Author: Jayne Dickson
BioOne Complete moves to new platform
BioOne is launching a new website for its content aggregation, BioOne Complete. The new site will be launched on January 1, 2019. Currently, all campuses have access to this resource. The new site will replace the existing platform and will […]
The Times Digital Archives moves to Gale’s new platform
As part of the continued transition of Gale resources to Gale’s Primary Sources platform (see https://www.cdlib.org/cdlinfo/2018/11/01/new-platform-for-several-gale-databases/), The Times Digital Archive will be moving to this platform on the afternoon of December 20, 2018. http://uclibs.org/PID/112897 (All campuses; on Gale’s Primary Sources […]
ASM Handbooks Online transitions to a new platform
ASM International has rolled out a new Silverchair platform for ASM Handbooks Online. Six campuses (Berkeley, Davis, Irvine, Los Angeles, Merced and San Diego) participate in the ASM Handbooks license. http://uclibs.org/PID/61606 B, D, I, LA, M, and SD; on the […]
WorldCat Discovery beta: Call to action labels implemented
The WorldCat Discovery installation on December 11, 2018 included the following new features and enhancements. The running list of release notes can be found at https://help.oclc.org/Discovery_and_Reference/WorldCat_Discovery/Release_notes. (Note that many of these enhancements do not have an impact on Melvyl since […]
New platform for several Gale databases
Several of the UC-licensed Gale databases are now live on the Gale Primary Sources platform and are still available on the existing Gale platform as well. Currently, the PIDs still point to the existing Gale platform; the PIDs will be […]
New platform for The Complete Classics Collection of Ancient China and The Encyclopedia of Taiwan
East View is pleased to introduce a new, improved and cross-searchable platform for The Complete Classics Collection of Ancient China and The Encyclopedia of Taiwan. Access to the new platform is available via the PIDs below; access to the previous […]
WorldCat Discovery beta: Filter to open access content
The WorldCat Discovery installation on October 18, 2018 included the following new features and enhancements. The running list of release notes can be found at https://help.oclc.org/Discovery_and_Reference/WorldCat_Discovery/Release_notes. (Note that many of these enhancements do not have an impact on Melvyl since […]
National Technical Information Library (NTRL) is now Open Access
The National Technical Reports Library (NTRL) has become an open access resource, following a decision made by the National Technical Information Service (NTIS). NTRL was previously licensed as Tier 2 by five UC campuses. With the change of NTRL to […]
Enhanced Cochrane Library platform debuts
On August 7, 2018 the redesigned and enhanced Cochrane Library platform was launched. Currently, six campuses (Berkeley, Davis, Irvine, Los Angeles, San Diego and San Francisco) participate in the license of the Cochrane Library. (http://uclibs.org/PID/4649) (B, D, I, LA, SD, […]
WorldCat Discovery beta: Access DOIs in record descriptions
The WorldCat Discovery installation on July 26, 2018 included the following new features and enhancements. The running list of release notes can be found at https://help.oclc.org/Discovery_and_Reference/WorldCat_Discovery/Release_notes. (Note that many of these enhancements do not have an impact on Melvyl since […]