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July 2000 Release of the CDL
In keeping with the goal of establishing semi-annual releases of new features and enhancements to the CDL, the fourth release of the CDL is available as of July 19, 2000 and includes the changes noted below. The CDL is appreciative […]
Co-Library Staff
a. Clare Bellanti joins PIR/Request Team Claire Bellanti adds PIR/Request Team membership to her existing duties as the Director of the Southern Regional Storage Facility at UCLA. As part of the PIR/Request team, she is responsible for the Desktop Delivery […]
What's Coming with the July Release?
Readers are reminded that information about the July 19th release of the CDL web site and the CDL-hosted databases interface are available at [http://www.cdlib.org/libstaff/july2000/]. Most recently added to that site is the redesigned entry page to CDL Collections and Services. […]
The Library of California and the CDL Partnership
The Library of California [http://www.library.ca.gov/loc/ ] (created in 1998 with the goal to link all libraries in the state) and the CDL have formed a partnership to encourage the creation of new digital library information and services. The partnership also […]
JSTOR Interface Changes Implemented June 19, 2000
“Set Preferences” Feature The new “Set Preferences” feature incorporates the existing set page size option with the new ability to select and set a preferred printing option. The former print page with the three JSTOR printing options has been replaced […]
Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) Bibliography Udpate (Allan Urbanic, UCB)
The Russian Academy of Sciences has resumed contributions to this RLG Citation Resources database. In May, the bibliography was updated with 100,000 retrospective records in anthropology, archaeology, and history (covering articles published between 1986 and 1990) and close to 70,000 […]
SilverLinker: Links to Full Text from SilverPlatter Databases
The CDL recently purchased the SilverLinker tool, which provides linking capability from SilverPlatter database citations to full text. This feature will be available in all SilverPlatter databases (those licensed locally and through the CDL). Currently, the links are provided to […]
ABI/Inform Geographic Name Index Removed
Earlier this year, ABI/Inform changed the way they indexed Geographic Names (GN). Originally, ABI/Inform used a controlled list of Geographic Names that were at the state/region level, and the CDL’s ABI/Inform GN index was set-up to only allow the valid […]
Reminder: MLA Bibliography and ArtAbstracts Migration
As discussed in a past CDLINFO (Vol. 3, No.8 http://www.cdlib.org/news/cdlinfo/cdlinfo061500.html#2), as of July 1 MLA Bibliography and ArtAbstracts will be provided by new vendors (SilverPlatter and H. W. Wilson respectively). Note: As of July 1 the only access to […]
New Resources Available July 1
Availability of the following four diverse and highly recommended resources is the result of the CDL’s consultative process with the CDL Joint Steering Committee on Shared Collections, Resource Liaisons, and the Bibliographer Groups. These groups conducted surveys and consulted faculty […]