Research History: Organize and track your research time

You can keep a record of all the steps you have taken during your research session. This list is called your Research History. Research History records the times you began your session, the searches you ran, the documents you viewed, preferences you changed, as well as the time you ended your session. Research History also allows you to:

• add comments and organize your research history for client billing.

• calculate your research time.

• link back to previously viewed documents and recent searches.

To add comments to your Research History:

• Click the Research History link on the navigation bar.

• With your Research History onscreen, type in a comment in the comment box. (You are limited to 115 characters.)

If you are continuing to track time for a client from a previous session, you can type in the same comment you used before to track the time. You can also set your Preferences to prompt you to add a comment when you log in. See: Setting your display options.

• Click the Add button. Your research time will be tracked to the comment you entered until you log off or add another comment.

To organize your Research History:

• Click the Research History link on the navigation bar.

• Click the drop-down arrow in the Display research for box and select the comment for the research history you wish to display.

• Select the date range for the research history from the drop-down list boxes displayed.

By default, your User ID is configured to save 10 days of research history. You can change this number in Preferences to save up to 45 days. See: Setting your display options.

• Click the Results button. Your research history for the comment and date range you selected is displayed. You can now calculate the research time for client billing.

To add up the time you've spent researching:

• With the selected Research History onscreen to calculate time for, click the link titled, Click here to calculate your total research time from (dates displayed onscreen).

A box pops up with your research time (in minutes) for the time period specified onscreen.

To return to a document you see on your Research History:

• Click the Research History link on the navigation bar.

• Scroll through the Research History to find the document you wish to return to.

• Click the title of the document you wish to return to. The document will appear on your screen.