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Answers to Exercise 6

1. Were there any mergers in the printing and publishing industry? If so, who merged? (Use ONTAP INVESTEXT, File 216)
   
   Hint: Use PC=27, the product code for Printing and Publishing.
   
   
   b 216
   select pc=27 and (merger? or acquisition? or takeover? or alliance?)
   t s1/9
   
   
   
   
2. You are planning to search in multiple databases using Dialog OneSearch. What search strategies would you use for the following searches? Test your search strategies using the DialogWeb databases selection tool, DIALINDEX (File 290), so you know which databases have information.
   
   
   1. I heard that Honeywell Corporation is getting ready to merge. Which databases do you think will provide this information? What search strategy would you use?
      
      
      Use the Business category, Mergers & Acquisitions in DIALINDEX OneSearch Strategy:
      
         b mergeacq,manews
         s honeywell/co
         s s1 and mergers/de,ti,1p
         s s2 and py=1999
      
      
      
      
   2. Who is Intel looking to merge with some time in 1999? Which database(s) do you think will provide this information? What search strategy would you use?
      
      
      Use the Business category, Mergers & Acquisitions in DIALINDEX OneSearch strategy:
      
         b mergeacq,papersmj
         s intel/co and merger?/ti,de,lp
         s s1 and py=1999
      

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