You can find references by choosing topics in the Browse
menu at the top of the page or the Alsos Categories on the home page.
Each topic contains many others, such as German Atomic Bomb Program
and Radiological Dispersive Devices in the Warfare topic. The results
are more focused than the results from keyword searches on the same
subjects: a nuclear issues expert has designated them as relevant.
Available Online 
The red arrow beside the media type will lead you directly to the online
location of references available for online access.
Recommended by Alsos 
The red star beside a reference indicates that a nuclear issues
expert particularly recommends it for the topic you selected.
Add References To My Bibliography
On the browse results page, you can add references to
My Bibliography. Select the references that
you want using the checkboxes in the rightmost part of a results
page, and then click on the Add to My Bibliography
icon below the checkboxes.
To search Alsos for a list of references, use the Search
box at the top of the page on the right side. You can search using
Title, Creator, or Keyword. If your search
brings back more references than you need, you can be more selective
using Refine Search.
Title Search
A Title Search looks for a match between the word(s)
you typed and the title of the reference.
Creator Search
A Creator Search looks for a match with the name of the
author, film director, or organization responsible for a reference.
Keyword Search
A Keyword Search is the broadest search. It searches titles,
creators, annotations, and indexed related topics. If you enter more than
one word, each reference listed will contain all of the words entered
for the search.
Available Online
The red arrow beside the media type will lead you directly to the
online location of references available for online access.
Add References To My Bibliography
On the search results page, you can add references to
My Bibliography. Select the references that you
want using the checkboxes in the rightmost part of a results page, and
then click on the Add to My Bibliography
icon below the checkboxes.
Refine Search
If you find more references than you need when you search, you can be more selective
by clicking on Refine Search either at the top or the bottom of a results
page. For example, if you have done a search or browse for the physicist "Enrico
Fermi", you could use Refine Search to display only biographies about him.
Advanced Search allows you to limit your results by a specific
Genre, Education Level, academic Discipline,
or Time Period. You may also Order your results by relevance, creator or publication date. If the search results page brings back
too many results, you can further limit them by using
Refine Search.
Match All Words, Any Words, or Exact Phrase
If you type more than one word in a text box, you can use the
Match pull-down menu to make your search more precise:
- An All Words search will find references containing
all of the words you entered. For example, if you type
nuclear deterrence, the results will have both words,
but not necessarily in that order.
- An Any Words search will find references containing
any of the words entered. For example, if you type
nuclear deterrence, the results will have either
nuclear or deterrence or both words.
- An Exact Phrase search will find references containing
the exact phrase entered. For example, if you type
nuclear deterrence, the results will have
nuclear immediately before deterrence.
Sort Order
By default, the results of browses and searches of Alsos are
ordered by relevance. If you wish to change the order when you
refine search, you can use the radio buttons on the Advanced Search
page to sort by date of publication or alphabetically by creator. If you
sort by date, references that have no published date of publication,
such as some websites, will be listed last.
Available Online
The red arrow beside the media type will lead you directly to the
online location of references available for online access.
Add References To My Bibliography
On the search results page, you can add references to
My Bibliography. Select the references that
you want using the checkboxes in the rightmost part of a results
page, and then click on the Add to My Bibliography
icon below the checkboxes.
If you find more references than you need when you search, you can be more selective
by clicking on Refine Search either at the top or the bottom of a results
page. For example, if you have done a search or browse for the physicist "Enrico
Fermi", you could use Refine Search to display only biographies about him.
Clicking on the title of a reference on a results page
will display detailed bibliographic information and the
annotation, which describes the content of the reference.
The annotation can help you decide if the reference is
what you are looking for.
Related Topics
In a box titled Related Topics on the right
side of the page, there is a list of the Browse
topics, sorted by category, which a nuclear issues expert
selected for the reference on view. You can click on one
of the topics to get a new list of references.
Find in a Library
To find books, articles, and films in a library near you,
click on the Find in a Library with WorldCat
link below the annotation. The link is not visible for some
items, for example, old books that do not have ISBN numbers.
Add this Reference to My Bibliography
Clicking on the Add this reference to My Bibliography
icon on the bottom right side of the page will add the displayed
reference to My Bibliography.
Format for Printing 
Clicking on the printer icon at the on the bottom right side
of the page will change the display of the reference into a
printer-friendly format. You can then use your web browser's
Print button to print the page.
My Bibliography contains references that you gather and store
temporarily for printing or output to a file.
Add this Reference to My Bibliography
Clicking on the Add this reference to My Bibliography icon
on the bottom right corner of the page will add the displayed reference
to My Bibliography.
View My Bibliography
After you collect references for My Bibliography, click on
View My Bibliography at the bottom of any page to see your
collection. The references may be viewed in detail individually by
clicking on their titles. References may be removed from the list
by checking their boxes and clicking on the Remove from Bibliography
icon.
Format My Bibliography
Clicking on the Printable Version icon at the bottom of
the My Bibliography page will display the references in
My Bibliography in a printer-friendly format. You can
select the information to include using the checkboxes beside the
icon. For example, if you want the bibliographic information but not
the annotations, then remove the checkmark beside Annotation.
The formatted information can be printed using your browser's
Print button, or it can be saved to a file using your browser's
Save As... feature.