Joint Steering Committee on Shared Collections (JSC)
The JSC develops principles and rationale for the California Digital Library's collection development and advises the CDL on sustainable budget and co-investment models for the University of California's shared digital collections. The JSC collaborates closely with the CDC to analyze and filter vast amounts of information on digital resources.
See sections below:
Organization
- Charge: Outlines the responsibilities of JSC members. [HTML] [RTF]
- Members: Includes contact information. [HTML]
Current Activities
- Letter to Bibliographer Groups, 2009 [password-protected] [RTF]
- Tier 1 review, 2009 [password-protected] [HTML]
- Campus discount program, 2009 [password-protected] [HTML]
- Current year standard shares: Campus costs for shared collections recommended by the JSC. [XLS]
Surveys
- JSC survey , 2007 and previous years [password-protected] [HTML]
- Background: Explains the survey process. [password-protected] [HTML]
- Survey process diagram: Shows the relationship between JSC, CDC and subject selector groups. [password-protected] [PPT]
- Priorities for licensing: how the JSC sets priorities in collecting new digital resources. [HTML]
- Subject area selectors: Contact information for JSC bibliographer group chairs. [RTF
Meetings
- November 2, 2009 (meeting cancelled)
- October 5, 2009 [RTF]
- September 14, 2009 [RTF]
- August 3, 2009 [RTF]
- July 6, 2009 [RTF]
- June 1, 2009 [RTF]
- May 4, 2009 [RTF]
- April 6, 2009 [RTF]
- March 2, 2009 [RTF]
- February 2, 2009 [RTF]
- January 5, 2009 [RTF]
- November 3, 2008 [RTF]
- October 6, 2008 [RTF]
- September 8, 2008 [RTF]
- August 4, 2008 [RTF]
- July 7, 2008 [RTF]
- June 2, 2008 [RTF]
- May 5, 2008 [RTF]
- April 7, 2008 [RTF]
- March 3, 2008 [RTF]
- February 11, 2008 [RTF]
- January 7, 2008 [RTF]
- Previous meeting notes [HTML]
Joint Task Force with CDC on Ebsco - Gale Database Evaluation, 2007
- Group's charge and member list. [PDF]
- Final report, 2007.[DOC]
- Appendices to final report.[XLS][XLS]
Historic Documents
- Ebook Task Force: The Ebook Task Force was charged to evaluate academic experiences with electronic books in 2001. A more recent task force investigated e-books in 2008. Their final report is published on the CDC website.
- Developing electronic content: Strategies recommended by subject selectors in their annual surveys. This document summarizes the notable contributions through 2000. [password-protected] [RTF]
- Science, Technology, and Industry Task Force (STIC) Includes information about the group's background and activities.