function searchFunc (type,keywords) {
	var queryString = "";
	switch (keywords) {
		case "":
			alert ('Please enter keywords before making a selection from the menu.');
			break;
		case "Enter keywords...":
			alert ('Please replace the phrase \'Enter keywords...\' with names or words you wish to search for, then make a selection from the menu.');
			break;
	default: switch (type) {
		case "":
			break;
		case "directory":
			location.href = "http://www.webster.edu/cgi-bin/directory/search.cgi?qs=" + keywords;
			break;
		case "webster":
			queryString = "http://www.webster.edu/cgi-bin/search/search.cgi?words=" + keywords;
			// if (confirm ("Click \'OK\' to exclude personal home pages from the search results (recommended), or \'CANCEL\' to search all pages on www.webster.edu.")) {
				queryString += "&exclude=http:%2F%2Fwww.webster.edu%2F~";
			//	}
			location.href = queryString;
			break;
		case "libsite":
			blankWin = window.open("http://library.webster.edu/cgi-bin/search.pl?Range=All&Format=Standard&Terms=" + keywords);
			break;
		case "libcatalog":
			blankWin = window.open("http://bridges.missouri.edu/search/Y?searchscope=9&searchtype=Y&searcharg=" + keywords + "&SORT=R&cmdSubmit=Search");
			break;
		case "ugcatalog":
			queryString = "http://www.webster.edu/cgi-bin/search/search.cgi?words=" + keywords;
			// queryString += "&search_results_wrapper=%2Fusr%2Flocal%2Fapache%2Fhtdocs%2Ftechnology%2Fwidget%2Fhtdig%2Fwrapper.html";
			queryString += "&restrict=http:%2F%2Fwww.webster.edu%2Fugcatalog%2F";
			location.href = queryString;
			break;
		case "gradcatalog":
			queryString = "http://www.webster.edu/cgi-bin/search/search.cgi?words=" + keywords;
			// queryString += "&search_results_wrapper=%2Fusr%2Flocal%2Fapache%2Fhtdocs%2Ftechnology%2Fwidget%2Fhtdig%2Fwrapper.html";
			queryString += "&restrict=http:%2F%2Fwww.webster.edu%2Fgradcatalog%2F";
			location.href = queryString;
			break;
		case "internet":
			blankWin = window.open("http://www.google.com/search?biw=938&hl=en&q=" + keywords + "&btnG=Google+Search");
			break;
		case "wikipedia":
			blankWin = window.open("http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/" + keywords.replace(/ /gi,'_'));
			break;
		case "webopedia":
			if (keywords.match(/ /gi)) {
				alert ('Webopedia requires that you submit a single technical term that you want defined, such as \'gigabyte\' or \'spam.\'  Please try again.');
				}
			else {
				blankWin = window.open("http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/" + keywords.substr(0,1).toUpperCase() + "/" + keywords.toUpperCase() + ".html");
				}
			break;
		case "dictionary":
			blankWin = window.open("http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=" + keywords);
			break;
		case "thesaurus":
			blankWin = window.open("http://thesaurus.reference.com/search?q=" + keywords);
			break;
			
		} // close switch type
	} // close switch keywords
	
	document.forms['search'].search_type.selectedIndex = 0;
	document.forms['search'].search_keywords.select();

} // close function