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CREATING SAVED SEARCHES FROM THE UM LIBRARY CATALOG

SUMMARY
It is possible to create a single URL that displays a set of search results or an individual record in the Library’s catalog.

BASIC INSTRUCTIONS

  1. Perform a search in the Library’s catalog
  2. Copy the URL from the search results page by clicking and highlighting the contents of the Address: or Location: field.
  3. Remove the following URL components:
        &PID=#
        &SEQ=#
        &HIST=#

    Example: http://catalog.lib.umt.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?Search_Arg=periodicals+and+chemistry&Search_Code=FT*&PID=25144&SEQ=20040126135404&CNT=10&HIST=1
  4. Add the following text to the end of the URL:
    &DB=local

    Example: http://catalog.lib.umt.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?Search_Arg=periodicals+and+chemistry&Search_Code=FT*&CNT=10&DB=local

COURSE RESERVES

  1. From the library's catalog, select Course Reserves
    > From the Library’s web page <www.lib.umt.edu>, select Catalog
  2. In the "Course" dropdown, select your class id and click Search
  3. Copy the URL from the search results page by clicking and highlighting the contents of the Address: or Location: field.
  4. Remove the following URL components:
         INST=ANY
         &DEPT=ANY
         &PID=#
         &SEQ=#
         &HIST=#

    Example: http://catalog.lib.umt.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?INST=Any&DEPT=Any&CRSE=U%3ABADM+341%3A+Systems+and+Operations+%28106%29&PID=664&SEQ=20040420195842&CNT=10&HIST=1

  5. Add the following text to the end of the URL:
         &DB=local

    Example: http://catalog.lib.umt.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?CRSE=U%3ABADM+341%3A+Systems+and+Operations+%28106%29&CNT=10&DB=local

LINKING TO A SPECIFIC CATALOG RECORD

Each record in the catalog has its own unique ID number that can be referenced in the URL to create an item-specific link.

  1. While displaying the record for a specific item, select Technical View
    >This will display a list of numbers and text
  2. In the following URL, replace xxxx with the 5-7 digit number appearing to the right of 001 in technical view.

    http://catalog.lib.umt.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=xxxx

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

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