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February 1998
In This Issue:
New Digital Library Resources Provide Support for Humanities at UCLATwo new online resources from Chadwyck-Healey are being added to the UCLA Library collection of electronic texts and reference sources: Literature Online, or LION, and Periodicals Content Index, known as PCI. In combination with access to Project Muse through the Library’s web page, the Oxford English Dictionary online, and the Patrologia Latina Database (the latter two as part of the Library Electronic Text Project, <http://etext.library.ucla.edu/>, students and scholars will have convenient access to a substantial core of important research materials from library, home, and office computer workstations. Literature Online, or LION, is a goldmine of over 250,000 works of English and American poetry, drama, and fiction, organized into nine full-text databases, searchable individually or in any combination. For example, the UCLA Library subscription to LION includes access to Editions and Adaptations of Shakespeare 1591-1911, including the eleven major editions from the First Folio to the Cambridge edition of 1863-66. English Poetry contains over 165,000 poems, essentially the complete English poetic canon from 1100 to 1900, and American Poetry, 1600-1900, is the full text database of over 40,000 poems by more than 200 American poets. Two more literary databases will be added in Spring 1998 to the UCLA Library’s LION subscription: American Poetry 2 and Early American Fiction. To access LION databases point your web browser to <http://lion.chadwyck.com/home/home.cgi?source=config2.cfg>. Several other features of LION complement the full text literary databases. You can click on “Reference Works” to access a collection of companion reference works and move easily between them and online text. The Annual Bibliography of English Language and Literature; Bibliography of American Literature; and The Cambridge Biographical Encyclopedia are examples of the online dictionaries, bibliographies, and encyclopedias available at the LION web site. “Web Resources” is an extensive selection of 2500 literary sites and the Master Index allows searching by author or title across all databases and elsewhere on the web. Chadwyck-Healey has also created an electronic index that gives unprecedented access to early journal literature, a great deal from the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries which has not previously been indexed. Periodicals Content Index, or PCI, makes it possible to search the tables of content of close to 2,000 journals published between 1790 and 1990 in Europe, America, and Latin America. You can search articles by words or phrases in their titles, by author, and by journal title. Eventually, 3,500 journals will be fully indexed in PCI. PCI resides at <http://pci.chadwyck.com/> and can be used by UCLA faculty, students, and staff. ORION2 is ComingThe UCLA Library’s next generation online information system, officially named ORION2, is scheduled for implementation in summer 1998. The vendor, Data Research Associates(DRA) of St. Louis, is a leading provider of systems for libraries worldwide and was selected after a rigorous review of several factors, including the strength of the public face of the DRA system, the long term potential of its technical direction, and the company‚s strong track record of providing good customer support. Several library staff committees are working closely with DRA on the complex issues of bringing up a system that will reflect optimum local customization in combination with what a state-of-the-art system has to offer. Changes in preparation for the ORION2 implementation are already evident in campus libraries. Old ORION terminals are being replaced with Pentium-processor workstations which provide access to both local online catalogs and the Internet, and the web-based ORION2. By summer, the UCLA library catalog will be available worldwide from any computer with an Internet connection and a web browser. Online access to global information resources will be available via the international communications standard known as Z39.50; users will be able to search selected databases simultaneously and combine search results. Faculty are invited to participate in ORION2 planning. Focus groups will be held to view and give feedback on the various design stages of the web interface for the online public access catalog. Library staff are interested in developing ORION2 with the functionality, look, and feel that supports full utilization of the sophisticated technology expected in the DRA system. If you would like to participate in a focus group, please email <pcw-comments@library.ucla.edu> to indicate your interest. Draft mock-ups of the new public interface will also be on the web for comment.
New Public Workstations in LibrariesState-of-the-art, public access computer workstations are being installed in all libraries of the UCLA Library system in preparation for the implementation of ORION2. The replacement of single purpose terminals and outdated computers greatly enhances the search and retrieval options of library users and introduces an exciting new era in information access and online research. Access to global electronic resources available via the World Wide Web as well as to basic resources such as ORION2 and MELVYL will be convenient and speedy. The new public workstations are powerful and set the stage for numerous emerging Digital Library initiatives currently under development. Based upon the Windows NT 4.0 Operating System, more than 75 Pentium-processor workstations have already been deployed in a number of UCLA libraries, with installations of 50 more scheduled for the near future. Software available on these machines includes terminal emulation for access to ORION and MELVYL and Netscape for access to the World Wide Web. All machines are equipped with large displays, diskette drives for downloading information, and most will have access to printing for a charge. The current schedule calls for completing installation of these new workstations during Spring 1998. 1997 Librarian of the Year - Miki GoralThe 1997 Librarian of the Year is Miki Goral, public services coordinator of the University Research Library Reference Department. The award, presented by the Librarians Association of the University of California, Los Angeles (LAUC-LA) recognizes Ms. Goral’s contributions to UC librarianship during her tenure as president of LAUC-LA and systemwide LAUC, the primary organization for professional librarian and governance affairs. She has earned the de facto title of LAUC historian and archivist given her in-depth knowledge of these organizations. Also, as chief negotiator for the UFL (University Federation of Librarians, University Council-American Federation of Teachers) , Ms. Goral is a notably strong union leader who has represented librarians on numerous bargaining issues, most recently during last year’s salary disputes. As one colleague noted, “Throughout the entire months long process, she demonstrated great moral courage by remaining calm, reasonable, and fair-minded, even in the face of some highly charged issues.” Ms. Goral is a senior reference specialist with both an MLS and MA (concentration in African and African American studies) from UCLA. In 1995, she participated in the USAID-funded UCLA-Ghana Exchange Program as a consultant to the Balme Library, University of Ghana at Legon. She is active in the Los Angeles-based international Pan African Film Festival, serving on the Board of Directors and as Director of Research. Ms. Goral is also well known for her great enthusiasm for and knowledge of computerized systems and databases. “Miki has been an important and inspiring colleague whose contributions have made us all better and more vital librarians at UCLA” noted one colleague who nominated her for this award. Building on Success: New Features of College Library Electronic ReservesIn Fall Quarter 1997 the College Library implemented a pilot study to investigate the feasibility of making copyrighted journal articles on reserve available via the Web. This involves either locating and linking to an existing electronic version of the article in a UCLA- or UC-licensed source, or scanning those articles in journals to which the library subscribes. Several faculty whose classes rely upon journal literature are participants in the pilot which offers the opportunity to generate data and explore the implications of using scanning technology for full-text and mixed image/text materials, incorporating these processes into regular reserves and electronic reserves processes, and addressing copyright issues as they relate to the networked electronic environment. The pilot project builds upon several enhancements to College Library electronic, or e-reserves, that have been implemented over the past two years ever since paper-bound course lists were converted to an online ORION database. The reserves lists then migrated to the World Wide Web, both to broaden access and take advantage of the versatility and capabilities of the web in presenting a range of text and graphic materials. Another new feature is the availability on the Web of full text, faculty-generated materials such as examinations and problem solutions as well as links to course syllabi and course assignments. Links have also been added to connect users to faculty web pages, virtual office hours, and selected and relevant web sites identified by faculty members. Judging by the thousands of hits on the College Library e-reserves web site at <www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/college/reserves/ereserves.htm>, this undergraduate instructional service of the College Library is a big success both for faculty, who benefit from the streamlined library processes and quick turnaround time in processing reserves materials, and for students who have 24 hour access. Navigating the Congressional UniverseThe University of California has signed a contract to provide access to Congressional Universe, a new web-based congressional search service from Congressional Information Service (CIS). Available via MELVYL (click on “Resources” then “Selected Internet Resources”), this service was formerly known as CIS Congressional Compass; it replaces Congressional Quarterly’s CQ Washington Alert. Congressional Universe brings together a vast amount of information published by and about Congress and makes it readily available with sophisticated access tools combined with ease-of-use searching power. It provides a seamless link between CIS’s indexing and abstracting and the full text of source publications with links to related congressional publications. Other legislative, regulatory, and related materials are included as well as background and analysis articles from National Journal (1977 to date) and CongressDaily(l991 to date). For example, Congressional Universe provides full text congressional hearing transcripts and submitted testimony since 1988; committee reports (1990-current); congressional documents (1995-current); and is the only service providing full text of selected committee prints (1995-current). The Congressional Record (1985-current); Federal Register (1980-current); and Code of Federal Regulations are also online. Researchers can also track legislative and public policy issues and activities of committees and members of Congress. Full text of bills and bill tracking is provided from 1989 to date, and “hot bills” identifies the hottest public policy issues. Congressional members are profiled by biographical information, committee assignments, voting records, campaign finance data, and financial disclosures data. Users access Congressional Universe from several starting points: subject or title; session of Congress; witness name; public law number for legislative histories; and citations from standard numbering systems expand access in UC libraries to retrospective congressional collections. Updating Library Copyright PolicyAs noted in the article on the College Library electronic reserves project, the pilot project to make faculty requested, copyrighted journal articles available via the Web is an opportunity to explore copyright issues as they relate to information and web technology. In support of this pilot, the UCLA Library Copyright Policy (<http://www.library.ucla.edu/copyright/>) has been expanded to include policies and procedures for electronic reserves which are based on the principle that the fair use provisions of the Copyright Act of 1976, Section 107, permit the making of copies of copyrighted material for classroom use as long as the four determining fair use factors are considered. Campbell Student Book Collection Competition is 50This year the UCLA Library celebrates the 50th anniversary of the annual Robert B. and Blanche Campbell Student Book Collection Competition. This competition recognizes undergraduates and graduate students who have assembled and organized a book collection. A special anniversary prize of $500 will be awarded in addition to the $1,300 in prize money normally bestowed to the winners. The Campbell Book Competition will be held on April 22, 1998 and the closing date for entries is April 8, 1998. A book collecting workshop, which provides guidance to students preparing their collections for contest judges, will be held on February 18, 1998 in the URL Special Collections Department. To learn more about Campbell, watch for posters and publicity or point your browser to the UCLA Library web, <http://www.library.ucla.edu>, and click on News and Events. In February there will be an exhibit in the College Library Rotunda celebrating the 50-year history of the competition. URL Seminars on Electric Research ResourcesThe University Reseaarch Library Seminar program is designed to provide faculty and graduate students opportunities for learning about a variety of electronic resources in the social sciences and humanities. During WInter Quarter 1998, the following classes will be offered:
Full descriptions, dates, and enrollment forms are available at the URL Reference Department and on the Library Web Pages at <http://www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/url/referenc/seminars.htm.> |
