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Tips and Instructions

Quick Search

Using "Like" vs. "Equals"

Like

The "like" selection will return all persons whose name matches any of the characters you input in the first or last name field.

Ex. Typing Smi in the last name field would return records for:
Smiley, Fred
Smith, Jane
Smith, John
Smithson, Sara

Equal to

The "equals" selection will return all persons whose name exactly matches all of the characters you input in the first or last name field.

Ex. Typing Smith in the last name field would return records for:
Smith, Jane
Smith, John

Important Note

Keep in mind that the first name field also searches against the middle name and nickname fields.


Specialization Keyword Search

Capitalization

The specialization keyword search is not case sensitive.

Ex. Typing CATTLE, cattle, or Cattle will all return the same information.

AND

AND may be used to find all specializations where two or more conditions are met.

Ex. Typing cattle AND ants AND fertilizer will all return only the person(s) whose specialization contains all of those criteria.

OR

OR may be used to find specializations that meet one of several criteria.

Ex. Typing cattle OR ants OR fertilizer will return all specializations containing any of those criteria searched on.


Department/Unit/Program Search
This search uses a wildcard search similar to the find program of most computers. Essentially it will take whatever you enter and find Departments/Units/Programs containing your input within their name.
Ex. If you type in Beaumont and press submit the search will return the following Departments/Units/Programs:
Texas A&M University AgriLife Research and Extension Center at Beaumont, USDA-ARS (Beaumont).


County Program Search
This search uses a wildcard search similar to the find program of most computers. Essentially, it will take whatever you enter and find programs located in those counties which begin with your input.

Ex. If you type in CA and press submit the search will return programs found in the following counties:
Caldwell, Calhoun, Callahan, Cameron, Camp, Carson, Cass, Castro
Submitting just C would find the above as well as counties such as Chambers, Cherokee, Childress, Clay etc., etc.


Selecting More Than One Department

Using a PC

 Hold down the SHIFT key while using the mouse to click and highlight all departments desired. When all departments you want have been selected release the SHIFT key and click "Return Staff Directory Request".

Using a
Macintosh

 Hold down the OPEN APPLE key while using the mouse to click and highlight all departments desired. When all departments you want have been selected release the OPEN APPLE key and click "Return Staff Directory Request".


Directory Retrieval Caution:

The top-level program directories available for download on this page contain thousands of records. This means that it may take many minutes to download even with a fast internet connection. The speed of your search can increased by choosing to break down the Agency/University into its constituent parts and choosing which parts you wish to view. Return to your search by clicking here.



Selecting the number of records:

The larger the number of records you choose to return per page, the longer it will take to load each page. For example, it will take a relatively short amount of time to look up 25 persons when compared to the more in-depth 100 person search.

Take in to consideration how fast your connection to the Internet is when deciding how many records to search for. Also, take into account the fact that all members are listed alphabetically and will appear in that order when you get the results of your search.


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