Find a Particular Author and What She/He Has Written?
TOPIC: Names can be entered into databases in different forms, even in the same database. The VISUAL EXPAND command lets you view the database index to see how names are entered. Often you will need to VISUAL EXPAND several times, especially with Asian names as they may be entered Last Name First or First Name First as in the following example.
In this example we are looking for publications by the author Wooi Gan Yeoh. We'll use Inspec® (File 4), which contains the latest years of coverage of scientific and technical literature.
COMMAND SUMMARY
BEGIN 4
VISUAL EXPAND AU=WOOI GAN YEOH
Check appropriate entries for the author from the displayed list and click Select
VISUAL EXPAND AU=YEOH, W
Check appropriate entries for the author from the displayed list and click Select
SELECT S1 OR S2
TYPE S3/3/1-3
HOW TO...
1. BEGIN File 4, Inspec, containing the latest years of coverage.
2. VISUAL EXPAND using the prefix for author (AU=) and the author's complete name.
Notice there are two separate entries because one entry has a hyphen.
3. Check appropriate entries and click Select. |
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Set 1 (S1) contains 29 records with this version of the author's name.
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4. VISUAL EXPAND again reversing the order of the author's name using AU= and just the last word of the known name.
5. Check appropriate entries and click Select.
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6. Combine both sets containing the author's name using the OR operator.
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7. TYPE out records in Format 3 to see the title, source, author name and affiliation and date of publication.
A conference paper.
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A journal article.
Note: Some records are omitted from this display. |
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