Just type in your key word(s), like crop rotation (no need for quotes, we phrase-search by default), and select [GO].
You'll get ranked results from each source, with the most relevant results listed first.
Unlike many search engines, our results are retrieved in real time, so it could take a minute.
Our progress bar will time out in 50 seconds. This means that if a particular database is running slow, you may not get all the results from resource during that search session.
Once you've got your results
By default, only the top ten results are displayed from each resource. You can select More to view the rest of the results returned from that resource for your search.
Select the linked title or PDF logo to view a specific record or document OR select the check boxes of items you wish to view. (Note: full text may not be available for every record.)
Select All Records selects all your results for further viewing on our Marked Records page.
Review Selected Records presents a list of results you marked during the current session.
Clear Marks will delete all previous marks. Use this on a routine basis to erase marked items from the session.
Ranked Results
Maybe you'd rather see all your results ranked together to retrieve the most relevant from the various resources.
Select Ranked Results to see all of your results grouped together, with the most relevant first.
Marked Records
The Marked Records page displays a list of all the results that were checked during the current session.
Results will remain in your marked list until they are unchecked or cleared with the Clear Marks link. This means you will keep your marked results list from previous searches.
Display gives you one seamless, scrollable list, displaying an expanded version of all selected documents.
Advanced Search
Click the check boxes to select individual resources to search.
Click the category check box to select all the resources under that heading.
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.
Results may be grouped together, if desired.
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.
