Author: CDL
New Listserv for Multi-Disciplinary Resources
The CDL has created the listserv, GENRES-L, to facilitate discussion regarding multi-disciplinary resources. Any UC staff member can sign-on to the list. There are a variety of existing methods of communication for databases that are of interest to specific groups, […]
July Release: Tests and Mockup Available
Tests and Mockups for the CDL’s semi-annual release of new features and enhancements are now available at: [http://www.cdlib.org/libstaff/july2000/]. This page contains the most up-to-date information and links to test versions. All library staff are encouraged to view, test, and comment […]
CDL Web Site Updates
New additions to the CDL Web site include the “1999-Spring 2000 Highlights” document, which includes an overview of the CDL projects from the past year. It is available at: [http://www.cdlib.org/news/highlights.html]. The CDL Milestones page [http://www.cdlib.org/news/milestones.html], which contains a chronology of […]
Historical Newspaper Online now available
Historical Newspapers Online (available at: http://historynews.chadwyck.com/) contains indexes of newspaper articles from The Times® and The New York Times and a substantial portion of full-text for The Times. It is comprised of 4 databases: -Palmer’s Index to The Times (coverage: […]
Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe Developments (Linda Kennedy, UCD)
Keeping up to date with changes in Lexis Nexis Academic Universe is a challenge; new titles are added and deleted every month. There are currently more than 5,000 sources covered in the database. The “Sources” button on the Academic Universe […]
New CDL-hosted Databases Available from the Web
In addition to accessing Francis and Index to 19th-Century American Art Periodicals through the RLG Eureka interface, users can now access them from the CDL-hosted databases interface (via z39.50 protocol). a. Francis The FRANCIS database contains more than one million […]
CDL Web Design Advisory Group Appointed
Through its various web sites, the CDL provides services and information about its mission and goals to the UC and other communities. It is vital that the design of all CDL web sites be clear and unambiguous. These web sites […]
Shared Cataloging Records Update
These files will be processed and loaded into the California Periodicals database by April 24. After this initial file transfer, file updates are expected on a weekly basis. Production of Shared Cataloging records for CDL electronic journals began in January […]
Circulation status information now available for UCB
The Melvyl Catalog now includes the circulation status information for items held by UC Berkeley. You can see the circulation status of a particular item by pressing the (UCB+circ status) link in your record display, or by selecting “UC Berkeley […]
Robin Chandler Joins CDL
The California Digital Library (CDL) is pleased to announce that Robin L. Chandler will assume the new position of Online Archive of California Manager on May 8, 2000. A core component of the CDL, the Online Archive of California (OAC) […]