Category: Melvyl
Next Generation Melvyl Pilot – Important Milestone: Request
By Adam Brin, Technical Lead, Next-Generation Melvyl Pilot An important milestone has been reached for the Next Generation Melvyl Pilot, supported by WorldCat Local. As of March 2, 2010, the back-end of UC’s Request (Interlibrary Loan) service began running at […]
Next Generation Melvyl Pilot – February 2010 Enhancements
By Ellen Meltzer, Manager, CDL Information Services Four enhancements that impact the UC Libraries Next Generation Melvyl Pilot were made by OCLC on Sunday, February 21, 2010. These changes include the following: 1. URLs for detailed records were expanded to […]
Searching for UC Systemwide Electronic Resources in the Catalogs
By Ellen Meltzer, Manager, CDL Information Services; Linda Barnhart, Head of Metadata Services (UCSD); and Adolfo Tarango, Head of CJK, Serials & Shared Cataloging Division (CDL/UCSD) There is a disparity between what users see in current Melvyl, the Next Generation […]
Next Generation Melvyl Pilot Enhancements – December 13, 2009
Two enhancements were made to the Next Generation Melvyl Pilot with OCLC’s Sunday, December 13, install.
Next Generation Melvyl Pilot Enhancements – November 8, 2009
Several enhancements were made to Next Generation Melvyl with OCLC’s Sunday, November 8, install.
Next Generation Melvyl – Improvements in Display of Online Resources
In its September 13, 2009 install, OCLC made improvements to the display of electronic resources in the Next Generation Melvyl Pilot. The changes were made to help users better distinguish between links to online materials for which they have access as opposed to links from other libraries to which they may not have access.
Using Request in Next Generation Melvyl (WCL)
[originally posted as “Next Generation Melvyl – Evaluation Period Begins 8/19/09,” August 31, 2009] On 8/19/09, several configuration changes are being implemented as we point to NGM: The Request button will take users directly to the Request service. When users […]
Next Generation Melvyl – Evaluation Period Begins 8/19/09
Starting on Wednesday, August 19th users visiting http://melvyl.cdlib.org are being directed to the Next Generation Melvyl Pilot as the default search. The page still offers a link to current Melvyl.
Read more-->Melvyl Catalog Maintenance: UC Berkeley Record Load into the Melvyl Catalog
The UC Berkeley Library is replacing its GLADIS/Pathfinder/Innopacsystems with an Innovative Interfaces, Inc. (III) Millennium system and is renaming the catalog "OskiCat." CDL has been working intensively for several months with UCB library to ensure a smooth transition in the Melvyl Catalog from UCB's GLADIS holdings to its III holdings.
Next Generation Melvyl Pilot – June 2009 Enhancements
: Over the weekend of June 14th, a number of changes were brought into Next Generation Melvyl, supported by WorldCat Local (WCL). These changes are especially noticeable on the Advanced Search screen.