1. BEGIN in the copyright database (File 120).

2. EXPAND on the owner name (OW=) to retrieve all records by Dr. Seuss as owner.

3. SELECT all E numbers using a colon for a range or the OR connector between E numbers.

?b 120
File 120:U.S. Copyrights 1978-2007/Feb 06
       (c) format only 2007 Dialog
      Set  Items  Description
      ---  -----  -----------
?e ow=seuss
Ref   Items  Index-term
E1        1  OW=SEUSHIN
E2        1  OW=SEUSHIN, CREAG CRIDHE, PSEUD
E3      140 *OW=SEUSS
E4        5  OW=SEUSS & GOOSE SONGS
E5        1  OW=SEUSS AND GOOSE
E6        1  OW=SEUSS AND GOOSE SONG
E7        3  OW=SEUSS, (DOCTOR) ENTERPRISES, LP
E8        1  OW=SEUSS, (DOCTOR) FOUNDATION
E9       19  OW=SEUSS, (DR.) ENTERPRISES, LP
E10       1  OW=SEUSS, (DR.) ENTERPRISES, LP.
E11       2  OW=SEUSS, DOCTOR
E12      30  OW=SEUSS, DOCTOR, PSEUD
E13       1  OW=SEUSS, DOCTOR, PSEUD.
E14       1  OW=SEUSS, DR
E15       4  OW=SEUSS, DR., PSEUD
E16       1  OW=SEUSS, MICHAEL, 1961-
E17       1  OW=SEUSS, ROBERT
E18       1  OW=SEUTER

. . . .
Enter P or PAGE for more

?s e3:e15
      S1     140  OW='SEUSS':OW='SEUSS, DR., PSEUD'

4. EXPAND using the author's real name (Geisel) to make sure you retrieve records registered under his real name.

5. SELECT the appropriate E numbers.

6. Combine all owner entries using the OR connector.

?e ow=geisel
Ref   Items  Index-term
E1        1  OW=GEISE, RICHARD ALLEN, 1945-
E2        1  OW=GEISE, RYAN, 1982-
E3      139 *OW=GEISEL
E4        2  OW=GEISEL-SEUSS ENTERPRISES, INC
E5        1  OW=GEISEL, (TED) PUBLISHING
E6        1  OW=GEISEL, (TED) PUBLISHING COMPANY
E7        8  OW=GEISEL, A. S.
E8        2  OW=GEISEL, ANDREW PAUL, 1963-
. . . .
E15       1  OW=GEISEL, RICHARD T.
E16       2  OW=GEISEL, TED
E17       2  OW=GEISEL, THEODOR S.
E18      60  OW=GEISEL, THEODOR SEUSS, 1904-
E19       1  OW=GEISEL, THEODOR SEUSS, 1904-1991
E20       1  OW=GEISEL, VICKIE RUTH, 1949-

Enter P or PAGE for more

?s e3:e6,e16:e19
             139  OW=GEISEL:OW=GEISEL, (TED) PUBLISHING COMPANY
              64  OW=GEISEL, TED:OW=GEISEL, THEODOR SEUSS, 1904-
      S2     139  E3:E6,E16:E19

?s s1 or s2
             140  S1
             139  S2
      S3     213  S1 OR S2

7. Use EXPAND to retrieve all works that Dr. Seuss authored (AU=).

8. SELECT all appropriate E numbers for Dr. Seuss, the author.

?e au=seuss
Ref   Items  Index-term
E1        2  AU=SEUSE, HEINRICH, 1295-1366
E2        1  AU=SEUSHIN, CREAG CRIDHE, PSEUD
E3        0 *AU=SEUSS
E4       16  AU=SEUSS, (DR.) ENTERPRISES, LP
E5        5  AU=SEUSS, DOCTOR
E6       45  AU=SEUSS, DOCTOR, PSEUD
E7       32  AU=SEUSS, DR
E8       11  AU=SEUSS, DR., PSEUD
E9        1  AU=SEUSS, HANS EDUARD, 1909-

. . . .
Enter P or PAGE for more

?s e4:e8
      S4     97  AU='SEUSS, (DR.) ENTERPRISES, LP':AU='SEUSS, 
                 DR., PSEUD'

9. EXPAND using the author's real name (AU=).

10. SELECT all E numbers for Geisel, the author.

?e au=geisel
Ref   Items  Index-term
E1        1  AU=GEISE, RYAN, 1982-
E2        1  AU=GEISE, THEODORE S.
E3        0 *AU=GEISEL
. . . .
E18       5  AU=GEISEL, TED
E19       1  AU=GEISEL, THEO
E20       3  AU=GEISEL, THEODOR
E21      16  AU=GEISEL, THEODOR S.
E22       5  AU=GEISEL, THEODOR S., -1991
E23       1  AU=GEISEL, THEODOR S., 1904-1991
E24      13  AU=GEISEL, THEODOR SEUSS
E25       1  AU=GEISEL, THEODOR SEUSS, -1991
E26      93  AU=GEISEL, THEODOR SEUSS, 1904-
E27       4  AU=GEISEL, THEODOR SEUSS, 1904-1991
E28       1  AU=GEISEL, THEODOR SUESS
E29       1  AU=GEISEL, THEODOR, -1991
E30       3  AU=GEISEL, THEODORE S.
E31       2  AU=GEISEL, THEODORE SEUSS, 1904-
E32       2  AU=GEISEL, THEODORE SEUSS, 1904-1991
E33       1  AU=GEISEL, THEORDORE SEUSS
E34       1  AU=GEISEL, VICKIE RUTH, 1949

Enter P or PAGE for more

?s e18:e33
      S5     148  AU='GEISEL, TED':AU='GEISEL, THEORDORE SEUSS' 

11. Combine the author sets (S4, S5) using the OR connector.

12. Use the NOT operator to eliminate the records that Dr. Seuss authored (S6) but no longer owns (S3).

?s s4 or s5
              97  S4
             148  S5
      S6     184  S4 OR S5

?s s6 not s3
             184  S6
             213  S3
      S7      65  S6 NOT S3

13. TYPE all records using Format 9 to see the complete records.

Note: Some records are omitted from this display.

?t s7/9/all 
      
  7/9/1 
DIALOG(R)File 120: U.S. Copyrights
(c) format only 2007 Dialog. All rights reserved.
      
  15783554 
Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat / adapted by Jim Thomas ; 
based on the motion  picture screenplay written by Alec 
Berg & David Mandel & Jeff Schaffer. 
      
Class: TX (Textual Works) 
LC Retrieval Code: B (Monographic works of a non-dramatic 
literary  nature) 
Status: Registered 
Registration Number: TX5900593 
Date Registered: January 27, 2004 (20040127) 
Author: Thomas, Jim; Berg, Alec; Mandel, David; Schaffer, 
Jeff; Dr.  Seuss; Seuss, Dr; Universal Studios Publishing 
Rights; Universal Studios  Licensing, LLLP; Universal 
Studios Publishing Rights 
Owner: Universal Studios Publishing Rights, a division 
of Universal  Studios Licensing, LLLP (employer for hire) 
Limitation or New Matter: NM: novelization. 

  7/9/2 
DIALOG(R)File 120: U.S. Copyrights
(c) format only 2007 Dialog. All rights reserved.

15518724 
Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat : the movie! / written by 
Susan Rich Brooke ;  ill. by Christopher Moroney. 

Class: SR (Sound Recordings) 
LC Retrieval Code: U (Sound Recordings) 
Status: Registered 
Registration Number: SR347659 
Date Registered: March 24, 2004 (20040324) 
Author: Brooke, Susan Rich; Moroney, Christopher; Seuss, 
Dr;  Publications International, Ltd 
Owner: (p) on recording; Publications International, Ltd. 
(employer for  hire) 
Series Statement: Interactive Play-a-Sound. [Play-a-Sound] 
Notes: Sound  effects book. Based on the book by Dr. Seuss.