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AESIS (Australia's Geoscience, Minerals, and Petroleum Database)

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Last Update To Bluesheet: October 31, 2002

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File Description Database Content DIALINDEX/OneSearch Categories Basic Index Rank
Subject Coverage Document Types Indexed Contact Additional Indexes Predefined Format Options
Tips Geographic Coverage Terms and Conditions Limit Rates
Dialog File Data Special Features Sample Record Sort


File Description [top]

AESIS (Australia's Geoscience, Minerals, and Petroleum Database) provides a complete index to all available Australian information both published and unpublished in the subject areas. The database covers material written by an Australian or about Australia or Papua New Guinea. The database indexes in excess of 650 journal titles and also covers conference papers, books, maps, field guides, university theses as well as unpublished company exploration reports from all the Mines Departments around Australia. The database also contains approximately 10,000 references to worldwide technical literature. All references are in the English language.



Tips [top]

USE FILE 105

to locate references in the geological, mineral and petroleum subject areas, AESIS specializes in Australian material but as Australians are prolific authors in the geosciences AESIS contains many references not geographically linked to Australia. Include in a Onesearch of other geological and mineral processing databases to locate references unique to this file.

USE LIMITS

to focus a search.

     /ABS (Abstract present)
      /REPORT (Unpublished Open File Company Reports)

USE FORMAT 9

for full record. All Document Types (DT=) other than "Reports, Open File Company Unpublished" will default to a less expensive Format 29, when a Format 9 is requested.



Subject Coverage [top]

AESIS includes coverage of the following main subject groups:

  • Aerial surveys
  • Blasting
  • Climatology
  • Coal
  • Coal exploration
  • Drilling
  • Economic geology
  • Energy
  • Engineering geology
  • Environmental protection
  • Extractive metallurgy
  • General geology
  • Geochemistry
  • Geophysics
  • Historical geology
  • Industrial materials
  • Materials handling
  • Mineral economics
  • Mineral exploration
  • Mineral industry
  • Mineral processing
  • Mineral resources
  • Mineralogy
  • Mines
  • Mining
  • Petroleum
  • Petroleum exploration
  • Petrology
  • Pollution
  • Regional geology
  • Safety and health
  • Sedimentary geology
  • Seismology
  • Stratigraphy
  • Structural geology
  • Volcanism


Dialog File Data [top]

Dates Covered: 1975 to July 2001 for published material; 1965 to July 2001 for unpublished material. Approximately 9,000 records dating back to 1851.
File Size: 189,445 records as of July 2001
Update Frequency: Closed


Database Content [top]

  • Bibliographic Records


Document Types Indexed [top]

  • Reports
  • Books and Monographs
  • Conferences, Symposia, Meetings
  • Journal Articles
  • Theses and Dissertations
  • Research Projects


Geographic Coverage [top]

  • International


Special Features [top]


DialIndex/OneSearch Categories [top]

ACRONYM CATEGORY NAME
ENERGY Energy
ENERGYA Energy Files + Ei EnCompass files
ENERGYP Energy Files + TULSA
GEOLOGY Geology
GEOLOGYP Geology + TULSA Subscriber
GEOPHYS Geophysics
GEOSCI Geosciences
MATERIAL Materials
MINING Mining
PETROL Petroleum, Oil and Gas
PETROLA Petroleum, Oil and Gas
PETROLP Petroleum, Oil and Gas


Contact [top]

AESIS (Australia's Geoscience, Minerals, and Petroleum Database) is produced by Australian Mineral Foundation. Questions concerning file content should be directed to:

Australian Mineral Foundation Incorporated
63 Conyngham Street
Glenside, South Australia 5065
Australia
Telephone: +61 88 379 0444
Fax: +61 88 379 4634
E-Mail: infserv@amf.com.au


Terms and Conditions [top]

The Australian Mineral Foundation Inc. (AMF) believes that the material withing its AESIS database is correct and not misleading. However, the AMF, its employees, consultants and agents give no warranty in relation thereto and disclaim liability to any person in respect of any loss or damages suffered by any such person in reliance on any of the material contained herein. AMF shall be under no liability whatsoever for any loss suffered by any person, whether arising from megligence or otherwise from the use of or the results obtained from material supplied by AESIS.

For Dialog's Redistribution and Archive policy, enter HELP ERA online.


Dialog Standard Terms & Conditions apply.


SAMPLE RECORD [top]

SAMPLE JOURNAL RECORD

    DIALOG(R)File 105:AESIS 
    (c) 1997 Australian Mineral Foundation Inc. All rts. reserv 
     
  AA=  148360   AESIS ACCESSION NUMBER: 97-01787 
  /TI  Petroleum in Western Australia. 
  AU=    Baillie, P; Perry, K; Teede, A; Woolley, K; Descamps, B; Craddock, 
        R; Wright, R; Limia, J; Borrowman, A; Prince-Wright, R 
  SO=, JN=    Oil and Gas Australia 
  SO=, PY=    February, 1997, 48 pages; 11 fig, 3 plates, 12 tables 
  DT=    DOCUMENT TYPE: Journals 
  ST=    STATE(S): Western Australia 
  /GN, GN=    GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION(S): Western Australia 
  /AB    ABSTRACT: WA DME produced review of current petroleum exploration 
        and development in the State. 
  /DE    DESCRIPTORS: Petroleum industry; Petroleum production; Petroleum 
        statistics; Petroleum exploration - WA; Exploration licences; 
        Petroleum development; Reviews 
  SC=, /SH, SH=    SUBJECT CLASSIFICATION: 1447   Petroleum industry; 1445 
        Petroleum exploration 
  UP=    AESIS UPDATE: 19970326 

SAMPLE REPORT RECORD

    DIALOG(R)File 105:AESIS 
    (c) 1997 Australian Mineral Foundation Inc. All rts. reserv. 
     
  AA=  149460  AESIS ACCESSION NUMBER: 97-03009 
  /TI  Rogers Bore gold/copper exploration. 
  AU=    Nugold Hill Mines NL. 
  RN=, SO=    I 8681, 2 volumes, 
  SO=, PY=    1994; 1995; 1996, Western Australia. Geological Survey. 
        Company Report 
  DT=    DOCUMENT TYPE: Reports, open file company unpublished 
  TM=    TENEMENT NUMBER: E 08/682 
  /ID, AM=    ASSAY ELEMENTS/COMPOUNDS: As; Au 
  /ID, AS=    ANOMALOUS ELEMENT: Au 
  /BS, BS=    BASIN NAME: Ashburton Basin 
  /MI, MI=    MINE/WELL/DEPOSIT NAME: Rogers Bore prospect 
  ST=    STATE(S): Western Australia 
  /GN, GN=    GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION(S): Western Australia: Mount Elephant 
  /AB    ABSTRACT: Exploration for gold and copper was undertaken at the 
        Rogers Bore prospect, which is located 30 km south-southwest of 
        Paraburdoo. The licence area covers a portion of the Ashburton 
        Formation, which is the uppermost unit of the Wyloo Group. It 
        comprises greywacke, mudstone, siltstone, sandstone with minor 
        interbedded conglomerate, dolomite, mafic volcanic rock and 
        banded iron- formation. Exploration for gold targeted the Duck 
        Creek Dolomite, which is interpreted to be an assemblage of 
        shelf and shelf slope carbonates. Sampling failed to identified 
        anomalous gold or arsenic mineralization. The tenement was 
        recommended for surrender. 
  MA=    MAP SHEET (1:250,000,1:100,000): SF5015 : 2351; SF5015 : 2451 
  /DE    DESCRIPTORS: Base metal exploration - WA; Copper; Gold exploration 
        - WA; Geophysical surveys - WA; Geochemical exploration - WA; 
        Reconnaissance; Ground magnetic surveys; Soil sampling 
  CC=    COMPANY CODE:  NGH; WGS 
  SC=, /SH, SH=    SUBJECT CLASSIFICATION: 1348   Mineral exploration - WA 
  UP=    AESIS UPDATE: 19970528 


BASIC INDEX [top]

SEARCH
SUFFIX		 DISPLAY
CODE		 FIELD NAME
 INDEXING
 SELECT EXAMPLES
None None All Basic Index Fields Word S GOLD(W)EXPLORATION
/AB AB Abstract1 Word S PETROLEUM(W)EXPLORATION/AB
/BS BS Basin Name2 Word S ASHBURTON(W)BASIN/BS
/DE DE Descriptor3 Word
& Phrase		 S GEOPHYSICAL(W)SURVEYS/DE
S EXPLORATION LICENCES/DE
/GN GN Geographic Name2 Word S WESTERN(W)AUSTRALIA/GN
/ID ID Identifiers4,5 Word
& Phrase		 S AS/ID
S AU/ID
/MI MI Mine/Deposit/Well Name2 Word S ROGERS(W)BORE/MI
/SG SG Stratigraphic Name2 Word S WILSON(W)BLUFF/SG
/SH SH Subject Classification2,6 Word S MINERAL(W)EXPLORATION/SH
/TC TC Tectonic Unit Name2 Word S NORTH(W)LUZON(W)SEGMENT/TC
/TI TI Title Word S GOLD(W)COPPER/TI

1 Abstracts available for over 40% of the records.

2 Searchable in the Basic Index and in the Additional Indexes.

3 Also /DF.

4 Identifiers include assay values, also searchable as AS= and AM=.

5 Also /IF.

6 For a list of Section Headings and Codes, please see HELP CODES 105 online.


ADDITIONAL INDEXES [top]

SEARCH
PREFIX		 DISPLAY
CODE		 FIELD NAME
 INDEXING
 SELECT EXAMPLES
AA= AA AESIS Accession Number Phrase S AA=97-01787
AM= AM Anomalous Element Phrase S AM=AU
None AN DIALOG Accession Number
AS= AS Assay Elements/Compounds Phrase S AS=AU
AU= AU Author Phrase S AU=PRINCE-WRIGHT, R
AV= AV Availability Word S AV=(MICROFORM(W)COPY)
None AZ DIALOG Accession Number
BS= BS Basin Name2 Phrase S BS=ASHBURTON BASIN
CC= CC Company Code7 Phrase S CC=NGH
DN= DN Data Sheet Number Phrase S DN=100158
DT= DT Document Type Phrase S DT=REPORTS, OPEN FILE COMPANY?
GN= GN Geographic Name2 Phrase S GN=MOUNT ELEPHANT
JN= JN Journal Name Phrase S JN=OIL "AND" GAS AUSTRALIA
LE= LE Longitude, East8 Phrase S LE=E140
S LE=E1400220.778
None LL Geographical Coordinates
LO= LO Library Call Number Phrase S LO=AMF 622.7 A571
LS= LS Latitude, South8 Phrase S LS=S27
S LS=S274200.7
MA= MA Map Sheet Code Phrase S MA=(SF5015 AND 2351)
MI= MI Mine/Deposit/Well Name2 Phrase S MI=ROGERS BORE PROSPECT
NT= NT Note Word S NT=PROCEEDINGS
PY= PY Publication Year Phrase S PY=1997
RN= RN Report Number Word
& Phrase		 S RN=(I(W)8681)
S RN=I 8681
S RN=I8681
None RV Book Review Note
SC= SC Subject Classificaiton Code6 Phrase S SC=1445
SG= SG Stratigraphic Name2 Phrase S SG=KAOOTA COAL MEASURES
SH= SH Subject Classification2,6 Phrase S SH=PETROLEUM INDUSTRY
SO= SO Source Information9 Word S SO=(OIL(1W)GAS AND 1997)
ST= ST State Word
& Phrase		 S ST=(WESTERN(W)AUSTRALIA)
S ST=WESTERN AUSTRALIA
TC= TC Tectonic Unit Name2 Phrase S TC=BRICKFIELD FAULT
TM= TM Tenement Number Phrase S TM="E 08/682"
UD= None Update Phrase S UD=199712:9999
UP= UP AESIS Update Code Phrase S UP=19970528

7 Company Codes are codes assigned to company authors.

8 Not present in most records.

9 Search and Display include Journal Name, Volume, Issue, Pagination, and Publication Year.


LIMIT [top]

SUFFIX FIELD NAME EXAMPLES
/ABS Abstract Present S S3/ABS
/NOABS No Abstract Present S S4/NOABS
/REPORT Unpublished Open File Company Reports S S5/REPORT
/YYYY Publication Year S S2/1996:1997


SORT [top]

SORTABLE FIELDS EXAMPLES
AU, JN, PY, TI SORT S2/ALL/TI
SORT S1/ALL/PY/D


RANK [top]

RANK FIELDS EXAMPLES
All phrase- and numeric-indexed fields in the Additional Indexes can be ranked. Other RANK codes include: DE RANK ID
RANK AU S3


USER-DEFINED FORMAT OPTIONS [top]

Display codes listed in the Search Options tables can be used to customize output. TYPE S4/TI,AU,SO/ALL
PRINT S2/TI,AB,SO/1-10


PREDEFINED FORMAT OPTIONS [top]

NO.
 DIALOGWEB
FORMAT		 RECORD CONTENT
1 -- DIALOG Accession Number
2 -- Full Record except Abstract
3 Medium Bibliographic Citation
4 -- Full Record with Tagged Fields1
5 -- Full Record1
6 Short Title and Publication Year
7 Long Full Record except Subject Classification, Descriptors, and AESIS Update Code1
8 Free Title, Indexing, and Publication Year
9 Full Full Record1
K -- KWIC (Key Word In Context) displays a window of text; may be used alone or with other formats


DIRECT RECORD ACCESS [top]

FIELD NAME EXAMPLES
If the accession number of a specific record is known, it can be used to display the record directly. TYPE 00085603/9
PRINT 00095905/5


Rates [top]

Rates For File: AESIS (Australia's Geoscience, Minerals, and Petroleum Database)[105]
Cost per DialUnit:                 $4.89
Cost per minute:                   $1.33
Rank Elements                      $0.00

Format    Types   Prints
     1    $0.00    $0.00
     2    $1.27    $1.27
     3    $1.27    $1.27
     4    $1.33    $1.33
     5    $1.38    $1.38
     6    $0.00    $0.00
     7    $1.38    $1.38
     8    $0.00    $0.00
     9    $1.38    $1.38
    27    $1.27    $1.27
    29    $1.27    $1.27
KWIC95    $0.00       NA
KWIC96    $0.00       NA

REDIST/COPY Multiplier Table:
      Range      Multiplier
        1-2       1.00
       3-25       1.50
     26-100       3.00
    101-200       4.00
    201-500       6.00
   501-1000       8.00
 1001 or more    10.00

ARCHIVE Multiplier Table:

      Range      Multiplier
       1-25       1.50
     26-200       3.00
    201-500       6.00
   501-1000       8.00
 1001 or more    10.00
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