QuickRank™ Search (our default search)

	Then type in your key word(s), and select "search"
	You’ll get results ranked in clusters of most relevant information.
	Unlike many search engines, these results are retrieved in real time, so it could take a minute.
	Our progress bar will time out in 30 seconds. This means that if a particular database is running slowly, you may not get all the results from that database during that search session.

Don't Like What You See? Try this:

	Maybe you'd rather see your results listed according to the Federal Agency that sponsored the research. Select
	Now you can home in on your area of interest.
	You can also use our More button to explore deeper into each agency’s resources.

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Once you've got your results

	sends you back to your search page. Then you can click "clear" to begin a new search.
	selects all your results for further viewing on our Marked Records page.
	presents a list of results you marked during the current session.
	will delete all previous marks. Use this on a routine basis to erase marked items from the session.

Explore your results on the Marked Records Link Again page

	gives you one seamless, scrollable list, displaying an expanded version of all selected documents.
	returns you to your original result list.
	clears all your marked records. Records are automatically cleared after viewing.

More about your results

	Results are linked to expanded information.
	Default results are returned in QuickRank™ order.
	Results may be displayed by resource, if desired.
*Total number of search results may be restricted by the database.

Search Tips

While the target databases may employ different search options, the following search tips are generally true:

	The search engine is not case sensitive (for example, RAIN, Rain, and rain will produce the same results).
	Single word or word phrases may be submitted in the query box.
	If a phrase is entered, the “And” operator is assumed.
	The “Or” operator is recognized and will work regardless of "case".
	The wildcard character * (asterisk) may be used to match the word stem. Full-text searching is available when supported by the agency's database.

Search Examples

	photons and colliders
	photons or electrons
	linear colliders
	comput*

You may specify how many items you wish to have displayed from each database, up to 250.

QuickRank features

	Our special QuickRank formula filters results, sending you the most relevant returns.
	This means that the number of QuickRank returns may differ from the number of raw returns from the individual agencies, which aren't filtered by QuickRank.
	Our filter is based on placement of key words: If your key word is not in a prime location in the document, likely the result won't be returned.
	Your results will contain top tier databases in terms of relevancy. But you can visit the agency for further investigation.
	If your search only returns three (3) or fewer results, we'll send you directly to our display by agency.