The document provides instructions for adding research results to an objective statement in several steps: 1) Click "Add Information" and select "Add Results" or begin with "Search Your Logs" to add results. 2) Select the relevant objective statement and search. 3) Click "Add Result" and fill out the results template with details like the date, person found, and citation details. 4) Attach any relevant links, files, or comments before saving the results.

1. Adding Results

2. Adding Results
• Once a researcher has formulated an
objective and planned their research,
they are ready to conduct searches and
record results.

3. To add results, click on “Add Information” and select “Add
Results.”
Another option is to begin with “Search Your Logs,” which will be
covered in a future tutorial.

4. While conducting research, open the objective statement that
is the focus of the current effort.

5. If the relevant objective has more than one search entered, click
the dropdown arrow and select the desired search.

6. Click “Add Result” to record what was found
during your search.

7. This is the result of my search.

8. The results template has been designed to facilitate efficient data
entry. If you are recording your results as you work, hit “tab” and
the date will autofill with today’s date. Otherwise, type or select

9. The next field is a dropdown to select the person whose record
was found. Always select from the list or add a new person by
clicking on the green add button.

10. The next field is to record the name of the person as it was stated
in the record. This is especially important for analysis of the
research.

11. Citation Details
• The next field is to record the citation
details. Bibliographic information for the
source has already been entered in the
source template. However, the citation
details need to be recorded for where this
particular individual can be found in the
record.

12. Citation Details
• The “citation details” field in the results
template is to record the additional
information needed to turn a
bibliographic entry into a footnote.

13. Citation Details
• For this search, the necessary information
is at the top of the census page.

14. If the source had been located on microfilm, there is a field to
record the film number. There is also a field to record document
numbers, if desired.

15. Any necessary comments can be recorded in the comment field.

16. To maximize efficiency, create a link to online records or upload a
digital file of your results. Click “Add Link” or “Add File.”

17. URLs and digital files
• More than one URL or file can be linked
to a single result.
• Attach transcriptions, translations and/or
analysis, as needed.

18. If only one entry was located, save the result. If more than one
person was found, continue adding results.

19. For the next entry, tab past the date, select Elizabeth from the
dropdown, then state that she was listed as Ellen in this record.

20. Notice the green down arrow in the
citation field.

21. Ditto Down
• The green down arrow is a “ditto down”
function. For the fields that are repeated
when multiple entries are located on the
same page, click the ditto down arrow
and the field will autofill with the
information from the same field in the
previous entry.

22. Complete Elizabeth’s results and
continue adding for the whole family.

23. If a specific person was searched for and not located, record
their nil result.

24. After recording all results for this search, click “Save Results.”

25. • After recording your results, you will be
able to search and sort your data with a
computer search engine. You no longer
need to search your logs by hand.
• Additional tutorials will teach how to use
the search functions.