CONTENTS
- Resource Update: Free Version Replacing Licensed Version
- Books in Print
- Encyclopedia Britannica
- Resource Update: Migration to New Versions
- MLA from OCLC to SilverPlatter
- ArtAbstracts from OCLC to H. W. Wilson
- Shared Cataloging Records Project Update
- Evaluation and Statistical Information are Available
- New Proxy Server Service FAQ
- For More Information
- CDL News
- Contacts for Questions or Problems
- Information about CDLINFO
1. Resource Update: Free Version Replacing Licensed Version
On July 1 the licensed versions of Books in Print and Encyclopedia Britannica will no longer be available. The Collection Development Committee (CDC) with input from the Joint Steering Committee (JSC) and campus staff have chosen to not renew contracts for these resources. Following extensive discussion and review, committee members were persuaded by the cost savings and the minimal impact, or even improvement, in functionality and quality provided by free versions.NOTE: If you have created links to EB & BIP by linking first directly to the CDL Directory records, you will need to update those links to point to the new records that will be installed on July 1. (Unfortunately there is no way to redirect your old links to the directory records to the new records). The Directory records for the licensed versions will be replaced by the free versions (listed below) as of July 1.
a. Books in Print
Reports from campus staff from around the system uncovered many problems with OCLC's BIP (such as chronically out of date material).
Since there is no single resource that replaces BIP, listed below are a selection of suggested alternatives:
On the "UCSD Reference Shelf" page on publishers catalogs [http://sshl.ucsd.edu/refshelf/publishers.html] is a collection of alternative BIP resources. Some additional resources include: Bookfinder [http://www.bookfinder.com] and Association of American University Presses [ http://aaup.pupress.princeton.edu/ ].
Each of these resources will be evaluated and added to the CDL Directory as appropriate.
b. Encyclopedia Britannica
The Encyclopedia Britannica Resource Liaison, Dawn Anderson, conducted a thorough evaluation of the free vs. fee versions. This evaluation was extremely helpful to the JSC in making their recommendation to the CDC.
The free version of Encyclopedia Britannica is available at: [http://www.eb.com/]
2. Resource Update: Migration to New Versions
On July 1 new interfaces for MLA International Bibliography and ArtAbstracts databases will be available. The Z39.50 implementation of these new databases should be available shortly after July 1 (pending the resolution of vendor technical problems).
a. MLA from OCLC to SilverPlatter
The SilverPlatter product offers enhanced functionality, less restricted access, and the inclusion of the MLA thesaurus. In addition, the content is updated more frequently than OCLC's.
The English and American Literature Bibliographers conducted a formal evaluation of alternative platforms and recommended to the CDL Joint Steering Committee that MLA Bibliography migrate to SilverPlatter. MLA Resource Liaison, Michaelyn Burnette (UCB), was also very helpful in the selection process.
In addition, the CDL has licensed SilverLinker for all campuses, which allows links to full text.
b. ArtAbstracts from OCLC to H. W. Wilson
The primary reason for choosing H. W. Wilson over OCLC is that they offer ArtAbstracts (1984-present) and Art Index Retrospective (1929-1984) through one interface (seven campuses collectively decided to license Art Retro; also available July 1).
At the recommendation of the CDL Joint Steering Committee (JSC) on Shared Collections, CDL made licensing Art Retro and integrating the two files a priority. The JSC decision was made with significant input from the Art Bibliographers and Leslie Abrams (UCSD), ArtAbstracts Resource Liaison.
3. Shared Cataloging Records Project Update
Renee Chin has joined the CDL Shared Cataloging Project (SCP) in San Diego. Her job will consist of systemically mining the publisher home pages of CDL-licensed resources to determine new and changed journals in addition to doing Persistent Identifiers (PIDs) maintenance.
The SCP catalogers are currently adding Persistent Identifiers (PIDs) to the CDL records (see CDLINFO Vol.3, No.6 [http://www.cdlib.org/news/cdlinfo/cdlinfo051600.html] for information about PIDs). PIDs were first added to the current URLs and now the PIDs are replacing the URLs in the bibliographic records. The transfers on the Company of Biologists, IEEE Xplore, Institute of Physics, Project Muse, Science, and Wiley records have been completed; Kluwer records are in process. The goal is to complete all transfers by the end of June.
Further information about the CDL Shared Cataloging Project is available at: [http://orpheus-1.ucsd.edu/disc/cdl/].
4. Evaluation and Statistical Information are Available
The Evaluation Activities web page in Libstaff [http://www.cdlib.org/libstaff/education/evaluation/] has been updated to include access to the 1999 CDL Statistics Profile (and other stats), RFP and PIR/Request survey summaries, focus group summaries and other evaluation activity documents.
5. New Proxy Server Service FAQ
A Proxy Server Service FAQ is now available: [http://www.cdlib.org/inside/resources/services/offcampusaccess.html]. It describes the proxy server service and includes links to campuses information pages. We would like to thank the Users Council representatives for providing this information.
6. For More Information
a. CDL News
Several items of interest, including "Milestones," "Highlights 1997-1998," "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
CDLINFO is designed to inform UC Librarians, and the UC community, about the progress 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 newsletter to faculty, staff, and students on their campuses, as appropriate. More complete information about the CDL, as well as the Directory of Collections and Services which leads to digital resources, is available at the CDL website at http://www.cdlib.org.
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