--- loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2002/06/24 19:41:41	1.243
+++ loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2002/06/24 20:25:44	1.244
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # TCP networking package
 #
-# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.243 2002/06/24 19:41:41 albertel Exp $
+# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.244 2002/06/24 20:25:44 matthew Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -1812,9 +1812,11 @@ sub definerole {
 # ---------------- Make a metadata query against the network of library servers
 
 sub metadata_query {
-    my ($query,$custom,$customshow)=@_;
+    my ($query,$custom,$customshow,$server_array)=@_;
     my %rhash;
-    for my $server (keys %libserv) {
+    my @server_list = (defined($server_array) ? @$server_array
+                                              : keys(%libserv) );
+    for my $server (@server_list) {
 	unless ($custom or $customshow) {
 	    my $reply=&reply("querysend:".&escape($query),$server);
 	    $rhash{$server}=$reply;