Author: Lena Zentall
New mobile version of UC-eLinks
As of January 12, 2016, you will see a mobile-optimized version of UC-eLinks when you are on most mobile devices. Thank you to the campus UC-eLinks Liaisons and the the UC-eLinks Operations team for assisting with testing. Mobile versions are […]
Melvyl’s Central Index is expanding
CDL will now activate CDL-managed Tier 2 databases in Melvyl’s Central Index. This was the recommendation of the Melvyl Configuration and Electronic Resources Project Team, and the Council of University Librarians endorsed it on September 14, 2015. Why is this […]
Caitlin Nelson joins D2D
On Monday, August 10th, CDL’s Discovery to Delivery (D2D) team welcomed Caitlin Nelson as the Discovery & Delivery Services Product Manager. Caitlin will be product manager for Request and eventually Melvyl, and she’s already been recruited for a UCLAS task force […]
Feedback links removed from WorldCat Local
As of July 23, 2015, OCLC has removed feedback links from the WorldCat Local and WorldCat.org user interfaces as part of an OCLC technical infrastructure project. You should now report Melvyl problems directly to the Melvyl Operations Team at melvylops@cdlib.org. […]
Melvyl & FirstSearch transition to WorldCat Discovery delayed
CDL has confirmed with OCLC that development work we are awaiting will not be done this summer. WorldCat Discovery is not yet at functional parity with WorldCat Local Melvyl, so UC libraries will not be switching over to WorldCat Discovery […]
UC-eLinks user interface simplified: Go button is going, going, gone
CDL made a modification to the UC-eLinks menu window and the direct linking banner that affects the user interface but does not change any functionality. Under the hood, we switched the SFX template that controls the user interface from a […]
What’s happening with WorldCat Local, FirstSearch & WorldCat Discovery?
The WorldCat Discovery beta launched in April 30, 2014 and is currently slated to conclude at the end of July 2015. WorldCat Discovery merges WorldCat Local and FirstSearch on a new platform with major functional design improvements. While OCLC considers […]
CDL Job Opening for Metadata Product Manager
You are an experienced metadata analyst and product manager. You have the ability to understand how metadata is mapped and transformed as it travels between discovery, delivery and decision support systems. You are deeply and creatively engaged with the digital […]
WorldCat Discovery beta: Tell Us What You Think
What’s happening with the WorldCat Discovery Beta? The WorldCat Discovery Services beta launched in April 30, 2014 and is currently slated to conclude in April 2015. WorldCat Discovery merges WorldCat Local and FirstSearch on a new platform with major […]
Update: WorldCat Discovery Services Beta Timeline for Melvyl and FirstSearch
OCLC has announced WorldCat® Discovery Services, a new suite of cloud-based applications that will be bringing the FirstSearch® and WorldCat® Local (WCL) services together. They have also announced that WorldCat Discovery Services will be available to all current FirstSearch subscribers in March 2014. […]