Scope

• keep enables you to combine selected records from different sets into a single set.
• This is useful when two or more individual searches produced certain records relevant to your information need.
• The new keep set is numbered S0 (set zero).
• You can subsequently use the keep set just like any other set , including selecting ( s ), typing ( t ), displaying ( d ), etc.

Usage

• keep can be used with
  • Set numbers
  • Set numbers and specific record numbers
  • Dialog accession numbers
• If you do not specify a set number, the keep command defaults to:
  1. The last set typed (t) or displayed (d).
  2. The last set (sn) number.

Usage in OneSearch

• In OneSearch, you can use keep with records or sets from multiple files.
• Formats:
  • keep <set number> from <file number>
  • keep <set number>/<record numbers> from <file number>
  • keep <set number>/<record numbers> and words from <file number>

Cancelling keep

• keep can be canceled several ways. Remember that cancelling keep will also remove the keep set.
  • keep cancel
  • k-
  • Entering logoff or begin ( b ) commands

Example

Function/Command	Format	Examples, Notes
keep	k Sn/n,n-n Sn/n,n	k s3/2,9,23-15;s6/3,4 from 275 k s3/22,29 from 275