MyiLibrary® ‘Search & View’ Website Training June 8, 2010.

MyiLibrary® ‘Search & View’ Website Training

June 8, 2010

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Home Page

Start looking for content by 1) clicking on ‘Browse all e-books’ to view all titles owned by the institution or 2) clicking on a subject name or ‘See All’ to find all owned titles in that specific subject

Find Privacy Policy & Terms & Conditions information here


Left Nav Bar

To find all books by a particular publisher, use these dropdown menus Create a personal

account to store your searches, notes & bookmarks. All you need is an email address to get started.

For more specific search queries, click ‘Advanced Search’ to enter several parameters

Click here to hide left nav bar

Get a virtual tour of how the platform operates by clicking here

Enter terms to search full text, keywords, title, EAN/ISBN, author or publisher. Click ‘Go’ to get your results.


Quick Search

Enter search terms here

Select to search either full text, keywords, title, EAN/ISBN, author or publisher

Click ‘Go’ to get your results.


Quick Search OptionsUse ‘Full Text’ to search the entire text of an e-book for a single word or a phrase. This option searches the entire text to find a match on any of the words entered. To find a match on the exact search phrase entered, use quotes (“”) around the phrase to limit the results to that phrase only.

Use ‘Keywords’ to search the metadata of an e-book. This option searches all of the metadata (including the title) to find a match on any of the words entered. To find a match on the exact search phrase entered, use quotes (“”) around the phrase to limit the results to that phrase only.

Use ‘Title’ to match on a specific e-book. This option searches titles to find a match on any of the search terms entered. To find a match on the exact title entered, use quotes (“”) around the title to limit the results to that title only.

Use ‘EAN/ISBN’ to match on a specific e-book. This option searches all EAN/ISBN fields to find a match on the EAN/ISBN entered.

Use ‘Author’ to find a specific author. Enter first, middle or last name (or any combination of these names) to find matches. This option searches all authors to find a match on any of the names entered. To find a match on an exact author, use quotes (“”) around the name to limit the results to that author only.

Use ‘Publisher’ to find a specific author by entering a keyword. This option searches all publishers to find a match on any of the names entered. To find a match on an exact publisher, use quotes (“”) around the keywords.


Advanced Search

Complete as many of these fields as desired to refine your search results

Click ‘Start Search’ to begin or ‘Reset Search’ to clear entries and start over


Search Results

Go to the ‘Product Detail’ page by clicking the e-book title

Result details are provided at the top & bottom of each screen, allowing for easy navigation of all results

Go straight to the e-book by clicking ‘Open Now’


Search Results Nav Bar

This nav bar will appear on all search results pages


Search Results Nav Bar Features (Part 1)

Save your search by entering a name & clicking ‘Save’

NOTE: You must have an account to save searches. To sign up for an account, click the ‘My Account’ link at the top of this page.

Export a .CSV file of this search by clicking here

Conduct another ‘Quick Search’ by entering in search terms & clicking ‘Go’

Access the ‘Advanced Search’ page by clicking here

Customize your search results by clicking on one these links; sort by date published, by relevance or by title name


Search Results Nav Bar Features (Part 2)

Refine searches by starting letter; number in () is the title count; letters with the largest title count will appear first

Sign up for an individual account to save searches, bookmarks & settings by clicking here

Refine searches by subject; number in () is the title count; subjects with the largest title count will appear first

Refine searches by publisher; number in () is the title count; publishers with the largest title count will appear first


Product Detail

Find information about the e-book in these tabs: Full Text Hits (if applicable), Additional Metadata, Table of Contents & Citation

Go straight to the e-book by clicking the e-book title or ‘Open Now’


Product Detail Nav Bar

With these links, you export to RefWorks or EndNote

Access the ‘Advanced Search’ page by clicking here

Conduct another ‘Quick Search’ by entering in search terms & clicking ‘Go’

Search the book’s text by entering in a search term here

Sign up for an individual account to save searches, bookmarks & settings by clicking here


Viewer (Default View)


Viewer (Bibliographic Details)

Find bibliographic details about the e-book here

Click the arrow to expand/hide this section

Click the subject link to find similar books

Click the ‘Product Detail’ link to go to the Product Detail page for this e-book

Find citation details or export to RefWorks or EndNotes here


Viewer (Notes)

Click here to login to My Account


Click here to add a new note or view a previously saved note


Add/Update Notes

Enter the subject of the note & the note details here

Click ‘Update Note’ to make updates to a saved note or ‘Save New Note’ to save a new note

Click the subject name to view a saved note

You can print or delete selected notes with these options


Viewer (Viewer Tools » TOC)

To go to a specific section / chapter, simply click the section / chapter name & you will be immediately taken to the starting page


Click the ‘+’ to expand the section/chapter


Viewer (Viewer Tools » Search)

To search the MyiLibrary site, select this option & enter the search term(s). Click ‘Go’ to find the related pages.

To search within the current e-book, select this option & enter the search term(s). Click ‘Go’ to find the related pages.

Go to the ‘Advanced Search’ page or back to Search Results (if applicable)

If searching with the e-book, any hits on the search term(s) are listed here, highlighted in yellow


Viewer (Viewer Tools » Ref Tools)

Use ‘Ref Tools’ to link to popular websites, in order to conduct more research

To expand the list, click the ‘+’ button


Viewer (Full Screen Mode)

Click ‘Hide Menu’ in the upper left corner to view the e-book on a full screen. To revert back, click the arrow in the upper left corner.


Viewer (Center Toolbar)


Viewer (Center Toolbar Details)

Table of Contents;

use dropdown to navigate to

desired chapter / section

Jump back to the start of a section

Go to the previous

page in the e-book

Displays the current e-book page

number

Go to the next page in the e-book

Go to the previous

page in the e-book

Go to a specific page by

entering the page

number & hitting

‘Enter’ on your

keyboard

Adjust zoom settings

Print single or multiple

pages

Download single or multiple pages


New Content

Find recently added e-book here; Access this page by clicking on the ‘New Content’ menu option

Click on any of the titles to be taken to that e-book


Resources

Access this page by clicking on the ‘Resources’ menu option

These resources are subscription-based. The actual resources displayed will be based on your library’s individual subscription.0

To open any of these resources, simply click on the resource name. The resource will open in a new window.


Reference Tools

Access this page by clicking on the ‘Reference Tools’ menu option

These tools are available to all users and do not require a subscription.

Click on any link to be taken to the tools available in that subject.


Suggest a Title

Fill in the fields and click ‘Submit’ to suggest an e-book to add to the MyiLibrary platform.

Access this page by clicking on the

‘Suggest a Title’ menu option


Help

Download a PDF or PowerPoint version of this help file by clicking either of these links

Access this page by clicking on the ‘Help’ menu option

Jump back to the top of the page by clicking on this links


My Account (Pre-Login)

If you have forgotten your password, enter the email address used for registration here and you’ll receive an email with your password

To sign up for an account, simply enter a valid email address and you will receive an email shortly containing your login credentials

Access this page by clicking on the ‘My Account’ or ‘Login’ menu option or use the quick link in the left nav bar


My Account (Post-Login)

Find your saved searches, notes and settings here

If you have want to change your password, simply enter in the old password and then enter the new password twice (to confirm it) and click ‘Submit’


Saved Searches

Click on the ‘Search Name’ to re-execute the search

Find saved searches (both Quick & Advanced) on this page; access this page by clicking on the ‘Saved Searches menu option

To delete a search, put a checkmark in the box here and then click ‘Delete

Selected’


Notes

To delete, print or email any bookmark, put a check in this box and click the corresponding button

Access this page by clicking on the ‘Notes’ menu option


Settings

Set personalized settings for the Viewer, Search Results and Citations here

Once done, click ‘Save’ to keep these settings

Access this page by clicking on the ‘Settings’ menu option

MyiLibrary® ‘Search & View’ Website Training June 8, 2010.

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