CDLINFO Newsletter, December 22, 2005, Vol. 8, No. 23
CONTENTS
- CDLINFO Survey Deadline Today
- New Resource Available
- GLBT Life (EBSCO)
- Access World News
- BIOSIS Previews on Ovid Retiring
- PCI and PCI-FT Changes
- For More Information
- News and Publications
- Contacts for Questions or Problems
- About CDLINFO
1. CDLINFO Survey Deadline Today
Want to help shape how the CDL communicates with you? Today is the last day to participate in the CDLINFO survey, available at < http://websurveyor.net/wsb.dll/2734/cdlinfoSurvey.htm >.
We have developed this survey to help us gain a better understanding about how you currently use the CDLINFO newsletter. In addition, we want to hear about the types of information you're interested in receiving from the CDL.
The survey contains 10 questions and will take less than five minutes to complete. Your feedback is very important to us, and we would appreciate it if you would share your thoughts with us.
Thank you in advance for your participation.2. New Resource Available
a. GLBT Life (EBSCO)
By Gary Colmenar (Resource Liaison), UC Santa Barbara
The CDL is pleased to announce access to GLBT Life, a comprehensive online index to the literature related to Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender issues. The database contains citations and abstracts to more than 120 periodicals and over 200 books and reference works on GLBT. In addition, the database contains newsletters, case studies, speeches and other types of sources, which altogether represents a definitive online resource for GLBT Studies and related fields such as Gender and Women's Studies.
URL for access: < http://search.epnet.com/login.aspx?profile=ehost&defaultdb=qrh>
b. Access World News
By Kay Collins (Resource Liaison), UC Irvine
The CDL is pleased to announce the expansion of UC's newspaper collection, via a new Tier 1 contract with Readex/Newsbank. The new version of America's Newspapers now includes many newspapers and newswires from around the world, and has a new name, Access World News. Also of note is the addition of more California papers, and a collection of Spanish-language newspapers (Noticias).
All newspapers and newswires can be cross-searched if desired, or users can select an area of the country, area of the world, or an individual title. As before, users can also pick a paper by title, pick a date, and search the full paper. The Los Angeles Times will be a significant omission from this new collection. However, the full LA Times will still be available via ProQuest.
Shared Cataloging will be making records for each title, and also setting PIDs for America's Newspapers, Access World News, and Noticias. Each campus is being contacted on how they want to set up their individual web pages.
Thanks to the many librarians across UC who participated in the content selection process, to Becky Culbertson in Shared Cataloging, and especially to Kay Collins, our CDL Resource Liaison.
Access World News: < http://uclibs.org/PID/98452>
ProQuest Los Angeles Times (1985 - Present): < http://uclibs.org/PID/11379 >
ProQuest Los Angeles Times (1881-1985): < http://uclibs.org/PID/10355 >
3. BIOSIS Previews on Ovid Retiring
By Beth Weil (Resource Liaison), UC Berkeley
As of 2006, ISI will be the sole source for UC subscriptions to the BIOSIS Previews database. This database is available at < http://isiknowledge.com/BIOSIS >. The overlap period with Ovid for BIOSIS Previews ends on December 30, 2005. BIOSIS is the most comprehensive database in the Biological Sciences.
Access to BIOSIS via the ISI Web of Knowledge interface offers the following advantages:- user friendly interface
- easy access to cited references and related articles in WoS from BIOSIS
- access to Web of Knowledge's analyze feature
Many campuses have already made the switch to ISI as their major source of access. Please be sure remove all links to the Ovid BIOSIS Previews database and previous documentation. Adaptable documentation is available at < http://cdldir.ucop.edu/inside/instruct/ - b >.
UC users can use the "Alerts" feature in ISI's BIOSIS Previews in place of the AutoAlerts which had been available in Ovid's BIOSIS Previews database. For instructions on setting up Alerts in the new BIOSIS Previews database, see < http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/BIOS/wok_alerts.pdf >.
4. PCI and PCI-FT Changes
By Myrtis Cochran (Resource Liaison), UC Berkeley
Changes have been made to enhance the interface and functionality of the Periodicals Contents Index (PCI) and Periodicals Contents Index—Full Text (PCI-FT) databases. Each database has a new name. PCI is now called Periodicals Index Online, and PCI Full Text is now Periodicals Archive Online.
Users who want only full text can go straight to Periodicals Archive Online, where every hit is linked to text. Users who prefer to conduct comprehensive, in-depth research can study the 16 million citations in Periodicals Index Online. Users can still link directly from citations in Periodicals Index Online to the full text in Periodicals Archive Online; in JSTOR, via dedicated links; or in other sources, via UC-eLinks.
Transition to the new versions should be smooth and transparent. Names in your OPACs, guides and other internal records should be changed.
The content already included in Periodicals Archive Online is being enhanced by the addition of more non-article content such as ads, and more searchable full text from the older collections.
Users can see results by journal ranking (most hits), language of journal, and dates, with refinements for any combination of those filters. Sort options include ranking by relevancy, journal, earliest dates, and most current dates. A new Quick Search capability lets users conduct simple queries from any page.
To choose among these options -- regular email updates, downloadable brochures for both products, and a PowerPoint presentation showing the new search capabilities.
Free web training is available from the Web Training Center at < http://inter.viewcentral.com/events/cust/calendar.aspx?cid=proquest&pid=1&p_event_category3=main >.
5. 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
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