How can I use my search history?

Delete all the search queries from your search history.

1. Click the ‘Delete all’ button above the search results. The ‘Delete all search history’ window opens.
2. Click ‘Delete all’ to delete all the search queries in your search history. Your search history is deleted, and the page will display text stating that you have no search history.

See How do I email, print, or download my search history? for details. All records from your search history will be included in this feature.

See How can I combine my searches? for details. You cannot combine searches from different databases or different publication year ranges.

1. Review your queries in the Search query column.
2. Click ‘Details’ for further information for each search query. A pop-up box opens, which includes the following details:

   • Type of search (Quick, Expert, or Thesaurus)
   • The publication years searched
   • Sort used
   • Whether ‘Autostemming’ was on or off
3. Click ‘Details’ (or the pop-up box) to close it.

From the ‘Search query’ column, click the search query link to rerun the search. The Search results list displays your new results.

See How do I create and use email alerts? to use this feature.

You may have a maximum of 260 email alerts and saved searches.

When you create an email alert, it appears on the ‘Alerts and Saved searches’ page, which you may access by clicking the ‘Alerts’ tab at the top of any Engineering Village page.

See How do I create and manage saved searches? to use this feature.

When you save a search, it appears on the ‘Alerts and Saved searches’ page, which you may access by clicking the ‘Alerts’ tab at the top of any Engineering Village page.

You may have up to 260 saved searches and email alerts.

1. From the ‘Search actions’ column, click the ‘pencil’ icon to modify your search. The Search page for the specific search type you used for your query (Quick, Expert, or Thesaurus) opens.
2. Edit your search query as desired.

From the ‘Search actions’ column, click the ‘x’ to remove a specific search query.

When the ‘Pause search history’ feature is enabled, your search history is only retained for your current search session. When you leave your search session and sign back in later, your search history from your previous session(s) will be empty. Thus, while the ‘Pause search history’ feature is enabled, any searches from your existing session will only be retained for that session unless you disable the ‘Pause search history’ feature and turn on the ‘Save search history’ feature. At that point, all searches from that current search session will be retained.

During your paused search session, you can save any of your search queries to your ‘Saved searches’ list if you wish.

1. In the box above the first search query, click the ‘Save search history’ toggle switch to pause the search history. The ‘Pause search history’ window opens and explains the ‘Pause search history’ feature.
2. Click ‘Pause.’ The ‘Save search history’ toggle switch is grayed out, and the ‘Paused’ label displays.
3. To disable the ‘Pause search history’ feature and turn the search history feature back on, click the grayed out toggle switch. The ‘Turn on search history?’ window displays.
4. Click ‘Turn on’ to save your search queries in your search sessions. The ‘Save search history’ orange toggle switch points to ‘On’ to confirm that the option to save your search history has been enabled.

Engineering Village acknowledges the importance of the proper handling of your personal data. Visit the Privacy Center for more information about the privacy options available for your Elsevier account searches. From the Privacy Center, you may manage your Engineering Village search history, email alerts, and saved searches settings.