Saving Results with Title Lists

You can use title lists to gather and save information from your search results. You can create a working title list from your current search results, print your list, send it by email, or save it to an outside device. You have the following format choices for your lists:

Your working title list is available for your current session only. However, if you have a library account, you can create and save multiple title lists. When you log in, you can see and work with your saved lists.

In working and saved lists, you can select multiple titles and move or copy them from a working list to a saved list. You can also move or copy titles among many saved lists. Once you have saved a list, you can print, email, or save to disk any single list pages, and you can email the entire list. You can also select single or multiple titles to place hold requests on the selected title or titles, if your library offers this feature.

See the following topics:

To create and edit a working title list from your current search results

  1. In the search results display, locate the title you want to add to the title list, and click Add to List. The title is added to My Lists at the side (computer or tablet) or bottom (phone) of the page.
  2. In the search results, a Remove link appears. You can click Remove to take the title off the working title list.

  3. Repeat step 1 to add titles to any of your saved lists.
  4. To view information about the titles in the working title list, click Full Display. The details for that title open in a new page in Brief Bibliographic display format.
  5. Note: Each title in your title list is a link. You can select a title to launch a search for the title in the library catalog. (This feature does not apply to titles you may have added from databases other than your library catalog.)

  6. To change the display format, select a format in the Format list. If you select Brief Bibliographic or Full Bibliographic, you can choose to include availability information for each title. Select Local Availability or System Availability from the Include Availability list.
  7. To change the number of titles displayed on the page, select the per page box and select a number.
  8. To change the sort order, select the Sort box and select a sort order.
  9. If you want to delete one or more titles from the working title list, do one of the following
  10. Important: The working title list remains visible until you delete all the titles on it, log out (if you have logged in), or close the browser window. If you are using the online catalog in the library and are concerned about your privacy, delete the working title list before you leave the library computer.

If you want to use your working title list after your catalog session, you can save, print, or send it using the following procedures:

Save a title list in your library account

If you are a registered library user, you can log in to copy or move any titles from a working title list to a title list that is saved in association with your library account. You can have multiple saved title lists for different purposes; they are available to edit and work with when you log in to the online catalog.

To create a title list that is saved with your library account

  1. From a set of search results, create a working title list. See Create and edit a working title list.
  2. Go to the Working List page. Find the working list and click the Show list details... link.
  3. Click Log in link at the top of the title list.
  4. Type your username or barcode and password and click Log In. The working list page opens.
  5. At the top of the title list, click the Create new saved title list link. The new list form appears.
  6. Note: If you have already saved title lists to your library account, these are displayed on the form and at the side or bottom of the page, under Saved Title Lists. You can also select Create new saved list in this area to create a new list.

  7. Type a name for your new list and click Create List. The name cannot contain the following: plus sign, single quote, double quotes, or backslash (\).

    The working list is again displayed in the center of the page.

  8. To add titles to your new saved list, select the titles in the working list, and then use one of the following methods:

    Note: To select all the titles on the page, select the check box beside the title count at the top or the bottom of the list.

See also

Save a title list page to a computer drive or disk

If you are working from a remote device, you can save the current page of your working title list or a saved title list to any available drive. If you are working at a computer in the library, confirm that the library permits you to save files.

Note: You can only save the currently displayed page with this method. If you need the entire list, email it. See Send a title list by email.

To save a title list page

  1. Display the title list you want to save, using one of the following methods:
  2. The titles on the list are displayed.

  3. Select the page you want to save.
  4. To change the display format, select a format in the Format list. The title list is displayed in the selected format.
  5. Select Printer Friendly at the top of the title list. The title list is again displayed in the selected format, but in the printer-friendly view. Extra page information has been removed.
  6. Right-click in an empty space in your browser window and select Save as (or Save Page As, if using the Firefox browser).

    The Save As dialog box appears.

  7. Select the location in which to save the title list.
  8. Note: In the library, you may be limited to saving files to the disk drive or a portable storage device. In this case, insert a disk or portable storage device.

  9. Select the file format in the Save as type box. You can save the title list as an HTML file viewable in a web browser, or as a plain text (.txt) file.
  10. Type a name for the title list file in the File name box.
  11. Select Save to complete the save operation.
  12. Select Back to Title List to return to the My Lists view.

Print a title list page

If you are working from a remote device, you can print a title list page on any available printer. If you are working at the library, confirm that the library permits you to print, and determine which printer the library allows you to use. Your library may also charge a fee for printing.

To print a title list page

  1. Display the title list you want to print, using one of the following methods:
  2. The titles on the list are displayed.

  3. Select the page you want to print.
  4. To change the display format, select a format in the Format list. The title list is displayed in the format you selected.
  5. Select Printer Friendly at the top of the title list. The title list is again displayed in the format you selected, but in the printer-friendly view. Extra page information has been removed.
  6. Select Print Page. The printer selection dialog box opens.
  7. Select the printer to use.
  8. Specify the number of title list copies to print in the Number of Copies box, and select OK to confirm your printer settings.
  9. Select Print. The printer dialog box closes and your title list page is printed.
  10. Select Back to Title List to return to the title list.

Send a title list by email

If you are working from a remote device, you can send a title list page or your entire title list by email to anyone. If you are working at the library, and the library permits you to send email, sending the title list to yourself is a good way to keep title information without printing or saving it.

Note: If your list is very large it may exceed the email size limit and you will see a message. If this happens, email individual pages from your list as described below.

To send your title list by email

  1. Display the title list you want to send, using one of the following methods:
  2. The titles on the list are displayed.

  3. If you plan to email only one page, select the page you want to email.
  4. To change the display format, select a format in the Format list. The title list is displayed in the format you selected.
  5. Select Email List at the top of the title list. The title list is again displayed in the format you selected, but in the printer-friendly view. Extra page information has been removed.
  6. Type the destination email address in the box by the Email Page to and Email All to options.
  7. Select Email Page to send only the current page or select Email All to to send the entire list. The title list is sent by email to the destination address. A message at the top of the My Lists view informs you that the email has been sent.