Follow these steps to save searches in your LibSearch account:
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Login to LibSearch (see our FAQ on logging into LibSearch for details).
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When you’ve refined your search and you would like to save it, click on the Share drop-down menu in the top right corner of your search.
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From the Share drop-down menu, you have several choices. We’ll focus on the Add to folder option.
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To add the first page of your search results to your Articles Folder, click on Results (1-50).
Please note: The number range in the parenthesis are related to your page option settings, so this might look different for you.
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To see what you’ve saved, go to Folder and then Articles.
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To add the first page of your search results to your Articles Folder, click on Add search to folder: climate change
Please note: The name of the folder will be based on your search terms, so this might look different for you.
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To see what you’ve saved, go to Folder and then Persistent Links to Searches.
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Another option for saving a search is to look at your history by selecting Search History from the top of your results. Once that is selected, you will see a drop-down list of all of the searches you’ve performed during your current session.
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From here, select the search (or searches) you want to save, using the check boxes to the left of the page.
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Then choose from the following:
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Print Search History: Selecting this prompts you to print a list of the searches you’ve performed. It does not provide a detailed list of records from each search.
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Retrieve Searches: Selecting this takes you to Folder > Saved Searches, so that you can find previously saved searches.
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Retrieve Alerts: Selecting this takes you to Folder > Search Alerts, so that you can find previously saved alerts.
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Save Searches / Alerts: Selecting this prompts you to name and describe your saved search.
Once you set a name and description of your search and click Save, you may see a long list of databases. Scroll down to the bottom, select Continue, and you will see the Saved Searches in your Folder.
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Or to view your saved searches, go to Folder > Saved Searches.
