Advanced Search

Search Hints

• For an exact match, enclose a phrase within quotes ("").
• For a wild-card search, use an asterisk (*) after a partial word.
• For a boolean search, use OR, AND, or NOT between words or phrases.
• A nested search can be performed by enclosing a search within parentheses.
• Search Example: (plow* OR salt*) AND "snow removal"

Keywords

This field searches all of the indexed TRIS fields. These would include: title, original title, abstract, notes, index terms, subject areas, authors, serial, coporate authors, and other related agencies.

Title

Enter a word or phrase to search the record title or original title.

Author

Enter an author's last name to be searched. Separate multiple authors with "OR".

Agency or Publisher

Enter a complete or partial agency name to be searched. This field will search on Corporate Authors, Availability Agencies, and Publishers. Separate multiple authors with "OR".

Serial or Conference

Use this field to restrict a search to a specific serial or conference record. Be sure to check the publications dates to expand or limit the years included.

Index Term

Enter a complete or partial index term or TRB subject area to be searched. Separate multiple authors with "OR" to be exclusive and "AND" to be inclusive.

Subject

Select a TRB subject area to limit search results by a specific transportation mode, function, or activity.

Result Type

Select from the list to refine a search by a specific record type.

Publication Date

Enter a start and end date or select one of the presets to restrict results. The publication date range format may be entered as YYYYMMDD, YYYYMM, or YYYY.

Record Sort

Use these parameters to change how the records are sorted.

Search Results

You Searched...

This feature displays the criteria submitted for the current search. Keywords can be removed from the search by hovering over the keyword then selecting the down arrow. Click "Remove from search" to automatically re-run the search without that keyword.

Filter Search

Use this feature to quickly add a keyword to the current search criteria. Select "Go" after the keyword is entered.

Share Results

This feature allows a user to save or bookmark the current search as a URL. A user can also email a URL of the current search to another person.

Mark Records

A user can save, email, or print selected records during the course of a session by marking one or more records. Mark the checkbox on top of the results table to select all the records on a page or the entire recordset.

Pagination

Each results page contains up to 50 records. Recordsets with more than 50 records will be broken into multiple pages. Use the page navigator to move to the next or previous pages. You can also jump to a page by entering the page number into the page number field.

Record View

Record Navigation

This allows a user to navigate through the current search recordset.

Mark this Record

Click this to select this record for printing, saving, or emailing.

Record Detail

All of the record information is displayed on this view. Records that have full-text document, availability, or other reference links are highlighted.

Related Records

Records that are from the same serial, conference, or monograph will be displayed on the bottom of the record detail.

Marked Records

Actions

• Print marked records in various formats.
• Email marked records to yourself or another person.
• Save marked records for other uses included importing bibliographic software like RefWorks, EndNote, or ProCite.
• View all of the marked records on one screen.
• Clear your marked record collection.

Formats

• RIS - used to import into bibliographic software like RefWorks, EndNote, or ProCite.
• DOC - used to open with Microsoft Word 2003 or later.
• Text - a text version of the full record detail.
• Citation - a text format for displaying the basic record information.
• HTML - used to open in email or Internet browsers.
• XML - used to export results for use with third-party software or databases.