Category: Melvyl
Next Generation Melvyl Pilot – Important Changes with May Install
The enhancements brought into WorldCat Local by OCLC over the weekend of 5/17/09 require parallel changes on the UC side so you will see them implemented over the next two weeks, rather than immediately.
Next Generation Melvyl – April Enhancements
Over the weekend of April 19th, a number of changes were brought into Next Generation Melvyl, supported by WorldCat Local (WCL). These changes are especially noticeable on the detailed record display.
Next Generation Melvyl – Status Update; March Enhancements
The current Melvyl and Next Generation Melvyl will run in parallel until such time as OCLC has met UC's critical needs for the Melvyl Catalog. There were a number of enhancements brought into Next Generation Melvyl supported by WorldCat Local (WCL) on Sunday, March 15.
Next Generation Melvyl Pilot – February Enhancements
A description of the February install updates applied to WorldCat, including the Next Generation Melvyl Pilot supported by WorldCat Local (WCL).
Next Generation Melvyl – Changing of the Guard
With the retirement of Terry Ryan (UCLA) from the Next Generation Melvyl Pilot Implementation Team, a slightly new governance structure is in place for moving the project forward.
Next Generation Melvyl Pilot News: Steps to Pre-Production
The University Librarians have made the decision to move forward with the Next Generation Melvyl Pilot supported by WorldCat Local as a replacement for the current Melvyl Catalog. Pre-production will now begin with an aim of moving toward replacing Melvyl some time in 2009.
Next Generation Melvyl Pilot – November Enhancements
This article provides information on the November enhancements that were recently implemented in the Next Generation Melvyl Pilot instances.
Former Contributors to Melvyl Cease Contributing Records
Three former Melvyl Catalog library contributors (the California Historical Society, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, and UCB's Law Library) have ceased contributing records to Melvyl.
Embedded Viewer for Google Books in Melvyl
CDL has implemented an embedded YouTube-style viewer for Google Books in a test copy of the Melvyl® Catalog.
Zotero now works with Melvyl; LibX browser toolbar updated
Zotero, an innovative citation manager that works in tandem with the Firefox web browser, now imports search results from Melvyl; additionally, the UC Libraries Edition of the LibX browser toolbar has been updated.