Author: CDL
Nature Licensing Update
Some of the major concerns regarding Nature’s institutional model have been addressed, so the CDL has begun licensing negotiations. There are still several outstanding issues that need to be resolved. See the complete update at: (http://www.cdlib.org/services/collections/historical/index.html)
Access to Kluwer Full-Text (Julia Gelfand, UCI)
For most Kluwer and Kluwer affiliate content licensed by the CDL, full-text access is available to all UC users. There are, however, still some cases where full text is not yet available. In these cases, users attempting to access full […]
CDL Database Transitions
a. Access to OCLC Databases Changing Soon OCLC is making a significant change in the way they handle their Z39.50 databases. The result of this change is that the FirstSearch databases available from CDL via Z39.50 will ONLY be available […]
Robots or Intelligent Agents and IEEE Xplore System
Licenses negotiated by the CDL often describe and limit certain types of use. For example, some licenses do not allow activity from robots/intelligent agents. (Robots/intelligent agents are programs that automatically traverse the Web’s hypertext structure by retrieving a document and […]
Update on the Request Service
a. Special Collections Pilot A pilot extension of the Request service to special collections materials is now being tested and is expected to debut for users this summer. Under guidance from the Resource Sharing Committee and the Heads of Special […]
CDL Database Transitions
a. GeoRef Vendor Chosen The Transition Steering Committee (TSC) has recommended Cambridge Scientific Abstracts (CSA) as the vendor for GeoRef. GeoRef access via CSA will begin July 1, 2001. As with all recommendations, this one comes after the committee members […]
Elsevier ScienceDirect Access to Some "Non-Subscribed" Journals Now Available
In response to the CDL’s request, Elsevier has activated direct access to many more ScienceDirect journals. Previously UC faculty, students, and staff could access directly only those journals marked with the green “subscribed” icon; now Elsevier imprint titles with the […]
Counting California, eScholarship and PubMed to be featured in July 2001 Release
Counting California, eScholarship and PubMed will include major enhancements in the July 18 release of the CDL web site. Counting California, a new research tool that provides users with “one-stop-shopping” for government data and statistics about California, will officially launch […]
CDL Database Transitions
a. Advisory Group Roles for Catalog and A&I Transitions Citing the importance and complexity of major transitions for both the Melvyl Catalog and the CDL-Hosted A&I databases, the CDL recently asked the Systemwide Operations and Planning Advisory Group (SOPAG) to […]
Library Staff News
a. John Kunze Joins the CDL John Kunze has joined the CDL as a development programmer for 40% time from May 2001 to May 2002. John has worked at Berkeley, UCSF, and the National Library of Medicine, in which roles […]