South Dakota Library Network

MetaLib User Interface

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© South Dakota Library Network, 2012©Ex Libris (USA), 2011Modified for SDLNVersion 4.x

MetaLib User Interface

Using MetaLib

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MetaLib may be used at two different levels: guest users and logged on users.

Guest users have limited access to the databases as well as minimal personalization privileges. Services not available to guest users either do not appear as options on the screen, or appear with a locked icon At any time during a session if the user logs on, all current work is retained and can then be saved.

MetaLib User Interface

To access MetaLib

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MetaLib may be accessed via the SDLN web site: www.sdln.net

Click Search Databases

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To access MetaLib

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Type your search terms in the box and click Go:

MetaLib User InterfaceTo access MetaLib

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At this screen, if you are outside the library,you must login by clicking the padlock

MetaLib User InterfaceTo access MetaLib

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Enter your library card barcode, password, select home library from the dropdown list, click Login:

MetaLib User InterfaceQuick Search

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Once logged in, you will see the Quick Search page

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Quick Sets

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Clicking a Quick Set name opens a window displaying the resources in the set, a short description of the Quick Set, and the number of databases included. Each resource name is hyperlinked to its native Web interface. In addition, clicking the INFO button next to a resource displays a description of the resource.

MetaLib User InterfaceSelect Quick Set

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The search defaults to using the Newspaper quick set, select the set you want to search

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Click Go to search

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After selecting the General Quick Set, click Go to search

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Quick Search Summary

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The Quick Search Summary page appears during the execution of a Quick Search and updates the user with the ongoing status of the search

MetaLib User InterfaceResults list – Table View

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Records are presented in a tabular format, including ranking Relevance, Author, Title, Year, and Database Name.

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Results list – Brief View

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Record fields are displayed in citation format

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Results list – Full view

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A single full record displays on the page

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Icons in Full view

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Add to Basket Allows you to add the document to your own basket

Save RecordAllows you to save the document on your computer

Send ToAllows you to email the document

View Original FormatProvides the original machine readable record for the document

MetaLib User InterfaceExtending the retrieved result set

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MetaLib retrieves the first 30 records from each database. If you wish to extend this initial set, click “retrieve more” on the tool bar. The system fetches another bulk of records, resorts the extended sets, and displays them on the screen.

MetaLib User InterfaceExtended result set

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Additional items retrieved will have a new icon

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Topics and Facets

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Also, in Table and Brief view, you will see Topics and Facets, including: •Topics•Authors•Journal Titles•Databases•Subjects

You can narrow your search using these links.

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Save Documents

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Select documents you would like to save, then click the

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Retrieve saved documents

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Click My Space

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My Space / e-Shelf

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Find Database – by Title

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Another way to search is to Find Database:

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Find Database – by Title

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Type a search term in the search box and click Go

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Find Database – by Title

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You retrieve databases containing your search term:

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Save Databases

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To save databases, click on the

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Search Native Interface

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By clicking on the link for Regional Business News, the single database opens:

You can then search the native interface

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Find Database – using Locate

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The Locate function allows the user to search for databases by specifying values for title, vendor, or any word. Category and file type options also exist.

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Find Database by Category

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You can also choose databases by category, Select a category and click GO

MetaLib User InterfaceFind e-Journal

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You can also search for individual journal titles. Selecting find e-journal takes the user to the SFX A-Z list. Searches can be performed for all e-journals within the statewide databases.

MetaLib User InterfaceMetaSearch

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MetaSearch allows the user to select databases they wish to search.MetaSearch provides options to search Quick Sets, My Databases (if you have saved databases), Categories or Locate.

MetaLib User InterfaceMetaSearch

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Click the dropdown menu at Quick Sets to find Categories

MetaLib User InterfaceMetaSearch

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Choose General

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Then Choose All (Category – General – All)You can search these databases all at once

MetaLib User InterfaceMetaSearch

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Results are returned with the same views, Table, Brief, Full

MetaLib User InterfaceMetaSearch

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You can also get results for each database

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Save Documents

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Select documents you would like to save, then click the

MetaLib User InterfaceCreating Folders for Saved Documents

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Click on My Space to see saved documents, then click Advancedto work with the documents

MetaLib User InterfaceCreating Folders for Saved Documents

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You will see your basket, to make a folder for this session, click

MetaLib User InterfaceCreating Folders for Saved Documents

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Select your documents and click copy to folder

MetaLib User InterfaceCreating Personal QuickSets

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The databases selected when using Find Database are saved to a clipboard under My Databases:

Click to create a new set

MetaLib User InterfaceCreating Personal QuickSets

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MetaLib User InterfaceCreating Personal QuickSets

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Once your set is created, click to add Databases to the set

MetaLib User InterfaceSave Searches

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To save previous searches to History, go to MetaSearch,click previous searches, then click

MetaLib User InterfaceHistory

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To view History, click My Space, HistoryQueries can be reactivated by:•clicking the query•clicking the databases that were searched•define the query as an Alert•or remove the query from the list

MetaLib User InterfacePreferences

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The user can set search preferences which will be saved from session to session. Preferences that can be defined include:•Default views for database lists and result lists•Number of results per page•Language will always be English•Portal will be the library you logged into