Notes, information and links about MetaLib and how it relates to Metasearch in Sakaibrary should go here.
MetaLib is a product of the Ex Libris Group.
MetaLib is currently being used primarily as a metasearching engine for libraries and library consortiums all over the world. In the context of Sakaibrary, MetaLib is seen as a metasearch engine that allows users to:
- specify sets of sources (databases) in which electronic resources, such as e-journal articles, are kept
- search across various different databases with a single query
- view the results of their query
- view citation and, perhaps, abstract, information for individual results
- click on an "SFX Link" to provide their local SFX Link Resolver with an OpenURL to locate subscribed services, such as full text, for the individual result
Links
- MetaLib X-Server API documentation - listing of available MetaLib X-Services and their details.
- MetaLib X-Server code samples - UM Library Information Technology Web Services code samples for using the X-Server. UM Library login required.