Author: CDL
It is Time to Update your Browsers
Vendors are removing support for older browser versions, e.g., Netscape 4.x. The removal of support for older browser versions may cause problems for UC library users in locales that have not yet moved to the most recent browser versions in […]
Library Staff News
a. The CDL Welcomes Peter Brantley; Thanks John Ober (Dan Greenstein) I am very pleased to announce the appointment of Peter Brantley to the position of Director of Technologies for the CDL. The Director of Technologies has lead responsibility for […]
Using Citation Management Software Web Page
As promised earlier this year, the CDL now has an updated information page, “Using Citation Management Software with Vendor Databases” (previously titled, “The A&I Transition and Citation Management Software”). We have revised it with input from UC library staff and […]
eScholarship Repository Reaches Major Milestones
The eScholarship Repository <http://repositories.cdlib.org/escholarship/> has reached several major milestones since its launch in April 2002. The Repository offers University of California faculty a central online location for depositing working papers, technical reports, research results, datasets with commentary, and peer-reviewed series. […]
Open Access Resources
The CDL Joint Steering Committee on Shared Collections (JSC) recommended, and SOPAG concurred, that selected freely available ejournal content be linked (via UC-eLinks), cataloged by Shared Cataloging, entered into the CDL Directory, and monitored as other resources are (see http://www.cdlib.org/groups/jsc/ […]
New Resources Available
NOTE: New resources listed below are not yet in the CDL Directory of Collections and Services; they will be added within the next 2 weeks. You can access them directly from the URL provided. A list of recently added content […]
The Online Archive of California (OAC) enhanced "Especially for Archivists" Site
The Online Archive of California (OAC) has enhanced “Especially forArchivists,” an information resource available at [http://www.oac.cdlib.org/about/forarchivists.html] This site provides information and “building blocks” for OAC Contributing Members to assist with creating EAD encoded finding aids and digital content for publication […]
Reporting Critical Operations Down
Occasionally critical CDL applications, such as UC-eLinks, Request, or theMelvyl catalog, go down on the weekends. If this happens while you are working at a public service point, it is very important that you call to report the problem. No […]
New Services Available
a. New UC-eLinks Services Two new services will be added to the UC-eLinks pop-up window as of March 3, 2003: 1. Need Help? Ask a Librarian 2. Report problems with UC-eLinks From campus IP addresses, users are taken directly to […]
CDL Database Transitions
a.Transition Steering Committee (TSC) Decommissioned The Transition Steering Committee (TSC), which served in an advisory role for the A & I journal article database transition, completed at the end of 2002, had its last conference call on February 25, 2003, […]