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California Digital Library (CDL) Opens . . . [WEB] (C)


Note:  Some of the following services may not be available to the 
general public, but may be limited to UC faculty/student/staff.  - MuSICA Coordinator

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FROM: "Gerald J. Munoff, University Librarian" <ZOTMAIL@uci.edu>

SUBJECT: CA Digital Library Opens
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1999 18:05:03 -0800


The California Digital Library (CDL) officially opened its public 
"digital doors" Wednesday, January 20, 1999.   Access to the new CDL 
website is available through the UCI Libraries website at 
<http://www.lib.uci.edu/>http://www.lib.uci.edu (click on the banner 
announcement at the top of the page) and at 
<http://www.cdlib.org/>http://www.cdlib.org.

The new CDL website complements the collections of the UCI Libraries 
and the other eight UC campus libraries by focusing on building and 
providing access to the shared digital collections of the University. 
Through its "Directory of Collections and Services" the new CDL web 
gateway provides access to more than two thousand electronic journals, 
"finding aids" for special and archival collections throughout the 
State, journal abstracting and indexing databases, and the CDL's 
Melvyl(R)  Catalog of UC-owned print and non-print material.

UCI Libraries are also participating in a new collaborative service 
for UC faculty, graduate students, and staff called "Request," which 
is debuting along with the CDL website. The "Request" service lets UCI 
users easily place online interlibrary loan requests for materials 
owned by another UC campus with a simple click of a web "Request" 
button.  Currently "Request" is limited to requests for books and 
other circulating monographs in the Melvyl Catalog. In later phases of 
the "Request" project, UCI users will be able to request journal 
articles from other UC campuses as well.

For more information on the new CDL website and services, please 
contact your department's bibliographer or call the appropriate 
reference desk at the Main Library (949-824-4976), Science Library 
(949-824-3705), or Medical Center Library (714-456-5583).


Gerald J. Munoff
University Librarian
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