[…] two parts: 1. Main Shared Print page http://www.cdlib.org/inside/resources/sharedprint/ 2. Agreements and Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) pages One of the goals for Shared Print is to bring greater visibility to current cooperative print agreements. These pages index the active cooperative print […]
[…] from eBook readers if they can offer the same (or even more) functionality as eBook readers. Some desired functionalities, especially for those reading material for academic purposes, include the ability to highlight material and make notes, see a concise summary […]
[…] supporting a number of innovative open access initiatives in scholarly publishing this year. Luminos (http://www.luminosoa.org/) is the University of Cali fornia Pressβs new OA publishing program for monographs.Β The project has strong support from UC scholars as founders, editors and […]
A minor edit on the SearchLight search results page will be in place later next week. This change was made based on student focus groups and library staff feedback. The change relates to how users access search results. Before: In […]
[…] than our medieval ancestors did in their entire lives. Yet in contemporary American culture, we have little or no training for all this interaction.β So, how do you avoid feeling like an awkward teenager at a middle school dance when […]
Many licensed ProQuest databases (including databases from CSA and Chadwyck-Healey) will transition to the new ProQuest plat form on Wednesday, August 8.Β Β A full list of the transitioning systemwide-licensed databases with their PIDs is available at: http://www.cdlib.org/services/collections/rl/docs/transitions/ProQuest_Systemwide_Database_Transition.doc. Note:Β Your campus […]
By Holly Eggleston, Electronic Resource Analyst /Resource Liaison Coordinator Ox ford Reference Online (ORO) has updated its platform interface and functionality beginning immediately. The new platform is now available at the current URL: www.oxfordreference.com.Β A link to the old interface […]
[…] beta Live Search Books (http://books.live.com), providing a new portal to access UC libraries books scanned by the Internet Archive (IA) for the Open Content Alliance.Β An initial review of Microsoftβs service was provided by CNET (http://news.com.com/Microsoft+releasing+book+search+in+beta/2100-1038_3-6141162.html). Microsoftβs Live Search Books […]
a. Planning for the New Melvyl: Good News on the Personal Author Front One of the many features that distinguish Melvyl as a catalog with extraordinarily sophisticated power is that users can look for personal authors and retrieve the pertinent […]