Searching MELVYL: E-mailing Results of a Search

Scope

• Results of searches and records saved into lists can be mailed to an E-mail address.
• Use the following format to do so:
  • mail [result type][record numbers] [other options] to [userid@homedomain.com]

Notes on the format:

• result type
  • The default is the results of your most recent search. Other result types can include list, set, comments.
• record numbers
  • All records are mailed unless you specify record numbers or ranges of records. Up to 570 records may be mailed.
• other options
  • These include long, abs [abstract], or other record formats; location; holdings; etc.

Examples:

Mailing all records in most recent result list in default display format.

mail to userid@homedomain.com

Mailing all records in the results list in long display.

mail list long to userid@homedomain.com

Mailing records 1-3 in the results list with abstracts in long display.

mail 1-3 long ab to userid@homedomain.com

Mailing result items 3,9,12 with locations in citation format with topics included

mail 3,9,12 loc uci to userid@homedomain.com topic hemingway

Note: To mail records saved as a set, first recall or find the set. Then issue the mail command as usual.

Sending additional information with the E-mail containing the selected records:

• topic

  If you want a topic to appear in the subject line of your E-mail, add topic [topic words] after the E-mail address. The topic can included up to 40 characters.

  Example:

  • mail 1-8, 10 marc to jdoe@wahoo.sjsu.edu topic hemingway
• message:

  You can also include up to 10 lines of 75 letters each in the body of the mailed document by adding message at the end of your mail command. You will be prompted to enter your message. Press <return> with no typing to end the message.

  Example:

  • mail 1-8, 10 marc to jdoe@wahoo.sjsu.edu topic hemingway message

    You will be prompted to enter a message.

Before you send the E-mail:

You will be able to review your mail command and address before the E-mail is sent.

If the command is not what you want or there is an error in the address, type no at the prompt to cancel the command, and issue a new command.

If you do not want to review the command, include send after the email address.

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