Two significant enhancements have been made to Melvyl, the discovery tool of the UC libraries.
 

Expanded Content: "Central Index"

In a pilot project during Winter 2012, Melvyl has been enriched with several million new journal articles and other documents from a wide range of databases, particularly in the humanities and social sciences.

Some tips:

• Links in the left sidebar let you narrow your search to articles only, or to focus on items from particular databases.
• In most cases, Melvyl will display citations and abstracts, with the full text accessible through the yellow UC-eLinks button or other links provided.
• The Advanced Search screen lets you control which databases are searched.
• If off-campus, you may need to login to the proxy to access full-text journal articles. See the Off-Campus Access (OCA) page for more information about connecting from off-campus.

For more information see:

• Expanded article content in Melvyl® (DOC)
• Melvyl Quick Reference Guide  (PDF)

Improved Access to Some e-books: "View Now"

Melvyl search results now include "View Now" links that provide convenient access to freely available full text items, such as e-books in the HathiTrust Digital Library. If the full text of the item is not available (e.g., for copyright reasons), the link will be "grayed out."

For more information, see:

• FAQ on the View Now link
• Find Books and E-books

More information can be found on the CDL web site: CDL Major Melvyl Announcement

UC3 (University of California Curation Center) will be presenting a webinar on Data Management Plans twice this month.

Summary: Although scientists learn about methods for collecting data, there is less emphasis on managing the resulting data effectively.  This is an increasingly important skill set, especially since funding agencies like NSF have begun to require data management plans.  In this webinar, we will cover best practices for scientific data management and review how to use the new DMPTool, a free online wizard from CDL for creating Data Management Plans.  There will be time allotted for discussion of data management and the DMPTool at the close of the webinar.

Please address questions to Carly Strasser (carly.strasser@ucop.edu) or Perry Willett (perry.willett@ucop.edu)

The Library has a new reservation system for our group study rooms: LibCal

The Global Village Café is now selling gift cards.  As a special introductory promotion, starting Monday, December 19 (and ending at close of business on Thursday December 22),  they will be offering their $10 gift cards for only $5 (limit one per customer).  The gift cards can be reused, adding any denomination when the balance is depleted.

UCSC Library Publishes Groundbreaking Anthology on the History of Organic Farming and Sustainable Agriculture:

Thanksgiving Week Library Hours

Nov. 23   CLOSE AT 5pm
Nov. 24   CLOSED (Thanksgiving)
Nov. 25   CLOSED
Nov. 26   11am - 7pm
Nov. 27   10am - 12 midnight

The 2nd Annual Morton Marcus Memorial Poetry Reading featuring Kay Ryan

November 20, 2011 at 3:00pm

UC Santa Cruz Music Recital Hall

Admission is free

• When: November 5, 2011
• Where: Dead Central, McHenry Library at the University of California, Santa Cruz
• More: Ticket Information and more

McHenry Library has installed two new media:scape collaboration stations.

We invite you to explore and comment on the new library website.

Although the site is still in process, we would appreciate it if you would browse the site and send us your comments.

WHAT:  Open House & Library Tour
WHERE:  McHenry Library
WHEN:  Wednesday, September 7th, 2 - 4 p.m.
WHO:  Especially for Faculty, Staff and Retirees.  All are welcome.
RSVP:  community.ucsc.edu/McHenryOpenHouse