Month: August 2004
Current Contents to be Cancelled
This is a reminder that Current Contents via Ovid will be cancelled as of January 1, 2005. The CDL will send a series of three reminders to UC patrons who currently have CC Alerts on October, November, and December 1. […]
New Resources Available
a. Vanderbilt Television News Archives By Gary Handman (UC Berkeley), Resource Liaison Over the course of the last half century, television has become thoroughly integrated into the cultural and political life of the global village. Yet despite the increasing significance […]
Assessment Reports Now Available
How do our users conduct their research? What tools do they currently use and what are they lacking? What tools do librarians and teachers find their users want? Interviews were conducted with a variety of groups to answer these questions […]
OAC 3.0: Migrating to EAD Version 2002 and a New Platform (XTF)
The OAC is upgrading to OAC 3.0 with the migration to a new platform and support for EAD Version 2002 finding aids. The migration is scheduled to be completed in January 2005. An updated suite of tools, services, and best […]
Melvyl Catalog Maintenance: UCLA Record Load into the Melvyl Catalog
UCLA has moved its catalog, ORION2, to an Endeavor Voyager system and renamed the catalog the “UCLA Library Catalog.” The CDL has been working intensively for several months with Ex Libris and the UCLA library to ensure a smooth transition […]
New CDL Glossary
If you’ve been mystified by the term “dark archive,” or if you’ve always wanted to know the difference between OAI and OAIS but didn’t know where to turn, the new CDL glossary is for you! The glossary is on Inside […]
Library Staff News
a. Robin Chandler named Director of Built Content Robin Chandler, who has been managing the Online Archive of California at the CDL since May 2000, was recently named the Director of Built Content. She will be responsible for the development, […]
Use of Watermarking Technology
The CDL is inserting language about watermarks in its contracts with publishers and vendors and in its technical requirements documents for database and ejournal vendors. A digital watermark is a visible or invisible identification code that is permanently embedded into […]
The CDL Digital Object Framework: A Core Digital Library Building Block
The CDL is in the process of revising the 2001 CDL Digital Object Standard: http://www.cdlib.org/inside/diglib/. The new guidelines are slated for release in January 2005. Digital “built content” materials comprise a significant portion of the CDL’s collections. These materials include […]