12 December 2002 CDL recently received the following important information regarding the IEEE Xplore system. Please share this information with your colleagues. ============================================================================================== From: [log in to unmask] >Subject: IEEE Xplore Hosting Center Migration in December >Date: Mon, 2 Dec 2002 17:46:00 -0500 > >In December, IEEE will migrate the IEEE Xplore (R) host site from the IHS >location in Denver, CO, to a new site hosted within the IEEE operations >center in Piscataway, NJ, a move that will be transparent to IEEE online >users. Links to the IEEE Xplore home page and library OPAC links that use >the IEEE standard URL linking prefix (see >http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/Xplore/opac.jsp) will not be affected by this >move. However, IEEE online users should note that any other pages that >have been bookmarked within the IEEE Xplore site, including specific >documents, will need to be updated following this transition. Libraries >should notify their users in advance of this change. > >IEEE is taking all measures to ensure a smooth transition to the new >hosting site, including a comprehensive series of stress, functional and >quality tests. IEEE has also arranged for expanded hours of IEEE technical >support on the day of the move and will have a fully functional backup >system available. > >Benefits of this move to a new IEEE Xplore host site in the IEEE NJ office >include a more flexible data architecture that supports product and >feature development and facilitates content updates. > >The new IEEE Xplore host site migration is planned for December; currently >this is scheduled to happen around December 16, 2002. For more >information such as the exact date this will occur, contact >[log in to unmask] 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 [log in to unmask]