CDLINFO LISTSERV, August 9, 2001, Vol.4, No.14
CONTENTS
- CDL Database Transitions
- Change in Transition Steering Committee Roster
- Change in vendor for GeoRef
- Changes in Access to ArticleFirst (JRNL) and ContentsFirst (JRNLT)
- Changes in RILM Abstracts of Music Literature Access
- SFX is Coming to the CDL
- Periodical Contents Index (PCI) Full Text No Longer Available
- Online Surveying Software Renewed
- Ellen Meltzer Appointed CDL Staff Liaison to the Users Council
- Library Staff News
- Raymund Ramos Joins the CDL
- Debra Bartling and Pamela Daniels Join the Melvyl Transition Team
- Gabriela Montoya Joins the CDL
- Debora Boyd Leaving the CDL
- John Kupersmith Returns to UCB
- Donna Kaiser Leaving the CDL
- For More Information
- CDL News
- Contacts for Questions or Problems
- Information about CDLINFO
1. CDL Database Transitions
a. Change in Transition Steering Committee Roster
Now that its initial recommendations have passed to the negotiation stage, the Abstracting and Indexing Database Transition Steering Committee will focus on implementation issues. At the same time, we welcome Margaret Phillips, Electronic Resources Librarian (UCB), who replaces Patty Iannuzzi as our Berkeley representative. We thank Patty for her hard work on the committee's behalf. All other original members will continue to serve on the committee.Soon, more information will be available via Libstaff and for the public on specific database transitions. Those announced below follow from TSC's recommendations and/or result from changes in the current vendor's access which resulted in an earlier transition.
Users will see notices of these changes posted on opening screens or when attempting to initiate a search using the old interface, and can read more details at the What's New pages.
b. Change in vendor for GeoRef
GeoRef via Z39.50 is now officially retired. GeoRef is no longer available via telnet (the USE GEOREF command) or via the web interface for CDL-hosted databases.GeoRef from CSA, which includes GeoRef in Process (GRIP), is now available via the CDL Directory [http://www.cdlib.org/collections/] by selecting "GeoRef (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts)" from the "Other Databases" pull-down menu, or on the CDL-hosted Databases welcome screen [http://www.dbs.cdlib.org] by selecting GeoRef [via Cambridge Scientific Abstracts] from the "More Databases" pull-down menu. Information has been sent to Users Council representatives on how to provide direct access to the database.
c. Changes in Access to ArticleFirst (JRNL) and ContentsFirst (JRNLT)
OCLC is making a significant change in the way it handles its Z39.50 databases. As a result, the FirstSearch databases available from CDL via Z39.50 will be available only in OCLC's web interface (native mode) by the end of 2001 (see previous CDLINFO article June 28, Vol 4 No. 11 http://www.cdlib.org/news/cdlinfo/cdlinfo062801.html#1)Access to ArticleFirst (JRNL) and ContentsFirst (JRNLT) via the CDL-hosted databases telnet interface will end on August 15, 2001. The remaining OCLC databases available through the CDL-hosted databases interface, WorldCat in the web and in telnet and PapersFirst/ProceedingsFirst in telnet, will cease in December 2001.
Access to all of the OCLC databases via native mode is available now via the CDL Directory [http://www.cdlib.org/collections/] from the "Other Databases" pull-down menu or on the CDL-hosted Databases welcome screen [http://www.dbs.cdlib.org] from the "More Databases" pull-down menu.
d. Changes in RILM Abstracts of Music Literature Access
Telnet and web access to OCLC's version of RILM will end on August 15, 2001. Starting August 15, users can access RILM via NISC's web interface by selecting "RILM Abstracts [via NISC]" from the "More databases" pull-down menu on the CDL-hosted Databases welcome screen [http://www.dbs.cdlib.org], or by selecting "RILM Abstracts (NISC)" from the "Other Databases" pull-down menu of the CDL Collections and Services web page [http://www.cdlib.org/collections/].e. SFX is Coming to the CDL
The CDL has acquired the SFX software from ExLibris as part of the Aleph purchase. SFX is a context-sensitive linking technology, i.e., it provides users with links from a particular search result to various associated services. It will replace the current CDL linking technology. Initially, the CDL's SFX server will offer three services: links to e-content, links to holdings, and links to Request. As with the current CDL linking system, links to e-content will be at the most specific level possible.The OpenURL protocol, upon which SFX is based, is an exciting new technology being widely adopted by the library and vendor community. It has the potential to contribute greatly to the integration of services for the user.
SFX will be phased in during the fall of 2001. We plan to begin testing the CDL's SFX server this month with Gale, ProQuest, and CSA (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts). The Transition Steering Committee and the Melvyl-T Services Team will advise on implementation issues.
2. Periodical Contents Index (PCI) Full Text No Longer Available
Before the license amendment was signed for PCI additional segments and PCI Full Text, the vendor changed the terms of the agreement. Due to this change, the Joint Steering Committee on Shared Collections (JSC) recommended that CDL cancel the purchase for PCI Full text if the vendor would not provide terms that adhered more closely to the original proposal.Unfortunately, the final negotiations took place just after CDL announced the availability of the existing full-text titles in the CDL Directory update on Thursday, July 26, 2001. CDL staff will be removing the Directory entries for these titles, and are working with the Shared Cataloging staff to update the records in the Periodicals database. This cancellation does not affect CDL's purchase of PCI Segments 16-19.
Access to the PCI indexing segments remains available at http://pci.chadwyck.com/.
We apologize for any confusion this may cause. Please share this information with your colleagues.
3. Online Surveying Software Renewed
The CDL has renewed the license for the Websurveyor online survey service. CDL took advantage of a special offer to continue the license. This service provides the tools to create and publish online surveys without writing HTML code or hosting the survey on your web server.The CDL license was negotiated to make this tool available for all campus libraries. Over the last year, 3 campuses made use of this tool, publishing 7 surveys, while the CDL has used it extensively for user and staff input into the Melvyl and A&I transitions, among other things.
If you are interested in using this service, please contact Rosalie Lack at Rosalie.Lack@ucop.edu.
4. Ellen Meltzer Appointed CDL Staff Liaison to the Users Council
Ellen Meltzer has assumed the role of CDL staff liaison to the Users Council, replacing John Kupersmith (see Library Staff News below for information about John's departure from the CDL). Ellen is currently on a two-year assignment as CDL's Senior Associate for Education, Usability, and Outreach, in which capacity she is helping to guide the Melvyl and A&I Database transitions. Ellen is on a leave of absence from her position as head of the Teaching Library at UC Berkeley.
5. Library Staff News
a. Raymund Ramos Joins the CDL
Raymund Ramos joined the CDL-Technologies' Architecture and Infrastructure group on August 1, 2001. He is filling a vacancy in CDL-T. Raymund will be the administrator for the CDL's Unix development systems. He will also be responsible for CDL's revision control system and web server administration. Raymund comes from UCSC's library, where he was the system administrator. He worked on a number of projects at UCSC, including the implementation of their authenticating proxy service and their electronic resources database.b. Debra Bartling and Pamela Daniels Join the Melvyl Transition Team
Two library staff members from Berkeley are joining the Melvyl-T transition team on one year temporary assignments, still more evidence of extraordinary support from Berkeley for the CDL database transitions.Debra Bartling joined the Melvyl-T Project Team on 50% assignment on August 1, 2001. Debra has a strong background in UNIX system administration and in database design, development, and administration. She is proficient in JAVA, Perl, C, and SQL. The Melvyl-T team will be taking advantage of Debra's UNIX skills in the design of the new Production Control environment for Melvyl-T. Debra will continue to work with the UC Berkeley Earthquake Engineering Library.
Pam Daniels joined the CDL on August 8, 2001 and will be working full time, leaving her post as Assistant Head of the Monographic Processing and Cataloging Division of the UCB Library for a year. She will be working at the CDL as a bibliographic analyst, in support of the development of the new Melvyl database and user interface. Pam brings many years of experience from the world of cataloging and technical processing at the UCB Library, in addition to lots of experience with web development.
c. Gabriela Montoya Joins the CDL
Following a recent move from Berkeley's Electronic Text Unit, Gabriela Montoya is now working at the UCSD Libraries as a Digital Archivist Analyst. She will continue to provide her skills and abilities to CDL as the Online Archive of California (OAC) EAD Technician at a 25% appointment.Since 1996, Gabriela Montoya has been a core component of the effort to build and manage the OAC's finding aids and digital content. As part of the UC Berkeley Electronic Text Unit, Gabriela has been greatly admired by the staff at the sixty repositories contributing to the OAC. She is known statewide for her patient, efficient, and expert ability to move "troublesome" encoded finding aids through the OAC pipeline. In conjunction with other CDL OAC staff, Gabriela will continue to manage the publication of finding aids into the OAC directories, test and advise on the development of an automated ingest tool, and assist with the maintenance and upgrade of the Dynaweb software system as required. Her primary focus will be to coordinate and manage a program for vendor encoding of finding aids for OAC participants.
d. Debora Boyd Leaving the CDL
On August 14, Debora Boyd is leaving her position as Administrative Assistant at the CDL. She has accepted a position as Executive Assistant to the Executive Director of the MESA Program at Office of the President. Debora has been with CDL (and DLA before that) since in 1988. Her administrative skills and knowledge of UC procedures will be sorely missed.e. John Kupersmith Returns to UCB
As of August 1, John Kupersmith has decided to answer his reference librarian calling and return to UCB as a half-time reference librarian in the Doe Library Information Center. John made significant contributions during his time at CDL, managing the MyLibrary project, serving as liaison to the Users Council, participating on the Services team for the Melvyl transition, and providing excellent answers to users' comments and questions via email and the Helpline. John's skills and humor will be missed (not to mention his cowboy boots), but we are happy he will be working to help users navigate through resources and transitions on the front line.f. Donna Kaiser Leaving the CDL
Donna's last day as Digital Information Analyst will be August 16 as she has decided to continue work on her dissertation in English literature at UCB. Donna has contributed to the CDL Database Transition analysis, provided documentation for Counting California, and worked on documentation and usability testing for OAC. Best wishes for successful completion of her dissertation.
6. For More Information
a. CDL News
Several items of interest, including "Milestones," "Progress Reports," "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
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