CDLINFO News
Access to Compendex Plus Changing on January 1, 2000
UC’s interim access to the Compendex Plus database on SilverPlatter’s ERL system will end on December 31, 1999. Beginning January 1, 2000, UC users will access the Compendex Plus database directly from Engineering Information’s own Web site. As you may […]
“Data Warehouse” to Lead CDL Government Information Initiative
As the next step in developing a systemwide strategy towards digital government information, the CDL has committed to establishing a CDL “Data Warehouse” by July 2000. This action is being taken in response to Andrea Sevetson’s report “Developing a Strategy […]
Karen Butter to Assume Leadership Position for CDL
The CDL is pleased to announce that Karen A. Butter, Acting University Librarian at UCSF, will assume a position as Senior Associate in the California Digital Library, effective January 2000. She will be responsible for leadership of Request and other […]
STIC Task Force Change
The Science Technology and Industry Collection Task Force (STIC Task Force) has completed its main work and its role will now be subsumed within the CDL Joint Steering Committee on Shared Collections. The Task Force, appointed through librarians’ recommendations in […]
CDL-hosted Database Statistics
Remember that use statistics for CDL-hosted databases are available at [http://www.cdlib.org/inside/assess/melvyl_system_web/].
Online Surveying Software Available
The CDL has licensed an online survey service called “Websurveyor”. This new service allows you to create and publish online surveys without writing HTML code or hosting the survey on your web server. The CDL is using the service to […]
Adaptable Outreach and Instructional Materials
Responding to input from the Education Working Group and others, CDL has modified the existing Adaptable Outreach Materials page on the CDL Libstaff site and added new materials (such as a FAQ about the use of the CDL collection). The […]
CDL Directory Release Phase II — Comments requested by DECEMBER 10, 1999
Several new functions have been added to the test site for the January, 2000 CDL Release at [http://www.cdlib.org/libstaff/jan2000/]. a. Searchlight On November 15, 1999, SearchLight opened in test mode. Searchlight is a multi-resource search tool with which you can search […]
PsycINFO Database Regeneration Test
Please test the latest regeneration of the PscyINFO database, which makes available new indexes and reduces the number of limits on searches, making more things directly searchable in the database. For example, General Terms (or Topics) is a new index […]
CDL Welcomes David Walker as New CDL-T Director
CDL is pleased to announce the appointment of David Walker as Director, California Digital Library (CDL) Technologies, effective December 1, 1999. David will provide leadership for the ongoing technical design and implementation of the CDL. He will report in Information […]