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Chapter 6. FOR AUTHENTICATED USERS

   

 


Your Favorite Resources

Use the Your Favorite Resources function to select and save your favorite resources from a list of all resources available through your library. You can also choose to hide resources in the Resources menu. Each time you log into the system, your favorite resources are automatically selected in the Resources menus. If you make changes to the Resources selected for a given search, you can restore your favorite resources by clicking the Reset button.

NOTE: Changes to Your Favorite Resources do not take effect until the next time you log in to the system.

To select or modify your favorite resources:

  1. Select Your Settings – Your Favorite Resources from the Your Account menu (see Using Your Account for details).
    • The Your Favorite Resources screen lists all resources available to you through your library.

Your Favorite Resources Screen

Your Favorite Resources Screen

  1. Use the checkboxes to select/unselect your favorite resources:

    NOTE: Checkboxes are not available for web links.

    • A checkmark checkmark indicates the associated resource is selected (will be included in your favorite resources).
    • An empty checkbox checkbox indicates the associated resource is not selected (will not be included in your favorite resources).
    • A checkbox with a minus sign checkbox with minus sign for a source heading indicates that one or more but fewer than all individual resources under the heading have been selected.
    • Clicking a checkbox repeatedly will toggle it on and off.
    • To select an individual resource, select the checkbox checkbox for the desired search source.
    • To select all resources within a source heading, select the checkbox checkbox for the desired source heading. The checkboxes for all resources under the source heading are selected automatically.
    • To select all resources, click Check All. To unselect all resources, click Clear All.

    NOTE: The maximum number of resources that can be selected for any single search was established when your library's system was installed, according to the requirements specified by your library or consortium. If you select more than the established maximum number of resources as your favorite resources, a warning dialog displays. Click the OK button on the warning dialog to close the dialog. The last resource you selected is automatically deselected.

  2. Click a Hide Resource icon Hide Resources Icon to hide a resource in the Resources menu. Click a Show Resource icon Show Resources Icon to show a hidden resource.
  3. When all desired changes have been made, click the Save Resources button to save your changes.
    • The confirmation message “Your Favorite Resources have been saved” shows briefly at the top of the screen.
  4. Click the Home button Home button in the banner to return to your library’s “Home” page.