Year: 2006
Metasearch Infrastructure Project: Current Status
The Metasearch Infrastructure Project seeks to develop a robust set of tools for crafting tailored search interfaces to diverse information resources for specific audiences and/or purposes. For additional background information, see the project web site at [http://www.cdlib.org/inside/projects/metasearch/]. Significant progress has […]
Calisphere Web Site: Release Date Scheduled for June
The CDL is undertaking work to redesign the “CaliforniaDigitalLibrary.org” web site. The new site will be called Calisphere and is scheduled for release in June. Redesign decisions have been based on a variety of user assessment findings, including user studies […]
Global Books-in-Print Expands with Fiction Connection, Title Reviews, Chapter Excerpts.
Global Books-In-Print now comes with a readers’ advisory tool called Fiction Connection. You can use Fiction Connection to find book reviews, authors, or topics of interest. Fiction Connection draws its reviews from Library Journal, Choice, Booklist, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, […]
New Resources Available
a. American Association of Cancer Research (AACR) Journals AACR is the oldest and largest scientific organization in the world focused on every aspect of high-quality, innovative cancer research. AACR publishes five peer-reviewed scientific journals: Cancer Research; Clinical Cancer Research; Molecular Cancer […]
The CDL Common Framework: Why It Matters
The CDL Common Framework is an open, services-oriented technical architecture that provides an integrating framework for services related to digital libraries. As a layered architecture, it aims to separate front-end tools from back-end services and from underlying data storage so […]
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Founded in 1995, the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (SEP) is a dynamic, community-maintained, digital-only reference work. SEP currently contains more than 750 entries in 35 subject areas, including philosophy of science, aesthetics, history of ideas, feminism, ethics (theoretical and applied), […]
Duke University Press, eDuke Scholarly Collection Transitions From Ingenta to Highwire
By Emily Stambaugh (Resource Liaison), UC Riverside The eDuke Scholarly Collection has transitioned from Ingenta to Highwire, effective January 1, 2006. Early activation began December 15, 2005 and was completed by the end of the year for all campuses. Duke […]
CDL Link Resolver Services Web Site
A new CDL web page entitled “Link Resolver Services for UC” is now available at [http://www.cdlib.org/inside/projects/linkres]. The site includes documents, principles, specifications, assessment activities, and the members of the Link Resolver Planning Group. It was built to include materials related […]
Wonder about CDL Projects and Services? Check out these Fliers!
Want a quick overview of CDL’s programs, projects and services? The CDL has recently updated its existing set and added two new fliers to the originals. They are available for downloading and printing from the CDL Instructional Materials page on […]
Melvyl Software Upgrade
The CDL has begun moving the Melvyl Catalog to version 16.02 of Ex Libris’ Aleph 500 software (the Melvyl Catalog is currently on version 15.3.). Previously, we anticipated that the upgrade would be complete by the end of 2005. The […]