Month: June 2000
Evaluation and Statistical Information are Available
The Evaluation Activities web page in Libstaff [http://www.cdlib.org/libstaff/education/evaluation/] has been updated to include access to the 1999 CDL Statistics Profile (and other stats), RFP and PIR/Request survey summaries, focus group summaries and other evaluation activity documents.
Shared Cataloging Records Project Update
Renee Chin has joined the CDL Shared Cataloging Project (SCP) in San Diego. Her job will consist of systemically mining the publisher home pages of CDL-licensed resources to determine new and changed journals in addition to doing Persistent Identifiers (PIDs) […]
Resource Update: Migration to New Versions
On July 1 new interfaces for MLA International Bibliography and ArtAbstracts databases will be available. The Z39.50 implementation of these new databases should be available shortly after July 1 (pending the resolution of vendor technical problems). a. MLA from OCLC […]
Resource Update: Free Version Replacing Licensed Version
On July 1 the licensed versions of Books in Print and Encyclopedia Britannica will no longer be available. The Collection Development Committee (CDC) with input from the Joint Steering Committee (JSC) and campus staff have chosen to not renew contracts […]
Co-Library Staff
a. Roy Tennant Joins CDL Roy Tennant, who has been working on a part-time basis for the CDL’s eScholarship initiatives, will join us full time beginning June 1, 2000. As the Manager – eScholarship Web and Services Design, Roy will […]
Reminder: July 19 Release Information
This is a reminder that the tests and mockups for the CDL July 19 Release are available at (http://www.cdlib.org/libstaff/july2000/). The following tests will be announced this week: Test versions of links to books and other monographs from BIOSIS, INSPEC and […]
Web Site for Best Practices Workshop
As mentioned in CDLINFO previously, the UC Libraries Heads of Public Service (HOPS) and the Education Working Group of the CDL (EWG) are hosting a one-day workshop on instruction and reference for digital resources. The workshop is designed to collaborate […]