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Next Generation Melvyl Pilot – August enhancements and other news

Based on end user comments and usability testing, OCLC has made the following enhancements to the Next Generation Melvyl Pilot supported by WorldCat Local (WCL) this month. p>

CDLAlert Archive

Have you ever noticed that a resource was down and wondered if the vendor had sent a downtime message? The easiest way to find out is to check the CDLAlert Archive.

Updating of the SFX (UC-eLinks) KnowledgeBase Monthly Reports Discontinued

Since CDL web statistics have indicated that the SFX (UC-eLinks) KnowledgeBase monthly reports were little used, we are discontinuing the automatic generation of these pages in order to direct resources towards projects which have a greater impact on campus end users.

Take part in the CDL website redesign! Share your thoughts through our short survey!

How are you using CDL's website? Does CDL's website help you do your work? What can the website do better? We want to know!

CDL Staff at ELPUB2008 Conference

The Publishing Group had a very successful trip to the ELPUB2008 conference in Toronto where CDL staff presented a workshop and paper.

Next Generation Melvyl Pilot – July Update and News

There are a number of recent developments in the Next Generation Melvyl Pilot.

CDL Staff in Print

CDL's Preservation Program staff member Erik Hetzner presented a paper at JCDL (Joint Conference on Digital Libraries) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania last month.  His paper is entitled, "A simple method for citation metadata extraction using hidden Markov models" and is now available online.

CDL recruiting for Digital Preservation Services Manager

The California Digital Library (CDL) is recruiting for a Digital Preservation Services Manager.

UC Image Service News: More Luna Insight collections

Thirteen additional Luna Insight image collections were recently made available by CDL for the UC Image Service.

New Resources – C19: The Nineteenth Century Index and Karger Online Journals

UC campuses now have access to C19: The Nineteenth Century Index and Karger Online Journals as part of CDL consortial licenses.