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 […]
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 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, […]
As mentioned in earlier issues of CDLINFO, the CDL is constructing a web site that describes the CDL and its plans. This site, now available at http://www.cdlib.org/, provides new descriptive information, such as “Frequently Asked Questions About the CDL,” breaking […]
The Office of Scholarly Communication (OSC) is happy to report that a new web site, “Reshaping Scholarly Communication,” is now live at: http://osc.universityofcalifornia.edu/ The site has already received notice in SPARC’s Open Access Forum news and elsewhere. Aimed primarily at […]
UC Library staff and others are reminded to use the pre-release of the CDL Web site and to send us comments and suggestions. The pre-release brings the California Digital Library a step closer to its January 1999 opening and is […]
Once again, we would like to remind UC Library staff and others to use the pre-release of the CDL Web site and to send us comments and suggestions. The pre-release is available at http://www2.cdlib.org/. The opening of the California Digital […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Mark Twain Project Online (MTPO), a joint project of the Mark Twain Papers and Project of The Bancroft Library, the California Digital Library, and the University of California Press, was selected as one of the MARS Best Free Reference […]
