Author: Jayne Dickson
CDL Helpline: notice of staffing transitions
Currently, the CDL Helpline (available via the CDL Helpline database, email [cdl@www.cdlib.org] and telephone [510.987.0555]) is experiencing staffing transitions. During the next month or so, responses to issues reported to Helpline staff might take slightly longer than usual, although we’ll […]
WorldCat Discovery beta: Call numbers added to emailed records
This month’s WorldCat Discovery installation on January 21, 2016 included the following new features, enhancements and bug fixes. The running list of release notes can be found at http://www.cdlib.org/services/d2d/melvyl/public/. (Note that many of these do not have an impact […]
CDL office closure Dec. 23, 2015 PM – Jan. 1, 2016
This year, UC’s Office of the President, including the California Digital Library (CDL), will be officially closed during the Winter and New Year holiday periods from Wednesday, December 23, 2015 at 2:00 PM PST through Friday, January 1, 2016. The […]
New Tier 2 Licensed Resource – EVGeoCloud
Nine campuses (all except UCSF) began participation in a Tier 2 opportunity for access to EVGeoCloud. http://uclibs.org/PID/279125 (B, D, I, LA, M, R, SB, SC, SD; on the EVGeoCloud platform) [Note: The EVGeoCloud catalog record will be made available to […]
Society for Automotive Engineers resources requires updated browser
The SAE Digital Library will be upgrading its system to comply with Transport Layer Security (TLS) 1.2 standards starting on January 31, 2016. Users must update their browser settings to enable TLS 1.2 or download a TLS 1.2-compatible browser in […]
WorldCat Discovery beta: Change to how availability information will display in search results
This month’s WorldCat Discovery installation on November 23, 2015 included the following new features, enhancements and bug fixes. The running list of release notes can be found at http://www.cdlib.org/services/d2d/melvyl/public/. (Note that many of these do not have an impact […]
New Licensed Resource – JSTOR Arts & Sciences XIV
Nine UC campuses (all except UCSF) now have access to JSTOR Arts & Sciences XIV Collection. http://uclibs.org/PID/1980 (B, D, I, LA, M, R, SB, SC, SD; on the JSTOR platform) The Arts & Sciences XIV Collection brings together more than […]
Tier 2 databases are added to Melvyl’s Central Index
As reported in a previous CDLINFO article (Melvyl’s Central Index is expanding), CDL is now activating CDL-managed Tier 2 databases in Melvyl’s Central Index. Going forward, each campus will have different databases listed in their Central Index, depending on the […]
New Tier 2 Licensed Resource – Chinese Databases (Classic Ancient Books & Local Records)
Eight campuses (Berkeley, Davis, Irvine, Los Angeles, Merced, Riverside, San Diego, and Santa Barbara) began participation in a Tier 2 opportunity for access to the Database of Chinese Classic Ancient Books or Zhongguo jiben guji ku (中国基本古籍庫) and to the […]
ScienceDirect to discontinue support of Internet Explorer 8
Elsevier/ScienceDirect is following Microsoft’s directive to focus support on newer, officially-supported IE browser versions. Microsoft announced in 2014 that, as of January 2016, it would only support the most recent IE browser version with technical support and security updates. We […]