Search/Browse Help - Search History: LC Catalog (Library of Congress)

About Search History

Search History provides a template for re-executing or revising any previous search you performed in your current search session.

To view your previous searches, select Search History from the menu or Search Options links located at the top of your screen.

Search: list of your latest searches in chronological order, with your most recent searches listed first; contains the search subtype (such as AUTHORS/CREATORS Browse and your full search string, including any limits you were applied)
Search Type: search method used (Browse, Advanced Search, Keyword Search)
Results: either the search result count or, for Headings Browse searches, the legend "Browse,"
Action: links to two actions: Search to re-execute your search; and Revise to return to the appropriate search page, with your search and all of its parameters set