CDLINFO LISTSERV, January 9, 2003, Vol.6, No.1

CONTENTS

1. CDL Database Transitions
   1. Update on Gale InfoTrac Services (Frank Gravier, UCSC)
   2. UC-eLinks New Service: Ask a Librarian
2. New Resources Available
   1. Global Books in Print
   2. Nature Specialist Journals
3. For More Information
   1. CDL News
   2. Contacts for Questions or Problems
   3. Information about CDLINFO

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1. CDL Database Transitions

a. Update on Gale InfoTrac Services (Frank Gravier, UCSC)

Two services planned for Gale InfoTrac databases; including Expanded Academic ASAP, the Computer Database, and the National Newspaper Index have been delayed by the vendor:
--Download citations into bibliographic management software like EndNote is delayed until July 2003 at the earliest
--Email update feature, which allows pre-determined searches to be run automatically with results reported by email, has been delayed indefinitely

Gale representatives have told CDL that they are moving towards creating a new web delivery platform for all of their InfoTrac databases. The email update feature will be included in the requirements for the new platform.

The A&I Transition Team, CDL staff and I had all hoped these features would be available well before the cut-off date for the CDL-hosted databases. I can assure you that CDL staff and I will continue to urge Gale to implement these features as soon as possible. As Resource Liaison for Expanded Academic ASAP, the Computer Database, and the National Newspaper Index I encourage you to send me any comments, concerns or questions you may have about these databases. My email address is gravier@ucsc.edu.

b. UC-eLinks New Service: Ask a Librarian

In November, the CDL asked the Transition Steering Committee for their input on the issue of adding a fourth service to the UC-eLinks pop-up menu, an Ask a Librarian feature. Based on their input, this feature will be implemented in the first quarter of 2003. The CDL is investigating the feasibility of linking directly into your campus Ask a Librarian pages based on your IP address ranges. If this is not possible, users will go to an interim page where they can select their home campus.

A default CDL page will also be set up to which comments will be sent directly if they are unable to reach a campus location.

A UC-eLinks project team will be set up soon to oversee the implementation details of future UC-eLinks enhancements and campus instances, and the Tools and Services Working Group will continue to solicit comments on future enhancements in order to develop guiding principles.

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2. New Resources Available

A list of recently added content is always available at: http://www.cdlib.org/news/whatsnew.html

a. Global Books in Print

Effective January 1, 2003, Global Books in Print has replaced Books in Print and all campuses have access. GBIP can be accessed at http://www.globalbooksinprint.com/. Please note there is no longer access to BIP as a separate resource.

Books in Print has had a long relationship with the CDL. Originally licensed with OCLC FirstSearch, BIP was dropped, but later re-emerged as a Tier 2 (i.e., campus led) Agreement licensed directly with Bowker. At the time BIP was licensed as a Tier 2, the international edition was discussed, but it was not yet available online. With the assistance of resource liaison Jill Woolums (Berkeley) and agreement of all campuses, BIP has now been re-licensed as GBIP.

GBIP provides access to information on books published in English in foreign countries, especially England, Australia, New Zealand and other English-speaking countries. Since so much is published in England alone, and in all academic subjects, GBIP greatly expands on BIP.

b. Nature Specialist Journals

With the recommendation of the CDL's Joint Steering Committee (JSC) and agreement of all campuses, the CDL has added the Nature Specialist journals to the existing license agreement with the Nature Group. The CDL currently licenses Nature Magazine plus fourteen Nature monthlies and Review journals. The Nature Specialist journals add 27 additional titles, primarily medical.

For 2003, campuses are contributing the incremental cost for adding online access to their institutional print subscriptions (10%) and the CDL is contributing the balance. JSC plans to develop a three-year "transition plan" that will include the campuses funding a larger portion of the electronic and a shared print archive.

The Nature Group journals may be accessed at http://www.nature.com/ . Christy Hightower (UCSC) [christyh@cats.ucsc.edu] is the CDL Resource Liaison.

List of Nature Specialist Journals:
Bone Marrow Transplant
British Dental Journal
British Journal of Cancer
British Journal of Pharmacology
Cancer Gene Therapy
Cell & Death Differentiation
European Journal of Clinical Nutrition
European Journal of Human Genetics
Evidenced-Based Dentistry
Eye
Gene Therapy
Genes & Immunity
Heredity
International Journal of Obesity
International Journal of Impotence
International Journal of Exposure Analysis & Environmental
Epidemiology
Journal of Human Hypertension
Journal of Perinatology
Leukemia
Microcirculation
Molecular Psychiatry
Neuropsychopharmacology (New)
Oncogene & Oncogene Review
Prostate Cancer & Prostate Diseases
Spinal Cord
The Hematology Journal
The Pharmacogenomics Journal

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3. For More Information

a. CDL News

Several items of interest, including "Milestones," "Progress Reports," "What's New," and previous issues of CDLINFO are posted on the CDL web site (http://www.cdlib.org/) under News and Developments. Please share news of this resource with your colleagues!

Remember also that reports, working documents, and status information of particular interest to library staff, are all available at http://www.cdlib.org/libstaff/.

b. Contacts for Questions or Problems

If you have problems accessing or using the system or have questions, including questions about the status of electronic journal collections and Internet resources, you can contact CDL staff in one of the following ways:

• For immediate assistance, call the CDL Helpline at (510) 987-0555. Callers with TDD equipment, please call 1-800-735-2929 in California for the telephone relay operator.
• Send an e-mail message to cdl@www.cdlib.org.
• Click on "What's New" at http://www.dbs.cdlib.org/ (also known as http://www.melvyl.ucop.edu) for information about system outages, problems with particular databases, the status of a resource, etc.

For information about whether your UC campus has access to a particular electronic journal or Internet resource, contact your local collection development officer.

c. Information about CDLINFO

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