Your eLibrary. Your Way.

USER GUIDE
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INDEX

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1. Overview – Knimbus eLibrary Platform 2-4

1.1 Library Portal 3
1.2 Mobile App (Premium Feature) 4
2. Home Screen 5
3. Browse Menu 6
3.1 Quick List 6

4. eCatalog (A-Z List) 7

5. Search Result Page 8-10
5.1 eCatalog 8
5.2 Research 9
5.3 Multimedia 9
5.4 Section 10
6. Filters Explained 11
7. Advanced Search 12
7.1 Resources 12
7.2 Query 12
8. My Library 13
8.1 Favorite 13
8.2 Web Klips 13
8.3 Saved Searches 13
9. User Profile 14
9.1 My Profile 14
9.2 Account Settings (Password change) 14

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OVERVIEW - Knimbus eLibrary Platform

Knimbus eLibrary is a rich content platform for institutions to build their customized eLibrary
portal which provides their users all the knowledge available through the library on any device
from anywhere.

Just like your physical library, the eLibrary houses all the knowledge your patrons need but with
unlimited space and an always growing collection of content. The eLibrary aggregates all the
library subscriptions, ebook collections, open access resources, multimedia learning content and
electronic document repositories - all on one cloud platform.

LIBRARIAN DASHBOARD
Self-service portal to customize your library,
LIBRARY PORTAL
manage the catalog and analyze usage.
Users can easily access
your entire library catalog
from the portal with your
institutional branding.

MOBILE APP
Anywhere access to premium library resources
with built-in remote access.

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LIBRARY PORTAL

eCatalog gives a A-Z listing of all the digital library resources.

• eCatalog showcases the holdings and gives users a clear picture
of the content in the library (i.e. eBooks, Journals, Videos,
eLearning content).
BROWSE
• Browse by subject, publisher, content type etc. which enable users /eCatalog
to quickly find the right content.
• Subscription Identifier which enables users to browse, search and
filter only the content the college has subscribed to.

Knimbus delivers a powerful discovery service for Single Point Access

to millions of content items from 100s of Publishers and Sources.

• Simple, massively parallel, real-time, single point search service. SEARCH

• Accurate integration and mapping with library catalog.
&
• Unbiased results showing fields like author, title, ISSN/ISBN,
FILTERS
publication with ADVANCE FILTERING by Access Type, Content
Type, Source etc. to quickly find the right content from millions of
search results.

Personalization with ‘My Library’.

• Personal workspace for every user to save searches, reading lists, PERSONALIZE
web clips and organize research. Your
• This is synced with the eLibrary mobile app to ensure seamless eLibrary
user experience.

World’s first Embedded Remote Access is a unique Knimbus feature.

• Knimbus platform automatically makes all resource links in the

eLibrary including A-Z eCatalog, Browse, Search and Remote REMOTE
Access page work seamlessly whether the user is on campus or ACCESS
somewhere else.
• It requires zero setup by the users making it extremely user friendly.

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MOBILE APP
(For both Android & iOS)

Mobile eLibrary App offers a multi-format, content delivery app for users to consume eBook
collections, eCourse material, latest journal issues and multimedia learning content. Patrons can
access the entire library on their smart phone from anywhere, at any time.

• Simple Discovery of content through Title,

Author, ISSN/ISBN search and browsing by
Subject, Publisher.
• Offsite full text availability enables users to
read eBooks (PDFs) and journal articles
(PDFs or HTMLs) on their mobile devices,
wherever they are.
• Recommendations for users about latest
content. Library will be able to promote new
eBooks and publications on the mobile app
via Notifications.
• Strong in-built security measures plus
centralized control by the Library Admin.
• Library mobile pages with important library
information and links.

Discover & access all Browse by Publisher Browse by Subject Search through a
Digital Collection on the go single search box

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Welcome to your new eLibrary!

This guide highlights all the key features of your new eLibrary. With the new eLibrary you have
hundreds of thousands of eBooks, Videos, eLearning content and Journals. You can go through
specially designed Sections or easily browse the content by Subject, Content Type or Source.

Moreover, there is a powerful search to quickly find exactly what you are looking for.

Go ahead and give it a TRY!

HOME SCREEN

User’s Name

Sections Enter your search

query here.

Click here to see

NOTIFICATIONS.
Source

Subjects

Content Type

Browse eLibrary by Sections,

Subjects, Content Type
and Source.

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BROWSE MENU
QUICK LIST

Source: Browse your content via Source.

QUICK LIST to
explore contents
by Source,
Subject, Content
Type and Section.
Comprehensive list of all the
SOURCES in the eLibrary.

Subject: Browse your content via Subject.

Comprehensive list of all the

SUBJECTS in the eLibrary.

A-Z List of your eLibrary Subscriptions and all

the Open Access eContent curated by Knimbus.

Similarly, for Content Type and Section you can browse the menu according to your need.

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A-Z eCATALOG

A comprehensive A-Z List of your eLibrary Subscriptions acquired by your institute/organization

and all the Open Access eContent curated by Knimbus.

Shows All the documents Shows All the multimedia

in your elibrary. content in your eLibrary.

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SEARCH RESULT PAGE

The search result page gives you a well categorized search output for your search query. It’s mainly
divided in eCatalog, Research, Multimedia and Section.

eCATALOG

Search results are fetched from your eLibrary Subscriptions and Open Access eContent curated
by Knimbus.

Enter search query. For example, ‘data’.

ADVANCED SEARCH
explained on Page 12.

FILTERS
explained
on Page11.

SAVE your
search query.

To mark as
Favorite.

More Search
Results...

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RESEARCH

Real Time and Parallel Search results are fetched from the Publisher(s) of your choice in the form
of Articles/Papers.

Get More Search Results

which are still being
loaded in REAL TIME.

MULTIMEDIA

Quick Access to eLearning Videos, PPT streamed by various source like TEDX, NPTEL, News
Channels etc.

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SECTION

Search Results are fetched from your Library/Institute curated eContent categorized into
different relevant sections mentioned on your eLibrary’s homepage.

More Search
Results...

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FILTERS EXPLAINED

Use the FILTERS to enhance/drill down your search

results via Access Type, Content Type, Knimbus
Collection, Publication, Subject, Source etc.

SUBSCRIBED/PREMIUM Content bought by your

Institution/Organization.

OPEN ACCESS/Free Articles.

Similarly, there are various other filters which

can be used according to your need.
For e.g. Publication, Publication Year, Author(s) etc.

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ADVANCED SEARCH

Resources: Advanced search is used to specifically extract the desired result from a set of
resources.

Kindly select one or more resources to perform search.

Query: Enter a specific search query(s) you want your result to match to.

You can also provide Title,

Author, ISBN, ISSN, DOI to
fetch specific result(s).

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MY LIBRARY

Favorites: Access to your Favorite eContents.

Web Klips: Access to your saved weblinks.

Enter your DESIRED WEBLINK

(with http/https) here to add
the video clip.

Saved Searches: Access to your saved search queries.

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USER PROFILE

My Profile: You can update your profile information, profile photograph, work experience etc.

Update/Edit Your
PROFILE PHOTOGRAPH.

Update/Edit Your PROFILE INFO.

(Do remember to input the fields
with * asterisk).

Account Settings: You can change your Login Password here.

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support@knimbus.com
OR
GIVE US A CALL ON
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