CDLINFO Newsletter, August 25, 2005, Vol. 8, No. 16
CONTENTS
- Copy and Paste Citation in UC-eLinks Window
- INSPEC Archive
- Simultaneous User Limits for Web of Knowledge Databases Removed
- SearchLight: Lights Out!
- Springer Online Journal Archive Update
- For More Information
- News and Publications
- Contacts for Questions or Problems
- About CDLINFO
1.Copy and Paste Citation in UC-eLinks Window
UC-eLinks now offers the ability for users to copy and paste a citation and full text link into a course reading list, bibliography, web page, or other application. Five campuses (UC Davis, UC Irvine, UC Riverside, UC Santa Barbara, and UC San Diego) have activated “Copy and paste citation and full text link to your document” in the UC-eLinks window. Five citation styles are available: APA, CBE, Chicago, MLA, and NLM.
Extensive help is provided for both Windows and Macintosh users by selecting the “More Info” link on the UC-eLinks screen. To see this feature, go to the UC-eLinks test site http://www.cdlib.org/inside/projects/uc-elinks/uc-elinks_test.html and do a search in any CSA database, then click on the UC-eLinks icon.
For help in activating this service on your campus, UC-eLinks Campus Liaisons should contact Margery Tibbetts, margery.tibbetts@ucop.edu.
2. INSPEC Archive
The INSPEC backfile, or archive, as described in an earlier issue of CDLINFO http://www.cdlib.org/inside/news/cdlinfo/cdlinfo011305.html#2 is now available on Ovid, along with INSPEC.
UC access to the INSPEC Backfile on the IEE platform will be discontinued as of September 30, 2005.
3. Simultaneous User Limits for Web of Knowledge Databases Removed
Effective immediately, there are no simultaneous user limits for UC licensed Web of Knowledge databases, BIOSIS Previews, Arts and Humanities Citation Index, Social Sciences Citation Index, or Science Citation Index. Many people at UC have worked hard to get ISI to remove user limits. The WOK Resource Liaison, Beth Weil, was key in convincing ISI to take this step.
4. SearchLight: Lights Out!
CDL’s SearchLight, a cross-database, cross-vendor search tool, has allowed users to simultaneously search online catalogs, indexes, electronic journals, electronic texts, reference resources, and more. It was among the first of its kind anywhere when it debuted in January 2000, but it will be retired in mid-September 2005, the date recommended by the UC campus libraries.
SearchLight is based on outdated programming that does not integrate well with the current online environment and is not robust enough to handle the breadth of resources licensed by the UC system. The CDL has not added any new resources to SearchLight since 2002, and we have had to remove some of the databases that were initially included in SearchLight. In the past two years, SearchLight's usage statistics have significantly declined. During this time, an increasing number of our core database vendors (such as CSA, ProQuest, and NISC) have begun to offer cross-database searching.
Recognizing the limitations of this search tool, the CDL began looking in 2002 for a vendor product that could replace SearchLight. MetaLib from Ex Libris was selected in 2004.
The CDL has been working with campus groups to build a robust metasearching infrastructure, rather than further developing SearchLight. The Metasearch Infrastructure Project is not creating a “new” SearchLight, but rather is building tools to allow libraries to offer search portals tailored for particular audiences, purposes, or formats. Users will then be able to search a more targeted group of licensed databases, crawled web sites, and harvested metadata, and to gather, create, and share resources.
To learn more about this project, see: http://www.cdlib.org/inside/projects/metasearch/. The first prototypes are expected to be available in late fall 2005 or early winter 2006 for evaluation and refinement.
5. Springer Online Journal Archive Update
By Adolfo Tarango, UCSD
Springer Online Journal Archives include approximately 1,200 journal titles in eleven subject area packages, which are being released from May 2005 to October 2005. Springer has told CDL that by October 95% of all archival content will be available in SpringerLink and the remaining 5% will be online in early 2006. The Shared Cataloging Program (SCP) will not update the holdings statements for the individual Springer journals with content in the Online Springer Archive until all of the archived content for a title has been added.
Additional details about the content that is currently available can be found at the Springer web site: http://www.springeronline.com/sgw/cda/frontpage/0,11855,4-117-2-126299-0,00.html
Be aware that while content is being added users may find that although a volume is noted as being complete, some issues or articles in that volume may not yet be available online. Later this year Springer will give the CDL a full overview of available archives.
6. 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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