Whenever you see search results that look even remotely promising, you should save them for future reference. The nice thing about Discover@UMSL is that—because you’re already logged in when you perform a search—any results you save will automatically be added to your personal account and saved indefinitely. You won’t lose them when you close your browser window, but you do have to actively save them.
You can save items into their default locations (as outlined in the bulleted list below) or into custom folders that you’ve created for specific courses, projects, or topics.
1 To save an item to its default location:
A Click the blue Add to Folder icon to the right of the item’s title. NOTE: If you’ve already added Custom folders (see procedures in 2 below), each time you click a blue folder icon you’ll be asked to choose where to save the item—in the default folder or in a custom folder.
B After clicking on it, the icon will change to a yellow Remove from Folder icon to indicate the item has been saved.
2 If you are doing research for multiple classes or projects, it can be helpful to create custom folders:
C First, open your account in a new browser tab by right-clicking on the My Library Account link in the dark gray bar near the top of the page.
D Click the New link in the My Custom area of your account dashboard.
E Give the new folder a short name (and a description, if needed) and click Save.
F Your new folder now appears in the My Custom area of your account dashboard.
G Once you’ve created a custom folder, you’ll have the option to copy or move items that are currently in your default folder (and vice versa).
H Back on your search results, if a custom folder exists, each time you click on a blue Add to Folder icon, you’ll be asked to choose where to save the item—in the default My Folder or one of your custom folders.
