1 July 2002
The Melvyl-T prototype catalog, a small prototype catalog database of
~630,000 records, or about 3% of the current Melvyl catalog, is now
available for review and testing by library staff and those selected
users with whom staff want to share the news. This prototype
reflects improvements from two rounds of usability testing performed with
the help of library staff and selected users at all nine
campuses.
The URL for the prototype catalog is
http://mel-t.cdlib.org
A telnet version of the
catalog, based on the same small database, is available at
telnet://lotje.ucop.edu
We want to hear from
you! In addition to usability testing, Melvyl-T’s user interface
has been built with the advice and hard work of the systemwide Melvyl
Services and Education/Usability Transition teams, and the database
itself with valued input of the Database and Technology Team.
Additional comments and feedback are important to us. A place to
provide feedback on the new interface is available from the web version
of Melvyl-T via the “comments and feedback” link at the bottom of all
pages in the catalog.
To provide feedback on the telnet version, link to
http://websurveyor.net/wsb.dll/2734/melvylt-telnet.htm
Two important notes:
· During
this prototype phase, the catalog is on a small server with a limited
number of licensed users, so you may be turned away when trying to access
the catalog. If you encounter a “system is busy” message please try
again another time. The full (production) catalog will be on a much, much
larger platform designed to handle high levels of use.
· The
full Melvyl-T catalog, containing all UC records, is scheduled to be
released in Fall 2002. Legacy (current) Melvyl will continue to be
available until July 2003, after which time legacy Melvyl will be retired
and Melvyl-T will become the new Melvyl!
Jayne Dickson
Information Services Analyst
California Digital Library
University of California - Office of the President
415 20th Street, 4th Floor
Oakland, CA 94612-2901
510.987.0550
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