CDLINFO LISTSERV, November 14, 2002 Vol.5 No. 20 Issue
CONTENTS
- CDL Database Transitions
- Reminder: Eureka Telnet Access to RLG Databases to Retire November 29
- New CDL Updates No Longer Available
- The End is Nigh!
- Multi-Item Services for PubMed
- New Resource Available
- Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Special Interest Group (SIG) Newsletters (Fred E Yuengling, UCSC)
- Migration to Web of Knowledge (Beth Weil, UCB)
- Library Staff News
- Curtis Lavery Returns as Licensing Coordinator
- Chuck Eckman Joins the CDL as Content Specialist for the Mellon Government Information Project
- For More Information
- CDL News
- Contacts for Questions or Problems
- Information about CDLINFO
1. CDL Database Transitions
a. Reminder: Eureka Telnet Access to RLG Databases to Retire November 29
A reminder that as of November 30, telnet users will no longer have access to any of the RLG/Eureka databases via Eureka's telnet or via USE Eureka from CDL's telnet. They will have access to the following databases only via Eureka's native web interface:
Bibliography of the History of Art
Francis
Hand Press Book File
Index to 19th Century Art Periodicals
Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals
Inside Information Plus
Russian Academy of Sciences Bibliography
SCIPIO
If you direct your users to go to CDL's telnet and then type USE Eureka to get to any of these databases, please replace these instructions with URLs to these databases in Eureka.
The following RLG/Eureka databases will still be available via both CDL's telnet and web Z39.50 interfaces through the end of December 2002, as well as in Eureka's native web interface:
Anthropological Literature
Avery Index
Chicano Databases
English Short Title Catalogue
History of Science and Technology
RLIN Bibliographic File
See the September 12, 2002 issue of CDLINFO for more information: http://www.cdlib.org/news/cdlinfo/cdlinfo091202.html#1
b. New CDL Updates No Longer Available
As of November 20, web and telnet users will no longer be able to set up new Updates in the CDL-hosted journal article databases, but will continue to be able to in the Melvyl Catalog.Campus members of the Transition Steering Committee, Users Council, and Resource Liaisons have received campus-specific lists of the numbers of Updates holders on their campuses and their holders' email addresses. See the September 26, 2002 issue of CDLINFO for further information: http://www.cdlib.org/news/cdlinfo/cdlinfo092602.html#1
c. The End is Nigh!
The end of the CDL-hosted databases, that is. Because of the Thanksgiving and Winter Holidays, there will be only two more editions of CDLINFO in 2002. We wanted to remind our readers one last time--in case they need reminding--that the CDL-hosted databases will be retired at the end of this year. The Melvyl Web interface will remain as it is now, directing users to the vendor versions of the databases, rather than the two choices of the CDL-hosted and vendor versions of a database.
This is an opportunity to thank all of those campus staff who have participated in making the transition a success--particularly the Transition Steering Committee, the Resource Liaisons and others testing the new versions of databases, and campus staff who have done publicity, outreach, and training of the new databases, as well as those behind the scenes who made technical changes. This transition has been a collective success thanks to all your contributions.
As for the retired databases, MAGS tell us that she plans to spend time reading and gardening; ABI/Inform has joined an investment club; BIOSIS is writing the great American novel...
d. Multi-Item Services for PubMed
Beginning Tuesday, November 19th, the CDL will implement enhancements to Multi-item Services via PubMed. Before UC-eLinks was implemented, CDL created Multi-item Services that allowed users to see UC holdings, access UC licensed e-journals, and to Request a list of items from PubMed. Multi-item Services was implemented in order to provide the same functionality that users had in the CDL-hosted version of MEDLINE.
The Multi-item Services tool currently duplicates the services offered by UC-eLinks for individual items (links to holdings, e-journals and Request). UC PubMed users will continue to be able to use UC-eLinks for single items and to use Multi-item Request (via the "order" button on PubMed for one or more items). Although Multi-item Services are currently available only for PubMed, the CDL hopes to extend them to other vendors in the future once the CDL-hosted databases and Melvyl retire.
In consultation with the PubMed Liaisons and Patron Initiated Request Operations Group, the following decisions have been made about the service.
--Links to electronic items will show in the default record display for the Multi-item Request opening screen---no need to ask for holdings to see these. These journal links will be derived from UC-eLinks, and will display as a simple hyperlink after the citations that says: "View article."
--Wording for the holdings link has been made more consistent with the UC-eLinks holdings link text:
FROM:
Check to see if your campus library owns this item [a new window will open]
TO:
See if your campus has this. Check the Melvyl Catalog/Periodicals
--Eventually, we hope users will be able to choose holdings from more than one citation at a time and have the holdings display integrated with the citation display (as it appears now in the CDL-hosted databases). For the moment, however, they will only be able to view holdings for items one at a time.
Some other changes are also taking place.
--Vendor name:
For the multi-item services page and Request, we will be able to report the vendor from which the citations came. This should help with troubleshooting.
--Graphics:
The graphics will change to look similar to those used for UC-eLinks and for
the version of Request that appears through UC-eLinks.
2. New Resource Available
A list of recently added content is always available at: http://www.cdlib.org/news/whatsnew.html
a. Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Special Interest Group (SIG) Newsletters (Fred E Yuengling, UCSC)
The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Special Interest Group (SIG) Newsletters are now available full-text online to all campuses through the ACM Digital Library.
Access:
1. Direct link: http://portal.acm.org/browse_dl.cfm?linked=1&part=newsletter&coll=ACM&dl=ACM&CFID=5703951&CFTOKEN=15035287];
OR
2. From the ACM Digital Library home page, http://portal.acm.org/dl.cfm
, click "Newsletters."
Access to the newsletters has been promised for some time, and ACM has been sporadically loading scattered issues of some of the titles for about six months, but it is only now that all of the currently published newsletters have full coverage online for the last several years.
The ACM SIG Newsletters are an important resource for the computer science and technology community, and UC faculty, researchers, and students have eagerly awaited their online availability. The newsletters, which are fully searchable, publish news, research, conference proceedings, etc. in the various areas of concern of the 35 ACM Special Interest Groups.
3. Migration to Web of Knowledge (Beth Weil, UCB)
After lengthy negotiations, the California Digital Library has signed a 5-year subscription agreement with ISI for access to the Web of Science database and has migrated to Web of Knowledge (WoK) platform on November 13, 2002. The Joint Steering Committee monitored the negotiations, communicated with selectors, and advised the CDL negotiators throughout the process. The JSC recommended that the CDL move forward to transition to the Web of Knowledge.
ACCESSING THE DATABASE
Link to all databases available from host: http://isiknowledge.com. Access control is based on the user's IP address.
ISI will offer a redirect from the previous URL for Web of Science to this URL for Web of Knowledge. NOTE: Proxy servers MUST be updated with this new domain name.
Specific URL to go directly to a specific database: Web of Science http://isiknowledge.com/wos
Journal Citation Reports on the Web http://isiknowledge.com/jcr (licensed by some campuses individually)
In the WoK platform it is not possible to use the add bookmark feature of browsers. ISI automatically adds a session number to the URL and this URL cannot authenticate patrons. The bookmarks must be manually entered or edited to remove the session number.
PORTS
400 ports are split between the campuses, including UC Merced. With this switch to Web of Knowledge, ISI does not provide the option to pool ports between campuses. In response, CDL negotiated for several hundred additional ports, which have been distributed according to past usage patterns and existing JCR subscriptions. Each campus will receive its own statistics. CDL has opportunities to review the statistics at two points this year and next year and to make changes in the port allocations. UC can increase the number of ports (maximum 30) and reallocate the port number assignments. It will be very important to closely monitor the statistics during our initial change over.
The times of review are
Period 1 - on or before January 15, 2003
Period 2 - on or before June 15, 2003
ENHANCEMENTS
ISI Web of Science v5.0 has a number of useful enhancements to the search interface. These include:
The Combine Searches feature enables users to create set combinations from the Search History, and combine a cited reference search with a general search. Self-citations can now also be eliminated.
The Advanced Search feature was created for more experienced users.
With the Search History feature, users can save and retrieve the search histories for future use.
Perhaps most important enhancement is our ability to link to the SFX server (UC-eLinks). This greatly improves our direct access to full text when available and links to the MELVYL catalog. This button is found on the complete record screen and replaces the HOLDINGS & Link to Full Text buttons. Initially, it will be labeled SFX rather than UC-eLinks. ISI has indicated that it will be able to customize the button label to the orange UC-eLinks icon within the next 4-6 weeks.
ISI does not currently meet UC metadata standards for Request in the Web of Science, so the Request button on the UC-eLinks screen will be directed to a page listing the campus ILL services, and the user is encouraged to enter the data into a blank web form. Because of limited metadata, there are also likely to be problems linking to JSTOR and Project Muse. ISI expects to be able to enhance the metadata in late spring 2003.
TRAINING
There are several different options for learning about the new capabilities in Web of Science. These include:
Tutorial for Web of Science http://www.isinet.com/tutorials/webofscience5/
An eleven page Quick Guide in PDF format at http://www.isinet.com/presentrep/tspdf/wos5-changes-qrg.pdf
These materials will soon also be available on the CDL Adaptable Outreach and Instructional Materials web page: http://www.cdlib.org/libstaff/comm/outreach/
ISI conducted a training session at UCI that the CDL will make available soon via the web.
Because we are no longer able to pool ports, hands-on classroom training will significantly impact users' ability to gain access to the system. Requesting access to ISI's training server one week in advance will be important for instructors doing hands on training. Web of Science contacts on each campus have instructions for requesting passwords for the training server.
Web of Science contacts on each campus are:
UCB Beth Weil
UCD Karl Kocher
UCI Julia Gelfand
UCLA Alice Kawakami
UCR Lizbeth Langston
UCSD Anna Gold
UCSF Peggy Tahir
UCSB Andrea Duda
UCSC Victoria Welborn
4. Library Staff News
a. Curtis Lavery Returns as Licensing Coordinator
Curtis Lavery will assume the new Licensing Coordinator position on November 25th. Curtis, who worked for DLA from 1994-96, returns to the CDL by way of UCSF and the Research Libraries Group (RLG). Currently Serials Specialist at the UCSF Library, he served as Program Manager for six years at RLG managing contractual relationships with data providers for RLG's citation databases, including the Consortium of European Research Libraries (CERL) and the English Short Title Catalogue (ESTC). Prior to RLG, he was a systems librarian and consultant for Bechtel Corporation's library and a customer service manager at Carrollton Press.
At the CDL, Curtis will be using his 25 years of experience in the information field to negotiate licenses with digital content publishers and vendors, develop agreements in support of the CDL's content development, ingestion and nascent preservation efforts, monitor vendor compliance with contractual obligations, and provide leadership in developing information programs and materials on issues related to digital content licensing for the use of UC campus library staff.
Curtis has an M.L.S. from the University of Hawaii, a certificate in Information Management from UC Berkeley, and served as a fellow at Tufts Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy. Renowned for his culinary skills, Curtis is fluent in Spanish and proficient in Catalan, Italian and French.
b. Chuck Eckman Joins CDL as Content Specialist for the Mellon Government Information Project
Chuck Eckman will be joining the CDL staff as Content Specialist for the Mellon Government Information Project. Chuck will be working with the CDL for approximately a year at 20% time beginning November 13, 2002. We are grateful to Stanford for loaning Chuck to the CDL and look forward to him bringing his knowledge and expertise to this important CDL project.
As Content Specialist for the Mellon Government Information Project, Chuck will liaise with complementary digital preservation initiatives, work with the CDL technical team to identify collections for preservation, conduct background research on the management of web-based digital materials, and assist in drafting reports.
Chuck is currently the Head of the Social Sciences Resource Group and the Principal Government Documents Librarian at Stanford's Green Library. A sample of the expertise that Chuck brings to the project is his experience as the Project Director of the GATT Digital Archive Project. This project involved the digitization of over 2.25 million pages of historic records of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) archived at the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Geneva, Switzerland. The project recently received grant funding from the Institute for Museum and Library Services to convert additional WTO content from the Stanford Libraries collection and to develop a searchable web interface.
5. 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 "What's New" 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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