CDLINFO News
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 […]
Library Staff News
On April 13, Joyce Rawlins is leaving her position at the CDL as Executive Secretary to the University Librarian. She has accepted a position as Administrative Assistant to the Vice Provost of Undergraduate Education at UC Berkeley. Joyce has been […]
CDL Users Council Meeting
18 members of the CDL Users Council attended the group’s annual meeting in Oakland on March 12. This meeting offered a series of informational updates on CDL’s governance structure and organization, upcoming changes in the Melvyl Catalog and the Abstracting […]
New Resource Available
a. ERIC E*Subscribe On the recommendation of the Joint Steering Committee on Shared Collections (JSC) and the UC Education and Psychology bibliographers, the CDL has licensed the current years of ERIC E*Subscribe (1996-present) [http://www.edrs.com/Esubscribe] for all campuses. The contract is […]
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 […]
MEDLINE/HealthSTAR Regeneration 2001
NLM has begun sending new MEDLINE records to CDL and we are now loading these into our MEDLINE/HealthSTAR database. Users with Updates will begin to see new records this week. Please remember that CDL’s MEDLINE coverage is NOT the same […]
New Resources Available
a. Mary Ann Liebert Journals The CDL has licensed the Mary Ann Liebert journals [http://www.liebertonline.com/], a smaller publisher whose primary focus is in the areas of biomedical research and clinical medicine. Online access is provided via the CatchWord platform. Currently […]
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]. […]
New Resources Available
a. Periodicals Contents Index Periodicals Contents Index (PCI) is a multi-disciplinary database, purchased through CDL and campus co-investments in 1999. It contains separate citations to over ten million journal articles and covers many disciplines in the humanities and social sciences. […]
Co-Library Staff News – Melvyl and A&I Transition Positions
The CDL is very pleased to announce four staff appointments that bring extraordinary expertise and UC experience to the Melvyl and A&I transition projects over the next two years. Please join us in expressing deep appreciation to these individuals and […]