The Resource page
The Resource page provides a description of a resource. You can check the following items:
- Availability
- Location
- Format
- Bibliographic information
- Related resources
- Related people
- Related topics
Vega displays related resources, people, and topics for all available formats, not just the selected format.
The Resource page also provides icons to save the resource to My Bookshelf, export a citation, and send a link to the resource using email.
Syndetics Unbound
If your library has enabled Syndetics Unbound, you can see expanded information about a resource. Examples include the following:
- Other books in a series
- Reading level
- Reader reviews
- Professional reviews
- Awards
- Suggested authors and titles
- Book profiles
- Author profiles
- Excerpt previews
- Ratings
The following image shows the Resource page.
The following table identifies Resource page elements.
Go to the Person page. | |
Years published and language of the work. | |
Search the series. | |
Share a link to the resource on Facebook or X. | |
Save the resource to My Bookshelf for later use. | |
Export a citation or send a link to the resource using email. | |
Select from the available formats. | |
The green bar indicates your holds and checkouts on specific titles. To see all your holds and checkouts, go to My Bookshelf. | |
Check availability. | |
See edition information. | |
See publication details. | |
Search for serial publications by call number and volume. | |
Place a hold on an edition. |
To use a Resource page
- From your search results, select the name of a resource.
- Select from the available formats.
- (Optional) Expand the Edition Information section and search for a serial publication by call number and volume.
- Do one or more of the following:
- To save the resource to My Bookshelf, select For Later .
- To send a link to the resource using email, or to export a citation, select Options .
- To request a hold, select Place Hold. For electronic resources, the system displays a link to the resource.
- To go back to the previous page, select Back.