CDLINFO LISTSERV, January 20, 1999, Special Issue

CONTENTS

1. CDL Opens Its "Digital Doors"
2. For More Information
   1. CDL News
   2. Contacts for Questions or Problems
   3. Information about the CDLINFO-L Listserv

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1. CDL Opens Its "Digital Doors"

The CDL is pleased to announce the release of the CDL integrated Web site today, January 20, 1999 at http://www.cdlib.org/. CDL readers are aware of the many activities -- establishing shared collections principles and structures, licensing new resources for the UC system, opening the Environmental Information Project website, enhancing the Web version of the Melvyl® Catalog, and planning for the Request and Update services, to name a few -- that preceded the establishment of this website which now serves as the gateway to the co-library. With the availability of the website the California Digital Library officially opens its "digital doors."

The CDL web re-organizes and updates descriptive information about the CDL. More importantly it provides access to the browsable and searchable Directory of Collections and Services. The Directory was developed based upon broad-ranging discussions with Library staff. It provides unified access to electronic journals, databases, and finding aids in the Online Archive of California. It complements the Melvyl Catalog, as well as local campus library catalogs, the California Periodicals database, and the many abstracting and indexing databases by directing people to those resources or to electronic journals and other resources. The Directory is being designed to be collaboratively maintained and to allow a "campus view" of available digital resources at the user's choice. (See the Directory's User Guide at (http://www.cdlib.org/guides/) for more information.) Specific views, including subject-based views, can also be created for a particular library's "entrance" to the CDL.

The opening of the CDL web reflects the work and collaboration of individuals and organizations throughout the University as well as of CDL friends and partners. The many milestones leading to this point are also products of the "One University - One Library" vision and the co-investment of energy and resources by all of the campuses that vision entails. The work is, of course, ongoing. Watch CDLINFO for news about continuing progress in shared collections, evaluation and education programs for CDL resources, new tool and service development, and shared strategies for innovations in scholarly communication.

Thank you for the support and enthusiasm you have shown for the CDL. Be sure to send us comments and questions via our advisory groups, contact with CDL staff, or the feedback button that appears on every CDL page.

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2. For More Information

a. CDL News

Several items of interest, including "Milestones," "Highlights 1997-1998," and "What's New" are now posted on the CDL informational web site (http://www.cdlib.org/) under News and Developments. Please share news of this resource with your colleagues!

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 "News" at (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 the CDLINFO-L Listserv

The CDLINFO-L Listserv is designed for UC library employees as a first step in CDL efforts to build an active communications program to inform the UC community about progress in creation of the CDL, policy issues under discussion, and newly available electronic resources. We hope that subscribers from the UC libraries will pass on selected information from the Listserv to faculty, staff, and students on their campuses, as appropriate. On January 20, 1999 the descriptive web site at http://www.cdlib.org will change to become an integrated site providing access to CDL collections and services as well as updated descriptive information.

Eligible subscribers: UC library employees

To subscribe: Please send the following line to listserv@listserv.ucop.edu: SUBSCRIBE CDLINFO-L (your name)

Frequency of publication: Biweekly, or as new information warrants.

Communicating with the Listserv: While the CDL Listserv does not accept submissions, subscribers are encouraged to send suggestions, thoughts, and comments on material in the Listserv or on related issues to the CDL at cdl@ucop.edu.