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KnowledgeCentre Help

Quick Search

Enter your search query into the "Anyword or phrase" textbox and press the green "Submit Search" button.

Queries entered into the Quick Search textbox search the following fields:

Title Language
Author Year
Abstract Continent
Journal Region
Subject Area Country
Keyword  

Users also have the option of searching via pre-formulated search queries. Simply click one of the hyperlinks under "Topic Searches", and a search will be performed in the fields as outlined above for that phrase.

To view the Quick Search page, click here.

Advanced Search

To access the Advanced Search page, simply click on "Advanced Search" located under the Search box on the Quick Search page.

To begin searching, select one of the "Browse Index" buttons to the right of the field in which you wish to search. If you know the name of the item, enter it into the box. Pressing "Close Window" will close the pop-up box. Your search term will be populated in the search box in the field in which you have been searching. To complete the search, select the green "Submit Search" button on the top or bottom of the screen.

If you do not know the exact term in one of the pop-up "Browse Index" boxes, you may also enter one or more letters in a string and the "Find" tool will locate the closest match; e.g. entering 'c' will bring you to the first 'c' in the list. You may then complete the search as described above.

You may also search using more than one term in any one field.

Example

Select 'Austria' in the "Country" pop-up "Browse Index" box.
Scroll down to 'Indonesia' and select (alternatively, you could enter "I" or "Indo" in the "Find" box to be brought to 'Indonesia').

Close the "Browse Index" box.

In the "Country" field "=Austria / =Indonesia" will be displayed.

To complete the search, press the green "Submit Search" button.

This query means that all records in the "Country" field for 'Austria' OR 'Indonesia' will be retrieved.

You may also combine fields to perform a search.

Example

Select 'Oceania' in the "Continent" pop-up "Browse Index" box.
Close the "Browse Index" box.

Select 'HIV Infections - transmission in the "Subject Area" pop-up "Browse Index" box.
Close the "Browse Index" box.

Select 'English' in the "Language" pop-up "Browse Index" box.

Close the "Browse Index" box.

In the "Continent" field "=Oceania" will be displayed.
In the "Subject Area" field "=HIV Infections transmission" will be displayed.
In the "Language" field, "=English" will be displayed.

To complete the search, press the green "Submit Search" button.

This query means that records in the "Continent" field for 'Oceania' AND records in the "Subject Area" field for 'HIV Infections- transmission' AND records in the "Language" field for 'English' will be retrieved.

Please visit our Search Hints & Examples page for more information on how to perform advanced search queries.

To view the Advanced Search page, click here.

Record Details: Brief Display

This page displays search results from both the "Quick Search" or "Advanced Search" pages.

Results are presented according to:

Title
Author(s)
Year
Language(s)
Journal (if journal article)
Physical Description (if non-journal)
Citation (if journal article)
Publication Type

Search results are sortable by Title, Author, and by Date.

To view the Full Display of a record, click on the Title (hypertext link), or select "Full Record".

Please note that the Full Display of a record is available to GRN Registrants and Members only.

Record Details: Full Display

This page displays search results from the "Record Details: Brief Display" page.

Results are presented according to:

Title
Variant Title
URL
PDF
Abstract
Author(s)
Author Affiliation
Journal
Citation
Publisher Place
Publisher
Physical Description
Publisher Year
Continent
Region
Country
Subject Area
Language
Publication Type
pISSN
eISSN
ISBN

Note that some fields my not be populated for a given record.

Access to Full-Text

Clicking on 'Click here for full text access' in the "URL" field (in the case of a journal article), will bring the searcher to the LinkOut feature of PubMed.

For instructions on how to use the LinkOut feature in PubMed, visit the Viewing LinkOut Resources page.

Clicking on 'Click here for full text access' in the "PDF" field (in the case of a non-journal record), will bring the searcher to a .pdf file of the item sought for on an external server.

If you need to download Adobe Acrobat, visit the download page.

View Selections

The "View Selections" feature allows users to save a record(s) in order to:

  • E-mail the record(s) to others directly from the GRN portal
  • Print the Brief Display or Full Display of a record(s)
  • Save the record in .txt format

This page is reached from the "Record Details: Brief Display" or "Record details: Full Display" pages by selecting the "Select record" checkbox for every record desired.

RSS Notification Service

RSS feeds for the KnowledgeCentre are available on both the "Quick Search" and "Advanced Search" pages.

For information on RSS and instructions on how to obtain the feeds, visit the RSS Notification Service page.

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Observations from the Field Help

Quick Search

Enter your search query into the "Anyword or phrase" textbox and press the green "Submit Search" button.

Queries entered into the Quick Search textbox search the following fields:

Title Keyword
Brief Description Continent
Author Region
Subject Area Country

Users also have the option of searching via pre-formulated search queries. Simply click one of the hyperlinks under "Topic Searches", and a search will be performed in the fields as outlined above for that phrase.

To view the Quick Search page, click here.

Advanced Search

To access the Advanced Search page, simply click on "Advanced Search" located under the Search box on the Quick Search page.

To begin searching, select one of the "Browse Index" buttons to the right of the field in which you wish to search. If you know the name of the item, enter it into the box. Pressing "Close Window" will close the pop-up box. Your search term will be populated in the search box in the field in which you have been searching. To complete the search, select the green "Submit Search" button on the top or bottom of the screen.

If you do not know the exact term in one of the pop-up "Browse Index" boxes, you may also enter one or more letters in a string and the "Find" tool will locate the closest match; e.g. entering 'c' will bring you to the first 'c' in the list. You may then complete the search as described above.

You may also search using more than one term in any one field.

Example

Select 'United States' in the "Country" pop-up "Browse Index" box.
Scroll down to 'Canada' and select (alternatively, you could enter "c" or "Can" in the "Find" box to be brought to 'Canada').

Close the "Browse Index" box.

In the "Country" field "=United States / =Canada" will be displayed.

To complete the search, press the green "Submit Search" button.

This query means that all records in the "Country" field for 'United States' OR 'Canada' will be retrieved.

You may also combine fields to perform a search.

Example

Select 'North America' in the "Region" pop-up "Browse Index" box.
Close the "Browse Index" box.

Select 'Intravenous Substance Abuse' in the "Subject Area" pop-up "Browse Index" box.
Close the "Browse Index" box.

Select 'English' in the "Language" pop-up "Browse Index" box.
Close the "Browse Index" box.

In the "Region" field "=North America" will be displayed.
In the "Subject Area" field "=Intravenous Substance Abuse" will be displayed.
In the "Language" field, "=English" will be displayed.

To complete the search, press the green "Submit Search" button.

This query means that records in the "Region" field for 'North America' AND records in the "Subject Area" field for 'Intravenous Substance Abuse' AND records in the "Language" field for 'English' will be retrieved.

Please visit our Search Hints & Examples page for more information on how to perform advanced search queries.

To view the Advanced Search page, click here.

Record Details: Brief Display

This page displays search results from both the "Quick Search" or "Advanced Search" pages.

Results are presented according to:

Title
Author(s)
Submission Date
Language

Search results are sortable by Title and Author.

To view the Full Display of a record, click on the Title (hypertext link), or select "Full Record".

Please note that the Full Display of a record is available to GRN Registrants and Members only.

Record Details: Full Display

This page displays search results from the "Record Details: Brief Display" page.

Results are presented according to:

Title
URL
Brief Description
Observation Text
Author
Submission Date
Continent
Region
Country
Subject Area
Language

Some fields my not be populated for a given record.

View Selections

The "View Selections" feature allows users to save a record(s) in order to:

  • E-mail the record(s) to others directly from the GRN portal
  • Print the Brief Display or Full Display of a record(s)
  • Save the record in .txt format

This page is reached from the "Record Details: Brief Display" or "Record Details: Full Display" pages by selecting the "Select record" checkbox for every record desired.

RSS Notification Service

RSS feeds for the KnowledgeCentre are available on both the "Quick Search" and "Advanced Search" pages.

For information on RSS and instructions on how to obtain the feeds, visit the RSS Notification Service page

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Directory Listings Help

Quick Search

Enter your search query into the "Anyword or phrase" textbox and press the green "Submit Search" button.

Queries entered into the Quick Search textbox search the following fields:

Name Subject Area
Position Title Working Language(s)
Organization Continent
Organization Description Region
Research Description Country

Users also have the option of searching via pre-formulated search queries. Simply click one of the hyperlinks under "Topic Searches", and a search will be performed in the fields as outlined above for that phrase.

To view the Quick Search page, click here.

Please note that Directory Listings are available to GRN Registrants and Members only.

Advanced Search

To access the Advanced Search page, simply click on "Advanced Search" located under the Search box on the Quick Search page.

To begin searching, select one of the "Browse Index" buttons to the right of the field in which you wish to search. If you know the name of the item, enter it into the box. Pressing "Close Window" will close the pop-up box. Your search term will be populated in the search box in the field in which you have been searching. To complete the search, select the green "Submit Search" button on the top or bottom of the screen.

If you do not know the exact term in one of the pop-up "Browse Index" boxes, you may also enter one or more letters in a string and the "Find" tool will locate the closest match; e.g. entering 'c' will bring you to the first 'c' in the list. You may then complete the search as described above.

You may also search using more than one term in any one field.

Example

Select 'Western Europe'in the "Region" pop-up "Browse Index" box.
Scroll down to 'Eastern Europe' and select (alternatively, you could enter "E" or "Eas" in the "Find" box to be brought to 'Eastern Europe').

Close the "Browse Index" box.

In the "Region" field "=Western Europe / =Eastern Europe" will be displayed.

To complete the search, press the green "Submit Search" button.

This query means that all records in the "Region" field for 'Western Europe' OR 'Eastern Europe' will be retrieved.

You may also combine fields to perform a search.

Example

Select 'Oceania' in the "Continent" pop-up "Browse Index" box.
Close the "Browse Index" box.

Select 'HIV Prevention'in the "Subject Area" pop-up "Browse Index" box.
Close the "Browse Index" box.

Select 'English'in the "Language" pop-up "Browse Index" box.
Close the "Browse Index" box.

In the "Continent" field "=Oceania" will be displayed.
In the "Subject Area" field "=HIV Prevention" will be displayed.
In the "Language" field, "=English" will be displayed.

To complete the search, press the green "Submit Search" button.

This query means that records in the "Continent" field for 'Oceania' AND records in the "Subject Area" field for 'HIV Prevention' AND records in the "Language" field for 'English' will be retrieved.

Please visit our Search Hints & Examples page for more information on how to perform advanced search queries.

Record Details: Brief Display

This page displays search results from both the "Quick Search" or "Advanced Search" pages.

Results are presented according to:

Name
Organization
City
Jurisdiction
Country

Search results are sortable by Name, Organization, and Country

To view the Full Display of a record, click on the Title (hypertext link), or select "Full Record".

Record Details: Full Display

This page displays search results from the "Record Details: Brief Display" page.

Results are presented according to:

Name
Position Title
Organization
Organization URL
Organization Description
Postal Address
Delivery Address
Telephone
Fax
E-mail
Research Description
Selected Publications
Continent
Region
Country
Subject Area
Working Language(s)

Some fields my not be populated for a given record.

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Meetings and Conferences Help

Quick Search

Enter your search query into the "Anyword or phrase" textbox and press the green "Submit Search" button.

Queries entered into the Quick Search textbox search the following fields:

Title Region
Variant Title Country
Description Keyword
Organizer Subject Area
Continent  

Users also have the option of searching via pre-formulated search queries. Simply click one of the hyperlinks under "Topic Searches", and a search will be performed in the fields as outlined above for that phrase.

To view the Quick Search page, click here.

Advanced Search

To access the Advanced Search page, simply click on "Advanced Search" located under the Search box on the Quick Search page.

To begin searching, select one of the "Browse Index" buttons to the right of the field in which you wish to search. If you know the name of the item, enter it into the box. Pressing "Close Window" will close the pop-up box. Your search term will be populated in the search box in the field in which you have been searching. To complete the search, select the green "Submit Search" button on the top or bottom of the screen.

If you do not know the exact term in one of the pop-up "Browse Index" boxes, you may also enter one or more letters in a string and the "Find" tool will locate the closest match; e.g. entering 'c' will bring you to the first 'c' in the list. You may then complete the search as described above.

You may also search using more than one term in any one field.

Example

Select 'Russia'in the "Country" pop-up "Browse Index" box.
Scroll down to 'South Africa' and select (alternatively, you could enter "S" or "Sou" in the "Find" box to be brought to 'South Africa’').

Close the "Browse Index" box.

In the "Country" field "=Russia/ =South Africa" will be displayed.

This query means that all records in the "Country" field for 'Russia' OR 'South Africa'will be retrieved.

You may also combine fields to perform a search.

Example

Select 'North America'in the "Continent" pop-up "Browse Index" box.
Close the "Browse Index" box.

Select 'HIV' in the "Subject Area" pop-up "Browse Index" box.
Close the "Browse Index" box.

Select 'English' in the "Language" pop-up "Browse Index" box.
Close the "Browse Index" box.

In the "Continent" field "=North America" will be displayed.
In the "Subject Area" field "=HIV" will be displayed.
In the "Language" field, "=English" will be displayed.

To complete the search, press the green "Submit Search" button.

This query means that records in the "Continent" field for 'North America' AND records in the "Subject Area" field for 'HIV' AND records in the "Language" field for 'English' will be retrieved.

Please visit our Search Hints & Examples page for more information on how to perform advanced search queries.

To view the Advanced Search page, click here.

Record Details: Brief Display

This page displays search results from both the "Quick Search" or "Advanced Search" pages.

Results are presented according to:

Title
Start Date
End Date
Location

Search results are sortable by Title and Start Date.

To view the Full Display of a record, click on the Title (hypertext link), or select "Full Record".

Please note that the Full Display of a record is available to GRN Registrants and Members only.

Record Details: Full Display

This page displays search results from the "Record Details: Brief Display" page.

Results are presented according to:

Title
Variant Title
URL
Description
Organizer
Start Date
End Date
Location
Contact Information
Continent
Region
Country
Subject Area
Language

Note that some fields my not be populated for a given record.

RSS Notification Service

RSS feeds for the KnowledgeCentre are available on both the "Quick Search" and "Advanced Search" pages.

For information on RSS and instructions on how to obtain the feeds, visit the RSS Notification Service page.

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Funding Opportunities Help

Quick Search

Enter your search query into the "Anyword or phrase" textbox and press the green "Submit Search" button.

Queries entered into the Quick Search textbox search the following fields:

Organization Country
Title Subject Area
Description Language
Continent Keyword
Region  

Users also have the option of searching via pre-formulated search queries. Simply click one of the hyperlinks under "Topic Searches", and a search will be performed in the fields as outlined above for that phrase.

To view the Quick Search page, click here.

Advanced Search

To access the Advanced Search page, simply click on "Advanced Search" located under the Search box on the Quick Search page.

To begin searching, select one of the "Browse Index" buttons to the right of the field in which you wish to search. If you know the name of the item, enter it into the box. Pressing "Close Window" will close the pop-up box. Your search term will be populated in the search box in the field in which you have been searching. To complete the search, select the green "Submit Search" button on the top or bottom of the screen.

If you do not know the exact term in one of the pop-up "Browse Index" boxes, you may also enter one or more letters in a string and the "Find" tool will locate the closest match; e.g. entering 'c' will bring you to the first 'c' in the list. You may then complete the search as described above.

You may also search using more than one term in any one field.

Example

Select 'Canada'in the "Country" pop-up "Browse Index" box.
Scroll down to 'Australia' and select (alternatively, you could enter "A" or "Aus" in the "Find" box to be brought to 'Australia').

Close the "Browse Index" box.

In the "Country" field "=Canada / =Australia" will be displayed.

To complete the search, press the green "Submit Search" button.

This query means that all records in the "Country" field for 'Canada' OR 'Australia' will be retrieved.

You may also combine fields to perform a search.

Example

Select 'Europe'in the "Continent" pop-up "Browse Index" box.
Close the "Browse Index" box.

Select 'Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome' in the "Subject Area" pop-up "Browse Index" box.
Close the "Browse Index" box.

Select 'English'in the "Language" pop-up "Browse Index" box.
Close the "Browse Index" box.

In the "Continent" field "=Europe" will be displayed.
In the "Subject Area" field "=Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome" will be displayed.
In the "Language" field, "=English" will be displayed.

To complete the search, press the green "Submit Search" button.

This query means that records in the "Continent" field for 'Europe' AND records in the "Subject Area" field for 'Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome AND records in the "Language" field for 'English' will be retrieved.

Please visit our Search Hints & Examples page for more information on how to perform advanced search queries.

To view the Advanced Search page, click here.

Record Details: Brief Display

This page displays search results from both the "Quick Search" or "Advanced Search" pages.

Results are presented according to:

Organization
Title
Location
Deadline

Search results are sortable by Title and by Deadline.

To view the Full Display of a record, click on the Title (hypertext link), or select "Full Record".

Please note that the Full Display of a record is available to GRN Registrants and Members only.

Record Details: Full Display

This page displays search results from the "Record Details: Brief Display" page.

Results are presented according to:

Organization
Location
Organization URL
Title
Description
Eligibility
Amount(s)
Deadline(s)
How to Apply
Contact Information
Funding Opportunity URL
Continent
Region
Country
Subject Area
Language

Note that some fields my not be populated for a given record.

RSS Notification Service

RSS feeds for the KnowledgeCentre are available on both the "Quick Search" and "Advanced Search" pages.

For information on RSS and instructions on how to obtain the feeds, visit the RSS Notification Service page.

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Employment Opportunities Help

Quick Search

Enter your search query into the "Anyword or phrase" textbox and press the green "Submit Search" button.

Queries entered into the Quick Search textbox search the following fields:

Position Title Region
Employer Country
Position Description Subject Area
Position Classification Language
Continent Keyword

Users also have the option of searching via pre-formulated search queries. Simply click one of the hyperlinks under "Topic Searches", and a search will be performed in the fields as outlined above for that phrase.

To view the Quick Search page, click here.

Advanced Search

To access the Advanced Search page, simply click on "Advanced Search" located under the Search box on the Quick Search page.

To begin searching, select one of the "Browse Index" buttons to the right of the field in which you wish to search. If you know the name of the item, enter it into the box. Pressing "Close Window" will close the pop-up box. Your search term will be populated in the search box in the field in which you have been searching. To complete the search, select the green "Submit Search" button on the top or bottom of the screen.

If you do not know the exact term in one of the pop-up "Browse Index" boxes, you may also enter one or more letters in a string and the "Find" tool will locate the closest match; e.g. entering 'c' will bring you to the first 'c' in the list. You may then complete the search as described above.

You may also search using more than one term in any one field.

Example

Select 'Canada'in the "Country" pop-up "Browse Index" box.
Scroll down to 'Indonesia'and select (alternatively, you could enter "I" or "Indo" in the "Find" box to be brought to 'Indonesia').

Close the "Browse Index" box.

In the "Country" field "=Canada / =Indonesia" will be displayed.

To complete the search, press the green "Submit Search" button.

This query means that all records in the "Country" field for 'Canada' OR 'Indonesia' will be retrieved.

You may also combine fields to perform a search.

Example

Select 'North America' in the "Region" pop-up "Browse Index" box.
Close the "Browse Index" box.

Select 'Full Time' in the "Position Classification" pop-up "Browse Index" box.
Close the "Browse Index" box.

Select 'Health Education' in the "Subject Area" pop-up "Browse Index" box.
Close the "Browse Index" box.

In the "Region" field "=North America" will be displayed.
In the "Position Classification" field "=Full Time" will be displayed.
In the "Subject Area" field, "=Health Education" will be displayed.

To complete the search, press the green "Submit Search" button.

This query means that records in the "Region" field for 'North America' AND records in the "Position Classification" field for 'Full Time' AND records in the "Subject Area" field for 'Health Education' will be retrieved.

Please visit our Search Hints & Examples page for more information on how to perform advanced search queries.

To view the Advanced Search page, click here.

Record Details: Brief Display

This page displays search results from both the "Quick Search" or "Advanced Search" pages.

Results are presented according to:

Position Title
Employer
Location
Date Posted

Search results are sortable by Position Title, Employer, Date Posted, and Country.

To view the Full Display of a record, click on the Title (hypertext link), or select "Full Record".

Please note that the Full Display of a record is available to GRN Registrants and Members only.

Record Details: Full Display

This page displays search results from the "Record Details: Brief Display" page.

Results are presented according to:

Position Title
Employer
Employer Location
Employer URL
Position Description
Qualifications
Position URL
Position Classification
Position Location
Date Posted
Closing Date
Desired Start Date
Contact Information
Continent
Region
Country
Subject Area
Language

Note that some fields my not be populated for a given record.

RSS Notification Service

RSS feeds for the KnowledgeCentre are available on both the "Quick Search" and "Advanced Search" pages.

For information on RSS and instructions on how to obtain the feeds, visit the RSS Notification Service page

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Links & Tools Help

The resources in this section are arranged according to the following categories:

Databases
Government Agencies
HIV/AIDS web links
International Organizations
Journal List

Browse through the links and navigate to the desired content item.