biotechmesa.net

Searching Biotech Sites Click on the check boxes of the Biotech sites you wish to query. Use the "Clear" button to begin a new search. Biotechmesa.net utilizes the function of the individual database it searches. All search capabilities and options may not be available for each database. While the target Web sites may employ different search options, the following search tips are generally true: The search engine is not case sensitive Single word or word phrases may be entered in the query box to submit 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. Search Examples: photons and colliders photons or electrons linear colliders comput* The resulting document titles or "hits" from your search query will be segmented by database. Distributed searching, of necessity, exposes the differences between databases. The fact that the Biotechmesa.net sorts your results by the target resource will help you see these kinds of differences between sites.     Setting up Biotechmesa Alerts Creating a User Name and Password Select NEW PATRON to register as a new user. Complete the Registration Form to create a user name and password. Click Register then click Login. Enter your user name and password in the login form. If you already have an account select EXISTING PATRON.  Enter your user name and password and click Login.  You can then view results for existing alerts, make changes to your alerts, or create new alerts. If you have forgotten your password and can't find an email with the URL for your alerts, send an email to Biotechmesa-request@deepwebtech.com.  We will provide you with the information to get to your individual account and create a new password. Create Your Search In the Alert Name provide the unique title of what you want your search to be called.  You'll need the alert name to change or delete the alert or to view results. Enter the search term(s) you want included in this profile in the Full Record field.  (You may wish to use the Search Selected Sites page to determine the best keywords and databases prior to creating your alert.) Select the number of records to retrieve from each collection.  This can be in increments of 10, 25, 50, or 100. Check the boxes of the Biotechmesa databases that you want your alert run against weekly (please realize we have no control of how often these servers are updated so you may get zero results back with some servers). Click the submit button.  This will complete the alert set up and it will be run with the next weekly batch process. The delete button will cancel this alert. There is a button on your individual alert page which will allow you to change your password. Each week you will get an email message telling you that your alert is ready.   The email will contain a listing of the newest Biotechmesa articles and the sources they are available from as well as a link to your personal alert page. The alert system will archive six weeks of search results on your personal alert page. Edit Alerts It is possible to edit and modify your alerts from your personal alert page.  (If not already logged on, choose EXISTING PATRON, enter user name and password and click login.)  Click on the name of the Alert you wish to edit.  You may modify the search terms, select the number of records to retrieve, or add/delete Biotechmesas collections.  When your changes have been made, click the Submit button, your changes will go into effect the next time the Alerts are processed.  To delete an Alert, simply click on the Delete button.