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Help - Saved Items

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What are Saved Items?

Saved Items are BSC content that has been saved into My Archive from full record or full text pages. The Saved Items page allows you to view your list of saved items, which are preserved between user sessions.

You are able to save up to 500 items in Saved Items.

Each Saved Item is comprised of the following:
  • A number to indicate the position of an item in the list.
  • A checkbox for making selections (e.g. for e-mailing records).
  • A description of the item.
  • A 'notes' link (either 'Add notes' or 'Edit notes' depending on whether you have previously saved a note).

To access your Saved Items:

  • Click on the Saved Items link on the My Archive home page.
  • This page will display a list of your Saved Items. The list is organized by content type; you can use the content type links at the top of the page to jump directly to the section you are interested in. To view any item, click the underlined title of the corresponding item.

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How do I add items to My Archive?

To save an item you are interested in:

  • Click on the Save to My Archive link displayed in the side panel of each full record or full text page. If you have not logged in, you will be prompted to do so now.

The Saved Items screen will appear with your selected item added.

Can I attach my own notes to each of my Saved Items?

A 'Notes' area exists for each item you have saved to My Archive. To create a note:

  • Click the Add notes link corresponding to your chosen Saved Item. The Notes page will appear on the screen.
  • Type your comments in the text box.
  • Click the Save button. You will be taken back to the Saved Items page where the Add notes link has been replaced by Edit notes.

To view a note you have already saved:

  • Click the Edit notes link corresponding to your chosen item.
  • Make any changes to the note in the text box.
  • Click the Save button if you have made changes
  • If you wish to delete the note click the Delete Note link

Note: There is a limit of 255 characters (about 50 words) that can be saved in each note.

E-mailing notes

When you e-mail records, all saved notes are automatically carried over to the 'Notes' text box on the e-mail screen. In the resulting e-mail, your selected records will appear at the top of the page, and your notes will appear beneath. Each note will be labelled with the record number it belongs to.

If you do not want to include your note in the e-mail:

  • Highlight the text in the 'Notes' text box (on the e-mail screen) and delete the note.

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How do I delete Saved Items?

To remove individual items from My Archive:

  • Click the Select this item checkbox corresponding to the item you want to delete
  • Click the Remove link in the side panel

What happens if I've reached the maximum number of items held by My Archive?

If you already have 500 items in My Archive and you click the Save in My Archive link, you will be shown a warning telling you that you need to delete some items before you can add any more.

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