Displaying Records (continued)
A good format I can use to preview the content of the record is the KWIC or Keyword in Context format (Format K). This format allows me to see a window of 30 words around my search terms. It gives me more information about the topic so I can tell whether the record is pertinent to my research needs. Tip 4-2
To display more of the records, I enter the TYPE command, identifying the records I want to view in a more detailed format. Looking at record 4 should give us an idea of what the trade press is saying about the sales of PlayStation 2.
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We can see by looking at the excerpt from this record that PlayStation 2 is breaking all of the sales records and its competition is falling behind.
I've highlighted some of the key points that Brian wanted from the articles. When you have finished browsing the record below, go to the next page to see a complete record.
?T S4/6,K/4 4/6,K/4 DIALOG(R)File 9:(c) 2003 Resp. DB Svcs. All rts. reserv. (USE FORMAT 7 OR 9 FOR FULLTEXT) (Sony sells 6.5 mil PlayStation 2 units during the pre-Christmas period in 2002) TEXT: ...MEETS THE WEB-(C)2003 Van Dusseldorp & Partners - http://www.vandusseldorp.com/ Sony's console, PlayStation 2 ( PS2 ), recorded worldwide sales figures in the month leading up to Christmas that showed a 1.5mn increase on... ...to be a tough period for the industry, the figures have broken almost every hardware sales record in Japan, North America and Europe with the biggest year for Sony Computer Entertainment... Sales on PS2 games have also broken records this year whilst Sony also recorded a significant influx of new members to join the PS2 online community. From Christmas Eve through to New Year's Day, more than 200,000 ... ...Christmas vacation online, logging over one million hours of gameplay. The launch of two new competitive formats in 2002 has put Sony's success into marked relief. Both Microsoft and Nintendo claim to be occupying the number 2 position, though the latest worldworld sales data indicates Nintendo's GameCube lies slightly ahead of the Xbox . Both, however, lie well behind PS2 's dominant market position in almost all areas of the world.((Distributed via M2 Communications...
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