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MetaLib Tutorial
MetaLib Tutorial
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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 TutorialMetaLib 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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QuickSearchYou 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 SearchTry 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
In this view, you can see several icons:
Add to Basket Allows you to add the document to your own
basketSave 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
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
Icons in Full View
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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
• Topics
• 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.
Also, in Table and Brief view, you will see Topics and Facets, including: Topics, Authors, Journal Titles and Dates
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Save Select articles you would like to save, then click the
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My SpaceClick My Space
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eShelfYou will see your documents in your basket, or e-Shelf
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Find Database
Another way to search is to Find Database:
Find Database by Title
Type business in the search box and click Go
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Retrieve databases
You retrieve databases containing the word business:
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Save DatabasesTo save databases, click on the
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Click on Database name
You can then search this database.
By clicking on the link for Business Source Premier, the single database opens:
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Find Database using LocateThe 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 ResultsYou get the same two databases:
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More Categories
You can choose All, Books, e-Books or Magazines
If you choose the General Category, you will see more options:
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More Categories
If you select Magazines, you get 3 databases to choose from:
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Find e-journalYou 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.
Click Categories
Click the dropdown menu at Quick Sets to find Categories
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General
Choose General
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Category – General - All
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Search AllYou can search them all at once
Type your search, then click Go
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ResultsResults are returned with the same views, Table, Brief, Full
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Results by databasesYou can also get results for each database
Click here
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Choose a Database
You retrieve only documents from this database
Choose Proquest Research Library
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Add some documents to your BasketClick
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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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BasketYou 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:
• 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
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
