Preferred Searches
Posted by dawn on February 6, 2009
Do you frequently search the catalog for a favorite subject? Would you like to be notified by email when something is added to the collection on your favorite topic? If the answer is yes, then you’ll want to set up a Preferred Search. To get started, log in to My Account. Search the catalog as you normally would. In the green box at the top of the results page you will see a button that says “Save as preferred search” – click it. You can search for a broad subject such as Cookery, or a narrower subject such as Cookery, American — California Style. The words that appear in the search box next to the type of search are saved as your preferred search. So if you want a narrow search, make sure the all the words in your subject are included in the search box.
To use your preferred searches, click on Return To Your Record at the top of the screen then click the Preferred Searches button. To search the catalog, click on the Search link next to your preferred search. To receive email notification when something new is added to the collection on your subject, simply check the box in the column called Mark for Email then click the Update List button. An email notification is sent each Monday when material cataloged during the previous week matches any of the preferred searches you have checked. YOU MUST HAVE AN EMAIL ADDRESS IN YOUR LIBRARY RECORD or you will not receive an email notice. (See Modify Personal Info.)
Preferred Searches work with any kind of search. While you may not want to create a preferred search for a title, you may want to be notified if the library adds a book by a particular author. You may also like to listen to classical music or world music. In that case, create a preferred search for the call number CD Classic or CD World Music. Don’t forget to check the Mark for Email box (and click the Update List button) so you can be notified when we add something new.
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When you guys first started offering the Preferred Searches, I loved it and set up quite a few searches that I frequently run. But pretty soon, the Save as Preferred Search button disappeared. I’ve tried searching the catalog from every page I could think of, and I could never get the button to show up again. So I have my initial preferred searches but am very frustrated that I haven’t been able to add any new ones for months. Please tell me how to get this working again. Thank you!
You have to be logged in to My Account to see the “Preferred Searches” button in your account or to see the “Save as Preferred Search” button in the catalog. If you’re logged in but still not seeing it, try deleting the Temporary Internet Files and Cookies. After deleting the files, exit out of the browser then open it back up. Log in to My Account and see if it works.
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