Click to open 

document. 

Quick Reference Guide for LSN Library Search

https://adamspublic.nrc.gov/navigator

Home 

Screen

Enter Search 

Criteria. 

Use facets to 

narrow down 

search results.

Click to Save the 

current search.

Use the Time Series chart 

to narrow down search 

results to within a certain 

period of time.

.

Completed 

Search 

Screen
Properties 

1. Click to display a document’s LSN properties.

2. The properties will display below the document title. 

Actions

1. Once you have selected a document click on 

the Actions drop down to see available options. 

The options include Open, Download, View Link, and 

Query Builder.

Facet Tree

1. Use the facet tree to refine your 

search results. 

2. Select a facet and the available 

options will appear.

3. Check the box next to the options 

you want included.

4. Select New search or Add to search.

5. Select Search. 

Navigating Between Searches

1. Click to go back and forth between search queries that you 

already completed and want to access again. 

Advanced Search

1. Click Show Advanced.

2. Fill in the available fields 

and click to complete 

the Search.

Basic Search

1. Enter the search criteria in to the search box.

2. Click the Search button or press Enter. 

3. The search results will appear below the search bar.

LSN Accession Number Search 

1. If you know the LSN Accession Number for the document you are 

searching for enter it into the search box in the upper right corner. 

2. The search results will display below.

Query Builder

1. If you want to create a custom query 

click on New Query.

2. Select the type of query that you want to build, 

and then highlight the criteria you want to 

include in the query. 

3. To run the query and explore documents, 

click the appropriate Search button and 

then collapse the Query Builder.

4. The search results will display. 

Quick Reference Guide for LSN Library Search
Saving a Search In Explorer

1. To save a search click the save icon.

2. Enter a name for your search and click OK

3. Click OK. 

4. A popup will open at the bottom of the screen.

5. Select Save As and select the folder where you want to save the search.

6. To access a saved search click the load icon. 

7. Navigate to the folder where you saved the search and select the file.

8. Click Open and the search results will display again.

Saving a Search in Chrome

1. To save a search click the save icon.

2. Enter a name for your search.

3. Click OK. 

4. A popup will open at the bottom of 

the screen. 

5. Select Show in Folder to save in your desired location. 

6. To access a saved search click the load icon. 

7. Navigate to the folder where you saved the search and select the file.

8. Click Open and the search results will display again.

Opening a Document In Explorer

1. After a search is performed, locate the document you would like to 

open. 

2. Click on the document title.

3. A popup will appear. Click Open and the document will open in a new 

window.

Opening a Document in Chrome

1. After a search is performed, locate the document you would like to 

open. 

2. Click on the document title.

3. The document will download in the downloads folder. 

4. Click on the down arrow at the bottom of the screen and choose open 

to view the document. The document will open in a new tab

Quick Reference Guide for LSN Library Search
Saving a Search In Firefox:

1. To save a search click the save icon.

2. Enter the name of the search and click OK.

3. A pop up will open asking what should Firefox do with this file.

4. The pop up gives the options to ‘Open with Notepad or other’ or ‘Save 

file’

5. Choose Save file option

6. By default the search is saved in 

the downloads folder

7. To access a saved search click on 

the Load icon. 

6. Navigate to the folder where you saved the search and select the file.

7. Click Open and the search results will display again.

Opening a Document In Firefox

1. After a search is performed, locate the document you would like to 

open.

2. Click the Document title.

3. A pop up will appear asking what should Firefox do with this file?

4. The pop up gives the options to ‘Open with Adobe Acrobat or 

other’ or ‘Save file’.

5. Choose ‘Open with Adobe Acrobat option’

6. The file opens in a new window.

Opening a Document In Safari

1. After a search is performed, locate the document you would like to 

open. 

2. Click on the document title.

3. The document will open in a new window while it gets downloaded in 

the Downloads folder.

Saving a Search In Safari

1. To save a search click the save icon.

2. The screen below will appear instructing you to “open the downloads 

folder to copy the file to a desired folder and filename”. 

3. Click OK to close the screen. 

4. Navigate to your downloads 

folder and move the file to 

the folder where you want to 

save the search.

5. To access a saved search click on the Load icon. 

6. Navigate to the folder where you saved the search and select the file.

7. Click Open and the search results will display again.

Quick Reference Guide for LSN Library Search