BIOSIS has created the BIOSIS Searc h
Guide
, an essential tool for use in develop-
in g se arch str ate gi es for the B I O S I S
P re v i e w s
database. It will help make your
searches comprehensive, relevant and cost-
effective.
The BIOSIS Search Guide is divided into
sections providing a variety of aids for
search strategy development, including:
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Editorial Policies
A description of the
scope and co ntent of the B I O S I S
P re v i e w s
database including descriptions
of data elements and editorial practices.
q
Master Index
A list of over 16,500 con-
t rolled and noncontrolled vocabulary
t e rms with re f e rences to Concept Codes
and Biosystematic Codes.
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C o n t rolled Keyword s
A list of the
BIOSIS Pre v i e w s
c o n t rolled keyword s ,
including drug affiliations, drug actions,
chemical affiliations, molecular sequence
data and bibliographic descriptors, along
with definitions and history notes.
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Concept Codes and Scope Notes
A nu-
merically arranged listing of the 571
Concept Codes available for indexing
b road subject areas with descriptions of
the coverage and application for each
Concept Code, including examples.
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Biosystematic Codes
A numeric dire c-
t o ry with taxonomic listing of the more
than 700 Biosystematic Codes used to in-
dex organisms.
q
S e a rching Fundamentals
A section ex-
plaining search strategy development
through the use of complete search exam-
ples and tips.
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S e a rch System Inform a t i o n
A section
providing information on commands and
data elements for the search systems cur-
rently offering BIOSIS Previews.
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G l o s s a r y
A listing of definitions for
many of the terms encountered in online
searching.
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I n d e x
An alphabetical arrangement of the
subjects and terms used in the B I O S I S
S e a rch Guide.
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T H E B I O S I S
S E A R C H G U I D E
