Month: November 1999
STIC Task Force Change
The Science Technology and Industry Collection Task Force (STIC Task Force) has completed its main work and its role will now be subsumed within the CDL Joint Steering Committee on Shared Collections. The Task Force, appointed through librarians’ recommendations in […]
CDL-hosted Database Statistics
Remember that use statistics for CDL-hosted databases are available at [http://www.cdlib.org/inside/assess/melvyl_system_web/].
Online Surveying Software Available
The CDL has licensed an online survey service called “Websurveyor”. This new service allows you to create and publish online surveys without writing HTML code or hosting the survey on your web server. The CDL is using the service to […]
Adaptable Outreach and Instructional Materials
Responding to input from the Education Working Group and others, CDL has modified the existing Adaptable Outreach Materials page on the CDL Libstaff site and added new materials (such as a FAQ about the use of the CDL collection). The […]
CDL Directory Release Phase II — Comments requested by DECEMBER 10, 1999
Several new functions have been added to the test site for the January, 2000 CDL Release at [http://www.cdlib.org/libstaff/jan2000/]. a. Searchlight On November 15, 1999, SearchLight opened in test mode. Searchlight is a multi-resource search tool with which you can search […]
PsycINFO Database Regeneration Test
Please test the latest regeneration of the PscyINFO database, which makes available new indexes and reduces the number of limits on searches, making more things directly searchable in the database. For example, General Terms (or Topics) is a new index […]
CDL Welcomes David Walker as New CDL-T Director
CDL is pleased to announce the appointment of David Walker as Director, California Digital Library (CDL) Technologies, effective December 1, 1999. David will provide leadership for the ongoing technical design and implementation of the CDL. He will report in Information […]
Request for Articles Test Begins
Extending REQUEST to CDL-mounted journal-article databases is planned to debut with the January 2000 release of the CDL Directory. Testing of the service and its interface by PIR liaisons will commence this week. Outreach materials, which can be adapted to […]
Reminder: PREMEDLINE Going Away December 1, 1999
Remember that the Telnet PREMEDLINE database will not be available after December 1 of this year. PUBMED, which includes PREMEDLINE content is available via the National Library of Medicine’s free site at [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/PubMed
New Resources Update: Wiley and Institute of Physics Coming Soon
Contracts are in negotiation now for licenses to John Wiley and Institute of Physics journal titles. Trial access with Wiley, with full expectation of continued access, is expected to start by November 10th. IoP access is also expected for November […]