Category: Discovery & Delivery
Melvyl Software Upgrade
The CDL has begun moving the Melvyl Catalog to version 16.02 of Ex Libris’ Aleph 500 software (the Melvyl Catalog is currently on version 15.3.). Previously, we anticipated that the upgrade would be complete by the end of 2005. The […]
Google Scholar Emphasized Links
Now that UC-eLinks has migrated to Version 3 of SFX, the CDL has the necessary technical capability to share UC’s ejournal holdings with Google Scholar. By doing so, Google Scholar will then be aware which journals and papers UC has […]
CDL Receives Grant for Melvyl Catalog Recommender Project
What if your library catalog was smart enough to offer good recommendations? The Melvyl Catalog Recommender Project is an experimental research and prototyping project that is investigating a number of technical strategies for making online public access catalogs easier to […]
SearchLight: Lights Out!
CDL’s SearchLight, a cross-database, cross-vendor search tool, has allowed users to simultaneously search online catalogs, indexes, electronic journals, electronic texts, reference resources, and more. It was among the first of its kind anywhere when it debuted in January 2000, but […]
Copy and Paste Citation in UC-eLinks Window
UC-eLinks now offers the ability for users to copy and paste a citation and full text link into a course reading list, bibliography, web page, or other application. Five campuses (UC Davis, UC Irvine, UC Riverside, UC Santa Barbara, and […]
Changes to the Melvyl Catalog
The CDL is pleased to announce several enhancements to the Melvyl® Catalog. These changes to the user interface may have an impact on campus guides, training materials and teaching strategies. 1. After receiving several suggestions, and after careful consideration and […]
Melvyl Catalog Newsletter: Two New Issues
Two new issues of the Melvyl Matters newletter are now available, reporting on the good, the bad, and the ugly issues that arose in the recent Melvyl Catalog library staff satisfaction survey.
Google Scholar Update: Developments Related to UC-eLinks and the Metasearch Project
Google Scholar has the potential to attract our users with its ease, speed, and relevance-ranking using cited references. Although it is still in a beta phase, it has already had a profound effect upon our world. Two recent developments related […]
VDX: Status Update
VDX (Virtual Document eXchange) is UC’s consortial borrowing system for use in interlibrary loan (ILL), based on Fretwell-Downing’s product. The VDX implementation is a large and complex project that has far-reaching implications for all UC library patrons. As such, it […]
2004 Melvyl Catalog Satisfaction Survey Results
A Melvyl Catalog Satisfaction Survey was made available via the web to UC library staff November 2-20, 2004. Its aim was to determine the level of satisfaction of campus library staff for Melvyl, to surface issues of dissatisfaction of which […]