- Just type in your key word(s), like animal protection (no need for quotes, we phrase-search by default), and select [GO].
- You'll get ranked results from each source you have selected, with the most relevant results listed first.
- Unlike many search engines, our results are retrieved in real time, so it could take a minute.
Once you've got your results
- You can select 'Limit To' to view the results returned from a single resource for your search.
- Select the linked title or to view a specific record or document OR select the plus sign of items you wish to work with seperately. (Note: full text may not be available for every record.)
- My Articles presents a list of results you marked during the current session.
- Select the check mark to delete previous choice. Use this on a routine basis to erase marked items from the session.
Advanced Search
- Click the check boxes to select individual resources to search.
General Search Tips
- Full-text searching is available when supported by the selected organization's database.
- You'll know the full-text PDF is available when you see the PDF icon [IMG].
- "And" and "Or" operators are generally supported (for example, searching frogs or toads returns results with either or both words).
- There's no need to use quotes for phrases, we phrase-search by default.
- Wildcard character * (asterisk) is supported in several, but not all, databases (for example, ecolog* will find both ecological and ecology).
- Search is not case sensitive (for example, RAIN, Rain, and rain will produce the same results).
More About Your Results
- Results are linked to expanded information.
- Results are returned ranked and sorted in QuickRank order.
- Total number of search results may be restricted by the database.
Additional QuickRank™ Features
- Our QuickRank™ formula filters results, sending you the most relevant results first. This means that the number of QuickRank™ results may differ from the number of raw results from the individual source listing, which aren't filtered by Quickrank™.
- Our QuickRank™ filter is based on placement of key words: If your key word is not in a prime location in the document, the result will not likely be ranked.
