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Author: Jayne Dickson

WorldCat Discovery beta: Saved Searches

This month’s WorldCat Discovery installation on June 15, 2017 included the following new features and enhancements. The running list of release notes can be found at http://www.oclc.org/support/services/discovery/release-notes.en.html. (Note that many of these do not have an impact on Melvyl.) New […]

AP Images Collection is transitioning to the EBSCOhost platform

The Associated Press (AP) Images Collection will be hosted exclusively on the EBSCOhost® platform beginning on June 16, 2017. It is currently hosted on the APImages.com platform. AP Images Collection is a primary source database with millions of images from 1826 […]

WorldCat Discovery beta: Easier to navigate search results

  This month’s WorldCat Discovery installation on April 13, 2017 included the following new features and enhancements. The running list of release notes can be found at http://www.oclc.org/support/services/discovery/release-notes.en.html. (Note that many of these do not have an impact on Melvyl.) […]

New resources in Melvyl’s Central Index

Six resources have been added to Melvyl’s Central Index. They are: PsycARTICLES (American Psychological Association) University of California Press Journals (University of California Press) BMJ Journals (BMJ Publishing) Mary Ann Liebert Online (Mary Ann Liebert Publishers) Berg Fashion Library (Bloomsbury Publishing) […]

WorldCat Discovery beta: Simplified Permalinks

  This month’s WorldCat Discovery installation on March 16, 2017 included the following new features and enhancements. The running list of release notes can be found at http://www.oclc.org/support/services/discovery/release-notes.en.html. (Note that many of these do not have an impact on Melvyl.) […]

Oxford Journals move to new platform, Oxford Academic

In late 2016 and early 2017, Oxford University Press (OUP) began the process of transitioning all OUP Journals to the new Oxford Academic (Silverchair) platform; OUP announced on February 1, 2017 that all journal content migration was complete. This was […]

SAGE Journals move to Atypon

SAGE Journals (http://journals.sagepub.com/) recently moved to the Atypon platform.  New platform benefits include: clear, intuitive site designs based on deep understanding of user needs seamless multi-device experience with responsive design new functionality to enhance the user experience highly discoverable and […]

WorldCat Discovery beta: Most recent records display first

  This month’s WorldCat Discovery installation on February 16, 2017 included the following new features and enhancements. The running list of release notes can be found at http://www.oclc.org/support/services/discovery/release-notes.en.html. (Note that many of these do not have an impact on Melvyl.) […]

Chemical and Engineering News Goes Global

Chemical and Engineering News, the “news edition” of the American Chemical Society has recently undergone a change.  As of January 2, 2017, ACS Publications has expanded the breadth of this journal for organizational subscribers with the addition of C&EN Global […]

CDL Job Opening for Information Services Analyst

The California Digital Library (CDL) supports the education, research, and public service mission of the University of California in partnership with the ten campus University of California Libraries system. The CDL has four core programs: Collection Development; Discovery & Delivery; […]