Year: 2005
Resource Update
a. America’s Newspapers Features a New Interface and New Search By Kay Collins (Resource Liaison), UC Irvine America’s Newspapers from Newsbank recently launched a new interface. With the new interface, selecting which papers to search is the first decision. You […]
Online Archive of California: OAC 3.0 Release
The CDL and the OAC Operations Group are pleased to announce the release of the Online Archive of California, Version 3.0 at http://www.oac.cdlib.org. OAC 3.0 represents two primary changes from previous systems: Use of a new software platform developed by […]
2004 Melvyl Catalog Satisfaction Survey Results
A Melvyl Catalog Satisfaction Survey was made available via the web to UC library staff November 2-20, 2004. Its aim was to determine the level of satisfaction of campus library staff for Melvyl, to surface issues of dissatisfaction of which […]
Metasearch Usability
In the Metasearch Infrastructure Project, the CDL is working to create metasearch tools and software that campus libraries can use to craft search portals tailored to specific audiences. The “Core Collection” portal is targeted towards undergraduate students doing research for […]
Library Staff News
Patricia Martin joined the CDL on January 5 as the new Bibliographic Services Manager, reporting to Laine Farley, Director of Digital Library Services. Originally from New York, Patti received her MLIS from UCLA in 1989, and has spent the last […]
UC-eLinks: Targets and Titles
The campus libraries are full participants in adding their campus-licensed resources to the UC-eLinks program. Along with the CDL, they have added many new targets (including journal aggregators, library catalogs, full text books, journal publishers and more) and titles in […]
New Resource Available
NOTE: New resources listed below are not yet in the Directory of CDL-Licensed Content; they will be added within the next two weeks. You can access them directly from the URL provided. a. INSPEC Backfile By Karen Andrews (Resource Liaison), […]
CSA Unveils New Interface
Cambridge Scientific Abstracts (CSA) had informed the CDL and the UC campuses that they will be moving to a new interface in January 2005. The new interface incorporates many improved features requested by CSA Resource Liaisons and CDL staff, including […]