Searching for a Product Name
For this query I will use a product name to conduct my search. Bev is interested specifically in Eli Lilly so I will include the company name in my search, using the alternate technique for searching for a company name discussed in Lesson 1.
Having decided on possible terms for my search strategy, I want to select the appropriate database. Dialog has a number of databases that focus on products.
Key Sources
Click the Key Source icon to see a table identifying databases containing product information.
For our purposes, I think Business & Industry Database (File 9) will provide the information Bev wants. File 9 is a multi-industry file that provides rich indexing in the form of commonly used business terminology to enable highly specific retrieval.
The search is demonstrated below using DialogWeb 2.0. You will have a chance to try searching DialogWeb on your own for the practice exercises at the end of the lesson.
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To begin my search, I enter my BEGIN statement in the command text box as follows:
Click the Command Summary icon to see a summary of the commands we will use for this search.
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Command Summary