Next Generation Melvyl Pilot Enhancements – August 2010
Several enhancements appear in the Next Generation Melvyl (NGM) Pilot as a result of OCLC’s Sunday, August 8, 2010 install. The improvements include the following:
Some OCLC databases will no longer require authentication: Offsite patrons will no longer need to authenticate from the databases listed below:
- WorldCat
- ArchiveGrid
- ArticleFirst
- CAMIO
- Electronic Books
- Electronic Collections Online
- ERIC (from OCLC)
- GPO (from OCLC)
- MEDLINE (from OCLC)
- OAIster
- PapersFirst
- ProceedingsFirst
- SCIPIO
- WorldCat Dissertations and Theses
Permalink on detailed record changing back to OCLC number: OCLC is changing the permalink back to the OCLC number. This does not affect the title in the URL as linked to:
The permalink for the above will become:
http://berkeley.worldcat.org/oclc/55679231
Change in placement of FirstSearch full text link: IP authenticated users are presented with a link to FirstSearch full text for those libraries who have subscriptions to full text databases. The link is currently displayed under the institution name; it is being moved up to the “Get this article” section to make it more visible to the user.
All Music Guide (Rovi) evaluative content to appear in Worldcat.org and WorldCat Local: New evaluative content has been licensed by OCLC and to be added quarterly to more than 250,000 pop and classical records includes:
- Additional descriptions
- Genres and styles
- Release dates
- Tracks
- AMG top track picks for pop music
- Ratings and reviews for pop music
- Cover art
These enhancements are described in the PDF (http://libraries.universityofcalifornia.edu/about/oclc_docs/20100808_Install_Notice_2_.pdf) along with other changes that do not currently have an impact on UC’s implementation of the Next Generation Melvyl Pilot.