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MetaLib Tutorial
MetaLib Tutorial
MetaLib Tutorial
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.
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MetaLib Tutorial
MetaLib can be accessed via the SDLN web site:
www.sdln.net
Click Databases
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Click Try MetaLib
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Click Quick Search
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MetaLib Home Page
This is the MetaLib homepage as viewed by a guest user.
Note the term “guest” in the upper right.
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To Sign In:
Click on the padlock above Guest
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To Sign in:
Use your barcode number as name and last name
as password, choose your home library and click
Login
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QuickSearch
You will now find several pre-defined Quick Sets unlocked
to search.
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Click a Quick Set name
By clicking on the Quick Set name, you can see which
databases are included:
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Try a Search
Try a search in the General Quick Set for wind power
Type wind power in the search box and click Go
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Table View
Results display first in Table View
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Brief View
There is also a Brief View…this view includes citation information
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Full View
And, a Full View…the query terms are highlighted
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Icons in Full View
In this view, you can see several icons:
Add to Basket
Allows you to add the document to your own basket
Save Record
Allows you to save the document on your computer
Send To
Allows you to email the document
View Original Format
Provides the original machine readable record for the document
SFX
SFX information for this document – tells you which databases
include this document, allows you to go directly to each
database listed, or directly to full text of your selected document
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Extending the retrieved result set
• 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.
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Results of extending the retrieved set
Additional items retrieved will have a new icon
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Topics and Facets
Also, in Table and Brief view, you will see Topics and
Facets, including: Topics, Authors, Journal Titles and Dates
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Windy (10)
Review (9)
Environment (6)
Short story (6)
Essay (4)
Authors
Anonymous (3)
Richard A Lovett (2)
Other (75)
Journal Titles
Time (9)
Newsweek (6)
Countryside and Small ... (4)
Analog Science Fiction... (4)
Fantasy & Science Fict... (4)
You can narrow your search using these links.
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Save
Select articles you would like to save, then click the
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My Space
Click My Space
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eShelf
You will see your documents in your basket, or e-Shelf
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Find Database
Another way to search is to Find Database:
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Find Database by Title
Type business in the search box and click Go
Retrieve databases
You retrieve databases containing the word business:
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Save Databases
To save databases, click on the
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Click on Database name
By clicking on the link for Business Source Premier, the single database opens:
You can then search this database.
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Find Database using Locate
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 Databases by Category
You can also choose databases by category,
Select a category and click GO
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Similar Results
You get the same two databases:
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More Categories
If you choose the General Category, you will see more options:
You can choose All, Books, e-Books or Magazines
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More Categories
If you select Magazines, you get 3 databases to choose from:
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Find e-journal
You can also search for individual journal titles. Selecting
find e-journal takes the user to the SFX A-Z list for all
SDLN libraries. Searches can be performed for all E-journals
within the statewide databases.
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Click MetaSearch
MetaSearch will default to Quick Sets if you have no saved databases,
default will be My Databases, if you have saved databases.
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Click Categories
Click the dropdown menu at Quick Sets to find Categories
General
Choose General
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Category – General - All
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Search All
You can search them all at once
Type your search, then click Go
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Results
Results are returned with the same views, Table, Brief, Full
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Results by databases
You can also get results for each database
Click here
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Choose a Database
Choose Proquest Research Library
You retrieve only documents from this database
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Add some documents to your Basket
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Click on My Space
You will see your documents
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My Space / eShelf
Click Advanced to email, create folders, save your documents
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Basket
You will see your basket, to make a folder for this session, click
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Name your folder and save
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Select your documents
Select your documents and click copy to folder
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Saved in Folders
Now your documents are saved in your folder
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My Databases
The databases selected when using Find Database are
saved to a clipboard under My Databases:
These databases are now saved to your login in My Databases
You can use them to create Quick Sets to search
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Save Searches
To save previous searches to History, click
previous searches, then click
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History
To view History, click My Space, History
Queries can be reactivated by:
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clicking the query
clicking the databases that were searched
define the query as an Alert
or remove the query from the list
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Preferences
The user can set search preferences which will be saved
from session to session. Preferences that can be defined
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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
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Questions
Nina Mentzel
[email protected]
642-6835
Lucas Bialorucki
[email protected]
642-6731
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