Go to your library’s catalog:

• MILS — mils.maine.edu
• Minerva — minerva.maine.edu
• Ursus — ursus.maine.edu

Saving a Preferred Search

1. Click My Library Account in the upper right-hand of the screen.
2. Log in by entering the patron name and barcode.
3. Click New Search in the upper right-hand corner.
4. Choose the type of Search from the drop-down menu (i.e. Title, Keyword, Author, etc.)
5. Enter the title, word, author, etc. in the text box.
6. In the next drop-down menu, choose the type of scope for the search (i.e. [your library name], Large Print, Audiobook, Print Books, etc.). (optional)
7. Click the Search button.
8. A results list or a particular title will appear depending on the type of search done. You can save the search by clicking the Save as preferred search button.

Viewing a Preferred Search

1. Click My Library Account in the upper right-hand of the screen.
2. Log in by entering the patron name and barcode.
3. Click the Preferred Searches link on the middle left-hand side of the screen.
4. Click the Search link next to the search you wish to view.

Deleting a Preferred Search

To Delete a Search

1. Click My Library Account in the upper right-hand of the screen.
2. Log in by entering the patron name and barcode.
3. Click the Preferred Searches link on the middle left-hand side of the screen.
4. Select the checkbox in the Mark to Remove column next to the search you wish to delete.
5. Click the Update List button.

To Delete All Searches

1. Click My Library Account in the upper right-hand of the screen.
2. Log in by entering the patron name and barcode.
3. Click the Preferred Searches link on the middle left-hand side of the screen.
4. Click the Delete All Searches button.
5. Click OK when the dialog box prompts, “Your entire preferred search history will be irreversibly deleted. Proceed?“