SEARCHING BY AUTHOR

In order to perform an author search, the user must first specify the time frame of the search i.e. Current Issue, Past Issues or All Issues. Next one enters the author's last name (and optionally his/her first name). If the spelling is not correct or the full name is not entered, the search engine will retrieve all similar names and display them in a list. One then clicks on the name of the author of interest. The result will be a display of all SRO articles by the author. One may view any of these articles by clicking on its title. It is also possible to view multiple abstracts by the author by activating the check box next to the author's name and then clicking on the "Get All Checked Articles" button.


SEARCHING BY KEYWORD

In order to perform a keyword search one must first specify the time frame in which one wishes to focus the search i.e. Current Issue, Past Issues or All Issues. One must then click on the first letter that the keyword and a list of keywords beginning with that letter will appear on the computer's monitor. Each keyword is followed by two options:
  • Title - This option will search all SRO titles for this keyword.
  • Abstract - This option will search all SRO abstracts for this keyword.
Depending on which of these two options has been chosen, the result will either be a list of all SRO articles in which the abstract contains the specified Keyword or all SRO articles in which the title contains the specified keyword.

One may view any of these articles by clicking on its title. It is also possible to view multiple abstracts by the author by activating the check box next to the author's name and then clicking on the "Get All Checked Articles" button.



SEARCHING BY CATEGORY

In order to perform a category search one must first specify the time frame in which one wishes to focus the search i.e. Current Issue, Past Issues or All Issues. A list of all SRO Categories will appear on the computer's monitor. Each category will be followed by the "Number of SRO Articles" which fall under that SRO Category. By clicking on the Category name all SRO Articles which are classified under that category will be displayed.

One may view any of these articles by clicking on its title. It is also possible to view multiple abstracts by the author by activating the check box next to the author's name and then clicking on the "Get All Checked Articles" button.



CUSTOMIZING YOUR SEARCH

Any SRO search can be focused in on a very specific timeframe. Refining the search in this way can speed up the search dramatically. There are three ways to specify the time frame of an SRO search.
  • Current Issue- will just search all of the articles in the current issue.
  • Past Issues- will search a specific past issue or issues within a specific timeframe.
  • All Issues- will search all issues of SRO.
Current issues can be searched by selecting a type of search (author, category or keyword) from the Current Issue section of the initial search screen and clicking the "Enter" button. Past Issues can be searched by first selecting the type of past issue search, specifying the desired timeframe, the type of search (author, category or keyword) and clicking the "Enter" button. All issues can be searched by selecting a type of search (author, category or keyword) from the Current Issue section of the initial search screen and clicking the "Enter" button.