, its full text, production
background, reference materials and related ephemera.
Women and Social Movements in the United States: 1600 to 2000 -- CDL
originally purchased this award-winning collection in 2005 and we are
now upgrading to the Scholar's Edition, featuring 75,000 additional
pages of scholarly material about women's activism in public life since
1963.
Local Campus Refunds from ProQuest and Alexander Street Press in FY
2009/2010
CDL had a brief window of opportunity to negotiate with vendors and
purchase quickly in order to ensure consortial discounts up to 70% off
list pricing. In addition, CDL negotiated full refunds for campuses that
had already purchased these resources locally. CDL's consortial license
broadens access to the entire UC community including the campuses that
could not afford to purchase these resources previously, while the full
refunds obtained from ProQuest and Alexander Street Press will benefit
the 'early adopter campuses'. This will return over $450,000 to local
collection funds at the beginning of the next fiscal year, to be used
entirely at the discretion of Collection Development Officers. CDL will
notify each CDO of the final amount of refund you will receive directly
from PQ and ASP after July 1, 2009.
Lastly, the remainder of CDL end-of-year funds have been used to extend
the SCOPUS pilot through the end of December 2010. This will allow the
CDC Scopus evaluation task force as well as individual UC libraries and
research departments more time to complete their evaluation and analysis
of this tool.
Regards, Wendy
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