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User
Manual
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 Table of Contents

Conduct a Search 03
- Using Simple Search (Semi-advanced) 03
- Using Advanced Search 04
Search Results Page 05-06
Browse 07
- Browse by Subject 07
- Browse by Title 08
- Browse by Publisher 09
Details Page 10-11
Read Full-text Content 12-13-14
Leadership Development Program (Videos) 15-16
Sign-in / Sign Up 17
Profile Management 18
- Profile 18
- Preferences 18
- Usage Report 18
- My Bookshelf 19
Other Features 20
 Conduct a Search

USING SIMPLE SEARCH (SEMI-ADVANCED)

Using the simple search option, researchers may search across multiple document types
simultaneously. They simply need to insert a keyword, and with that, they can filter their search
query using the dropdown list options provided which include: ‘Title’, ‘Author name’, ‘Subject’ or
‘Full Text’.

The semi-advanced search is automatically filtered by ‘Title’, and it can be modified by other options:
• IN FULL TEXT: to search across all ‘Al Manhal’ content.
• IN TITLE: to search in titles that match the entered keyword.
• IN AUTHOR: to search within Authors’ names.
• IN SUBJECT: to search within the topics that match with the inserted keyword.

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 Conduct a Search

USING ADVANCED SEARCH

The advanced search option allows a researcher to build structured queries to search for a
resource by specifying criteria that cannot be defined in ambit of a the simple search.

An Advanced Search includes the following fields:

a. SEARCH FIELDS:
The search field helps the researcher to narrow down the search range by entering a relevant
keyword in the ‘search field’, and then selecting the search criteria from the dropdown list:
(Title, Full Text, Abstract etc.…).

b. PUBLICATION YEAR:
This option allows selecting a specific year for the search term. By default, the search covers the
entire-range of years available in the database.

c. SEARCH FILTERS:
The Search Filters allow a researcher to target a search, along with the inserted keyword, such as: the
document type (Book, Article, Report, Thesis), Document Language (English, Arabic French,
Urdu, etc.…), Publishing Country, Journal, Publisher, Main Topic, Main Report and Program Type (Phd,
Master and BA).

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 Search Results Page

The Search Results page displays all the titles related to the keywords entered. From this list, a
researcher may access multiple features according their intent, from the available content.

REFINE RESULTS: Researchers may refine and narrow down the results obtained by applying
additional search filters. They can choose any of the options listed such as Ddocument type (Book,
Article, Thesis, Report), Publishing Country, Publication Year, etc.…

• LIBRARY HOLDINGS ONLY: Researchers can filter the search results based on the subscribed
holdings of their institution or view All ‘Al Manhal’ content.

Export to Excel: There exists an option to export the search results

Export to Excel information for each document to an Excel file such as (Document title,
Author(s), Publisher, Main Topic, Language, etc.….)

Sort By: The search results list obtained can also be sorted in ascending or
Sort By
descending order, by Relevancy (default), or Author, Title, Publishing Date or
Document Type.

Copy Result Permalink: There is an option available to copy the URL for
current search results, in order to share them with friends and colleagues.

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 Search Results Page

Read View Content: By clicking on the title, document cover or Read icon.

Title Information: Read all key pieces of information about the title, and
perform a search by clicking on any piece of information provided.

Save Search Save Search: To view the results any time later.

Add To My Bookshelf: Save titles into a personal bookshelf which requires

Add To My Bookshelf
a researcher to create an account in ‘Al Manhal’.

Share Share The Result Link: using social media networks or a personal email.

Details Details: Get all the details relating to the title.

Download Content: in a PDF format by subscription type with copyright

Download
reserved by ‘Al Manhal’.

Reads Reads: Observe the total count of views by all customers worldwide.

Search Results Count: the total number of related results for applied search.

Abstract Abstract: View the title’s full-text abstract (if available for Articles).

Mass Download Mass Download: To download selected Articles and Reports all at once.

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 Browse

A researcher can browse all ‘Al Manhal’ e-content by Subject, Title or Publisher.

Browse by Subject

All titles on the ‘Al Manhal’ Platform are listed by document type (Books, Articles, Reports,
Theses and Videos) and ordered by Subject and Sub-Subjects. A researcher can select a Subject to
view its titles and then filter by document title.

Results can be Sorted by:

Title, Author, Publisher and Publishing Date (Ascending or Descending)

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 Browse by Title

A list of ‘Journals’ and ‘Reports’ titles, ordered alphabetically, where a researcher can filter results
by typing a Journal name or Report title, in addition to sorting the titles by Title and Publisher
(Ascending or Descending).

Researchers can view Journals Articles and Reports issues by clicking on a Journal or Report title
and selecting which year of volume issue to view.

The option to download all articles or reports for a specific issue is available by clicking on
‘Download Full Issue’

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 Browse by Publisher

Researchers can browse through Books, Journals, Theses and Reports filtered by the
publisher name. They can also refine their results by typing the document name, in addition
to sorting the titles by Title, Author, Publisher and Publication date (Ascending and
Descending).

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 Details Page

Get detailed information about the selected title.

(Author, Publisher, Main Topics, Document Type, Language, Document ID, Keywords, etc.)

Read View Title’s Full Text Content by clicking on the ‘Title name’, ‘Cover’ or ‘Read’ icon.

Share Share the title using social media networks or personal email.

Download PDF of full text content based on the account type with all rights
Download PDF
reserved to ‘Al Manhal’.

Download Full Issue: To download all Journals Articles related to the Title
Download Full Issue
(Available for Articles and Repots Only)

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 Details Page

Add To Bookshelf Add To Bookshelf: within one's personal library by signing-in to their accounts on the
‘Al Manhal’ platform.

Content Availability: Find out about how much text is available for reading,
printing and downloading.

Total Reads: Observe the total count of views by all researchers worldwide.

Abstract And Issues: Find all available volumes containing a list of articles
per volume (Articles Only).

Related Titles: Researchers can also view titles that are related to their
current title. The criteria of relevance scientfically calculated through 11-
weighted matching metadata between the titles, including Subject
Headings, Dewey Decimal, BISAC, Author, Publisher, etc.

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 Read Full-Text Content

If the researcher institution has licensed a title, the full text of the title and
the ability to page through the title will be available from start to finish . Alternately, a few snippets
can be viewed – Preview Mode -.

Contents Contents: By clicking on any of ‘Table of Content’, the researchers get

automatically redirected to the linked text.

Details: The details reflect the basic metadata of the selected title such as:
Details
Author, Publisher, Main Topic, etc.….
*More Details: To navigate through the details page of the selected title (see page
10)
Related Titles Related Titles: Prompt relevant supplementary reading titles trelated o the
currently opened title.

Search Search Within Document: Allows the researcher to search inside the full text
Within Document of the currently opened title and navigate between the results using ‘Next’ /
‘Previous’ buttons.
A- Highlight All: to include all search results.

B- Match Case: to include only those search results that match with the written
text inside a search field.

C- Match Full Phrase: include those search results that match exactly with the
query entered inside the parentheses as a single term in the search process.

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 Read Full-Text Content

Page Number: Shows the current page number out of total pages. One
can easily navigate across the pages by using arrows, scrolling or by
entering the desired page number.
Download PDF as a full-text or part-text file, with all rights reserved to the
Download PDF
‘Al Manhal’ platform.

Screenshot Screenshot: Take a screenshot with the ability to crop the image.

Print: either a part or the whole content. (Availability based on the researchers’
Print
subscription with the copyright reserved by the ‘Al Manhal’ platform.)

Download Full Issue Download Full Issue: Available only to download all journals articles or reports.

Share Share using social media networks or personal email.

Add Annotation Add Annotation: By highlighting a paragraph and clicking the , the
researcher may add or edit existing comments.

Cite: Al Manhal provides citations standards in APA, Chicago, Harvard, MLA and
Cite
Turabian format.

Highlight Highlight text from the content page, with use of multiple colors.

Add To Bookshelf within one's own personal library by signing-in into the
Add To Bookshelf
Al Manhal platform.

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 Read Full-Text Content

Bookmark Bookmark: A researcher is allowed to bookmark any page of the opened title.

Go to Bookmark Go to Bookmark: A researcher can go to the available bookmarked pages.

Download on Device: This option is available only for books. It

Download on Device
describes the steps to download the title to your device.

Text to Speech: Automatically read the text, based on content language, by

Text to Speech
highlighting the text.

Copy: A researcher can copy selected text from the title with a reference
citation.

By Highlighting or Selecting a text, a researcher may explore other

features such as:

● Translating the text using ‘Google’ translate

● Inserting an external link for a given text by clicking on the insert hyperlink
option
● Search for a word or term within the ‘Al Manhal’ documents using ‘Search in
Platform’ feature or ‘Other Libraries’ such as Google Books
● Define and explain a word or term using online resources

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 Leadership Development Program (Videos)

The ‘Al Manhal’ Leadership Development Program provides researchers with an integrated
solution featuring carefully curated videos from the world's leading experts on leadership.
Flexible and portable enough to integrate into your existing training and leadership development
programs, this collection includes searchable, downloadable videos suitable for mobile devices,
meeting starters and classroom integration.

VIDEO PLAYER
A researcher can view a video by selecting the play/pause buttons, increase or decrease a video’s
volume by clicking on the ‘volume’ button and add video subtitles by clicking on the “CC” button. One
can also choose the video display quality by clicking on the "HD" button and view videos in full screen
mode as well.

INFORMATION:
The information tab shows video information such as; ‘Speaker’, ‘Publisher’ and ‘Main topics’.

TRANSCRIPTS:
The transcripts options includes a timestamp. By selecting any transcript, the viewer can play the
video from the selected transcript with timestamp.

RELATED TITLES:
This option prompts relevant supplementary videos to the similar to the currently opened video.

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ANNOTATE:
A researcher may add comments to a video by clicking the “Annotate” button. These comments may be
viewed on video player and can be edited by clicking on the edit button “ ”. The Annotations
tab can be accessed to list out the added comments. It also includes a timestamp feature to show
when the comment were added.
Comments can be deleted one by one using the delete button “ ”.

DOWNLOAD TRANSCRIPTS as a full-text, with all rights reserved to Al Manhal.

SEARCH within a transcript and move between the results using the next / previous buttons.

SHARE using social media networks or personal email.

CITE: Al Manhal provides citations in APA, Chicago, Harvard, MLA and Turabian format.

ADD TO BOOKSHELF: Favorite videos can be added upon sign-in to the ‘Al Manhal’ platform

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 Sign-In / Sign Up

Every researcher, belongings to a university or institution that has licensed the ‘Al Manhal’
platform, will be able to:

• Create their own personal Al Manhal account

• Login with one of the Social media networks supported
• Reset the account password by sending an email with the Reset Link.

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 Profile Management

Every registered researcher can manage their profile, access their bookshelf, monitor their
performance and control their search criteria, in addition to Add n new research to Al
Manhal database.
PROFILE
Allows a user to view, update personal information and change the account password, in
addition to link other social accounts profiles to his own account in Al Manhal.
View his own list of publications and publishers network (Following & Followers)
The ability of 'View As' option to check his own profile looks to others
Link his own publications with his account in Al Manhal
PREFERENCES
Gives the researcher the advantage of adding more criteria to the search option in addition
to select the default citation style while copying a text.
USAGE REPORT
Every researcher can monitor their own usage in the platform, where they can see:
• Total Reading Hours
• Total Opened Documents
• Total Viewed Pages
for each title:
• Number of viewed pages.
• Time spent in reading.

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 Profile Management
MY BOOKSHELF
Every registered researcher in the ‘Al Manhal’ platform or e-book shop owns a personal
bookshelf.

MY TITLES
My Titles
Includes a list of added and downloaded documents, in addition to the list
of books purchased through the App. A researcher may create his or her own
folders to organize the titles in self-selected sections using ‘Drag and Drop’.
He or she may also filter the bookshelf titles by document type (Books,
Articles, Reports, Theses and Videos).
SAVED SEARCH
Saved Search
This shows the saved searches from the ‘Search Results’ page by displaying
the title, name and date of performing the action with the ability to view and
delete the search.

LAST SEARCH HISTORY

Last Search History
One can view the last five searches and quickly search again by simply
clicking on the heading. Every search is saved with the date it was performed.

SYNC WITH AL MANHAL STORE

Sync With Al Manhal Store
Allows to bring the Purchased titles from Web Bookstore to the Al Manhal
Platform.

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 Other Features

PLATFORM LANGUAGE
The Al Manhal Platform is available in English, Turkish, French and Arabic.
Researchers may choose the preferred language to use.

PREVIOUS VERSION
Previous Version
Researchers may Browse, Search and also use the old version of the
Al Manhal Platform.

VIRTUAL KEYBOARD
A virtual keyboard is available in four languages; AR, EN, TR, FR, and you
can enable or disable the virtual keyboard by clicking on the ‘ ’ icon in
the header.

GO TO THE LAST SEARCH

Restore the last search results.

HELP
Help
The Help Menu feature an interactive guide through a series of well-
defined steps, within a product feature scope.

VERSION HISTORY
Version History
Covers all changes on the ‘Al Manhal’ Platform for each release.

LIVE CHAT SUPPORT

Live Chat Support
Live Chat Support feature is available for inquiries or support as and when
needed.

NOTIFICATIONS
Receives a notification each time a researcher follows/unfollows you.
Claim your own Publications and link them with your profile.

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