Saving and Managing Search Queries in Library Search
Library Search allows signed-in users to save searches between sessions and receive email alerts when there is an update to the
saved search query. After a query has been saved, the My Favorites > Saved Searches page allows users to perform the
following operations on saved searches: view, delete, create an RSS feed, and set/clear an alert.
Saving a Query from the Results List
To save a query from the results list:
- Perform a search that you want to save.
- If you have not done so already, log in to Library Search with your Brockport NetID and password
- Click Save Query, which appears above the search results
After saving a query, you will have an opportunity to set an alert for this query by clicking the notification link that appears above
the search box:
Saving a Query from Search History
To save a query from the Search History tab:
- If you have not done so already, log in to Library Search with your Brockport NetID and password
- Click your name at the top right of the Library Search page. From the drop down menu, click the My Favorites button.
- Select the Search History tab to display your current session's search history.
- Click the Pin button that appears next to the query that you want to save. The record should now appear under the Saved Searches tab.
Deleting a Saved Query
To delete a query:
- If you have not done so already, log in to Library Search with your Brockport NetID and password
- Click your name at the top right of the Library Search page. From the drop down menu, click the My Favorites button.
- Select the Saved Searches tab to display all of your saved searches.
- Click the Unpin button that appears next to the query that you want to remove from the list.
Deleting a Group of Saved Queries
To delete a group of queries:
- If you have not done so already, log in to Library Search with your Brockport NetID and password
- Click your name at the top right of the Library Search page. From the drop down menu, click the My Favorites button.
- Select the Saved Searches tab to display all of your saved searches.
- Select the check boxes of the queries that you want to delete.
- Note: Selecting the Delete icon in a search's row, removes only that search from Saved Searches.
- Click the Unpin button that appears above the list to delete all saved queries.
Deleting Queries from Search History
To delete queries from Search History:
- If you have not done so already, log in to Library Search with your Brockport NetID and password
- Click your name at the top right of the Library Search page. From the drop down menu, click the My Favorites button.
- Select the Search History tab to display all of your saved searches.
- Select an item or items, and then select the Delete icon.
- Selecting the Delete icon in a search's row, removes only that search from Search History.
Last Updated: Mar 11, 2021 6:09 PM
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URL: https://library.brockport.edu/mydatabases