Month: July 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
CDL Milestones are now posted on the new CDL informational web site under News and Developments.
New Resources Available from the Melvyl Web System
ACS Journals UC faculty, students, and staff can now access the abstracts, full text, and images of over 30 journals and magazines published by the American Chemical Society, via the Melvyl web system (click on Resources, then on Electronic Journals). […]
Thanks to CDL Campus-Based Personnel
As a co-library, the CDL, by definition, depends on collaboration with all of the campuses to create shared systems and services. An essential collaborative element is the regular contributions of personnel from across the UC system to provide crucial expertise […]
The Statewide Serials Database
The Statewide Serials Database, the outcome of the California State Serials Project (CSSP), establishes a union database of serials for California libraries. It has been loaded into the Melvyl system and is now the Periodicals database. It includes: California State […]
Patron Initiated Requesting
As recommended by the University Librarians and the Library Planning and Action Initiative Task Force, the University of California Libraries are implementing Patron Initiated Requesting (PIR) to facilitate rapid access to physical materials on all campuses and in the regional […]
Creation of the CDL’s Joint Steering Committee on Shared Collections
The CDL is pleased to announce the membership of the CDL’s Joint Steering Committee on Shared Collections. The Steering Committee will include Clinton Howard (UC Davis), Barbara Kornstein (UC Berkeley), Alan Ritch (UC Santa Cruz), and Cynthia Shelton (UCLA), each […]
Descriptive Information about the CDL — Now on the Web
As mentioned in earlier issues of CDLINFO, the CDL is constructing a web site that describes the CDL and its plans. This site, now available at http://www.cdlib.org/, provides new descriptive information, such as “Frequently Asked Questions About the CDL,” breaking […]