Month: June 1998
Contacts for Questions or Problems
If you have problems accessing or using the Melvyl 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 […]
CDL Milestones
Past Accomplishments: 8/96 President Atkinson announces the Library Planning and Action Initiative (LPAI), to create a framework for library development over the next 5-10 years. 12/96 LPAI Advisory Task Force holds its first meeting. 2/97 LPAI web site launched to […]
OCLC’s SocAbstracts Database Available from the Melvyl Web System
OCLC’s SocAbstracts database, previously available to UC users only through the Telnet version of the Melvyl system, is now available via the web interface as well. Produced by Sociological Abstracts, the database contains citations from 1963 to the present for […]
Updates on the Melvyl System and Abstracting and Indexing Databases
Updates and news on the Melvyl system and abstracting and indexing databases will now appear in this listserv on a regular basis. The CDL will also continue to send announcements to relevant library groups such as the User Services Group […]
Ellen Dunn to Serve as MSO for the CDL
Starting July 1, Ellen Dunn will join the CDL as the Management Services Officer (II), providing financial, personnel, and administrative functions for the CDL. will plan and manage the budget (currently over $5.5 million), including short- and long-term financial planning […]
The UC Common Authentication Project (Terry Ryan, Associate University Librarian for Systems, UCLA, with CDL staff)
Systems that offer access to confidential or proprietary information require methods of identifying users and permitting them to use the resources for which they are authorized. Traditional computer systems have required a user to enter an ID and “secret” password […]
CDL Milestones
With this issue of the CDLINFO-L listserv, we are launching a regular news item, “CDL Milestones,” to keep our subscribers informed about progress in building the CDL. It will include major milestones from the past, as well as important plans […]
Current Melvyl Web System Link Will Be Retained
The current Melvyl web system URL will continue to be valid for the foreseeable future; campus libraries and users will not need to change campus links or individual bookmarks. In our last issue, we mentioned that the CDL would replace […]
Who to Contact for Questions or Problems
If you have problems accessing or using the Melvyl 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, […]
ACM Digital Library Available from the Melvyl Web System
The ACM Digital Library, produced by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), is now available to UC users via the Melvyl web system from the Electronic Journals page. Users can also view the full text of many journal articles via […]