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Web-based ADAMS, Version 2:An Updated, Enhanced Interface to the NRC's Official Agency Document Repository
History of

Web-based ADAMS (WBA

based ADAMS (WBA

The current version of The current current version version of

Web-based ADAMS based ADAMS (WBA) was deployed on 

October 20, 2010A mid-version update version update was made available on December 19, 2011Version 2.0 of WBA was launched on February 20, 2012

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Public Librar Public Library gy 

 vs. Public Le vs. Public Legacy Lib

WBA s ’ “Public Library Public Library Public Library Library”

(or PARS) refers to the library within ADAMS 

that provides full that provides full-text documents in PDF f t ormaf tMost documents are dated November 1999 dated November November 1999

to presentto present

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Public Librar Public Library gy 

 vs. Public Le vs. Public Legacy Lib

WBA s ’ “Public Legacy Public Legacy

Library” refers to the library within ADAMS that 

provides provides bibliographic records records for NRC for NRC d t ocumentsMost documents predate November 1999 and are November November 1999 and are

likely available on

microfiche in the Public Document Room (PD

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microfiche microfiche in the Public Document Document Room (PD
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WBA No Long 

er Searches the Public Lib

the Public Legacy Library Simultane

The Advanced Search in WBA allows you to search either the Public Library (PARS) OR the Public Legacy Library

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WBA No Long 

er Searches the Public Lib

the Public Legacy Library Simultane

Removing the option for simultaneous searching allows ADAMS to work faster and minimize its frequent timeout messagesmessages

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New Tab, New Features

In previous versions 

of WBA th th f WBA, the three search tabs were:

Folder ViewSimple SearchAdvanced Search

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New Tab, New Features

In the current version 

of WBA th th f WBA, the three search tabs are:

Folder ViewContent SearchAdvanced Search

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Three Ways to Search: Folder Vie

WBA offers an WBA offers an

easy-to-navigate navigate 

Folder View listing

full-text documents text documents released from O t b 1999 t October 1999 to 

present

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Three Ways to Search: Content Se

WBA s’ Content Content

Search replaces the Simple Search

Provides an option for a quick search of a document’s content; just type in 

your t () d erm(s) andclick the blue 

Search button

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Search button
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Three Ways to Search: Content Se

WBA Version 2 WBA Version Version 2

allows users to search specific 

fields (title words, docket number, 

auth ( ) t ) i thor(s), etc.) in addition to a 

document document s’ content content, 

but only in PARS only in PARS

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Three Ways to Search: Advanced Se

WBA s’ Advanced Advanced

Search offers a Query Builder

Create Boolean or other complex searches, or perform simple edits to your searc o your search b ilt u

by the Query 

Builder

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Builder
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Three Ways to Search: Advanced Se

WBA s’ Advanced Advanced

Search also offers an Edit Mode that 

allows you to modify searches in SQLUsers can switch between the Query B ild d Edit Builder and Edit

Mode

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Maximum Results

WBA sets a default of WBA sets a default default of

1000 for maximum documents retrieved

WBA will alert you if the number is higherYou’ll need to refine your search to get the number below 1000

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Maximum Results

You can display up to You can display display up to

500 documents per screen, up from the 

previous high of 100

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W LDCARDS

_

Use an “_” as a wildcard after or within terms to search for single wildcard cha

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W%LDCARDS

Use a “%” as a wildcard after or within terms to search for multiple wildcard ch

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Get the URL for a Document in PA

Users can see, copy Users can see, copy

and paste a direct URL for a full URL for a full-text 

d i PARS document in PARSAfter running a search i ht h, right-cli k c on 

your document and 

select the select the “Get URL Get URL”

option

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Get the URL for a Document in PA

Your document Your document s’

URL will be disp y la eddis

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Save Query as URL

Run your search Run your search

in ADAMSin ADAMS

Choose the Choose the

Save Query button

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Save Query as URL

Save the query Save the query

as a file or copy the URL to your 

computer’s clipboardclipboard

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Save Query as URL

Paste the URL into an Paste the URL into an

E-mail or other mail or other 

p g ro ram, such as a word processor

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Edit Search in SQL Format

Instead of the Instead Instead of the

ADAMS Query Builder, users can 

edit their search strategies in SQL

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Time-stamp g Searching in PARS

Users can search Users can search

for the time of a document’s release 

by date, hour and minute in PARS

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Columns

Users can choose Users can choose

the columns to 

display their search display display their search

results

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Consult the WBA User Guide

The WBA User Guide is linked from the Web linked from the Web-based ADAMS Web DAMS Web p g a eThe WBA User Guide is in PDF format PDF format

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Contact the PDR for Additional He

Hours (walk Hours (walk-in)

7:45am – 4:15pm 4:15pm Eastern Time Eastern Time

Monday – Friday

Hours (phone)

8 00 : am – 4:00pm 

Eastern Time Monday – Friday

L ti ocation

Nuclear Regulatory Commission Public Document Room O Whit Fli t N th One White Flint North

11555 Rockville Pike Room OWFN Room OWFN-1 F21 1 F21 

Rockville MD 20852

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Rockville, MD 20852
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Contact the PDR for Additional He

Phone

( ) 301 415-4737(800) 397 (800) 397-4209

E-mail

PDR.Resource@nrc.gov

Web PageWeb Page

http://www nrc gov/reading http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/pdr html rm/pdr.html

U.S. MailU.S. Mail

Nuclear Regulatory Commission P bli D R Public Document ocument Room oom 

Mail Stop: OWFN Mail Stop: OWFN-1 F13 1 F13 

Washington, DC 20555

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