CDLINFO LISTSERV, July 26, 2001, Vol.4, No. 13

CONTENTS

1. CDL Database Transitions
   1. Database Vendors Chosen
   2. Melvyl Telnet Access Continues
2. New Resources Now Available
   1. Springer LINK Books/Book Series
3. For More Information
   1. CDL News
   2. Contacts for Questions or Problems
   3. Information about CDLINFO

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   1. CDL Database Transitions

   a. Database Vendors Chosen

   The Transition Steering Committee has made the following recommendations regarding new vendors. These are in addition to the database transitions already in process, which include PubMed (access with UC links to holdings, content and Request as of 7/18/01), and GeoRef (from CSA with links to holdings and content as of 7/3/01): -ABI/Inform: via ProQuest (Bell and Howell, which produces the database) -RILM: via NISC -Expanded Academic Index (MAGS), Computer Database, and National Newspaper Index Database: via Gale Group, which produces these databases.

   Although not transitioning to a new vendor, the ArticleFirst database, known as JRNL in the CDL-hosted telnet version, will now be accessible only via OCLC's FirstSearch web interface. This timing of the transition coincides with major changes in OCLC's Z39.50 service used to support the current telnet interface.

   Below is the transition schedule for these databases:

   Database Name	New Access Begins	CDL Access Ends
   RILM	August 15, 2001	August 15, 2001
   ArticleFirst (JRNL)	August 15, 2001	August 15, 2001
   ABI/Inform	August 15, 2001	December 2002*
   Expanded Academic Index (MAGS)	August 15, 2001	December 2002*
   Computer Database	August 15, 2001	December 2002*
   National Newspaper Index	August 15, 2001	December 2002*

   *CDL is committed to maintaining access through December 2002 unless there are unforeseen circumstances, such as vendors making significant changes to their data structure, or recommendations to remove parallel access earlier. Please refer to the Database Status document on the CDL Libstaff site for detailed information about which services (e.g., Request, Update, etc.) will be available and when in the new versions of all A&I transition databases. Available at: http://www.cdlib.org/libstaff/sharedcoll/a-i-trans. Directions for access to these resources will be announced closer to their implementation date, after the CDL has verified access.

   b. Melvyl Telnet Access Continues

   There WILL be a telnet interface for the version of Melvyl referred to as Melvyl-T during the transition process. This interface will provide the vital functions of command line searching and fast, plain text display. It will include the ability to save searches within the session and to email records and lists of records. Like the current telnet interface, it will not include all features that are present in the web-based OPAC, but it is designed to serve the needs of staff users with low-bandwidth connections.

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   A list of recently added content is always available at: http://www.cdlib.org/news/whatsnew.html

   2. New Resources Available

   a. Springer LINK Books/Book Series

   The recently signed Springer LINK journals contract was expanded to include the LINK Books/Book Series. The full list of Springer LINK Books/Book Series is available at http://link.springer-ny.com/ol/bookser.htm. To access the full content, click on the selected title, and then click "contents." The following Books/Book Series have been licensed by the CDL:
   

   • Advances in Polymer Science
   • Landolt B•rnstein New Series
   • Lecture Notes in Computer Science
   • Lecture Notes in Control and Information Sciences
   • Lecture Notes in Physics
   • Progress in Colloid and Polymer Science
   • Prokaryotes
   • Springer Tracts in Modern Physics
   • Topics in Applied Physics
   • Topics in Current Chemistry

   In addition to the licensed Books/Book Series listed above, the CDL has full text access to new titles added to Springer LINK during 2001. For access beyond 2001, the titles need to be added to the contract. Titles not included in the current license, but for which we have full text access during 2001, are:

   • Advances in Biochemical Engineering/Biotechnology
   • Advances in Solid State Physics
   • Handbook of Environmental Chemistry
   • Multimediales Lernen in der medizinischen Ausbildung
   • Molecular Sieves
   • Structure and Bonding
   • Topics in Organometallic Chemistry

   The Shared Catalogers are working on providing records for all licensed Books and Book Series.

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   3. For More Information

   a. CDL News

   Several items of interest, including "Milestones," yearly highlights, "What's New," and previous issues of CDLINFO are posted on the CDL Web site http://www.dbs.cdlib.org/ under News. 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 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/ 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

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