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.

Resource page

The following table identifies Resource page elements.

Number 1 icon Go to the Person page.
Number 2 icon Years published and language of the work.
Number 3 icon Search the series.
Number 4 icon Export or copy a citation.
Number 5 icon Save the resource to My Bookshelf for later use.
Number 6 icon Share a link to the resource on Facebook or X or send a link to the resource using email.
Number 7 icon Select from the available formats.
Number 8 icon The green bar indicates your holds and checkouts on specific titles. To see all your holds and checkouts, go to My Bookshelf.
Number 9 icon Check availability.
Number 10 icon Request any available edition.
Number 11 icon Open the edition table with all available editions expanded.
Number 12 icon Search for a specific edition in the table.
Number 13 icon See publication details.
14 Request an edition.

To use a Resource page

  1. From your search results, select the name of a resource.
  2. Select from the available formats.
  3. (Optional) Expand the Edition Information section and search for a specific edition.
  4. Do one or more of the following:
  • To export or copy a citation, select CitationsCitations Icon.
  • To save the resource to My Bookshelf, select For Later The For Later icon..
  • To share a resource on Facebook, X or via email, select Share Share icon.
  • To request a resource, select Request Any Edition.
    For electronic resources, the system displays a link to the resource.
  • To find a specific edition to request, select Find Specific Edition.
  • To go back to the previous page, select Back.