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Find Biographical Information on a Director or Officer Using Journal Sources?
TOPIC: Several databases on Dialog are good sources of biographical information on the directors or officers of companies. Some databases provide only basic biographical data, while others may include extensive biographical articles on specific individuals.
Biographical information about an officer or director of a large or well-known company may appear in a business article. Several files that cover business literature include a Name field, as well as additional fields that can be used to locate articles with biographical information. Some databases that contain biographical information include: ABI INFORM® (File 15), Gale Group Magazine Database™ (File 47), Gale Group Management Contents® (File 75), Gale Group Trade & Industry Database™ (File 148), Newspapers Abstracts Daily (File 483), and Periodical Abstracts PlusText™ (File 484).
COMMAND SUMMARY
BEGIN 483,484
EXPAND NM=JOBS S
SELECT E4:E5
SELECT S1 AND (PERSONAL()PROFILES/DE OR DT=INTERVIEW)
RD
TYPE S3/3/1 FROM EACH
TYPE S3/9/1
Note: In File 15 select the
person's last name, limited to the title
or abstract and combine it with the Classification
Code for Personal Profiles: S ANDREESSEN/TI,AB
AND CC=9160. The phrase biographical or
personal profiles/de can be used in place
of CC=9160.
In Files 47,75,148 select the person's name limited to /NM and combine with the document type DT=: S JOBS(2N)STEVE?/NM AND DT=(BIOGRAPHY OR INTERVIEW OR COVER STORY).
HOW TO...

1. BEGIN in Files 483 and 484 to find journal articles about a named person.
2. EXPAND the person's name using the NM= prefix to determine if the person of interest is covered in the database.
Note: Some names have a comma after the last name and others do not; thus, it's good to EXPAND to see a listing.
3. SELECT all E numbers that may pertain to the person of interest.
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?b 483, 484
SYSTEM:OS - DIALOG OneSearch
File 483:Newspaper Abs Daily 1986-2007/Nov 04
(c) 2007 ProQuest Info&Learning
File 484:Periodical Abs Plustext 1986-2007/Oct W3
(c) 2007 ProQuest
Set Items Description
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?e nm=jobs s
Ref Items Index-term
E1 8 NM=JOBRANI, MAZ
E2 1 NM=JOBRIATH (BRUCE WAYNE CAMPBELL)
E3 0 *NM=JOBS S
E4 1 NM=JOBS, RICHARD IVAN
E5 997 NM=JOBS, STEVE
E6 8 NM=JOBS, STEVEN P
E7 1 NM=JOBSKY, MICHAEL
E8 5 NM=JOBSON, CHARLES
E9 21 NM=JOBSON, GARY
. . . .
Enter P or PAGE for more
?s e5:e6
S1 1005 NM='JOBS, STEVE':NM='JOBS, STEVEN P |

4. Combine Set 1 (S1) with the descriptor (/de) for personal profiles and the document type (DT=) for interview.
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?s s1 and (personal()profiles/de or dt=interview)
1005 S1
566624 PERSONAL/DE
573834 PROFILES/DE
413960 PERSONAL/DE(W)PROFILES/DE
103622 DT=INTERVIEW
S2 97 S1 AND (PERSONAL()PROFILES/DE OR DT=INTERVIEW) |

5. REMOVE DUPLICATES (RD) when searching more than one database.
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?rd
S3 97 RD (unique items) |

6. TYPE the record using Format 3 to review a few records. Add FROM EACH to the end of the TYPE command to see a few records from each database in a OneSearch.
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?t s3/3/1 from each
3/3/1 (Item 1 from file: 483)
DIALOG(R)File 483: Newspaper Abs Daily
(c) 2007 ProQuest Info&Learning. All rights reserved.
08671623
Apple, AT& T CEOs see iPhone as industry game-changer
Graham, Jefferson
USA TODAY , p B.6
Jun 29, 2007
ISSN: 0734-7456 Newspaper Code: USA
Document Type: Interview ; Newspaper article
Language: English
Record Type: ABSTRACT
3/3/26 (Item 1 from file: 484)
DIALOG(R)File 484: Periodical Abs Plustext
(c) 2007 ProQuest. All rights reserved.
07004823
Best Leaders
Woolley, Suzanne
Business Week ( BWE ) , n3964 , p 60-63
Dec 19, 2005
ISSN: 0739-8395 Journal Code: BWE
Document Type: Cover Story
Language: English
Record Type: Abstract |

7. TYPE the record of interest using Format 9 to retrieve the entire record.
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?t s3/9/1
3/9/1 (Item 1 from file: 483)
DIALOG(R)File 483: Newspaper Abs Daily
(c) 2007 ProQuest Info&Learning. All rights reserved.
08671623
Apple, AT& T CEOs see iPhone as industry game-changer
Graham, Jefferson
USA TODAY , p B.6
Jun 29, 2007
ISSN: 0734-7456 Newspaper Code: USA
Document Type: Interview ; Newspaper article
Language: English Record Type: ABSTRACT
Abstract: (The iPhone) also has Wi-Fi, which is better
than anything you'll find in any handset. Between the two,
you'll get a good experience. We're selling tens of
thousands of BlackBerry devices, which are all Edge phones,
and they perform well. We've tested this nine ways to Sunday,
and we think the experience will be great. Jobs: The iPhone
switches to any known Wi-Fi network when it senses one. What
we've found is that Edge is terrific for e-mail and basic
Internet usage. When people need more speed, there's Wi-Fi.
People are in areas with Wi-Fi much more than they think. I
walk into work with the iPhone, and it instantly switches
to a Wi-Fi network. If I'm walking down the street in
downtown Palo Alto, the iPhone will switch from Edge to
Wi-Fi. It's very fluid.
Descriptors: Product introduction; Cellular telephones
Named Persons: Jobs, Steve; Stephenson, Randall
Company Information:
AT&T Inc
Apple Inc |
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