nitrc:Future User Guide - Search: Tools/Resources

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You may search for a public tool/resource based on its name, public description, or assigned attribute. Boolean logic is supported, and the search is not case sensitive. (Refer to the Search Syntax page for more on searching options.)

Tools/Resources Results Tab

If no matching results are found, "No Tools/Resources Results" is displayed on the Tools/Resources results tab on the Search page. If any matches are found, those tools/resources are listed on the Tools/Resources results tab. Each listed tool/resource includes the public description, any assigned categories, the date of the latest file release (if applicable), the activity percentile, the number of downloads, and the average user rating.

Narrowing Search Results

Your search words are shown at the top of the page. You may narrow your results by entering additional words in the search box and clicking the Search button, or you may broaden your results by clicking the next to any of the words you want to remove from the search.

Narrowing by Attribute

The Attribute List is shown to the left of the Tools/Resources tab on the Search page. You may select any of the attributes shown to narrow your results. The number in parentheses next to the attribute name indicates the number of tools/resources assigned with that attribute (or one of its sub-attributes) based on your current search criteria.

The assigned attributes for each tool/resource are shown below the public description on the Tools/Resources tab. Clicking on a category name narrows your results to only those tools/resources assigned with that category or one of its sub-categories. You may click on "Show all specifications" to see other assigned attributes. Clicking on any of the assigned attributes narrows your results to only those tools/resources with the selected attribute or one of its sub-attributes.

As you narrow your search results, the Attribute List to the left of the Tools/Resources tab is limited to the attributes assigned to tools/resources in your result set. If applicable, the top-level attribute is open for any attribute you selected on the Tools/Resources tab.

If you need the definition of an attribute, click the Glossary link in the footer.

Results per Page

Initially, the first 20 results are shown, but you may increase the number of results displayed on the page through the "Results per page" drop-down box.

Sorting

The default sort order for the list is by relevance with a secondary sort alphabetically by tool/resource name. For relevance, the ranking is highest when search terms appear in the title, followed by the number of times the search terms appear in the description or as an attribute. For example, a tool/resource with the search terms in the title and many times in the description and as an attribute will appear before any tools/resources with the search terms in the title but only once in the description or as an attribute, and these will be followed by any tools/resources that have search terms in the description or as an attribute but do not have the search terms in the title.

You may re-sort the list by activity percentile, alphabetical listing of tool/resource names, average overall ratings, number of downloads, latest file date, or number of user ratings. For all sort options except the alphabetically listing, there is a secondary sort alphabetically by tool/resource name.

Tool/Resource Summary

Clicking on the tool/resource name takes you to the Summary page for that tool/resource.

Downloading Files

Clicking on the "Download Now" link downloads the selected file or takes you to the tool/resource Downloads page when you select "Show all files..."

Reviews/Ratings

The average overall rating is represented by the circles. You may hover over the average rating circles to see how many ratings contributed the overall rating. Clicking on the rating circles takes you to the Display Reviews/Ratings page for that tool/resource, where you can see the individual ratings and read the user reviews.

Comparing Tools/Resources

You may compare tools/resources by checking the boxes next to the tool/resource names and clicking the Compare button. Refer to the Compare section of this User Guide for more information.

Direct Browser Search

The Tools/Resources search can be added to your browser location bar and/or search box by OpenSearch description documents provided by NITRC or by direct browser configuration. Refer to the Search in Browser page for more information.