DialogSelect Frequently Asked Questions

What is DialogSelect?

DialogSelect is an online information resource accessible through the Internet at http://www.dialogselect.com/.

It is designed for both novice and professional information searchers who need current and authoritative business, scientific, legal, and technical information. The following applications are conveniently packaged into vertical applications.

Company Profiles Brokerage & Analysts Reports Product/Technology Announcements Mergers and Acquisitions International, National, & Local News Scientific & Technology Reports Market Research Physics & Electronic Abstracts

Industry Overviews Financial Data Business & Trade News Industry & Professional News Research & Development Plans Patents & Trademarks Medical & Drug Reports Government Contracts

What business functions are DialogSelect useful for?

Competitive information Customer prospecting Merger and acquisition analysis Financial analysis Current awareness on business topics Investigate trademarks and patents

Industry research Product planning/development Strategic planning Product/service comparisons Market research Technical developments

What are some of the information sources used in DialogSelect?

100+ regional, global, and local newspapers 50,000+ professional publications Dialog NewsRoom Dun & Bradstreet Investext® Standard & Poor's TRADEMARKSCAN® Derwent World Patents Ei Compendex® INSPEC

4,700+ full-text journals and magazines Business Wire PR Newswire Trade & Industry™ PROMT® MEDLINE® EMBASE® More are being added!

What are the features of DialogSelect?

Flexible search options Alerts via email delivery Boolean operators Full-source document delivery Extensive online help and tutorial

Subaccount billing Trademark and patent images Intelligent search and query process

What training is required to search on DialogSelect?

• No training is required. Most users are able to use it successfully without product training.
• Free customer and technical support is available, as well as a user manual and extensive online help.

What search commands do I have to know to search DialogSelect?

• DialogSelect has a point-and-click interface.
• No command language is used.

Who will benefit from using DialogSelect?

Sales professionals Legal/intellectual property professionals Consultants

Marketing professionals Research and development professionals Information professionals

Why should I use DialogSelect?

Structuring around vertical applications allows individuals immediate access to information relevant to their preferred subject area while continuing to provide access to the complete line of vertical applications if needed.

DialogSelect is a comprehensive source of business, scientific, legal, and technical information that gives you one-stop shopping for all your information needs.

The built-in intelligent search and query processing eliminates the need for you to know a search command language or the contents of specific databases.

The user-friendly interface enables you to be immediately productive so you can quickly find the competitive, corporate, industry, research, and legal information you need to make informed decisions.

Free technical support and customer support from expert online searchers help you stay productive.

The Alert feature on DialogSelect on the Web delivers late-breaking news and reports directly to your email box so you stay informed about the latest business activities that interest you.

How will DialogSelect help me?

DialogSelect will help you make better and more informed business decisions because you'll have current and historic information available at your fingertips.

You'll gain a competitive edge by being able to track market, industry, research, and legal trends.

You'll increase productivity because of the ease of information gathering.

You'll be able to utilize Dialog's 30 years of professional online search experience without having to learn a new command language.

How do I regularly track the latest information available online?

On DialogSelect, you can receive newly published information by using the Alert feature, which delivers title lists of documents to your email box as soon as they become available online. The new title list links directly to DialogSelect.

The Alert feature enables you to see which documents are available, but you pay only for the documents you actually retrieve.

How is DialogSelect different from other online information resources?

DialogSelect gives you access to over 300 of the most reputable and popular databases available on the Dialog® information service.

It is a one-stop information resource, thus eliminating the need for multiple sources of information and the wasted time spent wading through irrelevant information.

It is designed by Dialog, the pioneer in online information and the most comprehensive information provider in the industry for 30 years.

How can I order DialogSelect?

Go directly to our Web site http://www.dialogselect.com/ to sign up.

How am I charged for using DialogSelect?

• You only pay document output costs, which vary by the database being searched.
• There are no search and retrieval costs, telecommunications charges, and no monthly or annual fees.

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