Category: Shared Collections
PCI/UC Holdings Links
CDL’s continues to work with vendors to allow links from their search results pages into the California Periodicals holdings. The PCI/UC holdings links are now available. Here’s a sample search: Go to PCI home page (http://pci.chadwyck.com) Click Search Articles Type […]
Access to Compendex Plus Changing on January 1, 2000
UC’s interim access to the Compendex Plus database on SilverPlatter’s ERL system will end on December 31, 1999. Beginning January 1, 2000, UC users will access the Compendex Plus database directly from Engineering Information’s own Web site. As you may […]
CDL-hosted Database Statistics
Remember that use statistics for CDL-hosted databases are available at [http://www.cdlib.org/inside/assess/melvyl_system_web/].
New Resources Update: Wiley and Institute of Physics Coming Soon
Contracts are in negotiation now for licenses to John Wiley and Institute of Physics journal titles. Trial access with Wiley, with full expectation of continued access, is expected to start by November 10th. IoP access is also expected for November […]
Compendex Plus Database Access to Change
Background In December 1996, UC signed a favorable 6-year (6 years limited to CPI-based price increases) contract with Engineering Index (EI) to license the Compendex Plus database and to mount it locally within 27 months. Interim access was provided by […]
OCLC FirstSearch Interface Changes
OCLC has released the new FirstSearch service, which includes a new interface and many new features. OCLC will continue to add more features and databases. Please consult their Web site for an implementation schedule [http://www.oclc.org/oclc/fs_new/features.htm]. A guided tour graphically illustrates […]
JSC Expanded Meeting
The CDL Joint Steering Committee on Shared Collections (JSC) will be holding an all-day meeting on November 9 at UC Irvine to share information, procedures, and advice on negotiating multi-campus licenses for digital resources in the Humanities and Social Sciences. […]
Licensing Tool Kit Available
The Joint Steering Committee on Shared Collections has assembled a licensing tool kit that is now available from the CDL Shared Collections Web site [http://www.cdlib.org/libstaff/sharedcoll/]. Select “CDL Licensing Tool Kit”. The CDL tool kit includes information on licensing guidelines, selection […]
Academic Universe Changes (Linda Kennedy, Resource Liaison for Academic Universe)
On August 20, Academic Universe presented its new user interface. Although a few problems have been identified (some have been resolved by the vendor, and some require further work), the new interface significantly improves usability of the Academic Universe databases. […]
New Resources Available via the CDL Directory
a. Contemporary Women’s Issues (CWI) [http://www.cwidb.com/cgi-bin/login.exe?login=&password=&product=4] This English-language resource, produced by Responsive Database Services, Inc., provides full-text access to global information on women. Journals, newsletters, and research reports from non-profit groups, government, and international agencies are easily accessed through CWI. […]