Category: Discovery & Delivery
CDL Database Transitions
a. Access to OCLC Databases Changing Soon OCLC is making a significant change in the way they handle their Z39.50 databases. The result of this change is that the FirstSearch databases available from CDL via Z39.50 will ONLY be available […]
Update on the Request Service
a. Special Collections Pilot A pilot extension of the Request service to special collections materials is now being tested and is expected to debut for users this summer. Under guidance from the Resource Sharing Committee and the Heads of Special […]
CDL Database Transitions
a. GeoRef Vendor Chosen The Transition Steering Committee (TSC) has recommended Cambridge Scientific Abstracts (CSA) as the vendor for GeoRef. GeoRef access via CSA will begin July 1, 2001. As with all recommendations, this one comes after the committee members […]
CDL Database Transitions
a. Advisory Group Roles for Catalog and A&I Transitions Citing the importance and complexity of major transitions for both the Melvyl Catalog and the CDL-Hosted A&I databases, the CDL recently asked the Systemwide Operations and Planning Advisory Group (SOPAG) to […]
Melvyl® Catalog and Database Transitions
a. Melvyl® Catalog Name On April 27, the University Librarians and SOPAG discussed the first of many policy issues related to the Melvyl®Union Catalog. As a result, they endorsed a proposal that now takes effect, that the full title of […]
Melvyl® Union Catalog and Database Transitions
Standard PubMed is currently available for searching from the National Library of Medicine [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/]. MEDLINE/PubMed Background UC health sciences librarians were aware that many UC faculty and graduate students were using the National Library of Medicine’s (NLM) PubMed system. PubMed […]
Melvyl® Union Catalog Vendor Chosen
The California Digital Library is pleased to announce that a contract has been signed with Ex Libris [http://www.exlibris-usa.com/] for its ALEPH 500 system to serve as the underlying technology for the University of California’s Melvyl® Union Catalog. Ex Libris has […]
Melvyl and Database Transitions
a. Melvyl Public Information Page Available A public web page containing general information is now available (updated URL 2011) [http://melvyl.cdlib.org/]; feel free to publicize this as the most up-to-date source of information about the Melvyl Union Catalog Transition. It will […]
CDL-Hosted Databases Transition Update
Public Web Site A public web site that provides information on the transition of the CDL-hosted databases to new vendor web interfaces is now available. It includes a timeline and detailed information in the form of frequently asked questions [http://www.cdlib.org/news/cdlhosteddatabases.html]. […]
Melvyl and Database Transitions
The CDL-hosted Databases Transition Steering Committee (TSC) was appointed to assist with the investigation of alternatives for the provision of CDL-hosted abstracting and indexing (A&I) databases. In its first meeting on February 23, the committee discussed the criteria and process […]