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 the Sakaibrary project, 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
The goal of the Sakaibrary project is to integrate the metasearching features of MetaLib and SIRSI SingleSearch into Sakai. MetaLib provides an API to its X-Server, that allows developers to invoke MetaLib's metasearching services through HTTP.
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.