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Search Tips

The default is an all-database search in "advanced search" mode. To search only one database (e.g., Illinois Flora), choose it from the drop-down menu near the top of the search window. In advanced search, fields available for searching are:

• author
• title
• periodical (source publication name, e.g., Journal of Parasitology),
• year (of publication)
• keywords
• all indexed fields, which finds terms in any indexed database field (i.e., author, title, periodical, year, keywords).
• all nonindexed fields, which finds terms in any nonindexed database field (including abstract, notes, volume, issue, and page numbers).

Select the desired fields using the "field to search" pull down menu. It is possible to combine multiple search criteria with Boolean operators (and, or, not).

In results lists, click on the page icon next to the citation to see the complete record in the database.

Exporting Records

Records must be marked before exporting them.  Select desired records by clicking the checkboxes associated with them.  Note that marked records are not saved from search to search , so desired records should be exported after each search.  Several export options are available

• Direct export to EndNote,
• Direct export to Reference Manager (plug-in required), or
• Direct export to ProCite (plug-in required).
• Export tagged text files for import into Refworks or other citation management tools.
• Export National Library of Medicine MEDLARS format (primarily for journal citations)
• Export RIS tagged text, which maintains all character formatting (e.g., bold, italics) for import into any bibliographic management tool

*A maximum of 350 references can be exported at one time.

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Last modified by: Elizabeth Wohlgemuth on 11/10/08