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: July/August 2003
From the Experts...
Dialog Finder Files: Don't Forget the Bluesheets (File 415)
Dialog Bluesheets (File 415) are written guides for every database on the Dialog service. However,
it is also a Finder File on Dialog that can be used to search for databases with appropriately
indexed fields.
Consider the example where you need to identify newswires to develop Alert strategies that cover
a specific industry classification code, such as the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code:
? B 415
File 415:DIALOG Bluesheets(TM) 2003/Jun 17
(c) 2003 The Dialog Corporation
Set Items Description
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?S SIC/AI <—Limit mention of the SIC code to the Additional
Index (/AI).
S1 69 SIC/AI
?E DT=NEWSWIRES <—EXPAND using DT= for document type to
retrieve newswires.
Ref Items Index-term
E1 23 DT=NEWSLETTERS
E2 53 DT=NEWSPAPER ARTICLES
E3 15 *DT=NEWSWIRES
E4 3 DT=NONE
E5 44 DT=PATENTS
E6 1 DT=PATENTS (IMAGING ABSTRACTS ONLY)
E7 19 DT=PRESS RELEASES
E8 66 DT=REPORTS
E9 5 DT=RESEARCH PROJECTS
E10 1 DT=RULES AND REGULATIONS
E11 12 DT=SEC FILINGS
E12 2 DT=SOFTWARE DESCRIPTIONS
Enter P or PAGE for more
?S S1 AND E3
69 S1
15 DT=NEWSWIRES
S2 2 S1 AND DT='NEWSWIRES'
?T S2/6/ALL <—Now you have a list of newswire databases that
contain SIC codes.
2/6/1
00000649
GALE GROUP NEWSWIRE ASAP - File 649
Newswire ASAP is a registered trademark of The Gale
Group.
BLUESHEET STATUS
DATE OF PRINTED BLUESHEET: February 27, 2001
ONLINE BLUESHEET STATUS: February 27, 2001
2/6/2
00000619
ASIA INTELLIGENCE WIRE - File 619
BLUESHEET STATUS
DATE OF PRINTED BLUESHEET: November 30, 2000
ONLINE BLUESHEET STATUS: November 30, 2000
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BEGIN in the database.EXPAND using the RG= prefix to focus on a specific region.SELECT E numbers. Then limit the search to title and descriptors so SARS is the main focus of the articles retrieved.TYPE a few records using the KWIC format to see the keywords in the context of the article.
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