I n d i v i d u a l F i e l d D e s c r i p t i o n s
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Beginning in 1994, the ISSN (International Standard Serial Number) is included as a
separately searchable field. You can search for a specific journal more quickly and easily
by entering the ISSN instead of the complete journal title. Search using CODEN or full
journal name for citations prior to 1994.
Search Example:
0884-3996 in sn
This field appears only in meeting references in BA/RRM on CD a n d
provides the name, location, date of the meeting and the abbreviated journal name in
which the meeting was published. You can find meetings of interest using this field, or,
when you retrieve information of interest, you can determine quickly that the informa-
tion was presented at a conference or symposia.
Search Example:
symposium on bioluminescence in mt
limit field
This is the year of publication of the document. You can use the I N operator or one of
the following numeric limit field operators to search this field:
<
less than
>
greater than
< =
less than or equal to
> =
greater than or equal to
=
equal to
indicates a range (use with =)
Search Examples:
1993 in py
py=1992
p y = 1 9 9 0 - 1 9 9 1
p y > = 1 9 9 2
limit field
Available through 1993, the CODEN is a six-character code which uniquely identifies
each serial publication. Use the CODEN to quickly retrieve references to articles from a
specific journal.
Search Examples:
jbche7 in co
c o = j b c h e 7
limit field
This field lists the language(s) of the original document. Languages are spelled out in
full and, beginning in 1994, up to ten languages may appear in this field. Prior to 1994,
up to five languages may appear in this field.
Search Examples:
english in la
l a = e n g l i s h
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