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2005 BIOSIS Previews® (BIOP) Reload News

BIOSIS Previews® has been reloaded. With this reload, the numeric Concept Codes in the tree have been changed to phrases. When you enter an unqualified search and when you use the Tree tool, you will see this change.

The following phrases are available in the tree. If you are unsure of what term to use, or if the search term you are using doesn't work, you can use one of these terms to enter the tree:

  • Major Concepts
  • Super Taxa
  • New Taxon Modifiers
  • Fossil Modifiers
  • Type of Name
  • Developmental Stage
  • Organism Role
  • Gender
  • Taxa Notes
  • Parts, Structures, and Systems
  • Diseases
  • Chemicals and Biochemicals
  • Drug Modifiers
  • Chemical Role
  • Sequence Data
  • Geopolitical Locations
  • Geologic Time
  • Methods and Equipment
  • Concept Codes

 

In addition, the following enhancements and changes have been made:


1 Changed Field
Label Field Name What's New
JX Journal Name In order to bring this field in line with other databases, the Journal Name field now has a short code of JX, replacing the former code JW. The functionality of the field is unchanged.

1 New Field
Label Field Name What's New
AE Author E-mail

The Author E-Mail (AE) index contains e-mail addresses of the source document authors. Each e-mail address element is placed into the index separately, so your search should include as many elements as possible (e.g., jane, smith, villanova, and edu). Author E-Mail information displays in the Author (AU) field.

1 Changed Limit
Limit Name What's New
Language

Six language limits have been added (Dutch, Eskimo, Frisian, Malagasy, Romansch, and Samoan) and four others corrected (Kazakh, Malay, Serbian, and Tadzhik).

Complete details on new and changed fields are available in the Field Guide. If you have any questions contact your Ovid Support Representative at support@ovid.com.

Reload News Revised 12 March, 2007

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