About Search History
Search History allows the user to re-execute or edit any previous search performed in the current session. Click on the link for search history at the top of the screen to view a table of previous searches. At least one search must have been completed for the button to be available.
Note: when searches are re-executed, any search limits that are
currently in effect will be applied. However, previously set Search Limits will
no longer be available. They can be reset by the user prior to re-executing
the search from Search History.
Search History Display
The search history display has four columns:
- Select to Edit
- Searches are listed in the order entered, most recent first. If you wish
to edit the search, click on the
Select to Editnumber. The system will return to the search page. - Hits
- The number of catalog records retrieved
- Type of Search
- The search method used, e.g., Subject, Name, Keyword, Command Keyword, etc., shown as a hypertext link. Click on this link to re-execute the search
- Search Query
- The word or phrase searched, including Boolean operators and punctuation, shown as a hypertext link. Click on this link to re-execute the search
Search History Tips:
- Select the hyperlinked text in the
Type of SearchorSearch Querycolumns to re-execute the search. - Select the number in the
Select to Editcolumn to edit the search on the search method screen originally used. - The search history does not retain information about search limits. When a search is re-executed or edited, any current limits in effect will be used instead of limits originally specified.
- Selecting the
Start Overlink, located at the top of the screen, causes the search history to be cleared. Select theSearchlink to search again without clearing the search history. - Subject index, name index, and book number index searches display the legend
Index Browsein theHitscolumn, instead of a number. These searches are set to "browse" the catalog, rather than return a distinct set of records that match the search.
