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The Search Results summary pages are reached by using either the Search box or the Advanced Search page.

Each summary page indicates the total number of results found and a numbered list of results. Results are displayed in pages containing 25 hits each.

To enable navigation of search results, links to each page of results can be found at the foot of every summary page, as well as NEXT and PREVIOUS buttons. To return to the top of a page, click   .

Each result in the list consists of the hit ranking number, the entry name (the name of a person or institution), the parent entry within which the entry occurs (where applicable) and the country.

Clicking on a result links to the relevant entry page. Search terms are highlighted on entry pages.

The entry pages for a set of search results can be browsed (without returning to the summary page) by clicking the NEXT and PREVIOUS buttons.

If the number of results for a particular search is very high, it is possible to refine the search using the options on the left-hand side of the results page.

Clicking INSTITUTIONS restricts the search results to institutional entries and excludes personal entries.

Clicking PEOPLE restricts the search results to personal entries and excludes institutions.

Below COUNTRY is a list of the country chapters within which search results were found. Selecting a country from the list restricts the search results to that country.

If the number of results for a particular search is very low, it is possible to widen the search by clicking Find all words (Full Text) on the left-hand side of the results page. This performs a full-text search using the same terms as the previous search.

Search results can be sorted in either of two ways by clicking one of the following options on the left-hand side of the results page:

Order by relevance

This option sorts search results in descending order of correspondence to the complete set of search criteria (the default sort order).

Order alphabetically

This option sorts search results alphabetically.