// check QuickLink form for not being empty
function VerifyQLForm() {
  var QLQueryHelp = "Enter a word or phrase";
  if (document.forms.QL.QuickLink.value == '' || document.QL.QuickLink.value == QLQueryHelp) {
    document.forms.QL.QuickLink.value = QLQueryHelp;
    document.forms.QL.QuickLink.select();
    alert('It appears that you clicked on the "Search" button but forgot to enter a UCI keyword. Please enter a word or phrase and try again.')
    return false;
  }
  else {
    return true;
   }
}