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Next-Generation Melvyl Pilot
Project Summary
The University of California (UC) Libraries are collaborating with the Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) to create a pilot version of a replacement for the current Melvyl Catalog, which contains records for holdings at all ten UC campuses. Users are encouraged to test the pilot system and offer feedback on how well it meets their needs, which will help project managers decide whether or not to continue development of the system. The UC Davis view of what is called the Next-Generation Melvyl Pilot is located at http://ucdavis.worldcat.org (http://ucdavis.worldcat.org).
Pilot Features
The pilot features a single interface that searches holdings in all UC libraries as well as those of libraries around the world through OCLC's WorldCat. It also searches for article references in education (from journals indexed in ERIC), medicine and health (from journals indexed in MEDLINE), U.S. government publications (from journals indexed in GPO), and general topics (from journals indexed in ArticleFirst); through UC-eLinks, users can then access the full text or print-copy information for journals to which there is a UC subscription. In addition, the pilot's holdings include UC books digitized by Google and materials from the Online Archive of California, UC eScholarship Repository, and UC Press.
Some Records Not Included in Pilot
Because the process of loading records into the pilot system is extremely complex, most but not all Melvyl records will be available during this testing phase. Some of the titles owned by the UC Davis Libraries will not be represented in this version of the catalog. Also not in the pilot are records for resources with minimal cataloging; records from campus affiliated libraries; and records from the California Academy of Sciences, California Historical Society, California State Library, Center for Research Libraries, Graduate Theological Union, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, and UC Hastings College of the Law. For these, users should search the Current Melvyl Catalog (http://melvyl.cdlib.org/F/?func=file&file_name=find-b&local_base=u-cdl90) .
Search Results From Local to Worldwide
Search results are displayed with local records first, then UC records, then records from other libraries worldwide. From the individual records, users can check circulation status, place holds on items at their home campuses, and request items held elsewhere, both within the UC system and beyond.
Other features of the catalog include the ability to easily refine searches, build and share lists of library resources, view personal ratings and reviews of items, export bibliographic citations in multiple formats, and search the catalog using several languages.
About OCLC
OCLC is a nonprofit library membership and research organization that provides computer-based cataloging, reference, resource sharing, preservation, and electronic content services to 57,000 libraries in 112 countries and territories. OCLC and its member libraries worldwide also have created and maintain WorldCat, the world's richest online resource for finding library materials. The pilot uses WorldCat Local, which combines the cooperative power of OCLC libraries worldwide with the ability to customize WorldCat for local discovery and delivery services.
Throughout the pilot, the existing Melvyl Catalog and all its functionality will be maintained and available as usual.