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Creating a search URL

You can provide patrons easy access to specific search results by creating a Quicksearch button. The button uses a URL that you formulate to complete a specific search. When the URL is included in a Quicksearch button and activated for a profile, patrons can click the button to easily access those search results.

To create a search URL

In Searching, open the Advanced Search page.

Enter the search string (if desired) that you want.

You can also enter any terms that you want to have excluded from the search.

Select the limits and targets you want applied to the search.

Choose Advanced Search.

The search results list opens.

If you want to restrict the search any further, use the facets to include and exclude navigators from the search.

Copy the URL from the slash after the profile name to the end of the URL.

For example, for this URL:

http://www.mylibrary.com/client/en_US/default/search/results?qu=kitty&qf=AUTHOR%09Author%09Bruel%2C+Nick.%09Bruel%2C+Nick.&te=ILS

If the profile is "default", you would copy only this portion: search/results?qu=kitty&qf=AUTHOR%09Author%09Bruel%2C+Nick.%09Bruel%2C+Nick.&te=ILS

Paste the URL into the Search URL field in the Add/Edit Quicksearch Button page. For more information, see Adding or editing a Quicksearch button.