CDLINFO Newsletter, July 8, 2004 Vol. 7, No. 13

CONTENTS

1. Computer Database and National Newspaper Index Databases Deselected
2. New Resources Available
1. Royal Society of Chemistry Archive
2. Wiley Backfile Collections
3. CDL Fliers Now Available
4. For More Information
1. News and Publications
2. Contacts for Questions or Problems
3. About CDLINFO

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1. Computer Database and National Newspaper Index Databases Deselected

The CDL systemwide digital subscriptions to the Gale/Infotrac Computer Database and the National Newspaper Index were cancelled as of July 1.

Shared Cataloging has sent the cancelled title changes to the campuses. Records will remain in the Melvyl Catalog until the campuses update their records. The CDL Directory has been updated to reflect these changes.

Current Contents via Ovid is slated to be cancelled on January 1, 2005.

For further information on the deselection of databases, see: http://www.cdlib.org/inside/collect/deselection.html

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2. New Resources Available

a. Royal Society of Chemistry Archive

By Cory Craig (UC Davis), Resource Liaison

All UC campuses now have access to the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) Archive of journals published from 1841-1996. Online access to the RSC journals is available at: http://www.rsc.org/is/journals/j1.htm

Previously, only recent years were available online, and each campus relied on its own print subscriptions to various RSC journals.

The archive features full-text searching and includes approximately 200,000 articles (1.2 million pages). A complete list of journals included in the RSC archive (including title changes and years of coverage) is available at: http://www.rsc.org/pdf/journals/archive/journals.pdf

The one-time purchase cost for the archive was paid by the CDL; campuses will pay a modest annual access fee.

b. Wiley Backfile Collections

By Jeff Williams (UC San Diego), Resource Liaison

The CDL has recently acquired three significant journal backfile collections from Wiley InterScience in the areas of biotechnology, chemistry, and polymer science. The collections were acquired based on the recommendation of the Joint Steering Committee on Shared Collections (JSC) and the approval of the Collection Development Committee (CDC).

The three backfiles encompass more than 1.5 million pages.

• The Angewandte Chemie International Edition backfiles from 1962-1997. More information is available at: http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/collectionhome/AGCOL/HOME
• The Biotechnology, Biochemistry, and Biophysics backfiles. More information is available at: http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/collectionhome/BTCOL/HOME
• The Polymer backfiles. More information is available at: http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/collectionhome/PBCOL/HOME

The CDL purchased perpetual rights to the Wiley backfiles with one-time funding on behalf of all UC libraries and future students. Another backfile, General Chemistry, is due to be acquired latter this year and will become part of the UC collection.

Catalog records for individual titles in the wiley backfile will be distributed by shared cataloging to all campuses.

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3. CDL Fliers Now Available

Fliers describing CDL programs, projects, and services are now available in PDF format on the instructional materials web page under "CDL": http://www.cdlib.org/inside/instruct/#c

Links to the fliers are also on project web pages. The fliers were distributed to attendees at the recent CDL workshops on digital library services for UC's libraries.

Flier topics:

• CDL Overview
• American West
• Counting California
• Digital Preservation
• eScholarship Repository
• eScholarship Editions
• Image Services
• Interface Customization Tools: The CDL METS Repository
• Melvyl Catalog
• Metasearch Infrastructure
• Online Archive of California
• Shared Cataloging
• UC-eLinks

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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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