For what other functions do you use the Melvyl Catalog and Periodicals Titles databases that you are concerned about losing with the new catalog?
| Request function |
| In PE, notes that say "volume X number X never published." If one campus finds this out, it is extremely important that other campuses don't have to "reinvent the wheel." In CAT, being able BROWSE subject headings and SELECT the most pertinent ones. |
| I use MELVYL for lists of series in my work for the Biosciences LIbrary here at UCB. I periodically download the list of series from MELVYL in order to use the titles for a search of OCLC to download titles. One capability that I have missed (and do not know if it is due to my inexperience with MELVYL or not) is that wish that I could sort the Forestry Service General Technical Reports in numerical order by report number, or perhaps in other ways. I have not found out if MELVYL allows a searcher to sort in various ways, tho that might be a great capability. And being able to search by series, then download only the title, series, and author, and date are very important in my work |
| To use telnet version of WCAT. |
| I use the dis SU function so that I can verify subject heading forms for a large bibliographic control project I am running. |
| Ease of use. Melvyl is so much better then any other catalog. Period. |
| I want to be able to browse subject headings easily with the number of occurances shown, and not just main headings but a fully alphabetical list of all headings with all subheadings. |
| used Melvyl to catalog/classifiy small library w/in UC system so wanted full records also looked at campus holdings for legal publishers competition (very esoteric, I know) |
| Holdings info |
| The ability to search by format is absolutely essential for me. The ability to search by pub date array is crucial. It would be waaaaaaaaaay cool to be able to search on the NOTES (520) field (a current feature in Pathfinder [UCB] but not MEL) |
| For downloading records for subject specific datasets within ProCite |
| Using Melvyl to access specifically-databsed online journals within my campus catalog, and shared UC holdings. |
| format designation(form) ISBN ISSN scale geographic cutter (maps) |
| browse subject features |
| I use Melvyl for verification purposes 50 times a day. There is no other easy way to determine serial holdings. The truncation feature makes finding incorrectly cited titles much easier. The abilibty to use one command language to access many different databases makes work and training much easier. |
| To verify holdings at other UC libraries when withdrawing and sending items to NRLF |
| Identification of URLs for electronically available items. |
| - ability to limit by date and date range - ability to display tagged format for downloading into bibliographic database - browse function is very useful - in general, Melvyl's flexibility and user-friendliness is very important, both for staff & for patrons |
| Checking subject headings and classification numbers. |
| holdings in the bay area and other campuses, notes as continued by which journal, conference proceedings which are in pe and not only in cat, indexed by which periodical indexes to find out which electronic periodical data base might be useful, periodical date base allows to search corporate entries as part of pe keyword title search |
| When Orion is slow or impossible |
| I do not know fully what features are going away. |
| I usually Melvyl to search WorldCat first then I search the UC holdings in Melvyl (if necessary). I think access to WorldCat throug Melvyl is important. |
| For identifying works by format! (i.e., gov docs, AV, etc.) |
| Check the full marc record to see which campus (Cat unit) contributed specific fields. Check local campus holdings records. |
| In the telnet version of Melvyl I often use the "redo" command to look for article citations in a series of article databases (like CC, mags, etc) |
| Nothing. I don't like it much at all. But Orion2 is often worse. |
| check for links to e-journals |
| verifying UCLA titles when Orion cannot provide citation. truncation (Orion cannot truncate) |
| for a sense of what UC collected for a subject in a specific language or in languages other than English when using CAT |
| I use melvyl for analytic sets, to determine the individual titles when they have not been analyzed at ucla. to lose that would be very difficult for myself and the faculty i serve. I hope itis not likely. |
| interlibrary loan (REQUEST in CAT) |
| None |
| Holdings at non-uc locations such as Cal State U's and public libraries (listed under regions in PE) |
| telnet version!!!! |
| I use the telnet version exclusively and would consider retiring if the command version were done away with! |
| Use for collection development - with space at a premium, use Melvyl to decide if we need works held elsewhere in the system. Also use Melvyl to assess gift material, rarity, availabilty, etc. Also use to verify reference queries-use Melvyl all the time. |
| For collection development work -- deciding whether to buy a title based upon who else may own it -- I use Melvyl TELNET because it gets me the information FAST and provides me with ONLY THE INFORMATION I NEED and not all the other stuff in a web version. The web version is better for other things, but not the major reasons I need this critical tool. |
| Losing MARC tag displays for individual locations |
| displaying individual campus' marctags |
| Find call numbers and other bib info that other libraries have entered, where the record I am working from either has none or has one that seems 'off'. Check Worldcat from 'use Eureka' when the online Shelflist shows too many users, checking for LC copy. Find books for ILL, where our campus does not have the item, or it is in Spec. or other loc. where it must be used in-house only, for my own research. Verify loc of earlier editions where the loc. on the Acqs. temp seems wrong, for example: temp reads loc: main, but the item seems to be a Reference-type item, or PSE item. If the earlier edition was loc: Hum/SS: Ref or Bio/Ag Ref, then I send the item back to Acqs. to ask if the item was really intended for the Main Stacks, or if the selector really wants it to go to Reference. I also do similar checks for Main vs. PSE, and occasionally if an item looks like a very ltd. ed. that s/b in Spec. Coll. If most other libs. have put it in Spec., I will then indicate that to Acqs. and ask if it should really go to the Stacks, or if it should be cat for Spec. instead. Checking other libraries' cataloging where the copy entry I have seems odd. Verifying just about every key bib. element, the 1xx, 2xx, 3xx, 4xx, 5xx, 6xx, 7xx, and 8xx fields. Checking the 901 field for a database clean-up project. Using keyword searches to find LC Subject headings. Using set lib [ucd], set cat [ucd], and then using the 4xx, 8xx fields to verify what designation [ucd] uses for a series : e.g., no./vol./Bd./&c. |
| The 901 field showing our holdings |
| To check SRLF holdings and to compare call numbers of specific titles with other campuses. |
| Easier to read info. for electronic resources; periodicals' history of name change |
| Primary use is to locate materials not held in the UCR Libraries and to expand a subject search beyond local holdings. |
| Searching untraced series (490). |
| I need to check article keywords in several indexes sometimes and the Melvyl telnet allows me to do this just by typing the index name and then giving the redo command. This speeds searching! Also, I hate having to mouse to the box all the time in the web version!! |
| check for edition(s) when reviewing gifts; verifying serial name changes; locating electronic resources or articles. |
| command line searching |
| Use Melvyl and PE to find OCLC #s, to find ISSN numbers, to choose between many similiar titles. |
| I will miss the Telnet version. I like the speed of the search and the uncluttered page. In Telnet, I use the REVIEW (d rev ***), MARC (d marc ***), and LONG (d lon ***) displays most frequently. |
| I use the PE, Mags and CAT databases constantly. I would like them to keep all the functions currently available. |
| I mainly use telenet because it's easy to navigate and relatively fast. I find that using the CDL version via the browser tends to be slow and very difficult to search. I'm concerned that I'm going to be spending a lot of unnecessary time negoiating my way through a simple search due to the layout of the new catalog and waiting for the server to respond to my inquires. |
| d rev, marc tag 9xx for oclc #, volumes holdings, combined searches: i.e. author/title/date...with truncatiions...d loc, subject searches, at UCblank or at "SR", d short # all, set timeout feature, ease of changing databases. Online availability of PE titles. Other university & library holdings: Stanford, Cal States, Getty, CRL, etc. I like being able to be creative with my searches. With CDL, you are limited to the features offered. Although, I love being able to click to a journal and the articles in PDF formats. Sometimes, I cannot find something on CDL that I can find in MELVYL. I do not know why this happens when I use the same search commands. I can provide and example if you need it. |
| marc display of WCAT and RCAT records |
| I assume this survey covers both the telnet and CDL version. The telnet version gives occurrence of tags associated with campuses. Will this feature be lost in the new catalog? -- not vital, but sometimes this data could be of interest for verification. Capabilities desired for the new system: Call number searching. Current CAT database cannot handle proper clustering of records by holdings e.g. one campus is shown to have access to a Netlibrary title just because the record merged has 710 Netlibary. PE database can handle this better. PE database displaying print summary holdings under Online access is misleading. Hope this will be corrected in the new catalog |
| lists of items in MELVYL not at UCSC |
| Addendum to question #3 above: It depends: ususally when I am helping a patron, I use local catalog first. When I am conducting bibliographic research it depends on the nature of my info need: do I need to primarily assess the existing local collection, or to see if the item is owned/circulation info, or am I assessing the larger body of the author's work and holdings across UC, or searching for UC holdings on a certain topic, or of a certain journal. I usually have both open and use them at the same time. As to other functions I am concerned about losing: Speaking mostly about the Telnet version of MELVYL and PE, I am very concerned about: ~losing the ability to easily and quickly compose complex search strings and modify existing searches quickly and easily, with multiple modifications added at one time. For example, I frequently limit by title words, subject words, language, date, and/or location depending on the search, adding as appropriate as I see results. I would want to be able to quickly and easily and *repeatedly* build on additional search requirements. ~ losing the speed of scrolling through long results lists available to me in Telnet due to waiting for the next web page of results to load, instead of just hitting return and moving on quickly. ~want to be sure to be able to retain title word and exact title capability, although adding true key word searching would be a BIG improvement, as would being able to limit by publisher ~ I frequently need to display ISSN in PE, and would *dearly* miss that feature if it went away. Without that feature, it would take me a lot longer to do my job on a regular basis. ~truncation not just important for searching periodical titles. It is extremely important for searching to verify titles and authors, etc. in MELVYL as well. ~Thanks for acknowledging the existence of hidden uses of MELVYL and PE, and for asking the heavy daily users of it (staff) what we think. THANKS! |
| Flexible searching to track obscure citations, especially series (reports, memorandum, papers, etc.) that are nearly impossible to find in a title search. ISBN & ISSN searching is critical. REQUIRED: Boolean operators esp. to narrow searches; search by format (serail, book, conf,. proceedings, technical report); search & limit search by holding library. |
| Shelf-list conversion, series cataloging, notes, holding verifications. |
| I use the melvyl catalog often for checking holdings and receipts for periodical titles. Lately, I have tended to go directly to other UC library catalogs to check holdings, as there separate catalogs have more current receipt information than melvyl. We use melvyl a lot to find out the monogrpahic titles of monographic serials . We can check to find out the monogpraphic title of missing issues to confirm that we did not receive certain volumes. Often, the issue was in fact received but was processed through the monographic receiving unit. This saves us from erroneously claiming isues and also give us more infomration when we DO need to claim somthing. So it is very important for us to be able to search by series and number. |
| Seeing CSU as well as UC journal holdings. Performing some AND operations that our local catalog doesn't support - limiting an already-limited search, etc. Need to be able to continue to do "dumb" searches (long searches etc) when citation information is badly incomplete - yes, sometimes I DO want to start with all 1,000 books with this author... Want to have D REV type function for lists of journals by title. I use this to generate lists of journals and e-journals to check for various projects. Our OPAC doesn't generate a simple title list without a lot of fussing. |
| Display review |
| download the citations to EndNote or Reference Manager |
| re: Q4. There are a great many times when I would go to Melvyl before going to the local catalog first. Depends on the work I am doing, whether I am helping local undergraduate with a time sensitive request, or looking up items for possible acquisition (collection development work). I'd like to keep the information about which indexes cover a specific journal. Please keep the verification of email address used; I often point out in my instruction classes that it is good 2-sec. insurance to proof the email. Lexis-Nexis, for ex., just says the email was sent! (Some of us are poor typists.) If I have any more comments later, I'll send them via email so as not to skew the websurveyor results. Thanks! |
| The ability to browse authority records is very important for creating new authority records. It is very helpful to be able to easily identify variants of a name by browsing various parts of the name (first name if it is rare, etc.) It is important to be able to view the local catalog record number within Melvyl (ie the GLADIS number, etc) The option to do an exact title search makes our work much more efficient. |
| -updates -speed of access, both from home and on campus -ability to search only books or only monographs (limit function) |
| Doing pre-order searching. When evaluating a title to buy, I want to know where it is on all campuses before I make a selection decision. |
| Old telnet version of Melvyl is easier to read visually than is CDL, Pub Med. Perhaps saying " less is more visually" describes my liking for old system. |
| pearl diving for correct LCSH to use in a search. I.e., when i cant find the right subject term i do a ti search then look at the LCSH and find which LCSH to use in a su search. This is EXTREMELY crucial for ref librarians and all searchers |
| Ability to display search results in review format. |
| Finding call numbers for works which we would otherwise have to assign from scratch. Verifying if our record has been loaded (or deleted) in Melvyl (via 9xx fields, etc) Recovery of our lost data when bibliographic record accidentally deleted or overlayed on our local system. Ability to go back and delete our library's bibliographic data from Melvyl when local system record deleted improperly first time around. Reporting bibliographic errors to other campuses (and finding/fixing our own) Copy/paste contents and other notes from other libraries who have entered them. To see other information (uniform titles, author/subject added entries) other libraries have entered. |
| All of the above are critical to finding the records. I work in ILL and many of the requests received are abbreviated, incorrect, and incomplete. Many are in foreign languages. In these cases GLADIS is not that helpful in locating the entries. |
| Finding other UC campus library phone #s - i.e. Fin loc UCSC, for example |
| Limiting by dates or formats. Creation of saved bibliographies that can be e-mailed or downloaded to multiple addresses. Sending messages with e-mailed records, for example a request to order a title. Ability to display, and send, specified tagged fields. |
| online availability |
| Rapid exact title searching for monographs at all UC Libraries. |
| Displary review Show history All the various "limit" features (by format, by date, etc.) |
| Use for collection development, i.e. check for titles at other campuses and not at UCLA by subject. |
| I use the MARC display frequently in order to view the 510 citation fields to see where a periodical is indexed. For a long period of time our local catalog deleted these fields when cataloging, so it is not as reliable. (Of course I could check OCLC, but the PE database is faster for this). |
| To identify all works by an author held by UC libraries, as well as all published editions of a work. MELVYL's main entry sort order is crucial for both of these purposes. |
| SuDoc numbers on holdings |
| Command line searching via telnet. Its very quick -- espcially good when doing collection development or work offline from the public. |
| for non-patron related questions, I need a FAST, TARGETTED system. Hence, I usually use the telnet command version for my own bibliographic work - web-based systems are simply too slow & require too many clicks (eg, the defaults are usually keyword - rather than exact searching ; so, to get a focussed response, one needs to keep clicking radio boxes - not good for reasons of speed & for ergonomics). I'd really like to see some command language in the new Melvyl. Also, I wish you'd allowed for comments in 2 & 3 above. As to #2, "daily" doesn't quite capture it - it's more like hourly. As to #3, which catalog is used first depends entirely on the question. If one compares Melvyl Web & Pathfinder - first choice is always Melvyl Web. But between telnet Melvyl & Gladis, the choice very much depends on the question to be answered. But if it's a "hunt" for something - then Melvyl. If it's checking something (holdings, circ, circ history) about a known item that's bibliographically clear, then probably GLADIS. |
| I search by series almost daily and hope we can retain series and number searches such as se pathology 7. I'd really like to be able to search by exact series name; that would mean fewer searches in which I specify series and then have to do several "and not se" modifications of the original search to get rid of false drops. |
| Not sure of the diferences of data displayed in the current Line-Version or Web-Version with the mew ExLibris Version. Cannot evaluate without data. |
| I use the telnet version of melvyl for comparing Marc records between campuses. For me as a serials cataloger, I would hate to lose the ability to see the whole marc record and each campuses contribution to each marc tag. |
| I perform set searching frequently. |
| For referals, I use Melvyl, not the individual catalog. For finding our own materials, I ucsf UCSF Catalog. |
| Browsing subject headings |
| using truncation in titles |
| telnet Melvyl: "browse subject headings"--this is an ESSENTIAL feature; PLEASE bring it to the web interface. also from telnet Melvyl: "review display format"--MANY users report to me that they continue to use the telnet interface just so they can use this feature. |
| I find 1.6-1.9 above to be confusing. Not sure what you mean by bibliographic verification." We use Melvyl as a source of cataloging copy when we can't find a new receipt in OCLC. We search by any appropriate method, not necessarily author/date or title/date. We would love to have a way to export a Melvyl record (via Z39.50?) into our local ILS (InnoPac) in the tagged MARC format, to work on and then upload to OCLC. Right now we have to key the (Melvyl) record (what a waste!) We do not use Melvyl to verify an author's dates, as 1.8 sort-of implies. |
| ability to move between databases with ease |
| marc records for other campuses for both monographs and serials and unbound serial holdings for other campuses |
| SRLF holdings Base record affiliation Synchronization with campus catalog Problem resolution for database maintenance |
| Printing a marc format & specific cat records (i.e. CAT RV) continously display long-- to have an easier to read format when diacritics put extra codes in the marc record... get fields like ISBN, etc. |
| I use the personal profile for all kinds of projects: white papers, writing articles, collection development, etc., and like to be able to set defaults for Melvyl Cat. Also, seeing where the periodical is indexed. I'm also worried about losing line command access. (telnet) |
| interlibrary borrowing, giving a location for a close local campus for patrons who have an immediate need for materials not at UCSF |
| ISSN and ISBN search Series title and volume number searches are critical to my work, to find cat-as-sep items in the sci/tech area. I also rely on LCCN. For tech reports, I rely on the report number search, the GPO search and the gov doc number. For conferences, I try title first, but frequently have to resort to the CN search. |
| I use it to show patrons how to make an ILL request using the REQUEST feature. I use it as the first place to search before switching to WCAT or RCAT as necessary. |
| most important: verify citations; check holdings at other CDL libraries. |
| Catalogers use MELVYL as a source for call number and subject precedent. It is very helpful to see full MARC records from other UC campuses. We also use MELVYL to verify and establish series and uniform titles. |
| ut search for entries in MARC 730 field |
| Finding periodical titles |
| I like to use the "browse subject" feature in the telnet mode of the Melvyl Catalog to cruise for lc headings easily. I also like to show students how to use this feature to help them explore vocabulary. |
| I use the long display in Melvyl Cat to determine how many volumes of collected works series (for example: The collected works of Henry James) are owned by other UC libraries. This helps me to determine if there are gaps in my collection that I need to order. |
| The ability to identify holdings at all or at select campuses is very useful for ILL |
| We use it a lot for ILL, and one thing that it would be nice if you continued to provide in the new MELVYL-t catalog is access to UCB's Gladis catalog and the NRLF catalog. |
| I'd hate to lose the ability to limit by campus or the individual circulation information. Mostly, though, I'm looking forward to a catalog that can do much more than Melvyl, such as do complex searches without taking lots of cycles, handle truncation without giving the message "too many truncated words" when there is only one. Also it will be great to have books and periodicals in one file. |
| Occasionally when someone is trying to find that one specific thing - being able to look at all locations and holding for those locations. It's nice to be able to direct them to the right location. |
| Occasionally when someone is trying to find that one specific thing - being able to look at all locations and holding for those locations. It's nice to be able to direct them to the right location. |
| Search limited to UCLA College Library, since we can't limit by location yet in ORION2. Search limited to other broader locations--e.g., Greater LA. |
| Finding the call number that anoher UC campus has given to a particular title |
| REQUEST. IT IS ESSENTIAL AND VERY MANDATORY TO HAVE THIS FEATURE AVAILABLE IN THE NEW CATALOG AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. AND THE OLD CATALOG SHOULD NOT BE DISCONTINUED UNTIL REQUEST BECOMES AVAILABLE IN THE NEW ARENA. |
| wcat |
| Holdings info for serials. Cataloging changes made to OCLC records. Old cataloging information. Campus holdings comparisons. Cataloging histories. Subject headings, author headings, series headings (esp. 490 0 fields). Former holdings at UCR. Note fields. Author headings both corporate and personal. Cataloger's init. |
| In telnet mode, I capture saved lists and download to database management program daily. Will this be available via Ex Libris? I often use telnet WCAT MARC display to look at info in fields 001, 949. I would like to be able to see same in Ex Libris MARC record. |
| We currently can't look at 001, 949 fields in telnet Melvyl CAT marc display. Do you think we'll be able to do so with Ex Libris? Want to be able to download tagged display. |
| limiting first to a format or two formats (e.g., Movies, Videos) before searching |
| For documents, in power search, provides other means of finding documents: SuDoc, Item number, report number, series, geographic code, local number, exact other title. All those ways of searching are important. |
| To check information on our holdings, and to check data in 901 and 904 fields. To check for duplicate holding information for our campus. |
| Title searching by words (any order) |
| title word searches; only partial name of author; searching partial corporate author entry; searching technical report number; searching partial series title; checking holdings and format of rare citations, same titles (periodicals) with different publication dates. |
| At NRLF, we use the Marc format on line Melvyl to check depositing campuses' monograph & serial records and to solve bibliographic and holding problems. It is important to see ALL fields that are now available on line MELVYL. We have discovered that Eureka on line Melvyl carries more information than Eureka on CDL. Hopefully, all fields will be available in the new Melvey. |
| I hope it's not to late to sing the merits of using the Command mode. Needing only to type the search phrase or options, it's much faster and very flexible, if one knows how, to use than having to select and scroll for indexes and then type your search value, which involves a lot of hand/wrist motion to position and click. In reference work, many of our users are "amazed" at the speed we can search and they will eventually learn to use Command as well. Another feature that works well for me in reference and technical processing work is the ability to change databases and "redo" the search. This works especially well when searching through journal indexes or online catalogs. Although our web pages on searching are thought to be user-friendly, I, as an overworked staff member looking for and using efficient work tools, find using the web tedious and time-consuming. I will be very disappointed to lose this feature if an equivalent can't be developed. |
| check circulation status of a book |
| Check the tag records for OCLC accession number (in telnet) |
| I use the Melvyl marc record to find the OCLC number and dates our record was entered or updated. Also to see our holding and notes. We do not have an OPAC and are not part of Gladis. |
| browsing subject keywords is very useful. date and location are useful. sorting - is extremely useful. |
| Access to RLIN database is crucial to my collection development work. Ability to do tw and combined pn tw searches for titles published in many editions and/or that may or may not have received a uniform title. |
| To locate Berkeley campus material that is not included in Gladis, such as the Institute libraries and Law. Also, to access WCAT and search for OCLC records (often easier/quicker than going into OCLC). |
| My most effective technique in identifying relevant headings and thus in reference work is the BROWSE SUBJECT command. It has been invaluable in work with all levels of reader, from faculty to freshmen. It would be difficult to overstate its power and its utility. |
| Check for RLIN copy with call# whenever OCLC record lacks classification. |
| I use the "at med" limit to find MeSH headings and NLM call numbers for cataloging medical/veterinary material |
| To view RLIN and WorldCat records in MARC format AND to view RLIN Holdings records to see the classification numbers! The latter is very important! |
| Review display format that allows me to view a brief display of many items on one screen. Ability to browse a journal title in Medline to see volumes, issues and dates. |
| Search for supplements and verify serials holdings. |
| Can't think of any at the moment. |
| The ability to search and display using commands rather than web forms. For many searches, this mode of searching is faster and displays are more streamlined. |
| RLIN! Especially via Telnet connection |
| This is the only place were remarks can be written. Below in Your Department you do not offer Government Information so I have marked Reference/Instructions. MELVYL is very important in determining gov pub holdings at other UCs and the storage facilities. |
| The ability to limit to "At UCD". We don't have this now, but it would be nice to limit to full-text. |
"Other" responses:
| INTERLIBRARY LOAN (NOT LISTED IN QUESTION 6) |
| UC SOUTHERN REGIONAL LIBRARY FACILITY |
| no campus affiliation |
| California Historical Society |
| VA San Francisco (UCSF Affiliate) |
| Lawrence Livermore National Lab |
| Northern Regional Library Facility |
| Affiliated library |
