The EMBASE: Excerpta Medica database has been reloaded. The reload includes a newly updated thesaurus for 2007.
In addition, Ovid has made the following changes to the database:
3 Changed Fields |
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| Label | Field Name | What's New | ||
| EC | Embase Section Headings | Previously, Embase Section Headings were represented as numeric codes. They are now written out. | ||
| ED | Editor | Previously, the Editor displayed as part of the Author (AU) field. It now displays as an individual field. | ||
| JI | Journal Issue | Previously, JI was called the Journal Series field. The field's functionality remains unchanged. | ||
1 Removed Field |
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| Label | Field Name | What's New | ||
| BT | Book Series | The Book Series (BT) field has been removed. The information is now available in the new Book Source (BS) and Book Title (BT) fields. | ||
6 New Fields |
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| Label | Field Name | What's New | ||
| AD | Correspondence Address | The new Correspondence Address (AD) field contains the contact information associated with the authors of the document. | ||
| BS | Book Source | The new Book Source (BS) field contains information relating to the series title of the document as it appears with the publication. | ||
| BT | Book Title | The new Book Title (BT) field contains information relating to the original title and subtitle of the document as it appears with the publication. | ||
| CN | Clinical Trial Number | The Clinical Trial Number field (CN) field contains unique numbers associated with the record from the National Library of Medicine, International Standard Randomised Controlled Trial Number Register and The European EudraCT Database. | ||
| DO | DOI | The new DOI (DO) field contains the Digital Object Identifier, a unique and persistent digital identification code for any object of intellectual property. | ||
| JA | Journal Abbreviation | The new Journal Abbreviation (JA) field contains the abbreviated title of an individual journal issue. | ||
Complete details on new and changed fields are available in the database guide. If you have any questions, contact your Ovid Support Representative at support@ovid.com.