To simplify the research process, the Grace Library catalog gives you the option to save items from your search results. Each search result has button that says "Save." You can use this button to add each resource to a list, which you can then email and cite all at once.
Please note that lists are only stored temporarily. You must log in to the Discovery catalog system to save these items to a personal list for later reference.
Once you click the "Save" button, it will change color and change to "Saved." This tells you the item was added to your temporary list.
After adding all of the resources to your list that you want to cite and link, click the "Saved Items" link located in the purple toolbar at the top of the screen. On the next page, you will see options to "Email," "Cite," or "Delete" the items in the list. From here, you can email or create citations for all of the resources in the list.
If you are logged in, you will also see options to "Create List" and "Move." "Create List" allows you to create and save a new list for the selected resources, while "Move" allows you to move the selected resources to an existing list.
The Discovery system also gives you the option to create citations for sources. You can do this in batches from the saved list function or from an individual catalog record.
Each search result will have a button that says "Cite." Find the item you would like to cite and click that button on the catalog record. This will open a pop-up window that contains multiple options.
Sometimes you may have to create what is called a "permalink," or permanent link, to your resource in order to share it or return to it later. This is a link to the library catalog record for that item that you can trust to get you back to the resource. Permalinks are also a great way to ensure you are sharing a resource in a copyright-compliant manner.
To create a permalink, first find the item you would like to link in the Discovery system. Then, click the button on that result that says "Share."
Next, a window will open that shows the full URL of the permalink. Simply click "copy link" and paste it wherever you need to, be it in an email, citation, or assignment.
This pop-up window also provides a quick way to email the resource to yourself or others, rather than saving and emailing the resource (as outlined above). This is similar to creating a link but is an easier way to share a resource because you can directly enter the recipient's email address.
Click the "Share" button, and enter your email address, the recipient's email address, the email subject, and whatever message you would like to include, then simply click "Send Email."