Year: 2018
INSPEC moving from Web of Science to Engineering Village platform
[Article updated on 1/4/19 to emphasize that the platform change affects University of California access only.] Beginning January 1, 2019, INSPEC will be available for the University of California (UC) libraries on the Engineering Village (EV) platform, with Compendex, a broad […]
New Access World News interface rolled out
NewsBank has introduced a new interface with cross-database searching of historical (if licensed) and current content. Presently, all UC campuses have access to the ‘current’ Access World News online content [1985 (varies by title) – present]. http://uclibs.org/PID/98452 Access World News […]
Women and Social Movements in the U.S., 1600-2000 transitions to new platform
Alexander Street‘s Women and Social Movements in the United States, 1600 – 2000 database has transitioned to a new platform which it now shares with two related products: Women and Social Movements International and Women and Social Movements in Modern […]
BioOne Complete moves to new platform
BioOne is launching a new website for its content aggregation, BioOne Complete. The new site will be launched on January 1, 2019. Currently, all campuses have access to this resource. The new site will replace the existing platform and will […]
CDL office closure Dec. 21, 2018 (noon) – Jan. 1, 2019
This year, UC’s Office of the President (UCOP), including the California Digital Library (CDL), will be officially closed during the Winter and New Year holiday periods from Friday, December 21, 2018 at noon through Tuesday, January 1, 2019. The Office of […]
The Times Digital Archives moves to Gale’s new platform
As part of the continued transition of Gale resources to Gale’s Primary Sources platform (see https://www.cdlib.org/cdlinfo/2018/11/01/new-platform-for-several-gale-databases/), The Times Digital Archive will be moving to this platform on the afternoon of December 20, 2018. http://uclibs.org/PID/112897 (All campuses; on Gale’s Primary Sources […]
ASM Handbooks Online transitions to a new platform
ASM International has rolled out a new Silverchair platform for ASM Handbooks Online. Six campuses (Berkeley, Davis, Irvine, Los Angeles, Merced and San Diego) participate in the ASM Handbooks license. http://uclibs.org/PID/61606 B, D, I, LA, M, and SD; on the […]
Alison Wohlers becomes UC/WEST Shared Print Program Manager
CDL is happy to announce that Alison Wohlers has accepted an appointment as Manager, Shared Print Programs for UC Libraries and the Western Regional Storage Trust (WEST) effective December 10, 2018. Many of you have worked with Alison in her […]
WorldCat Discovery beta: Call to action labels implemented
The WorldCat Discovery installation on December 11, 2018 included the following new features and enhancements. The running list of release notes can be found at https://help.oclc.org/Discovery_and_Reference/WorldCat_Discovery/Release_notes. (Note that many of these enhancements do not have an impact on Melvyl since […]
ARKs in the Open: Project Update #8, 2018 Wrap-Up and Looking to 2019
The ARKs-in-the-Open (AITO) team made great strides in 2018 toward their goal to transition the ARK specification and registry from the California Digital Library to a community supported and managed activity. Some highlights of the work so far this year: The […]