SHOW RECORD FORMAT

You may choose a preferred record format for your displayed result list and for your list of results captured using the 'Show' pull-down menu at the navigation pane. You may also modify the record view through the Save, Print, Email, or Alert functions.

Format options include:

• Short Format - to show the title, author, source fields, and also an abbreviated abstract
• Full Record - to show all fields in the record
• Full Record (omit references) - (offered only when searching a database that includes cited references)
• Custom Fields - to show your selected fields

The default option is short format. Use the pull-down menu to change the record format, then submit a Search or click the 'Go' button to view results in the new format.

Through the Full Record view, you have the ability to perform a new search by marking descriptors and using the hyperlinked fields to do a lateral search. A lateral search will search for the terms across the current databases you have selected to search on.

When marking the descriptors in the Full Record View, select the Boolean operator AND to narrow the search and OR to broaden your search.

You may also run a lateral search by selecting on any of the hyperlinked terms in the record. Hyperlinked terms often include the descriptors (on the short record view) and the author's name.

To the right of each result you'll see a list of hyperlinked descriptors used to describe the subject of that document.

Select one to view a list of other records tagged with that same descriptor.

Choose the custom fields option to select desired fields specific to your needs. From the custom fields window, you can choose fields that are common to two or more databases, and fields that apply to one specific database. Mark the fields you want to include in your results then click Submit to set your choices. Submit a Search or click the 'Go' button to view results in your custom format.