CONTENTS
- CDL Directory Submission Pilot Project - Call for Participants
- Joan Gargano and Patrick Newell to depart the CDL
- Digital Library Instruction Issues - New Listserv Available
- Academic Universe Offers New Web Interface
- For More Information
- CDL News
- Contacts for Questions or Problems
- Information about the CDLINFO-L Listserv
1. CDL Directory Submission Pilot Project - Call for Participants
As was described in the June 18, 1999 (v.2, no.9) issue of CDLINFO, the CDL will be conducting a pilot project in early September in which a small group of campus libraries will add locally licensed content to the CDL Directory. The purpose of the pilot is to help determine the best way to handle the submission process in a production environment. Records submitted during the pilot will also be added to the CDL Directory.Libraries that wish to participate should submit a brief proposal -- by Friday, August 27, 1999 -- outlining what they propose to do; i.e., how many records they plan to submit, who will be actually submitting records, confirming that they are willing to participate through to the pilot's completion. Instructions on where to send the proposal, along with more details on the pilot, is available at this web page:
[http://www.cdlib.org/libstaff/system_services/projects/cdl_directory/]
For more information, please contact Brian Warling (brian.warling@ucop.edu; 510-987-0078).
2. Joan Gargano and Patrick Newell to depart the CDL
Joan Gargano, Director of CDL Technologies, has accepted an exciting offer to become CIO at a startup company in private industry based in Boulder, Colorado. Joan's leadership of the CDL Technologies staff, and contribution to CDL planning and development, as well as to UC's Office of the President technology planning, has been invaluable, and she will be sorely missed.Joan is working with University Librarian Richard Lucier and Acting Associate Vice President for Information Resources and Communications Jim Dolgonas, to assist with a transition plan to new leadership for CDL-T. The recruitment for Joan's replacement is already underway and every effort is being made to place a strong digital library technology leader in this key position as soon as possible.
Patrick Newell, Special Assistant to the University Librarian for Strategic Projects, has decided to pursue an exciting opportunity as the Associate Director for Digital Operations at the New York Academy of Medicine in New York City. His last day with the CDL will be Wednesday, September 8, 1999.
Patrick has been a valuable member of the CDL team from the beginning. The CDL has relied on his expertise, strong work ethic, and good humor to help us meet the daily challenges we face in building a new enterprise.
Please join us in congratulating and wishing both Joan and Patrick well in what will surely be great adventures for them both.
3. Digital Library Instruction Issues - New Listserv Available
In response to advice from the CDL Education Working Group and discussions at the Spring DL Strategies forums and elsewhere, a new listserv for the discussion of education and instruction issues related to digital library resources and services is now available. DLINSTRUCT-L will start as an open, unmoderated list which will be valuable for staff from all campuses to discuss best practices, opportunities for collaboration, production of shareable materials, and other instruction issues. We encourage all those interested in instruction issues related to digital resources to join the listserv.Please share this message with other UC colleagues who you think might be interested.
To subscribe: Please send an email to listserv@listserv.ucop.edu, with the
following in the body of the message: SUBSCRIBE DLINSTRUCT-L
Six UC campuses (Berkeley, Davis, Irvine, Los Angeles, Santa Barbara and
San Diego) subscribe to Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe through Solinet, a
library consortium. On Friday, August 20, 1999, CIS will unveil a new user
interface for Academic Universe based on the feedback from students,
faculty and library staff participating in the 1999 Design Partner Program
(UC Berkeley was a participating library).
The home address for Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe will remain the same
[http://www.lexis-nexis.com/universe].
As announced in the July 1999 Academic Universe newsletter, changes include:
Additional news and screen shots of the new interface are viewable at:
[http://www.lexis-nexis.com/cispubs/brochures/academic_universe_redesign/Def
ault.htm]. Limited access to the test database is available for
preparation of BI materials; see the July 1999 Academic Universe newsletter
for details.
Academic Universe newsletters are archived at
[http://www.lexis-nexis.com/cispubs/Catalog/universe/academic%20universe/
newsletter/newsarc.htm]. Subscription information is provided in each issue.
Remember also that reports, working documents, and status information of
particular interest to library staff, are all available at
[http://www.cdlib.org/libstaff/].
For information about whether your UC campus has access to a particular
electronic journal or Internet resource, contact your local collection
development officer.
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.
4. Academic Universe Offers New Web Interface [Linda Kennedy, UCD]
Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe Changes: August 20 Implementation of New Web
Interface
5. 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!
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:
c. Information about the CDLINFO-L Listserv
The CDLINFO-L Listserv 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 Listserv 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.