Category: Discovery & Delivery
UC-only OCLC webinar now available
The streamed UC-only OCLC webinar, “Transforming Discovery and Resource Sharing with OCLC: FirstSearch, WorldCat Resource Sharing and More” is now available for viewing from the CDL website. The September 20, 2012 session was presented by Mindy Pozenel, Director, OCLC WorldCat Discovery […]
HathiTrust August 2012 Update
HathiTrust had a busy summer, as described in its August update. Reported in this issue is an array of new and ongoing activities. For example, later this year HathiTrust will begin accepting the “library walk-in” Shibboleth attribute from partner institutions […]
Western Regional Storage Trust (WEST) Announces Print Archiving Milestone
The press release below can also be seen at the UC Newsoom. The Western Regional Storage Trust (WEST), a partnership to create a distributed retrospective print journal repository in the western United States, has completed its first round of print […]
Upcoming UC-only OCLC Webinar: 9/20/2012
Are you curious about what the future looks like for Melvyl, resource sharing (ILL), and FirstSearch WorldCat? Join us for a UC- only OCLC webinar, “Transforming Discovery and Resource Sharing with OCLC: FirstSearch, WorldCat Resource Sharing and More.” The webinar […]
UC-eLinks now offers direct linking for articles in Melvyl
UC-eLinks now offers direct linking for articles in Melvyl when UC has licensed the electronic edition of the journal. In some cases you will see the UC-eLinks menu header in a frame at the top of the article (see image […]
View Now and Central Index Implementation in Melvyl
In April 2012, CDL and the campuses conducted usability testing on two features in Melvyl – View Now and Central Index. The recommendations and full report are available at: http://www.cdlib.org/services/uxdesign/reports/index.html. As a result of the assessment and further follow-up, investigation, […]
Melvyl Enhancements – August 2012
Enhancements to the user experience in Melvyl were recently implemented by OCLC and officially rolled out during OCLC’s Sunday, August 5 install. All improvements are listed in detail in the attached PDF. (There are some items that do not apply […]
CDL job opening for programmer
Shape the future of library systems. Position: Programmer Analyst III (3-year full-time position) About you You are a versatile and innovative programmer who thrives on building new systems to meet emerging needs. You enjoy learning new skills quickly and independently […]
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBL) Records Now in Melvyl
As of today, July 30, 2012, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBL in the catalog) bibliographic records were added to UC Berkeley’s local OPAC, Oskicat (http://oskicat.berkeley.edu/) and will now also appear in Melvyl under the holdings for UC Berkeley. Examples of […]
Followup on Peer Review Indication in UC-eLinks
The UC-eLinks team received this question from a librarian about the recently-published article on Peer Review Indication in UC-eLinks. Question: Because journals aren’t peer reviewed (articles are), how do you decide which journal titles get the peer-review indicator icon? Answer: […]