Tutorial: Biography Databases

Biography Databases
Search History

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Current session searches are reported and tracked in the Search History screen. Each new, or modified search displays at the top of the list in the first position.
To see any search, click to mark the search in the box on the left, and click Start.
To modify a search directly in this window, you can reformulate any search string, click to mark the search in the box on the left, and click Start.

To combine searches, click to mark the search in the box on the left, select And, Or, or Not, and click Start.

Your combined search is now displayed as a new search in the top position.

You can save a search on the WilsonWeb system for up to 6 months.

This means that you can follow a query through time and find new records as they are added to the database.
First create an ID. Enter any name/word in the ID entry box at the bottom of the screen and click Sign On. Anytime you return to WilsonWeb you can simply go to the Search History screen and enter your ID to access saved searches.

Note: Whenever creating an ID, be sure to make it sufficiently unique so that other users within your institution will not be able to view or modify your saved searches.

Then, to save your search, click to mark the search in the box on the left, enter a unique name for your search, and click Save.

When you return to WilsonWeb, open the Search History screen, enter your ID, and click Sign On. All your saved searches will be listed. Click to mark the search in the box on the left, and click Load. This search will then be displayed as the first search above where you can mark it and click New Results to retrieve your saved search with updated records.