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Library Staff News
a. Michael Mckenna Joins the CDL Michael McKenna joins the CDL as a Programmer Analyst in the Advanced Technology Group. His role will be to spearhead the investigation and integration of next generation metasearch capabilities and other tasks as appropriate, […]
Metasearch Infrastructure Project
A new project is getting underway at the CDL. The Metasearch Infrastructure Project will create an infrastructure that can be used by campus libraries and the CDL to tailor search portals to particular user needs. This infrastructure will replace […]
Melvyl Catalog
b. Two Changes to Melvyl 1. Library pull down menu A critical mass of the California State Library’s records has now been loaded into the Melvyl Catalog. As a result, the CDL has added the California State Library to the […]
New Resource Liaisons Appointed
CDL is pleased to announce the appointment of the following new Resource Liaisons: –American Physical Society Journals: Elaine Adams, UCLA –ARTBibliographies Modern: Ellen Kempf, UCSB –Current Protocols: Anneliese Taylor, UCSF –INSPEC: Karen Andrews, UCD –Oxford Reference Online, OED, American National […]
New Resources Available
a. eScholarship Repository Journal, San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science Now Available The first eScholarship Repository peer-reviewed journal, San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science (SFEWS) (<http://repositories.cdlib.org/jmie/sfews> ), is now available. Repository journals are free and available to any Internet user. […]
VDX: UC’s Consortial Borrowing System Software Project
Exciting things are happening with the implementation of VDX (UC’s Consortial Borrowing System Software project), which provides the behind-the-scenes processing for UC’s Request service (both Melvyl Request and UC-eLinks Request). Here’s a brief status report. VDX (UC’s Consortial Borrowing System […]
New MIT CogNet Interface Now Available (Keir Reavie, UCSF Resource Liaison)
A new version of the MIT CogNet Cognitive Sciences resource is now available. The new version presents a streamlined, easy to navigate interface that employs tabs for quick access to all sections of the resource, including the CogNet Library of […]
Popup Blockers…Not Always a Good Thing!
Popup blocking software, which prevents unsolicited popup windows from displaying, is proliferating. Popup blocking software is becoming an almost standard feature of personal firewall software packages, like ZoneAlarm or Norton Internet Security; Internet Service Providers, like EarthLink; the latest versions […]
Melvyl Feature: Requesting Multiple Items from a Saved List
It is now possible to save a list of items during your current Melvyl Catalog session and submit the entire list to the Request (UC’s Interlibrary Loan) service for processing. To create a list, mark the desired records and click […]
California Recall Election Project
The CDL recognizes the historical significance of the California Recall Election and that material related to this momentous occasion will have lasting value to UC researchers. We also recognize that much of this material is on the web and therefore […]