Category: Discovery & Delivery
Melvyl Catalog: Staff Satisfaction Survey
For more than a year, UC staff have had a chance to work with the Melvyl Catalog, teach users about it in classes and across public service desks, and use it in technical services and for other purposes. During this […]
Metasearch Infrastructure Project Update
Work on the Metasearch Infrastructure project (The metasearch infrastructure project is no longer active. See: http://www.cdlib.org/services/d2d/metasearch/index.html). The Ex Libris MetaLib software has been installed at the CDL, and CDL staff completed software training in mid-September. Staff are currently experimenting with […]
Melvyl Catalog: First Issue of the Melvyl Matters Newsletter
By popular demand, the online newsletter El Mel Tells, a newsletter about the Melvyl Catalog, has had a name change. Its new name is Melvyl Matters. Check out the first issue at: http://www.cdlib.org/inside/projects/melvyl/melvylmatters/
A-Z Lists of Journals in UC-eLinks
A current list of ejournals licensed by the CDL and each campus (except UC Davis) is now available at: http://www.cdlib.org/inside/groups/uc-elinks/a2z.html UC Davis runs its own SFX server separate from the CDL server used by the rest of the campuses. The […]
UC-eLinks Web Site: New Information Added
Three new pages have been added to the UC-eLinks web site: http://www.cdlib.org/inside/projects/uc-elinks/ “Adding Campus Databases to UC-eLinks” describes policies and procedures for campuses to follow when they add OpenURL support to databases that are not administered by the CDL. “Adding […]
Melvyl Catalog Maintenance: UCLA Record Load into the Melvyl Catalog
UCLA has moved its catalog, ORION2, to an Endeavor Voyager system and renamed the catalog the “UCLA Library Catalog.” The CDL has been working intensively for several months with Ex Libris and the UCLA library to ensure a smooth transition […]
Changes to Melvyl: Journal Record Additions
Programming to update the UC Irvine journal records in Melvyl was implemented Thursday, May 6. (These records have not been updated since 11/13/02 because of a change in Irvine’s output method for serials to meet CDL’s revised standard. The necessary […]
MetaLib Selected for Metasearch Infrastructure Project
CDL has completed an agreement with Ex Libris to purchase its MetaLib software for use in the Metasearch Infrastructure Project (The metasearch infrastructure project is no longer active. See: http://www.cdlib.org/services/d2d/metasearch/index.html). The process for selecting the software began in 2002 with […]
Melvyl Catalog: New Issue of El Mel Tells
The latest issue of El Mel Tells, the newsletter for the Melvyl Catalog, is posted online at: http://www.cdlib.org/inside/projects/melvyl/elmeltells/ Articles include: Searching for Authors…Truncation a Must in Exact Author Search Recent (Small) Changes to Melvyl Melvyl Formats — More Clarity Got […]
EndNote Version 7: Connection Files for the Melvyl Catalog
Users have reported that the connection file dated 6/6/03 that shipped with EndNote’s Version 7 release does not work for the Melvyl Catalog. However, the Melvyl Catalog connection file dated 6/8/04 available on the EndNote Connection Files web page (http://www.endnote.com/support/enconnections.asp) […]