Timeline for the Melvyl® Catalog System Databases
This timeline outlines the history of the Melvyl® Catalog until the formation of the California Digital Library in 1997. For more recent developments, see the news and events page.
| History of the MELVYL® System | ||
|---|---|---|
| MEDLINE | ||
| 1983 | Directors of five UC health science libraries begin planning for acquiring Medline | |
| 1986 | NLM grant awarded | |
| 1987 | Oct | MELVYL MEDLINE available in UC health and life science libraries |
| 1988 | May | First online questionnaire |
| July | Available in all UC libraries | |
| Nov | Offline questionnaire in UC health science libraries | |
| 1989 | Mar | Second online questionnaire |
| 1990 | Coverage expanded to four years building to five | |
| June | Weekly updates begun | |
| 1991 | June | Clinical Alerts |
| Sep | Articles linked to CALLS database | |
| Oct | Stanford access implemented | |
| 1993 | Jan | Backfiles to 1966 added |
| 1994 | Mar | HEALTH database added to create MELVYL MEDLINE PLUS |
| 1995 | Aug | BIOSEEK database added to MELVYL MEDLINE PLUS |
| 1996 | Jul | HEALTH and HSTAR databases merged, added to MELVYL MEDLINE PLUS |
| CURRENT CONTENTS | ||
| 1990 | Jan | Test version available to CC Task Force |
| Apr | CC and CCT databases in Command mode | |
| Nov | Online questionnaire | |
| 1991 | Sep | Articles linked to CALLS database |
| 1994 | Jan | Materials science journals linked to article images in TULIP project |
| IAC | ||
| 1991 | Oct | MAGS, NEWS, COMP Databases in Command mode |
| 1992 | May | Articles linked to CALLS database |
| Dec | Coverage of MAGS increased to 1,500 | |
| 1993 | Mar | NEWS backfiles to 1982 added |
| Apr | Full text for COMP added | |
| Full text for MAGS added | ||
| 1994 | Sep | MAGS coverage increased by 83 titles plus full text for 27 new titles |
| INSPEC | ||
| 1993 | Feb | INSPEC database in Command mode |
| Browse and Select for Thesaurus added | ||
| 1994 | Jan | Materials science journals linked to article images in TULIP project |
| 1995 | Jan | INSPEC combined with PHYS database to expand coverage of physics |
| 1996 | Apr | IEEE journals linked to article images for IEEE project |
| PSYCINFO | ||
| 1993 | Aug | PSYCINFO database available in Command mode |
| Nov | Browse, Select and Explode added | |
| 1994 | Jan | Books and chapters from 1987 to present added |
| ABI/INFORM | ||
| 1994 | May | ABI/Inform database available in Command mode |
| Sep | ABI/Inform database fully loaded back to 1971 | |
| BIOSIS | ||
| 1996 | May | BIOSIS Previews available in Command mode |
| Licensed USE Systems | ||
| CONGRESSIONAL QUARTERLY | ||
| 1993 | Jul | CQ available as a USE system (LEGI-SLATE discontinued) |
| ERIC | ||
| 1992 | Mar | Available as USE system from Stanford University |
| GEOREF | ||
| 1992 | Nov | GEOREF available as USE system from Stanford University |
| HAPI | ||
| 1992 | Aug | HAPI available as USE system from UCLA |
| OCLC FIRSTSEARCH | ||
| 1994 | Jan | FirstSearch available as a USE system from OCLC |
| Sep | Ports increased to 15 | |
| Nov | WCAT, JRNL via Z39.50 in Command mode | |
| 1995 | Feb | GDOC via Z39.50 in Command mode |
| May | JRNLT via Z39.50 in Command mode | |
| Aug | ART, EDUC via Z39.50 in Command mode | |
| 1996 | Jan | Ports increased to 22 |
| PAPR, PROC via Z39.50 in Command mode | ||
| Sept | PAIS via Z39.50 in Command mode | |
| Oct | MLA via Z39.50 in Command mode | |
| Nov | SOC via Z39.50 in Command mode | |
| RLG EUREKA | ||
| 1994 | Jan | EUREKA available as a USE system from OCLC |
| Nov | ANTH, ARCH, HSCI, RCAT via Z39.50 in Command mode | |
| Dec | FLEG, HLEG via Z39.50 in Command mode | |
| 1995 | Feb | HLAS, JRNLE via Z39.50 in Command mode |
| 1996 | Sept | Chicano Database via Z39.50 in Command mode |
| Oct | ESTC via Z39.50 in Command mode | |
| Nov | JRNLE access ends | |