CDLINFO Newsletter, March 24, 2005 Vol. 8, No. 6
CONTENTS
1. Melvyl Catalog Newsletter: Two New Issues
Two new issues of the Melvyl Matters newletter are now available, reporting on the good, the bad, and the ugly issues that arose in the recent Melvyl Catalog library staff satisfaction survey.
2. New Resource Available
a. Merck Index Online
By Marion Peters, UCLA
The recently licensed Merck Index Online, an encyclopedia of chemicals, drugs, and biologicals, joins a suite of online databases available at all UC campuses that offer access to chemical literature.
Version 13.4 of Merck Index Online contains all of the content found in the hard copy Merck Index 13th edition, plus 230 new entries, as well as 540 entries retired from the 12th edition. The 11,020 entries (referred to as monographs) for single substances and related groups of compounds cover the following: chemical, generic, and brand names; CAS (Chemical Abstracts Service) registry numbers; physical data and literature references; structures and stereochemistry; toxicity information; and therapeutic uses.
The section on organic name reactions can be browsed or searched by keyword. Name reaction descriptions are detailed and include both original and recent literature references. Among the additional tables, viewable in PDF and included in a separate section, are ones covering selected abbreviations found in the chemical literature, conversion factors, indicators, and thermometric equivalents. The Merck Index database is also structure-searchable with installation of a free ChemDraw plug-in from CambridgeSoft.
Teri Vogel, UC San Diego, is the new CDL Resource Liaison for Merck Index Online. She can be contacted at tmvogel@ucsd.edu.
3. For More Information
a. News and Publications
News and events, press releases, reports and guidelines, and articles published by CDL staff are posted on the CDL web site. Please share news of this resource with your colleagues!
In addition, status information about CDL resources, reports, and working documents of particular interest to library staff are available at Inside CDL web site.
b. Contacts for Questions or Problems
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- 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.
- Or, send an email to cdl@www.cdlib.org.
For information about whether your UC campus has access to a particular electronic journal or Internet resource, contact your local collection development officer.
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