Results

The Results page shows you the documents that contain matches to your search words.

From this page you can:

• Read a document
• Mark documents
• Refine Your Search

Read a Document

To read a document in your Results list, just click the document's title. The document will open the in best-available format. (ProQuest observes the following order to determine best-available format: Text+Graphics, Full Text, Article Image, Document - PDF, Page Map, Page Image, Citation/Abstract.)

To view a document in a specific format, click the icon corresponding to the format you want.

To view PDF documents, you need Adobe® Reader® installed on your system. If you do not have it, you can download Adobe Reader for free.

If you view a document in PDF format and the next document provides a PDF version, ProQuest will display the PDF when you click Next document. In all other cases, ProQuest will follow the order of preference described above when determining which format to display.

Mark Documents

To keep a record of the documents that you found useful, click in the box next to the document's title and number. ProQuest adds that document to the Marked Documents section of your Marked List. You can also use the Mark / Clear all on page links to mark all the documents, or clear all marked documents on the current page.

Refine Your Search

The Refine Search link takes you directly to the search form at the bottom of the Results page.

The appearance of the search form will vary, depending on the method you used to conduct your search. The form will show the terms you used to run your search, as well as the buttons and fields for the method you used. For example, if you used Basic Search for your original search, you'll see the Basic Search form below your search results, including the search words and parameters you used to run the search.

You can refine your search by making changes to the search form. For example, if you've found too many documents you may want to narrow your search. If you're new to finding information using electronic resources, or you'd like hints for improving your search strategies, you may want to read our search advice.