CDLINFO News
SCP Serials Cataloging Switching to Separate Record Approach
The long-held practice of simply adding URL links to existing print records when cataloging serial titles will cease on April 1, 2019. Using the print record as a composite record for both print and online version had helped users see […]
WorldCat Discovery beta: User Interface Improvements
The WorldCat Discovery installation on March 20, 2019 included the following new features and enhancements. The running list of release notes can be found at https://help.oclc.org/Discovery_and_Reference/WorldCat_Discovery/Release_notes. (Note that many of these enhancements do not have an impact on Melvyl since […]
UC DLFx 2019 registration is now open
Registration for the 2nd UC DLFx Conference is now open! At UC DLFx, UC librarians, digital technology experts, educators, and other leaders will convene at UC San Diego. We will share insights and experiences, and seek new opportunities for collaboration. […]
Justin Gonder becomes CDL’s Senior Product Manager, Publishing
CDL is delighted to announce that Justin Gonder has accepted the newly established position of Senior Product Manager, Publishing in CDL’s Publishing & Special Collections (P&SC) group, effective March 1, 2019. In this position, Justin will focus on strategically managing […]
SCP Monthly Update — March 2019
SCP posted the distribution statistics report for the month of February 2019. This monthly report shows net increase or decrease of titles from CDL licensed and selected open access collections. For serials, our major distributions were Open Access journals (378 […]
CDL’s Publishing & Special Collections Group Launches Service Roadmaps
CDL’s Publishing & Special Collections (P&SC) Group is headed in a new direction! Our team now has publicly shared roadmaps for each of our five primary services: Calisphere Collection Management Systems eScholarship Online Archive of California Open Access Policy Implementation […]
Summer Internship at CDL: Machine Learning Techniques Applied to Calisphere
During the summer of 2018, the Publishing, Archives, and Digitization group at CDL was fortunate enough to host UCB School of Information masters student Sejal Popat as an intern. While at the CDL, Popat worked to apply machine learning techniques […]
Literature Online moves to the enhanced ProQuest platform
The Literature Online (LION) database is now available on the main ProQuest platform and is cross-searchable with other ProQuest resources. There will be an overlap period beginning immediately and continuing through July 1, 2019. This parallel access period provides time […]
WorldCat Discovery beta: Interface improvements
The WorldCat Discovery installation on February 20, 2019 included the following new features and enhancements. The running list of release notes can be found at https://help.oclc.org/Discovery_and_Reference/WorldCat_Discovery/Release_notes. (Note that many of these enhancements do not have an impact on Melvyl since […]
Clarivate Analytics’ InCites JCR and ESI URL change
Clarivate Analytics’ InCites Journal Citation Reports (JCR) and Essential Science Indicators (ESI) will be available via a new URL starting February 15th. A temporary redirect will be in place from February 15 – 28, 2019. There is no additional change […]