| Function |
Citrix-Based Access |
Web-Based Access |
| Features |
Windows-based database and
document management system
with a FIND search tool
|
- Web-based search engine
searches text of documents
using a set of internal
dictionaries (indexes)
- Several Web search features available, including Hit ranking by relevancy,
Semantic
expansion, "Already seen" indicator (eyeballs), Natural
language queries
- Select from three search query
modes: Concept, Pattern, and
Boolean
|
- Users must download and
install a Citrix software plugin
- ADAMS Document Manager is opened from the ADAMS
Web page or from an icon previously installed on the desktop
|
Direct Web connection from
ADAMS Web page |
| Firewall configuration issues
for LAN users |
No firewall issues |
| Users must enter "guest" user
name in a logon screen to
open ADAMS |
No logon screen |
| Works with most Web browsers |
Netscape and Internet Explorer
browsers can be used |
| Online Help |
Users Guide is posted on the
ADAMS Web site, or a paper
copy is available from the PDR
on request
|
An online Help feature is
available
|
| Online Orders |
An Online Order Form,
available from a menu in the
results list, can be used to
automatically e-mail a copy
order to PDR staff
|
No online order capability.
Copy orders must be placed
with the PDR staff by e-mail,
phone, or fax
|
| Initial Screen |
Opens in the ADAMS
Document Manager window
|
Opens Basic ADAMS Web
Search query box (Concept
search) where searchers can
enter words or phrases to
obtain search results
|
- Folder contents can be browsed, for example users can browse new files
released in a Daily Folder
- Tools menu is used to open the ADAMS Find search window
|
Contents of Daily folders cannot be browsed, but users can search for files
released to
the public on a specified date
with Advanced Boolean search |
| Initial Search |
Simple Find search window is
opened
|
Users enter words in a query
box
|
Values can be entered in one or more profile fields (limited to field
names displayed on the screen) or in the text field
|
Initial search is a Concept search limited to the first 100 hits. To
perform Boolean or Pattern search or expanded Concept search, use the Advanced
Search option
|
| Pick lists of values are available for several fields |
Changes can be made to results list default settings after the search has
been completed |
| Boolean searching is limited to
implied AND between fields |
Use Boolean operators in
search phrases in the text
query box |
| Wild cards or quotes can be
used in text search field |
Wild cards or quotes can be
used |
| Advanced Search |
For field searches, users select
from a pick list of field names,
then a pick list of Boolean
operators, then a pick list of
values
|
Users can select Concept,
Pattern, or Boolean mode
searches
|
| Users can also locate profile values from a list of known values with the
Browse Values
option |
In addition to the text query box, users can enter values to be searched
into profile fields
(pick lists are available for three
fields) |
| Users can select profile fields to be displayed in results list under Results
Options tab |
Users can change the profile
fields to be displayed in the
results list |
| Text searches can be defined
by proximity and word order |
- Searches can be refined to narrow results list
- Searches can be refined to find documents "more like" a particular hit
|
| Wild cards are available |
Wild cards or quotes are
available |
| Boolean Searches |
Searches limited to implied
AND between fields in Simple
Find
|
OR search statements
between fields can be typed
manually in the text query box
|
| In Advanced Find, users select from a pick list of profile fields, select
from a pick list of
Boolean operators, then select
values to be searched |
Searches limited to implied
AND between fields in
Advanced search |
| AND/OR operators can be used between fields |
OR searches available only
within fields in Advanced
search |
| Printing and Saving Results Lists |
- Create citation lists by
highlighting files in the results
list to create a report
- Select a report format from a
list of pre-formatted options
- Available display formats
include all fields or selected
fields
- A text file generated by the
system can then be saved or
printed
|
- Results lists can be printed with
the Print Screen key
- Users can also select text from
the results list then copy and
paste selected text into a user-created document that can
then be printed or saved
|
| Packages |
Packages can be located by
right-clicking on a file name,
selecting Properties from the
menu, and then clicking on the
Packages tab
|
Package and Member icons
are displayed in the results list
|
| Contents of the Package can be viewed by double clicking on the icon or
right-clicking on
the file and selecting Contents
from a menu |
Users can click on the package icon to view all package contents and can
click on the member icon to view the packages for which the document is a
member |
| Displaying File Properties |
A complete list of profile fields
for any document can be
viewed by right-clicking on a
file title, selecting Properties
from the menu, then clicking on
the Profile tab
|
To view the available profile
fields, they must be displayed
in the results list
|
| Printing files |
- A limited list of Citrix-compatible printers is available,
or users can download the
ScrewDrivers software
- Citrix must have full access to
the user's hard drive
|
Dependent upon the user's
computer
|
| Saving files |
Both TIFF and PDF files can be
saved then retrieved off line,
but user must allow Citrix full
access to the local drive
|
- No security issues
- PDF and TIFF files can be
saved to the local drive
- Dependant upon the user's
computer
|
| Saving Searches |
- Search statements can be
saved as files then retrieved for
reuse in Advanced Search
- Retrieved search files can also
be edited to revise the initial
saved search statement
|
Search statements cannot be
saved
|
| Searching Within Files |
Users can search forward or
backward in an open
OCR text file to view
occurrences of any search
term with "Find" dialog box
|
For OCR text, the application
takes you to the best hit. Scroll
down to view additional
highlighted hits
|
| Adobe Viewer has its own
search tool |
Adobe Viewer has its own
search tool |
| Viewing Files |
Double-click on a file name or
right-click for menu to open
text, view text, or view image
|
- Click on the file icon to view the
file
- Click on the title to view OCR
text
- Some users may need to
download an image viewer to
view TIFF files
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