In addition to staffing the Council of University Librarians, Danielle supported the provost-appointed Systemwide Library and Scholarly Information Advisory Committee (SLASIAC) and Shared Library Facilities Board (SLFB). Her steadily increasing responsibilities in strategic planning, assessment and policy development in service of the UC Libraries, CDL and the Office of the President led to a 2021 promotion to Senior Analyst. Danielle’s work will focus on advancing the vision of the Council of University Librarians (CoUL) and contributing to data-driven decision making and deliberation within the UC Libraries Advisory Structure, Systemwide Planning & Consultative Structure and UC Office of the President.ĭanielle joined the University of California in 2013 as the Shared Print Analyst in CDL’s Collection Development and Management program, and transitioned to the role of Systemwide Library Planning Analyst in 2017. In recognition of the need for and potential of dedicated planning and analysis for collective endeavors, Danielle will be the director of a systemwide library planning team consisting of four service, data and planning analysts, while also continuing her service on CDL’s senior leadership team. Danielle will play a key role in co-envisioning systemwide policies and initiatives, and finding the appropriate path for achieving systemic change that realizes the aspirations and goals of the UC Libraries. SILS Operations Center at CDL TeamĪs of September 2021, in addition to development staff within D2D, three full-time staff members at CDL comprise the SILS Operations Center.I am delighted to announce Danielle Watters Westbrook has been appointed as CDL’s Director of Systemwide Library Planning with a start date of May 15th, a position that provides collaborative leadership to the UC Libraries in support of our shared strategic work. Learn more about the SILS Operations Center at CDL. The Operations Center has dedicated staff to manage the SILS service for UC, including liaising with our Ex Libris vendor representatives, performing routine system maintenance, and providing systemwide coordination support, all done in partnership with the SILS shared governance structure. The SILS Operations Center at CDL partners with cross-campus SILS teams to ensure the operational success of the SILS. Learn more about UC Library Search, including links to campus UC Library Search homepages. UC Library Search users can find, request and manage materials through their UC Library Search account. The users of UC Libraries benefit from a centralized location to search and browse UC Libraries’ materials as well as materials held outside the UCs. UC Library Search is the primary discovery service for the collections of the UC Libraries. Staff: follow the SILS wiki for detailed technical information, policies, and processes. Learn about the SILS governance, including rosters, news, and history. The UC Libraries benefit through newly streamlined workflows and greater collaboration between campuses in collections management. The SILS brings together all ten UC campus libraries, the California Digital Library, and two regional storage facilities into one system. The Systemwide ILS (SILS) is a centralized library management and discovery system – powered by Ex Libris’ Alma / Primo VE software – that unites the collections and digital resources for the entire UC system.
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