If your library provides this feature, you can set up and save searches, and have them run automatically once a week or once a month. (You can also run a saved search manually, any time.) Each time a saved search is run, the search looks for results that are new since the last run. You might want to save a search even if the search produced no results, so you are notified of new materials that have arrived since the last time the search ran. Your saved searches can be viewed and edited at any time.
The results of saved searches are automatically sent by e-mail to an address you specify. The e-mail message includes the name and description of the search, the number of new titles found, and the call number, author, and title of each new item. Each entry for a new item includes a See Search link, which you can select to launch a search for the new item in the online library catalog.
Note:
The library limits the number of titles returned for a saved
search that runs automatically. The usual limit is 500 titles.
You may have multiple saved searches scheduled to run at different frequencies. In this case, you receive an e-mail message listing the results for the weekly searches, and a separate message listing the results for the monthly searches.
You need a library account number and password to save searches. For more information about setting up a patron account, see Setting Up a New Patron Account.
Important:
When you save a search, the search information is associated
with your patron account. If you have concerns about your privacy as
a library patron, contact the library for specific information about
the library’s privacy policies.
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