MetaLib request form for Liaison Librarians

MetaLib request form for Liaison Librarians McGill University

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MetaLib request form for Liaison Librarians

To update an existing IRD in MetaLib, click here.

Form for creating a new MetaLib IRD

*Please identify yourself:
Section One - Specify category
Consult complete list of existing categories and sub-categories (http://mclink.library.mcgill.ca:8331/V/?func=meta-1)
*MAIN CATEGORY/Sub-category: (Use semi-colons to indicate multiple category assignments, for example: BIOLOGY/Botany; ENVIRONMENT/Ecology)
Section Two - Required information
[Suggested sources of information] : 1. the resource itself and the provider's web page 2. Launch pages from the McGill library E-Indexes and Databases A-Z list 3. Catalogue 4. Local McGill library home pages 5. IRD information from other MetaLib users 6. CKB (Central Knowledge Base) For resources in the CKB, MetaLib provides a completed IRD. This can be changed in the McGill version.
*Title:
Alternative title information:
*URL of resource:
*Type of resource:
Access information: (e.g., locally available CD-ROM only: number of simultaneous users)
*Brief description
1. keep it short and concise - in most cases should fit into 1 or 2 screens (approx. 60 words per screen) in the MetaLib Resource Details display. 2. the "Any Word" search box in Find a Resource searches the brief description text so use pertinent words for this type of search. 3. avoid using specific information which is subject to change by the provider, e.g. specific number of journals or books in an expanding resource. Instead use phrasing such as "...more than 500 title" 4. do not use subjective, evaluative publisher/vendor information
McGill only access/unrestricted access
Section Three - Optional / additional information
Coverage:
Use this field to provide holdings for the resource. Preferably do NOT provide holdings for resources being digitized retrospectively until they are complete in order to avoid giving out-of-date information to the user. Also, leave holdings open for regularily updated resources, e.g. 1989 - .
Main language(s) of resource:
URL link to database guide:
Search hints or other useful notes: (please keep brief)
Provider: (publisher and/or vendor)
Provider URL:
Section Four - Questions, additional comments, other relevant information
Other information:
* indicates a required field
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