CDLINFO News
University of California eScholarship® Repository Exceeds 5 Million Full-Text Downloads; 20,000 Papers
The University of California announced this week that its widely-used eScholarship® Repository has surpassed the 5 million mark for full-text downloads of its open access scholarly content.
New Licensed Resources: Global Financial Data; Source OECD
UC campuses now have access to these electronic resources as part of CDL consortial licenses - Global Financial Data and Source OECD.
UC-eLinks Assessment Report Available
CDL recently conducted an assessment concerning existing and potential service options for the UC-eLinks service menu.
Next Generation Melvyl Pilot – Important Schedule Update for Request Service
While Request functionality will be accessible from the UC-eLinks service menu at the start of the Next Generation Melvyl pilot, easier and more intuitive access to the current Request system has been postponed from June to early fall.
Next Generation Melvyl Pilot: Communication Survey Results
A survey was undertaken to learn from the campuses their preferred methods for learning about the Next Generation Melvyl Pilot project; their desired format for the content of communications; and the frequency and timing of reports.
Zotero now works with Melvyl; LibX browser toolbar updated
Zotero, an innovative citation manager that works in tandem with the Firefox web browser, now imports search results from Melvyl; additionally, the UC Libraries Edition of the LibX browser toolbar has been updated.
Next Generation Melvyl Pilot – Women and Men at Work
Ongoing work, new task groups formed, campus visits by the Implementation Team, and detailed workplans and timelines are discussed.
Improved access to items within Request added Nov 27
A new button within Request removes an existing ‘availability’ roadblock and allows users to continue with their Requests.
Upgraded Melvyl Software Requires Proxy Domain Addition
The new version of the Melvyl Catalog with upgraded software, which will be released on December 10, 2007, may display a UC-eLinks button on the Full Record display for online resources.
UC Image Service News: 8 Campuses in 8 Days!
ARTstor and CDL representatives met with faculty and stakeholders at all 9 campuses participating in the ARTstor systemwide license.