NextGen Melvyl Catalog

May 27, 2008 on 12:39 pm | In Books and Encyclopedias, Database News |

INTRODUCING NEXT-GENERATION MELVYL (http://ucsd.worldcat.org)

The UC Libraries have launched Next-Generation Melvyl, a potential replacement for the UC-wide Melvyl Catalog.

Through a single interface, NextGen Melvyl searches holdings in:
• UCSD, all UC Libraries, and libraries around the world (with UCSD stuff listed first)
• as well as:
  • UC books digitized by Google
  • citations for articles in MEDLINE (PubMed) and ArticleFirst, which includes some physical science and engineering articles

Other key points:

• Throughout the pilot, the current Melvyl Catalog and all its functionality will be maintained and available as usual.
• Not all current library holdings are represented in the pilot.
• Users can request items held elsewhere, both within the UC system and beyond. However, we recommend using Circuit to request books from our Circuit partners (SDSU, etc.).

NextGen Melvyl will be available for at least 6 months and is very much a work in progress as improvements continue to be made. YOUR FEEDBACK DURING THIS PILOT PHASE IS VITAL. Please test NextGen Melvyl as frequently and as vigorously as possible, and use the “Survey - Your Voice Counts!” link located in upper-right corner to give us that feedback.