This index allows you to select one or more group authors to add to your search query. Selected names are searched in the Group Author(s) field of a record.

Browse Option

Click a letter (A-Z) to browse through a list of groups alphabetically. This feature is useful if you do not know the full name of a particular group.

Move To Option

1. Enter a name or the first few characters of the name in the text field.

2. Click the Move To button to go to a list of names that begin with the characters that you entered.

3. Click the Add button to select a name from the list. The selected name is added to the text box at the bottom of the page.

4. Click OK to transfer the selected name(s) to the search page.

Find Option

1. Enter a name or partial name in the text field. Wildcards (* ?) are permitted.

2. Click the Find button to go to a list of names that contains the name you entered. For example, the search term United Kingdom finds all group names that contain this name anywhere in the title. Example: SGS United Kingdom Ltd

3. Click the Add button to select a name from the list. The selected name is added to the text box at the bottom of the page.

4. Click OK to transfer the selected name(s) to the search page.

Search Tip

Be sure to search for abbreviations as well as full names. The names of many institutions may be represented in more than one way in the database. For example, the Food and Drug Administration is represented as FOOD DRUG ADM as well as FDA.

Did You Know ...

The selected timespan appears in the right-hand corner of the index. The index contains all searchable names (and a record count) for this timespan.

Editing Search Terms

You cannot edit or remove a selected name from the text box at the bottom of the page. You can, however, edit or remove a name when you return to the search page.

About Booleans

If an author's name contains a word that is a Boolean operator, then that part of the name is enclosed in quotation (") marks.

Example: Cancer "AND" Leukemia Group B