CONTENTS
- CDL Gets a New IP Address
- Creating Links into the CDL Directory
- July Release of CDL Services Available for Testing/Viewing
- Education Working Group Recommends Guiding Principles
- Online Archive of California Developments
- PIR/Request Phase II Discussed at Updates
- Full List of Recommended Commercial Electronic Files
- CDL Directory Submission Pilot Project
- CDL Milestones
- Contacts for Questions or Problems
- Information about the CDLINFO-L Listserv
1. CDL Gets a New IP Address
The CDL mainframe server is getting a new network interface designed to improve response time and stability when the system is heavily used and thus, our IP address is changing. If you use domain names, e.g., dbs.cdlib.org or melvyl.ucop.edu, to access our CDL-hosted databases via telnet or Z39.50, then this change will be transparent. If you must use numeric addresses, then you will need to change the numeric address from 192.35.222.222 to our new address, 128.48.141.7 when we make the cutover.Our cutover date is June 30, 1999, at 2:00 a.m. If there are any changes to this date we will notify you via this list.
If you experience connection problems after this date, please check with your local library systems or computer support staff. If they cannot assist you in resolving the problem, call the CDL Helpline at (510) 987-0555.
Please share this information with your colleagues.
2. Creating Links into the CDL Directory
Library web managers have a great deal of flexibility in how they can provide access to the CDL Directory from their web sites. The simplest approach is to provide a link to the CDL Directory's home page atLibrary web managers can design unique "portals" into the CDL Directory that maintain some control over the content that can be delivered through them and reflect their own libraries' presentation.
For documentation on creating links from your library into the CDL Directory, visit (http://www.cdlib.org/hlp/directory/linking.html).
3. July Release of CDL Services Available for Testing/Viewing
http://www.cdlib.org/libstaff/july99/The URL above leads to descriptions and several viewable/testable changes to the CDL Web, CDL Directory, and CDL-hosted Databases Interface, including the Melvyl Catalog, that are being prepared for a July 7th release. Many of these changes are based upon comments received from library staff and patrons. Descriptions of desired changes and plans for implementing them have been widely discussed at Digital Library forums, in CDLINFO, and elsewhere. In several cases new functionality is described at the above URL, but implementation is dependent upon vendors or further input from UC library staff. The availability of these prototypes for testing was announced to members of the Users Council, CDL Evaluation liaisons, and others last week. You are encouraged to view this site and forward comments and suggestions. Test pages and mockups will continue to be established as soon as practicable, so we encourage revisiting the site. Thank you for your support and collaboration in the continuing work to create useful enhancements to digital services based at the CDL.
4. Education Working Group Recommends Guiding Principles
Drawing upon discussion with colleagues, interaction during the DL Strategies forums, and their extensive experience, the members of the CDL Education Working Group have developed a set of "Recommended Guiding Principles" to guide development of the education programs of the CDL.The recommendations include overarching principles focussed on educational collaboration, high quality, and integration into the research, teaching, and learning environment of the University. Specific principles for CDL education programs start with the importance of usability assessment and pedagogical design in the selection and development of collections, services, and tools. The two-page document addresses primary constituencies and their input, evaluation of instructional efforts, economies of scale, and innovation.
The document is available for viewing in the libstaff section of the CDL web at (http://www.cdlib.org/libstaff/education). The EWG will next produce recommendations for education program priorities for the CDL.
5. Online Archive of California Developments
The OAC Advisory Working Group recommended two thematic areas for digitizing archival material across UC campuses. SOPAG and the University Librarians endorsed the recommendation of a collaborative focus on the arts in California and ethnic communities in California for primary source content available through the OAC. Selection guidelines and digitization processes -- following the recent "Standards for Digitization" forwarded by the CDL Technical Standards and Architecture Working Group -- are now being discussed by the OAC Advisory Working Group.More information about OAC activities and the announcement of the addition of OAC background materials to the CDL Shared Collections web site will be featured in an upcoming CDLINFO.
6. PIR/Request Phase II Discussed at Updates
Regional meetings held in early June brought UC library staff together to discuss the success of automatic requesting of materials (via the Melvyl Catalog's Request service) during the first half of 1999, and to discuss its further development. Levels of use, results of a user satisfaction survey, the potential for extension to journal articles, the cancellation of the "Request for Proposals" for a phase II fulfillment service (software), and alternatives for creating more efficiencies in inter-library services work flows were focal points of the meeting. Readers are encouraged to talk with the ILS staff and to consult the PIR web site at (http://www.cdlib.org/libstaff/sharedcoll/projects/pir/) for more information.7. Full List of Recommended Commercial Electronic Files
The Joint Steering Committee for Shared Collection's survey of bibliographer groups yielded a large number of recommendations for digital resources. Previous issues of CDLINFO announced the availability of the completed surveys and of JSCSC's criteria for prioritization and an initial list of recommended commercial priorities. Mary Engle (CDL, Shared Content) has provided summary tables showing all survey recommendations for commercial products, including CD-ROMS, are available on the web. Visit the JSCSC web site at (http://www.cdlib.org/libstaff/sharedcoll/jsc/). (Note that some files are password protected. Consult with your collection development officer for access instructions.)The Complete List (Summary Table of Survey Results: Complete List [password controlled RTF]) is the full listing of all electronic resources that UC bibliographer groups recommended for acquisition by the CDL. This list is large (24 pages, so beware in printing). The CDROM resources are shaded for easy recognition. The second table (Summary Table of Survey Results: All except CD ROMs [password controlled RTF]) eliminates the CDROM resources, so it is much more manageable at 11 pages.
Six months have passed since the first survey, so the Joint Steering Committee is currently contacting the bibliographer groups for updates and changes. This might be a good time to send suggestions to the various groups listed at the top of each table.
8. CDL Directory Submission Pilot Project
One of the major goals of the CDL Directory is to experiment with the development of a collaboration "space" where the UC campus libraries can participate in the creation and management of digital content. Through the CDL Directory, the campus libraries will be able to work together in creating a highly usable, central resource. Currently, CDL staff are responsible for creating Directory records for CDL-licensed content.At the present time, the campus libraries are individually licensing important digital resources. For the CDL Directory to be truly usable as a central resource, these locally licensed digital resources need to be included. It is therefore important that these resources be added to the Directory quickly. To help fulfill the vision of the Directory as a shared resource, campus library staff should be responsible for adding information about these resources to the CDL Directory.
To help determine the best way to handle this process, the CDL plans to conduct a pilot project this summer in which a small group of campus libraries will add locally licensed content to the Directory. In addition to the many questions that will arise concerning the most appropriate interface design to manage this process in a production environment, there are also other important questions that should be addressed in this pilot:
- Are there important elements missing from the current Directory resource description?
- How might record elements (e.g., description, topics assigned) for the same resource differ when submitted by different campuses? How significant will these difference be?
- How many resources require campus-specific URLs?
- How many campus-licensed resources require unique login IDs and/or passwords?
More information about this pilot will be released shortly. If you have any questions in the meantime, please contact Brian Warling (brian.warling@ucop.edu).
9. CDL Milestones
CDL Milestones are now posted on the CDL informational web site10. 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/ 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.
11. 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. Other descriptive information about the CDL is available at the www.cdlib.org web site.
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.