CDLINFO LISTSERV, March 14, 2002, Vol.5, No.5
CONTENTS
- CDL Database Transitions
- Article Level Links Now Available for Elsevier ScienceDirect Journals via UC-eLinks
- CDL-Hosted Journal Article Databases FAQ Updated
- New Resources Available
- Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Digital Library (Karen Andrews, UCD)
- Bepress Journals
- Announcing New CDL Resources: Access, Timing and Timeliness
- Library Staff News
- Alan Ritch Retires from Joint Steering Committee; Camile Wanat Appointed
- For More Information
- CDL News
- Contacts for Questions or Problems
- Information about CDLINFO
1. CDL Database Transitions
a. Article Level Links Now Available for Elsevier ScienceDirect Journals via UC-eLinks
Linking to the article, rather than journal level is a significant breakthrough, since CDL licenses over 1,000 Elsevier titles. From a citation in a CSA Database, for example, a user encounters the Elsevier ScienceDirect fulltext link in the UC-eLinks pop-up window and it will now link directly to the article's full electronic text.
From a citation in a CSA Database, for example, a user encounters the UC-eLinks pop-up window, which will now link directly to the article's full electronic text.
This development will have an even greater impact as more of the transitioning science databases move to new vendors since Elsevier is primarily a publisher in the physical and life sciences.
Further information about UC-eLinks is available on CDL Libstaff at: http://www.cdlib.org/libstaff/uc-elinks/.
A users guide for UC-eLinks is available at: http://www.cdlib.org/guides/ucelinks/.
b. CDL-Hosted Journal Article Databases FAQ Updated
The CDL-Hosted Journal Article Databases FAQ has been updated to reflect changes
since the text was originally written, and now includes an expanded answer to
the question, "How are decisions being made?"
http://www.cdlib.org/inside/projects/a-i-trans/#faq . This portion was
enlarged to remind journal article database users, including library staff,
why one database vendor was selected over another.
NOTE: New resources listed below are not yet in the CDL Directory of Collections and Services; they will be added within the next 2 weeks. You can access them directly from the URL provided.
A list of recently added content is always available at < http://www.cdlib.org/news/whatsnew.html#recentadds >
2. New Resources Available
a. Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Digital Library (Karen Andrews, UCD)
Berkeley, Davis, Irvine and Los Angeles now have a license for the Tier 2 resource SAE Digital Library [http://www.elecpubs.sae.org/NXT/gateway.dll?f=templates&fn=default.htm&vid=SAE:SAE2]. (Los Angeles and Berkeley will keep a current subscription to the microfiche papers for archival backup.) Karen Andrews (UCD) negotiated the license for this Tier 2 resource.
The SAE Digital Library is an index (1906 - present) to thousands of SAE technical papers, journal articles, and standards covering all areas of transportation engineering including ground vehicle, aerospace, off-highway, and manufacturing technology. Coverage includes fuels and lubricants, emissions, electronics, brakes, restraint systems, engines, materials, among others. The SAE Digital Library provides the full-text of SAE technical papers published after 1998 and abstracts for papers published after 1967.
Please Note: The SAE Digital Library requires Netscape version 6.1 or better,
or Internet Explorer version 5.x or better.
b. Bepress Journals
Twelve titles in economics from the Berkeley Electronic Press (bepress) were licensed for all campuses by the CDL [http://www.bepress.com]. In addition to the valuable content these journals represent, the decision to license them was influenced by a desire to support bepress' innovative models of scholarly communication. The CDL Joint Steering Committee on Shared Collections endorsed the acquisition.
The bepress publishing model is geared toward exemplary, rapidly disseminated journals. The centerpiece of this approach is simultaneous consideration of submissions in a "family" of peer-reviewed journals, converting the archaic sequential submission process that traditional journals employ into an efficient parallel model. The result is a reduction in time from initial submission to final publication of over 100 weeks (standard within the economics discipline) to an average of 14 weeks. The bepress model has been firmly embraced by the academic community. Contributors include faculty members from Harvard, Yale, Stanford, UC Berkeley, and Oxford, among other prestigious institutions.
The titles include:
B.E. Journals in Macroeconomics (series title)
-Frontiers of Macroeconomics
-Advances in Macroeconomics
-Contributions to Macroeconomics
-Topics in Macroeconomics
B.E. Journals in Theoretical Economics (series title)
-Frontiers of Theoretical
Economics
-Advances in Theoretical Economics
-Contributions to Theoretical
Economics
-Topics in Theoretical Economics
B.E. Journals in Economic Analysis & Policy (series title)
-Frontiers of Economic Analysis
& Policy
-Advances in Economic Analysis
& Policy
-Contributions to Economic
Analysis & Policy
-Topics in Economic Analysis
& Policy
3. Announcing New CDL Resources: Access, Timing and Timeliness
Many UC librarians have wondered about the timing of CDL announcements for new resources such as e-journal publishers or databases. In particular, they wonder why there is sometimes a lag between the time new resources are announced and the availability of cataloging records produced by the Shared Cataloging Program (SCP) for campus library catalogs, CDL Directory records, and links between citations and full-text items.
CDL has been working internally to coordinate better the processes contributing to the timing of when a newly licensed resource is announced. We have done this both to understand the current situation and to plan how we can improve these processes. A working draft of a document capturing the processes that reflect the various and complex dependencies is available at available at http://www.cdlib.org/libstaff/announce-flow.pdf.
The ideal sequence is when CDL confirms that all the appropriate campuses can access a newly-licensed resource, the cataloging should be complete (and available from SCP and in the CDL Directory) and linking should be complete or available within a very short time period. The resource should be announced in the next CDLINFO and posted on the "What's New" portion of the CDL site. In reality, this is usually easier said than done, and a balance sometimes must be struck between taking immediate advantage of the availability of a resource and creating the records and access paths to the resource.
There was a time last fall, when a particularly large number of new e-journals
became available, and cataloging lagged behind some of the announcements. Cataloging
by SCP and for the CDL Directory are now caught up. We are exploring some additional
steps to speed this process up, including the following possibilities:
--Giving the SCP catalogers access to a new resource before access for everyone
is turned on, so they can catalog resources in advance of the wider announcement
--Allowing campuses to get SCP records directly from UCSD on a weekly basis
(rather than getting the SCP records from CDL on a monthly basis).
In a nutshell, the agreed-upon policy is as follows: SCP records for new packages will be cataloged as quickly as possible given the number of titles involved. Ordinarily this happens within a few weeks after access is turned on, though some special cases (many titles, foreign language content, etc.) may take much longer.
If you have questions or comments about this process or suggestions for additional
improvement, please contact Steve Toub, CDL Web Design Manager at (510) 987-0078
or Steve.Toub@ucop.edu .
4. Library Staff News
a. Alan Ritch Retires from Joint Steering Committee; Camile Wanat Appointed
The CDL will be saying good-bye to one of its most astute, eloquent, and tireless advisers with the retirement this week of Alan Ritch. Alan served on the CDL Joint Steering Committee on Shared Collections (JSC) from its inception in 1998 when he hailed from the Santa Cruz campus and was reappointed to a second term in 2000, this time representing Berkeley. Alan's unique perspective and breadth of knowledge have been invaluable in shaping a shared digital collection and in devising cost-share models that miraculously allowed everyone to participate. His leadership in collaborative activities for the University extend back many years before the CDL was born.
At the same time, the CDL is pleased to announce the appointment of Camille Wanat, Head of the Engineering Library at Berkeley, to the Joint Steering Committee through June 30, 2004. Camille also has a record of collaborative contributions, recently completed a three-year term as LAUC member of the Collection Development Committee, and is the IEEE Resource Liaison. Revisions in JSC liaison assignments will be announced soon.
The CDL Joint Steering Committee on Shared Collections was appointed to advise
the CDL on shared collections from a systemwide viewpoint and to identify and
manage appropriate consultative and evaluation mechanisms (see [http://www.cdlib.org/libstaff/sharedcoll/jsc/].
5. 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 "News" 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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