a. RILM Changes (Michael Colby, Resource Liaison for RILM) On August 15, RILM transitioned from the OCLC interface accessible via the CDL-hosted databases interface, to the native interface offered by NISC. UC access to RILM can now be found at […]
The latest statistical profile of the CDL is now available from the “About the CDL” publications web page [ http://www.cdlib.org/about/publications/] and the Evaluation Activities page [http://www.cdlib.org/libstaff/education/evaluation/], entitled [http://www.cdlib.org/about/publications/fy01-02cdl_statsprofile.pdf] The California Digital Library: Key Indicators of Collections and Use (July 1, […]
Recent Enhancements, News, and Activities John Kunze, EZID’s Lead Architect, presented a paper at SciDataCon, part of International Data Week in Denver, CO (September 11-17). John’s paper, “A Vocabulary for Persistence,” (http://www.scidatacon.org/2016/sessions/103/paper/109/) was part of the Semantic Enrichment, Metadata and […]
a. Reminder – Access to OCLC Database Changing WorldCat (WCAT), PapersFirst (PAPR) and ProceedingsFirst (PROC) will be available ONLY in OCLC’s web interface (native mode) and no longer available via Z39.50 in the CDL-hosted databases interface. This change is earlier […]
In its role to identify appropriate mechanisms for developing CDL shared content to serve UC instructional and research programs, the Joint Steering Committee on Shared Collections (JSC) conducts surveys of UC subject selector (bibliographer) groups annually. The responses to the […]
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 […]
On August 20, Academic Universe presented its new user interface. Although a few problems have been identified (some have been resolved by the vendor, and some require further work), the new interface significantly improves usability of the Academic Universe databases. […]
a. Timeline for Notifying Users CDL staff and TSC members have created a timeline and plan for notifying users and library staff of details for retiring the CDL-hosted journal article databases from now through the end of the year. The […]
Information on the latest happenings with the Next Generation Melvyl Pilot project: the Request service will be delayed and October enhancements are implemented.
UC's May 09 Annual Accountability Report is now available online. The website provides a spotlight on accountability issues from President Yudof, an introduction to the report, and a discussion of key themes and trends.
