FORUM SEARCH: MTI Forum searches are available through the main MTI website search tool. It is not connected to the Technical Resources Library at this time.

BASKETS: A Basket is a user-defined set of items.

The first time you go to Your Basket, you will need to create a new basket. Create a basket by giving it a name. You will also need to add a topic/category. Click on the basket name to see all records in the basket or to edit the basket settings. To add records to the basket, click "Add to basket" from the brief or detailed view. Select which basket the record should be added to. The records are now saved in your basket.

ALERTS: Registered users can create e-mail alerts about newly created records

From the bottom of the search screen, you can click the link to create a new alert for the current search. You can also create and edit alerts through the Personalization menu by clicking on Your Alerts. The first time you go to Your Alerts, you will need to set a new alert from your searches.

A. To set a new alert based on a previous search click on "Your Searches" under the Personalization tab: Set a new alert by giving it a name. You will also need to select the frequency, if a notification will be sent to you by email and/or result stored in a basket. The alert will now be listed in your alerts and you can see the last time the alert was run. Click on “Execute search” to see all the records returned by the search. Depending on the frequency, the alert notification will include all the new records created with the last day (for daily alerts), week (for weekly alert) or month (for monthly alert). Do not expect the first alert notification to include all the results of the search.

B. Modifying alerts: By clicking on "Modify" you will be able to modify the alert settings but not the search. By clicking on “Remove”, the alert will be deleted immediately.

EXPORT RECORD DATA TO OTHER FORMATS:

Records can be exported into other metadata formats in a variety of different ways. For example, a single record can be exported to Dublin Core, or a search result list can be exported to Excel. Records can be exported into the following formats: MARCXML - An XML rendering that follows to the MARCXML schema. MARC - A human readable plain text rendering of MARC. Dublin Core - An XML rendering that follows the original specification with 15 terms. Excel - A tabular format suitable for Microsoft Excel. CSV - A comma-separated value format representing the complete MARC record or partly. BibTeX - A plain text rendering that follows the BibTeX format. EndNote - An XML rendering that follows the EndNote XML schema. XLM - An XML rendering that follows the XLM schema. RefWorks - An XML rendering that is compatible with RefWorks. RIS - Standardized plain text tag format.

A. Exporting a single record: Single records can be exported from the detailed view using the Formats action button. When you click on this button a listing will appear, showing the available export options. The export can either be viewed directly in the browser or downloaded to a file.

B. Exporting records in batch: Exporting records in batch is done from the search results view. You can export your search result to a range of different formats, either by 1) using the Export as drop-down at the bottom of your search result or 2) using the Formats drop-down under the "Options" menu.

1. Exporting records using the Export as drop-down menu: At the bottom of the search results list there is a drop-down menu named Export as. Clicking this will reveal export options for the current search results list. By default, only the Excel export is supported.
2. Exporting records from the search Options section: Start by performing a search and/or filtering your records and click the Options button that is revealed below the search bar together with your search results. Options allows you to adjust the number of records displayed, sorting order, etc. In the Format drop-down, set the export format to the desired configuration, e.g. MARCXML or Dublin Core. The currently viewed records in your search result will be displayed in the selected format directly in the browser. You can save the result to a file using your browser’s Save functionality (or simply by clicking ctrl+s). Alternatively, you can copy-paste the result into a text editor. To extend the number of records displayed, choose a higher number under “Options → “Display” before you change the format , or edit the rg= parameter in the URL.