Getting Started Setting up a Personal Profile on the California Digital Library Personal Profile Use Profile to set up personal preferences when using CDL-hosted Databases such as the Melvyl Catalog, the California Periodicals database and many journal article databases.
Profile is available to all users.
However, only UCR students, staff and faculty can obtain database passwords for remote access to CDL-hosted article databases, or use the Request and Update features. How to set up a Profile Profile is available while using any CDL-hosted Database. At any time during a search session you may activate or create a new personal profile. If you forget your User Name or User Key, you will need to create a new Personal Profile by clicking on the Profile button and entering a new User Name and User Key. If you forget your User Name or User Key, you will need to create a new Personal Profile by clicking on the Profile button and entering a new User Name and User Key.