- Query Track lists
searches performed during your current Web session.
- A table displays the date(s) searched, the search strategy, and the number of
hits for each search.
- Searches are listed in chronological order from
earliest to most recently performed search.
- To repeat a search, click on its hyperlink in the Query column of the table.
Your search history will remain stored in Query Track as long as you remain
connected to the World Wide Web by a Web browser package (e.g., Netscape
Navigator, Internet Explorer, etc.). If you leave the database, access other Web
pages (both COS and non-COS), and then reaccess the database, your previous queries
will still be saved in Query Track for that specific Funded Research database.
Note: Given the possible complexity of your queries, only a limited number may be saved.
They will be saved from first to most recent.
That is, if you create many queries, your most recent ones will
appear at the bottom of the list and the oldest ones may not be saved.
If you close your browser package completely
and subsequently start a new Web session, your previous queries will no
longer be saved in Query Track.
- You can save your search history by downloading your Query Track Web page (using the HTML format)
to a floppy disk or hard drive. Use the 'Save As' function on your Web browser
to do this.
When you reconnect to the Web, you
can open the saved file on your browser and rerun a search by clicking on its hyperlink
in the Query column. The given search strategy will rerun against current
data, retrieving any additional records relevant to your query that
may have been added to the database since your initial search.
Query Track is accessible both through its hyperlink on the main page of each database
and also by selecting the Query Track hyperlink
found at the top and bottom of all search results screens.
