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New CDL-hosted Databases Available from the Web (at [http://www.dbs.cdlib.org/])

a. English Short Title Catalog (ESTC) The database contains over 423,000 citations and is updated daily.  It includes information on works printed in England and its dependencies from 1473 to 1800, as well as works printed in English anywhere else […]

New Licensed Databases (available for use and now represented in the CDL Directory of Collections at [http://www.cdlib.org/])

Readers are reminded that the CDL’s “Collections Update” document (available at [http://www.cdlib.org/libstaff/sharedcoll/docs/]) is updated regularly with information about resources being negotiated and expected times for availability.  Campus Collection Development Officers also have current status information. a. ABC/CLIO’s America: History and […]

Contacts for Questions or Problems

If you have problems accessing or using the system or have questions, including questions about the status of electronic journal collections and Internet resources, you can contact CDL staff in one of the following ways: For immediate assistance, call the […]

CDL Milestones

CDL Milestones are now posted on the CDL informational web site under News and Developments.  Please share news of this resource with your colleagues!

July 1999 Release of the CDL

In keeping with the goal of establishing semi-annual releases of new features and enhancements to the CDL, the second release of the CDL is available as of July 7, 1999 and includes the changes noted below. The CDL is appreciative […]

Contacts for Questions or Problems

If you have problems accessing or using the system or have questions, including questions about the status of electronic journal collections and Internet resources, you can contact CDL staff in one of the following ways: For immediate assistance, call the […]

CDL Milestones

CDL Milestones are now posted on the CDL informational web site under News and Developments. Please share news of this resource with your colleagues!

CDL Directory Submission Pilot Project

One of the major goals of the CDL Directory is to experiment with the development of a collaboration “space” where the UC campus libraries can participate in the creation and management of digital content.  Through the CDL Directory, the campus […]

Full List of Recommended Commercial Electronic Files

The Joint Steering Committee for Shared Collection’s survey of bibliographer groups yielded a large number of recommendations for digital resources.  Previous issues of CDLINFO announced the availability of the completed surveys and of JSCSC’s criteria for prioritization and an initial […]

PIR/Request Phase II Discussed at Updates

Regional meetings held in early June brought UC library staff together to discuss the success of automatic requesting of materials (via the Melvyl Catalog’s Request service) during the first half of 1999, and to discuss its further development.  Levels of […]