Category: Discovery & Delivery
UC-eLinks upgrades to SFX version 4
UC-eLinks was upgraded to Ex Libris’ SFX version 4 software on March 31, 2011. This upgrade focused on the back-end admin module, so end-users will not see any visible change. The UC-eLinks liaisons that update UC-eLinks locally at their campus […]
bX Recommender Trial for UC Libraries 4/11/-6/10/11
We are testing a potential new recommender service for UC-eLinks The University of California Libraries will be experimenting with a 2-month trial of bX Recommender (http://www.exlibrisgroup.com/category/bXOverview), an academic library recommender service that points users to relevant scholarly articles on the […]
Next Generation Melvyl Pilot Enhancements – February 2011
There is one item that improves the user experience in the Next Generation Melvyl (NGM) Pilot as a result of OCLC’s Sunday, February 13, 2011 install. Other enhancements have a positive impact on Local Holdings Record (LHR) displays and links […]
UC-eLinks “Logon to your campus proxy or VPN” alert is helping users
A new feature implemented by the UC-eLinks team in July 2010 is making a huge difference — it’s a special UC-eLinks’ alert that tells users to logon to their campus proxy or VPN when we detect they are trying to […]
HathiTrust WorldCat Local Discovery Tool
Today, OCLC and HathiTrust announced the release of a WorldCat Local-based interface for the HathiTrust Digital Library, currently containing more than 4 million records. The discovery interface is available at http://hathitrust.worldcat.org and will be updated on a regular basis. (Links […]
Principal Metadata Analyst Position Closes 1/14/11
Shape the future of discovery & delivery. Discovery & Delivery: Job Opportunity Position: Principal Metadata Analyst About you You are an experienced metadata analyst. You have the ability to understand how metadata is mapped and transformed as it travels between […]
HathiTrust: 2010 Year in Review
By Heather Christenson, CDL HathiTrust Project Manager A special edition HathiTrust newsletter highlighting 2010 achievements and activities is now available. 2010 was quite a momentous year for our partnership; the membership of HathiTrust doubled to 52 institutions, and we’re approaching […]
UCLA Campus Affiliated Library Added to Next Generation Melvyl Pilot
An important NGM Pilot milestone has been reached November 18, 2010, with the addition of the UCLA Film and Television Archive (FATA) as a UCLA Library with a separate ILS. This proof of concept has implications for the possible addition […]
The Scholar’s Library is Global
There has been much talk of late about the need for and possibility of creating a National Digital Library (see the call by Robert Darnton and one response by Roy Tennant (http://blog.libraryjournal.com/tennantdigitallibraries/2010/11/08/dueling-national-digital-library-visions/) ). An especially thoughtful response by Paul Courant […]
Next Generation Melvyl Pilot Enhancements – November 2010
Several enhancements improve the user experience in the Next Generation Melvyl (NGM) Pilot as a result of OCLC’s Sunday, November 7, 2010 install. The improvements, shown in detail in the PDF (http://libraries.universityofcalifornia.edu/about/oclc_docs/WCLocalNovemberInstallannouncement_2_.pdf), include: Changes to Format Facet and Format Limiter […]