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AGRICOLA (agri)

Guide Index:
About AGRICOLA
Fields in AGRICOLA
Limit Fields
Search Examples
Searching Using Descriptors and Identifiers
Searching Using the Index
Searching Using Truncation
Stopwords
Subject Category Codes
Subject Category Code A
Subject Category Code B-E
Subject Category Code F
Subject Category Code G-M
Subject Category Code N-R
Subject Category Code S-W
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About AGRICOLA

The AGRICOLA (Agricultural Online Access) database contains bibliographic records of materials acquired by the National Agricultural Library (NAL) and cooperating institutions in the agricultural and related sciences. Ninety percent of the records describe journal articles and book chapters, and the remaining ten percent describe monographs, series, microforms, audiovisuals, maps, and other types of materials. Together they provide worldwide coverage of the agricultural literature.

Pre-1979 AGRICOLA records are derived from the CAIN format; from 1979 on, MARC-formatted records are used to create the database.

Label	Field Name	Label	Field Name
AB	Abstract	LA	Language
AI	Acquisition Information	LR	Latest Revision
AL	NAL Location	LS	Language of Summaries
AN	Accession Number	MI	Meeting Information
AU	Author	MX	Map Information
AUI	Browsable Author Index	NT	Notes
BK	Book Source	OT	Original Title
BT	Book Title	PB	Publisher
CA	Corporate Author	PD	Physical Description
CC	Category Codes	PP	Place of Publication (+)
CO	CODEN (+)	PS	Personal Name as Subject
DE	Descriptors (+)	PT	Publication Type
DN	Document Numbers	PY	Publication Year
ED	Edition	SH	Subject Heading
GC	Geographic Area	SO	Source
HL	Holding Institution	ST	Series Title
IB	ISBN (+)	TI	Title
ID	Identifiers	UD	Update Code
IL	Intellectual Level (+)	URL	URL
IS	ISSN (+)	XURL	URLS ETC
JN	Journal

Label	Field Name
AB	Abstract nutrition in ab
	The AB field contains a brief summary of the document.
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AI	Acquisition Information *dept of agriculture in ai*
	The AI field contains acquisition information for the item described or its reproduction. Stock numbers may be included.
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AL	NAL Location *389.8 J824 in al*
	The AL field contains either a National Agricultural Library (NAL) call number or an NAL classification number. Search NAL Locations only as hyphenated, "bound" phrases. Replace spaces with hyphens and omit all decimal points. Use the truncation symbol () to search only part of a number or to retrieve all records within a call number range. Use near* in your search statement to combine a call number with an agency code, e.g. *near al* to limit to NAL's numbers only, or near DLC to limit to LCs.
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AN	Accession Number *cat in an and 84798551 in an* *fnc in an*
	The AN contains a unique 11 character alphanumeric identifier assigned by the National Agricultural Library.
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AU	Author *bellamy-d in au* *downing-p-j in au* *brown-john-c in au*
	Authors' names are hyphenated and appear last name first. The most efficient way to search for an author's name is as a hyphenated, "bound" phrase, excluding dates and qualifiers. For the exact form of name and possible variations, consult the Index.
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AUI	Browsable Author Index *abbey-ami in aui*
	As an alternative to searching with the field label, browse available author names and search for them directly from the Browsable Author Index This field-specific Index contains only author names drawn from the AU field. Names are listed in alphabetical order and display in the exact format as they are indexed in the database. This is especially helpful if you do not know the format of an author's name. This is the most efficient way to search for author names as you can browse for a name and search for it directly from this index.
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BK	Book Source *agriculture in bk*
	The BK field includes the title of the book containing the chapter that has been individually indexed.
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BT	Book Title *ascorbic acid in bt* *lipoproteins in bt*
	The BT field contains publication and other information about the book from which a record was taken.
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CA	Corporate Author *united nations in ca* *agriculture in ca* *citrus congress in ca*
	The CA field contains the name of the sponsoring institution, conference, government agency, etc. You can search using a keyword or phrase.
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CC	Category Codes (a limit field) *t120 in cc* *food service management in cc* *cc=t120*
	The CC field contains the NAL Subject Category Codes and Headings. All of the older six-digit category codes have been converted to four-digit codes by omitting the last two zeroes. Consult the AGRICOLA Subject Category Codes with Scope Notes for a list of codes.
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CO	CODEN *jfdaz in co* *mxsbae in co*
	The CO field contains a five- or six-character code for the journal title, assigned to scientific and technical periodicals by the International CODEN Service. The CO field does not appear in pre-1979 records.
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DE	Descriptors *agriculture-economic-aspects in de*
	The DE field contains terms from the National Agricultural Library Agricultural Thesaurus. See the Subject Heading (SH) field for controlled vocabulary terms from other thesauri and the Personal Name as Subject (PS) field for a person who is the subject of a work
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DN	Document Numbers *B873 in dn* *SUDOC in dn*
	The DN field contains various identifying numbers for the record, including GPO numbers, publisher numbers, report numbers, and SUDOC numbers.
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ED	Edition *3rd in ed*
	The ED field contains information relating to the edition of a work.
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GC	Geographic Area *india* *in gc*
	The GC field contains countries, individual states or provinces, and geographic regions when appropriate. Consider both the country and its principle sovereign entities when searching.
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HL	Holding Institution *dnal in hl*
	The HL field contains the USMARC code of the institution reporting that it holds the item.
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IB	ISBN *3110145359 in ib* *ib=002897333x*
	The IB field contains the International Standard Book Number (10 digits). The IB field does not appear in pre-1979 records.
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ID	Identifiers *cancer in id* *citrus-fruit in id*
	Identifiers are subject terms, not from a controlled vocabulary, assigned to records. The ID field may include personal, corporate, and place names when used as subject terms. Search as you would Descriptors (DE), with hyphenated, "bound" phrases or by keywords. For example, *citrus-fruit in id* limits the search to records containing the phrase in the ID field. ID is the only subject field in pre-1979 records.
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IL	Intellectual Level (a limit field) *adult in il* *il=preschool in*
	The IL field indicates the age and educational level of the intended audience. A small number of records, particularly in the nutrition and family-related subject areas, are directed at school-age children. The IL field does not appear in pre-1979 records. The levels are: preschool elementary adult general primary secondary juvenile specialized
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IS	ISSN *0309-586X in is*
	The IS field contains the International Standard Serial Number (8 digits with hyphen). The IS field does not appear in pre-1979 records.
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JN	Journal Name *jn=cryobiology* *poultry research in jn*
	The JN field contains words from the Journal Name.
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LA	Language (a limit field) *german in la* *french in la near summary in la*
	The LA field contains the language(s) of the text and of the summary. Combine *near summary in la* with a language to limit your search to summaries in that language. Search multi-word language names either as hyphenated phrases or as individual words.
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LR	Latest Revision *960307 in lr*
	The LR field contains the year, month, and day a record was revised by the National Agricultural Library.
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LS	Language of Summaries (a limit field) *spanish in ls*
	The LS field contains the language or languages of abstracts or summaries included in a work.
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MI	Meeting Information *european isko conference in mi* *mi=milwaukee wis*
	The MI field contains information for a meeting or conference citation, including the conference name, place, and date.
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MX	Map Information *scale in mx*
	The MX field contains mathematical data associated with cartographic material, including a statement of scale, statement of projection, and a statement of bounding coordinates. The coordinates can represent a bounding rectangle, the outline of the area covered, or the outline of an interior area not covered. For celestial charts, it may also contain a statement of zone, declination data, ascension data, and equinox.
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NT	Notes *bibliography in nt*
	The NT field contains miscellaneous notes about the nature and contents of the document, including Citation notes and Contents notes. Citation notes specify which abstracting/indexing services have cited the article or monograph. Contents notes list the chapters in books, or titles of volumes in collections or sets. Citation notes and Contents notes do not appear in pre-1979 records. SUDOCS numbers are also searchable in this field.
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OT	Original Title *prirodnye in ot*
	The OT field includes foreign language titles and variant forms of titles. You can search by keywords or phrases.
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PB	Publisher *extension in pb* *pb=usda*
	The PB field contains the publisher for books and serials.
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PD	Physical Description *in box in pd* *pd=instruction booklet*
	The PD field contains the physical description of the item which consists of its extent, dimensions, and other physical details, including information concerning accompanying material.
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PP	Place of Publication *netherlands* *in pp* *new-hampshire in pp* *usa* *in pp*
	The PP field includes both countries and individual states or provinces when appropriate. Consider both the country and its principle sovereign entities when searching.
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PS	Personal Name as Subject *losee in ps*
	The PS field contains the subject heading when it contains the name of a person who is the subject of a work. Generally the full name is included. You may also find dates and information specifically relating to the type of information included in the work.
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PT	Publication Type (a limit field) *map in pt* *pt=article*
	The PT field contains both the type of work as well as the content of a work.
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PY	Publication Year (a limit field) *1985 in py* *py>=1985* *py=1983-1985*
	The PY field contains the publication date of the document.
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SH	Subject Heading *Cache National Forest in sh* *grain in sh*
	Subject Headings are terms assigned from controlled vocabularies, such as LCSH or CAB Thesaurus. When used as subject terms, Subject Headings may include personal, corporate and place names. For most efficient results, search Subject Headings as a hyphenated, "bound" phrase or by keywords. Hyphenate one-word Subject Headings, e.g., *agriculture- in* de to limit the search to a single word. If you do not know the exact form of a Subject Heading, consult the Index. Pre-1979 records contain Identifiers only, not Subject Headings; use the Identifiers (ID) field for subject searching.
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SO	Source *j-food-sci in so*
	The SO field includes the Journal (JN) and Publication Year (PY), as well as the Volume, Issue and Pagination information for journal articles; Book Title (BT) for book chapters, Place of Publication (PP), Publisher (PB), Publication Year (PY) for books and book chapters; and Place of Publication (PP), and Publisher (PB) for serials.
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ST	Series Title *economic geology in st*
	The ST field contains the title of the series. You can search by keywords or phrases.
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TI	Title *plant growth in ti*
	The TI field contains the title of a journal article, book chapter, book or serial and also information from the Editor (ED) field if available. In records for book chapters, the Book Title (BT) field will display in the Source (SO) field.
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UD	Update Code (a limit field) *8300 in ud* *ud>=8300* *ud=8300-8400* *ud=199901*
	The Update Code (UP) field contains the four-digit numeric code indicating the year (YY) and month (MM) of the update in the format YYMM. Latest Revision (LT) by the producer also appears here in the format YYMMDD.
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URL	URL *http in url* *url in ulr*
	The URL field contains the URL (Uniform Resource Locator) where an online version of the document, a full-text version of the document, or additional information such as journals can be located. This field also indicates the method of access, such as: http, ftp, email, remote login, etc. This field is useful in limiting your search to only those records that contain URLs. For example, if you are interested in agricultural laws, but want to retrieve only those records that provide URLs, conduct the following search: *(agricultural laws) and (url in url)* Similarly, if you wanted only those records that contain http addresses: *(agricultural laws) and (http in url)* Note: Use parentheses to group long search statements to assure that SPIRS interprets them correctly.
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XURL	URLS ETC (a limit field) *url in xurl*
	The XURL field is supposed to help users retrieve records with certain features, e.g. all records that include URL’s, all records that contain email addresses, etc. Use the Authority List of terms to decide which terms to include in the field; this field will be used when cross-database searching, so it's important to use controlled vocabulary.
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CITN	Citation
	The Citation is a subset of fields consisting of the following fields. The Citation serves as an easy way to display, print, or save only these fields for a set of records. NAL Location (AL) Author (AU) Corporate Author (CA) Title (TI) Source (SO) Language (LA)
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Symbol	Operation Performed	Example
<	less than	py<1990
>	greater than	py>1991
<=	less than or equal to	py<=1989
>=	greater than or equal to	py>=1992
-	within a range	py=1990-1992

an	be	is	that	were
and	by	more	the	which
are	for	of	their	with
as	from	on	to
at	in	or	was

Operator:	Example:	How it works:
OR	radio or telephone	Retrieves records that contain either "radio," "telephone," or both.
AND	radio and telephone	Retrieves records that contain both "radio" and "telephone."
NOT	radio not telephone	Retrieves records that contain "radio" and excludes those containing "telephone."
WITH	red with cross	Retrieves records that contain both "red" and "cross" in the same field.
NEAR	radio near telephone	Retrieves records that contain both "radio" and "telephone" in the same sentence.
IN	red cross in ti	Retrieves records that contain "red cross " in the Title (TI) field.

SilverPlatter Guide

AGRICOLA (agri)

About AGRICOLA

Fields in AGRICOLA (agri)

Limit Fields

Search Examples

Searching Using the Index

Searching Using Descriptors and Identifiers

Searching Using Truncation

Stopwords

Subject Category Codes

Subject Category Codes A

Subject Category Codes B-E

Subject Category Codes F

Subject Category Codes G-M

Subject Category Codes N-R

Subject Category Codes S-W

Combining Searches