User Manual for the National Pork Board Database Website
Version 1.0
The National Pork Board Database website allows users to interact with a database
of research articles. The database contains entries on papers and research efforts
in
North America
on environmental management practices employed on pork production operations. The
website allows the users to search the database to find specific research efforts
they are interested in. This website works best with either Internet Explorer 6.0
or newer or Mozilla Firefox 1.5.
I. Home Page
When you
first go to the website you are directed to the Home page. The Home page gives a
short description of what the National Pork Board website contains and instructions
for logging in or creating an account. A user can choose to search and view information
on the database using the main navigation bar to navigate between various site
locations which include “Home”, “Search”, “Advanced Search”, “Help”, and “Register”.
The main navigation bar appears on every page of the website for easy navigation.
II. Create Account
A user of
the database is able to establish an account. A user only needs to establish an
account if they need special privileges to add or edit entries. An account is not
necessary to search the database. Accounts will be activated pending the approval
of the Administrator of the website. A small amount of information is needed to
create an account (user name, password, e-mail, and a security questions and answer).
III. Entries
Each individual entry contains the following element:
1. Article Number:
A number which uniquely identifies each article
2. Category: Each article or project has been placed in one or more of the following
categories.
- Surface
water quality
-
Groundwater quality
- Water use and conservation
- Air emissions and
odors
- Land
quality or crop impacts
3. Related
Environmental Management Practice:
Each project has been placed into one of the following sub-categories.
- Siting
and building design of pork production units
-
In-building management practices
- Method of storage and treatment of swine manure
- Method of timing of land application of swine manure
- Feedstuffs and feed program alteration or manipulation
- Other
4. Title: The original title of the published article.
5. Year of Publication: The year in which the article was first published.
6. Citation: A reference
to the original work.
7. Funding Source: The source of research funding for the project.
8. Cost of Implementation: When available,
an estimate of the expected cost for implementing
the technology presented in a project.
9. Project Start - Project End:
Start and end dates for the project.
10. Project Completeness: A number assigned to each article describing the completeness of the project.
0
= strictly a plan of work, literature review, or no results
1
= project with some preliminary data
2 = project more than half way complete,
at least one meeting publication
2.5 = project
more than half way complete, at least one meeting publication with an economic analysis
3 = completed bench project
3.5 = completed
bench project with an economic analysis
4 = completed pilot project
4.5 = completed
pilot project with an economic analysis
5 = completed full-scale project
5.5 = completed
full-scale project with an economic analysis
** add 0.5 to any of these with economic analyses presented
11. Entity/Institution Name and Location:
The name and location for the
institution where the research was conducted.
12. Name and Contact Information for P.I.: Contact information for the principal investigator.
13. Research Objectives:
The research objectives given in the published work.
14. Research Summary: A laypersons summary of the published article written
by The Department of Agricultural & Biosystems Engineering at
Iowa State University
.
15. Abstract: Abstract prepared
by authors of cited material.
IV. Searching
The main
function of the website is to perform searches or advanced searches of the research
articles. There are two search options, a simple search and an advanced search.
With both search options you can choose how to sort your search results (for example,
article number or year published). After searching a list of results will appear,
listing the article number and title. Click on the “Select” button to see more information
about the entry.
The following
operators can be used to search: ( ) " " *
and or
and not.
The
following are examples of how to use the search operators:
Swine and Waste or Treatment
Swine and (Waste or Treatment)
"Swine Waste" or Treatment
"Swine Waste" or Treat*
"Swine Waste" and not Treatment
A. Simple Search
This search
allows users to search everything
using a fill in form or you can search by individual fields. If no operator is provided,
the default operator ‘and’ is used. Therefore, searching for “waste management”
is equivalent to searching for “waste” and “management”.
The database can be searched by all
of the following elements either singly or in combination. There is also a “Search Everything” option.
·
Article Number
·
Title
·
Funding Source
·
Entity/Institution Name
and Location
·
Name and Contact
Information for P.I
·
Research Objectives
·
Research Summary
·
Citation
·
Abstract
B. Advanced Search
Advanced searching
incorporates all of the elements of searching with the additional option to search
by environmental impact category or environmental management practice,
range of dates, or
project completeness code. You must check
at least one category
and one environmental management practice in order to perform an advanced search,
if not, no results will appear. Press “Go” at the bottom of the page when ready
to search.
Figure 1
is an example of an advanced search.
Preferred category(ies) and environmental
management practices are checked, and a range of dates and a range of completeness
codes are chosen. The user may also decide to search specific areas in the Search
Terms area. The options in the Search Terms area are Search Everything, Title Keyword,
Entity/Institution Keyword, Name/Contact Keyword, Objectives Keyword, Summary Keyword,
and Funding Source Keyword. A user is not required to enter something into the Search
Term area in order to see results. In the advanced search window, the database can
be searched by all of the following elements.
·
Category
·
Related Environmental Management Practice
·
Title
·
Year of Publication
·
Funding Source
·
Project Start - Project
End
·
Project Completeness
·
Entity/Institution Name
and Location
·
Name and Contact
Information for P.I.
·
Research Objectives
·
Research Summary
·
Citation
·
Abstract
The example in Figure 1 will find entries that list surface water quality as the
category, method of storage and treatment of swine manure as the environmental management
practice, within the years 1960-2008, and within the completeness code range of
0 to 5.
Figure 1. Example of Advanced Search
Category(ies)
Select at least one:
Surface
water quality
Groundwater quality
Water use and
conservation
Air Emissions and Odors
Land quality
or crop impacts
All of the above
_____________________________
____________AND_____________
Environmental
Management Practice related to
Select at least one:
Siting and building design
of pork production units
In-building management practices
Method of timing of land application
of swine manure
Method
of storage and treatment of swine manure
Feedstuffs and feed program
alteration or manipulation
Other
All of the above
_____________________________
____________AND_____________
Range of Dates:
to
_____________________________
____________AND_____________
Project Completeness
Range:
to
_____________________________
____________AND_____________
Search Terms:
Leave blank to get all
V. Search Results
Once a search is conducted, if no results were found there will be a grey bar
with the words “No Results” written on it. If results were found there will be a
list of the entries showing their article number and title. Above the entries it
lists how many entries were found as a result of the search. In order to access
an entry, the red “Select” box much be selected and then the individual entry will
show on the screen. In order to return to the search results from an individual
entry, push “SEARCH” on the top navigation bar.
A. Sorting Search Results
All search results can be sorted either ascending or descending by the following
elements: Article Number, Category, Environmental Management Practice, Title, Year
of Publication, Funding Source, Project Completeness, Entity/Institution, and Name
of Contact.
VI. How to Add/Remove/Edit Entries
-
Login as a user
with Administrator privileges
o
Accounts
can be created by choosing Register at the top menu. However Accounts must be activated
by the website administrator before the user can login.
-
Adding Entries
o
Choose
“Add Article” at the top of the website
o
Fill in
the information fields
o
Choose
Insert at the bottom of the page
-
Editing Entries
o
Search
for an entry
o
Click
on the entry to view it
o
Choose
Edit at the bottom of the page
o
Make desired
changes
o
Choose
Update at the bottom of the page
-
Removing Entries
o
Search
for an entry
o
Click
on the entry to view it
o
Choose
Edit at the bottom of the page
o
Choose
Delete at the bottom of the page