Tag: resource_change
July-August 2010 Vendor Transitions
By Jayne Dickson, CDL Information Services Analyst Does your favorite resource look different? Many of our licensed resources have undergone (or are about to undergo) changes due to interface upgrades or transitions to another publishing platform or vendor platform. The […]
Four World Bank databases are now freely available
By Jayne Dickson, CDL Information Services Analyst Beginning immediately, four of the World Bank databases that previously were restricted to several campuses as part of the World Bank e-Library license are now freely available. The databases include Africa Development Indicators, […]
Immediate Change: Time, Inc. Titles Removed from LexisNexis Academic
LexisNexis has informed us that Time Inc. has decided to withdraw its publications from all LexisNexis services, effective immediately. Previously, LexisNexis Academic was restricted to rolling coverage of the most recent 2 years for the titles shown below. As of […]
BHA Database is now available via the Getty’s web site
By Jayne Dickson, CDL Information Services Analyst UC’s access to the Bibliography of the History of Art (BHA) database via the CSA Illumina platform was discontinued yesterday (March 31, 2010) since it had been reported that the Getty Research Institute […]
IOP Journals Platform Change
By Sue Koskinen (UCB), IOP Resource Liaison Beginning Tuesday, March 2, 2010, the IOP Publishing journals, which UC licenses, are now accessed via the IOPscience <http://iopscience.iop.org/> platform. This new system provides users with advanced functionality, new features and a clean, […]
Cochrane Library Platform Transition
By Jayne Dickson, CDL Information Services Analyst The Cochrane Library has moved from Wiley InterScience to a new platform: http://www.thecochranelibrary.com. Current subscribers include Berkeley, Davis, Irvine, Los Angeles, San Diego, and San Francisco. For more information about the move, see […]
Bibliography of the History of Art (BHA) to be discontinued 3/31/10
By Jayne Dickson, CDL Information Services Analyst The Getty Research Institute, publishers of the Bibliography of the History of Art, will not provide access to BHA beyond March 31, 2010. BHA will no longer be available from CSA Illumina nor […]
Music Index Online moves to EBSCOhost on March 1, 2010
By Ellen Meltzer, Manager, CDL Information Services EBSCO Publishing (EBSCO) has acquired The Music Index Online™ from Harmonie Park Press, and access to this resource via the Harmonie Park Press platform will end on February 28, 2010. The Music Index […]
EconLit, FIAF Transitioning to CSA Illumina and Chadwyck-Healey Platforms
By Ellen Meltzer, Manager, CDL Information Services Two databases, EconLit and FIAF (Film/TV Periodicals Index [International Federation of Film Archives]), will be transitioning from their current platform on OvidSP. EconLit will be moving to CSA Illumina and FIAF will transition […]
IEEE’s Xplore interface changing on February 13th
By Jean McKenzie (UCB), IEEE Resource Liaison After much development and testing, IEEE is switching to its new version of the Xplore Digital Library on Saturday, February 13th. This database gives the UC Campuses access to: IEEE journals, transactions, letters, […]