CDLINFO Newsletter, June 10, 2004 Vol. 7, No. 11
CONTENTS
- New Resources Available
- Dekker Encyclopedias
- Library Staff News
- Jennifer Colvin Joins the CDL Staff
- Correction: American Geophysical Union (AGU) Journals
- For More Information
- News and Publications
- Contacts for Questions or Problems
- About CDLINFO
1. New Resources Available
a. Dekker Encyclopedias
By Julia Gelfand (UC Irvine), Resource LiaisonNearly all UC campuses are participating in the online Dekker Encyclopedia project via a voluntary Tier 2 program.
The publisher, Marcel Dekker, has been issuing encyclopedias in print for many years. This year, UC campuses that chose to participate will obtain online access without committing to the print version or to supplement existing print holdings with the online version and updates. Perpetual licensing of these products and shared cataloging for the titles selected by three or more campuses is now underway.
Fourteen titles in the disciplines of agriculture, chemistry, engineering, medicine, pharmacy and pharmacology, public administration, statistics, and library/information science are now available. Seven new titles are being released over the next few months.
Online access allows for full text searching and browsing from the table of contents or index, and full page copying. Descriptions of the encyclopedias can be found at: http://www.dekker.com
The following titles and participating campuses indicate where online access will be available (not every title was acquired or licensed):
Pest Management: UC Santa Cruz
Chromotography: UC Santa Cruz, UC Berkeley, UCLA, UC San Diego
Surface & Colloid Chemistry: UCLA
Soil Science: UC Riverside, UC Santa Cruz
Clinical Pharmacy: UC San Francisco
Public Administration & Public Policy: UC Berkeley
Library & Information Science: UC Berkeley, UC San Diego
Water Science: UC Berkeley, UCLA, UC Riverside, UC Santa Cruz
Optical Engineering: UC Berkeley, UCLA, UC Santa Cruz
Plant & Crop Science: UC Riverside
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology: UC Berkeley, UC Irvine, UCLA, UC Santa Barbara, UC San Diego, UC Santa Cruz
Forthcoming titles:
Biomaterials & Biomedical Engineering: UC Berkeley, UC Irvine, UCLA, UC San Diego
Supramolecular Chemistry: UC Berkeley, UCLA
Medical Proteomics & Genomics: UC Irvine, UCLA, UC Santa Cruz
Chemical Processing: UCLA
2. Library Staff News
a. Jennifer Colvin Joins the CDL Staff
Beginning on June 15, Jennifer Colvin will join the CDL on a three-year staff contract as the Senior Communications Analyst. Over the past year, Jennifer has been at the CDL as a contractor working several communications projects, including the CDLINFO newsletter.
In her new role, she will refresh and extend an overall communications plan for the CDL, as well as continue in a variety of writing and editing responsibilities.
3. Correction: American Geophysical Union (AGU) Journals
In the last issue of CDLINFO, it was incorrectly stated that the CDL funded access to the American Geophysical Union (AGU) ejournals. Access to the AGU ejournals is in fact funded by all of the UC campuses; the CDL paid for the shared print archive.
Some campuses have reported problems accessing the AGU journals online. The CDL is working with AGU to resolve the problem.
4. 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 on the Inside CDL web site.
b. Contacts for Questions or Problems
If you have problems accessing CDL resources or have questions, including questions about the status of electronic journal collections and Internet resources, contact the CDL:- 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.
c. About CDLINFO
CDLINFO informs UC librarians and the UC community about the progress of the CDL, policy issues under discussion, and newly available electronic resources. Please share selected information from this newsletter with faculty, staff, and students on the campuses.
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