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How to use LibrarySearch

A guide to using the University of Toronto Libraries’ search tool

Saving a search

By default, LibrarySearch will not keep track of what you do from session to session. If you would like to keep a record of your searches when you are signed in, you can enable this by navigating to Settings and toggling the “Allow saving my search history” switch. This feature will store your 100 most recent searches. Turning it off will not remove the searches it has already captured, just stop it from capturing new searches.

My account interface in LibrarySearch under the setting tabs that highlights the toggle needing to manually be switched on to save your searches

After you have set this toggle, any searches you perform while logged in will appear in the Search history area of your account.

How to view your search history in LibrarySearch by navigating to My Account settings.

Using the ellipses next to the search, you can either delete the search or save it (which will move it from the Search history area to the Saved searches area in your account).
Clicking on the ellipses next to searches in your search history will provide the option to delete the search or save it.

Creating alerts

If you would like to receive an email notification of any updates to your search results, select the "Set an alert for this search" option in the ellipses next to the search in your Saved searches. Once you set up this notification, you will receive a weekly email providing a link to a list of new results that match your search criteria.

Click on teh ellipses next to the earch in your saved searches to create an alert for when other resources are added to the catalogue that meet that search criteria.