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A search profile is a group of searchable collections. OCLC has provided at least one default profile that is available to all your users, whether they are logged in or not. Once you are logged in to NRE/VDX, more profiles may be available to you. Profiles followed by [shared] were created for your NRE/VDX system by a system administrator. The shared profiles are generally available to all users and cannot be changed except by the system administration.

A user can create personal profiles to suite his individual needs.

Screenshot of the Standard Search screen in VDX

To create a new profile or modify a profile you created previously, click Profiles from the top menu.

Screenshot of the top menu bar in VDX with the Profiles link called out

The Search Profile Manager screen will be displayed. Any search profiles previously created by the user will be shown under My Search Profiles. The search profiles which are available to all users of your NRE/VDX system are shown under Shared Search Profiles. A shared search profile can only be changed by the user who created it.

Screenshot of the Search Profile Manager screen in VDX

To create a new search profile, click Create.

You need to give your profile a name. Enter the details of the search profile in the Description field.

Screenshot of the Create Profile screen in VDX

Select the collection or collections to be included in your search profile by clicking the check boxes.

Screenshot of the available collections on the Profile screen in VDX

Collections with a plus sign (+) indicate that it is a collection of other collections. By selecting that collection, you automatically select all of its components. Click the plus sign (+) to expand the list of component collections to select one or more individually.

Screenshot of the available subcollections on the Profile screen in VDX

Once you have selected your preferred list of collections, click the Create button to save your profile.

The new profile will be accessible from Current Profiles drop-down in both the Standard and Advanced Search.

Screenshot of the Standard Search screen with a profile available in VDX

To modify an existing profile, select the Search Profile to be modified and click Edit.

Screenshot of the Search Profile Manager screen with the Edit link called out in VDX

You will then be presented with the list of collections, from which you may select new collections and/or deselect previously selected collections.

 Note: Next time the user logs into NRE/VDX, the last profile searched in the previous session is selected by default.