Voyager catalog searches have what are called "Persistent URLs," a feature that may be exploited by librarians, faculty and others to re-execute saved searches, to facilitate student searching of complex topics, or to create up-to-date bibliographies of library holdings on a given topic.  To use this feature:

1.  First, construct a search. (This works best with command searches.)

For example, on the basic search screen, do a command search for
((hamlet or "king lear") and skey criticism) not macbeth

2.  Either bookmark the results page (for personal use) or copy the URL to use as a link on a web page (to share).  Don't be intimidated by the length of the web address or all the codes!

The URL from the example above will look like this:  http://gil.gasou.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?Search_Arg=%28%28hamlet+or+%22king+lear%22%29+and+skey
+criticism%29 +not+macbeth&Search_Code=CMD*&PID=9361&SEQ=20010510083453&CNT=25&HIST=1

3.  Edit the URL to remove the information beginning with PID.  The PID, SEQ, and HIST numbers identify the search as belonging to a specific user session.  Leaving them in will get you a time-out message rather than search results.

From the example above, remove this:  PID=9361&SEQ=20010510083453&CNT=25&HIST=1&PID=9361&SEQ=20010510083453&CNT=25&HIST=1

4.  Add "DB=local&CNT=25" to the end of your URL.  This tells the computer which database to search and how many hits to display.

The URL now looks like this:
http://gil.gasou.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?Search_Arg=%28%28hamlet+or+%22king+lear%22%29
+and+skey+criticism%29+not+macbeth&Search_Code=CMD&DB=local&CNT=25

5.  Create a link on a web page:  Critical works on Hamlet and King Lear

HTML code:  <a href="http://gil.gasou.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?Search_Arg=%28%28
hamlet+or+%22king+lear%22%29+and+skey+criticism%29+not+macbeth&
Search_Code=CMD&DB=local&CNT=25">Critical works on Hamlet and King Lear</a>

Examples:

Search Georgia College and State University Library for books on Moliere's comedy

On the basic search screen, do a command search for skey Moliere and comed?.
Original URL:  http://gil.gcsu.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?Search_Arg=skey+moliere+and+%28comedy+or+comedie
+or+comedies%29&Search_Code=CMD&PID=24257&SEQ=20010511162534&CNT=25&HIST=1
Revised:  http://gil.gcsu.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?Search_Arg=skey+moliere+and+comed%3F&Search_
Code=CMD&DB=local&CNT=25

Search Clayton State College Library for Bach scores.

On the more options search screen, do an author search for Bach with search limits for item type (music score).
Original URL:  http://gil.clayton.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?SAB1=bach&BOOL1=all+of+these&FLD1=Autho
r+Name+%28NKEY%29&GRP1=AND+with+next+set&SAB2=&BOOL2=all+of+these&FLD
2=Title+%28TKEY%29&GRP2=AND+with+next+set&SAB3=&BOOL3=all+of+these&FLD3
=Author+Name+%28NKEY%29&PID=24926&SEQ=20010511164533&CNT=25&HIST=1
Revised:  http://gil.clayton.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?SAB1=bach&BOOL1=all+of+these&FLD1=Autho
r+Name+%28NKEY%29&GRP1=AND+with+next+set&SAB2=&BOOL2=all+of+these&FLD
2=Title+%28TKEY%29&GRP2=AND+with+next+set&SAB3=&BOOL3=all+of+these&FLD3
=Author+Name+%28NKEY%29&DB=local&CNT=25

Search Fort Valley State University for books on agricultural economics

On the basic search screen, do a command search for skey agricultur? and economic?
Original URL:   http://gil.fvsu.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?Search_Arg=skey+agricultur%3F
+and+economic%3F&Search_Code=CMD&SL=None&PID=10877
&SEQ=20010514085024&CNT=25&HIST=1
Revised:
http://gil.fvsu.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?Search_Arg=skey+agricultur%3F+and+economic%3F
&Search_Code=CMD&DB=local&CNT=25

Library staff at GIL Libraries can find more information in the FAQ at Endeavor's password restricted Support Web.  Look for "How do you generate static URL's?"