CDLINFO News
Ellen Dunn to Serve as MSO for the CDL
Starting July 1, Ellen Dunn will join the CDL as the Management Services Officer (II), providing financial, personnel, and administrative functions for the CDL. will plan and manage the budget (currently over $5.5 million), including short- and long-term financial planning […]
The UC Common Authentication Project (Terry Ryan, Associate University Librarian for Systems, UCLA, with CDL staff)
Systems that offer access to confidential or proprietary information require methods of identifying users and permitting them to use the resources for which they are authorized. Traditional computer systems have required a user to enter an ID and “secret” password […]
CDL Milestones
With this issue of the CDLINFO-L listserv, we are launching a regular news item, “CDL Milestones,” to keep our subscribers informed about progress in building the CDL. It will include major milestones from the past, as well as important plans […]
Current Melvyl Web System Link Will Be Retained
The current Melvyl web system URL will continue to be valid for the foreseeable future; campus libraries and users will not need to change campus links or individual bookmarks. In our last issue, we mentioned that the CDL would replace […]
Who to Contact for Questions or Problems
If you have problems accessing or using the Melvyl 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, […]
ACM Digital Library Available from the Melvyl Web System
The ACM Digital Library, produced by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), is now available to UC users via the Melvyl web system from the Electronic Journals page. Users can also view the full text of many journal articles via […]
CDL Shared Collections and Services Sets Up Acquisitions at UC San Diego
(Beverlee French, Associate Director, Shared Collections and Services) Part of the focus of my first month at the California Digital Library has been to establish acquisitions procedures for the CDL. This follows the important collaborative work among campuses of creating […]
Brian Warling Joins the CDL as Web Design Coordinator
The CDL is pleased to announce that Brian Warling is joining the staff on June 15 as the Design Coordinator for the CDL, reporting to Laine Farley, Assistant Director, System Services. He will lead in the development of the CDL […]
John Ober and Patrick Newell Now at the CDL
John Ober, the CDL Assistant Director for Education and Communications, and Patrick Newell, Special Assistant to the CDL University Librarian, have arrived and have begun to assume their duties at the CDL. John is responsible for managing CDL communication and […]
Access to Internet Resources and Electronic Journals — STAT-USA/INTERNET and SIAM Journals Online Now Available via the Melvyl System
(The information on STAT-USA was provided by Linda Kennedy, Head, Government Documents Department.) STAT-USA/INTERNET, a product of the Department of Commerce, is a web-based subscription source of extensive and authoritative government-sponsored business, economic, and trade information data. It is updated […]