SEARCHING
The Topic field
Use the Topic field to simultaneously search all the unique
BIOSIS Previews indexing fields, as well as the Title and
Abstract fields. For a full list of the indexing fields consult
the "Help Contents" section by clicking on the Help button.
Example:
turkey
When searching for ambiguous terms, use the SAME
operator to instruct the search engine to look in a specific
field. For example, there are a variety of contexts for the
word turkey which you should consider when developing
your search strategy.
Example:
Enter
"turkey SAME galliformes"
to retrieve records
containing literature about turkey the bird that
would be indexed in the Organisms field.
Example:
Enter
"Turkey SAME palearctic region"
to retrieve
records containing literature about Turkey
the country that would be indexed in the
Geopolitical Locations field.
Bibliographic Searching
Title
Check off the `Title only' box found to the right of the Topic
Field.
Example:
allogeneic marrow transplant*
Author
Example:
Miyamura K*
Address
Example:
Nagoya Univ*
Source Publication
Enter a full or truncated title or select the title of a source
from the "publications list".
Example:
Bone Marrow Transplant*
Major Concepts
To view the full list of Major Concepts terms click on list.
Example:
hematology
Concept Code/Heading
To view a full list of Concept Codes/Headings, click on list.
Example:
15008 or 150* or Blood
Super Taxa or Biosystematic Code/Name
To view a full list of Super Taxa terms, click on list.
To view a full list of Biosystematic Codes/Names, click on list.
Example:
hominidae or 86215
Patent Assignee
Example:
Merck
Patent Number
Example:
US 5959110 or 5959110
Meeting Info
Example:
Experiment* Hematology AND 2000
Searching for Publication Type
BIOSIS Previews is unique in integrating a variety of publication types. To search for a specific document type, use the
"Limits" option located at the bottom of the Search screen.
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Subject Searching
Additional Searchable Fields
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