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ABI/Inform has been reloaded. The Reload includes seven new fields, one changed field, four removed fields, one new limit and one changed limit.
AT Article Subtitle
[Word Indexed]
field.at.
index.at.
The Article Subtitle (AT) field contains one or more subtitles of newsletter
articles. Stopwords such as "of" or "the" display in the document subtitle,
but do not appear in the index. However, the word "a," which is a stopword in
other fields, can be searched in the title.
CW Company Names
[Word Indexed]
index.cw.
The Company Name (CW) index contains the names of companies and organizations
discussed in the article. Search this index by entering the single most descriptive
word (Microsoft, not corporation), and try using both full spellings and abbreviations.
DT Documentation Type
[Phrase Indexed]
speech.dt.
The Document Type (DT) provides an editorial classification for every type of
article in the database. Examples include feature articles, speeches, interviews,
general information, instructional material and various kinds of reviews.
ND Numeric Date of Publication
[Phrase Indexed]
199406$.nd.
The Numeric Date (ND) index contains 8-digit dates of publication for every
article. Only the Alphanumeric Date is displayed as part of the Source (SO).
To search for all articles published in a particular month and year, you can
truncate the numeric date after the first four digits: 199406$, for example,
retrieves every record published in June 1994.
NP
Number of Pages [Phrase Indexed]
23.np.
The Number of Pages (NP) field contains the number of pages of the source article.
PN
Personal Name [Phrase Indexed]
Smith g$.pn
The Personal Name (PN) field contains the names of prominent individuals discussed
in an article. Personal names appear in the index, last name first. For deceased
individuals, years of birth and death are given, and, in instances where one
individual might be confused with another, the person's occupation also appears.
To search for a name, enter the last name, or if it is a common name, enter
the last name, then a space followed by the first letter or initial of the given
name. If you are unsure of the spelling of the last name, enter the spelling
you think is correct. If you don't find the name, you can scroll through the
index until you locate the proper spelling.
PR Product Name [Word
Indexed]
walkman.pr.
The Product Name (PR) field contains the brand-specific names of any products
discussed at length or reviewed in the article. To search for a particular product,
enter as much of the name that you know, for example, "walkman" or "saturn."
To retrieve broader coverage of a particular kind of product, search the Subject
Heading (SH) field.
PT Publication Type
The Publication Type (PT) field contains the type of source material represented
by the record. To search this field enter the entire term or browse the index.
Valid Publication Types include Abstract Publication, Book, Conference Paper,
Conference Proceeding, Dissertation, Miscellaneous Serial, Newsletter, Newspaper,
Patent, Periodical, Report, Special Serial Issue, Transcript, Wire Feed. Previously,
PT included an editorial
classification for every type of article in the database; this data has
been moved to the new field, DT.
CD Coden has been removed due to unreliable data to populate the field.
DD Document Delivery has been removed as it is no longer supported by the publisher.
PC Publisher Corrections has been removed as it has never been supported.
UN UMI Article Clearinghouse Number has been removed as it is no longer supported by the publisher.
The new limit Document
Type can be used to limits results based on the Document Type field,
to find documents such as feature articles, speeches, interviews, general information,
instructional material and various kinds of reviews.
Command Syntax: ..l/1 dt=y
Sentence Syntax: limit 1 to feature article
The limit, Publication
Type has been changed to reflect the new data in the Publication Type
(PT) field. Use this limit to find documents by Publication Type, such as Abstract
Publication, Book, Conference Paper, Conference Proceeding, Dissertation, Miscellaneous
Serial, Newsletter, Newspaper, Patent, Periodical, Report, Special Serial Issue,
Transcript, and Wire Feed.
Command Syntax: ..l/1 pt=y
Sentence Syntax: limit 1 to patent
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact your Ovid Support Representative at (800) 343-0064.
Updated: 09 December 2003