When you first perform a search:
Result Entry Breakdown:
Result Number/Checkbox: The number in the top left-hand corner of each result is also a checkbox. This will allow you to mark on mobile or export records.
Resource type & icon: The type of resource, and a quick-reference icon for that type. Sometimes this icon is a thumbnail of the cover of the item instead. Examples of resource types are: book, article, film, and more.
Title: The main title of the resource.
Author or Creator: The entity responsible for the creation of the resource. This is usually a person, but it can be a company or a group of people as well.
Publication information: The name of the publisher and the date the resource was published. You'll find the publication name for articles.
Excerpt and Characteristics: The excerpt usually appears on article resource results, and it is usually part of the full-text of the resource. Other characteristics with icons tell you about the resource. For example, whether the resource is peer-reviewed or open access.
Availability: A quick glance at whether the resource is available to you at your library. If this text is green, the resource is available. If this text is grey, the resource may still be available - click on the result to check for more information!
Sharing Options: In the top right of each result, there are icons showing the ways you can share or save the result for later. These options vary by type of resource.
Citation Trail - Cited By: Click the red up arrow to see resources that have cited this result in a references section or bibliography.
Citation Trail - Citations: Click the red down arrow to see resources that this result cited in its own references section or bibliography.
Zotero: If you want to save to your bibliography in Zotero. See the library guide on using Zotero to save your research.
Permalink: Click the link icon to copy the permalink to your clipboard and paste it somewhere else. A permalink is a link that goes directly to this result.
Pin: Click the thumbtack icon to save the result to your favorites and come back to it later in the library catalog.
Three dots (Ellipses): Click on the three dots to get to the printer, citation, and other means of sharing or saving this record
Record Navigation
See Understanding your Results box to get a description of the different elements of a record in your search list.
When logged in:
Pin to Favorites: Click the pushpin icon to save this record to your favorites and look at it later. If you aren't signed in, your favorites will disappear when you close the browser window!
In this section, there are icons showing the ways you can share or save the result for later.
Select Descriptions from Send To List.
Basically, how to access a the resource, which differs depending on material type (physical or electronic), or if is an item not available through our library.
Get It:
For physical items, the "Get It" section is shown with information about the item's location within the library. It can also show you what other libraries have the item via OhioLINK. Just click the arrow to the right.
Electronic Items like journal articles:
For electronic items, the "View Online" section is shown with links to access the resource. Some resources will have many access links, others only one or two. Any link will work to access the resource - it should open in a new tab in your browser, straight to the provider of the item, whether its a newspaper, database, or journal. If there are no links, you can always try and request to get a digital copy.
In this section, you can find more detailed information about the resource, such as additional authors, titles, subject matter, and identifiers like ISBN, ISSN, and DOI. Click on any piece of information that is hyperlinked in blue to search for resources that also have that information in their records.
Click the left and right arrows to see items that are next to or near this item on the shelf, whether it's a "virtual" shelf, for things like ebooks, or a physical one! Click on the thumbnail of the item to be taken to its record.
At the bottom of the record, you'll find a link to display the source record, well as links to any related resources. Related resources can include a table of contents, publisher's summary, electronic versions of a physical item, and more.
Citations
Citation Trail - Citing This: Click the red up arrows to see resources that have cited this result in a references section or bibliography.
Citation Trail - Cited in This: Click the red down arrow to see resources that list this result in their references section or bibliography.
Other Citation information may also be listed.
Once you've retrieved a list of search results and picked out one you want to examine more closely, understanding a resource's record can be a little overwhelming. This page will help you make sense of what you'll see when you choose a resource from the results list to decide if or how you want to procure it.