Searching for Information about a Company

Company Name

Enter the company name. This field is required. If the company does business under more than one name, you may want to type in both names. For example, type

ACME Imports

or

ACME Worldwide

Do not add abbreviations, such as "Inc.", or the word "company" in this field.

Date Restrictions

Use the drop-down list to choose a date restriction, or enter dates in the From field, in the To field, or in both fields. The standard date format is: mm/dd/yyyy.

If you are researching a large company, you may want to use a short date range to limit the number of results.

Additional Search Terms

You can enter additional search terms to help narrow your search to retrieve more relevant documents. For example, you may want to specify a particular industry or product to target the correct company or division of that company.

Note:  Use the Search Help pod to help refresh your memory about using search term connectors and multiple terms.

Maximum Documents per Source

Use the drop-down list to choose the maximum number of documents you want to retrieve per source.

Select a Source

Use the radio buttons, checkboxes, and links to select a source or source set. You must select at least one source.

Use a favorite source set:

Select a previously-defined source set from the drop-down list.

Note:  Favorite source sets are unique to each search form; available sources may vary between forms.

Remove

The "Remove" link deletes the selected favorite source set. This link only appears if you have defined a favorite source set.

Select from list:

You can do the following:

• Use the checkboxes to select individual items.



• Click the Select All link to select all items in one operation.



• Click the Clear All link to clear all selected items at one time.



• Click the View & Edit Searches link to show the searches that will be submitted for each selected source. If necessary, you can then edit any of those displayed searches.
  
  Note:  Any changes you make to the search will impact both the quantity and quality of the results that search will retrieve.

The Icon

Click this icon to the right of the source name for information about that source.

Save selection as favorite source set

Enter a set name and click "Save" to save the selected sources as a favorite source set.

Search

Click this button to perform your search.

Clear All

Click this button to clear all information and start again.

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