Save Searches and Receive Notices of New Results

The Preferred Search feature allows you to save a specific search for later use. Perhaps you often find yourself searching for books on urban ministry, or by your favorite author. You can save those searches to use at a later date and as often as you like. You can even set it up so that the Library will automatically email you whenever a new item that matches one of your Preferred Searches is added to the collection.

In order to use this feature, you must be logged in to the Library catalog.

Creating a Preferred Search

1. Once you are logged in, search the catalog using the search terms and type of search that you want to save.
   
2. On the results page, there will be a button after the search box labeled "Save your search?" Go ahead and click it. Your search will be saved in your patron record.
   

Using Your Preferred Searches

1. If you are already logged in, go to your patron record by clicking on the Patron Record button. Otherwise, log in as previously described.
   
2. Click on the "Preferred Searches" link.
   
3. Find the saved search that you want to run, and click on the "Search" link next to it.
   

Enabling Email Notification

1. While viewing your Preferred Searches, find the one(s) for which you would like to turn on email notification and select the corresponding checkbox in the "Mark for Email" column.
   
2. Click the "Update List" button at the top of the table. You will now be notified whenever an item is added that matches one of your marked Preferred Searches.