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Library Search – Use your E-Shelf

Library Search provides a personal space where you can save records of interest, save searches and create alerts. This is called the e-shelf.

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Use the Sign in to login with your IT username and password

Once logged in, you can save records of interest by selecting the star symbol by the book and details:
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If you go to the e-shelf you can view all the records you have saved.

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From here you can create folders and sort references into folders using the symbols on the left

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You can also Cut, Copy, Past, Delete, Email, Print and Save Results

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To save you can export the records you have selected to Endnote Basic, RefWorks and as an RIS feed (for Endnote Desktop).

You can also make notes for each of the references

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Library Search – Save your query

You can save queries to run them again at a later date.

To do this you will need to sign in

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Scroll to the bottom left of the page and the options below are there:

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You can save the query by selecting save query

You then have the option to name your query

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You can also select Save & Alert.

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Enter your email address and Library Search will email you when new results are added.

When you have saved your query this screen appears

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To view the results click on the query name.