Day: January 16, 2009

UC-eLinks makes getting articles easier

Posted on by Brian Quigley

UC-eLinks is a technology that helps you get the full text of an article – whether online, in print, or by request from another library. And thanks to the efforts of the California Digital Library (CDL), it is now easier than ever to link directly to an article using UC-eLinks!

In most cases where full-text can be identified, UC-eLinks will now load the full text of the article automatically, framed by the new UC-eLinks banner.

This banner serves two purposes:

  • Displays citation information to help you navigate to the article on the journal website if it does not load automatically.
  • Provides a link back to the full UC-eLinks menu in case you want to use other UC-eLinks services.

When full-text cannot be identified, it will present you with the full UC-eLinks menu to find a print copy, request it from another library, add the citation to a bibliography (via RefWorks), or get help.

For more information, please see the guide on Getting Started with UC-eLinks.

The Bancroft Library is now open

Posted on by Lee Anne Titangos

The Bancroft Library is now open on the Berkeley campus in the completely renovated Doe Library Annex.

Hours
1 – 5 p.m. weekdays until January 16
10 a.m. – 5 p.m. weekdays as of January 20

Before going upstairs to the Heller Reading Room, users should deposit all items not necessary for their research (e.g., bags, large purses, knapsacks) in the lockers to the right of the east entrance. Please retain identification.

Enter past the security guard and up the stairs to the Heller Reading Room. Already registered users need only show their identification. New users will have to fill out a one-page registration form and show two forms of identification, one of which must be a photo ID.