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147
The Kansas City Star

Last Loaded on Web: Wednesday, October 01, 2008

Last Update To Bluesheet: September 1, 2005

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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]

The Kansas City Star provides local, national, and international news coverage as well as local industry news. With bureaus in Washington, DC and the nearby state capitals of Jefferson City, Missouri, and Topeka, Kansas, the Star provides strong regional news in government and politics. US Sprint and Hallmark Cards, Inc. are among the companies headquartered nearby. Other areas of comprehensive coverage include key industries like agriculture, telecommunications, and railroads as well as local sports teams.



Tips [top]

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     B PAPERSCA CURRENT      S TURNOVER OR SALES

USE AU=

to retrieve articles written by particular authors.

     S AU=(JOAN(1N)JACKSON)

USE TI,LP,DE FIELDS

to narrow search to particular topics.

     S TERMS/TI,LP,DE


Subject Coverage [top]

  • Arts & Entertainment
  • Business
  • Columns
  • Editorials
  • Features
  • Full Text News Stories
  • Leisure
  • Letters to the Editor
  • Sports
  • Wire Stories


Dialog File Data [top]

Dates Covered: September 1997 to the September 2003
File Size: 294,926 records as of September 25, 2003
Update Frequency: Closed


Database Content [top]

  • Complete Text Records


Document Types Indexed [top]

  • Newspaper Articles


Geographic Coverage [top]

  • US Only


Geographic Restrictions [top]

  • None


Special Features [top]


DialIndex/OneSearch Categories [top]

ACRONYM CATEGORY NAME
PAPERSCE U.S. Central Region Newspapers
PAPERSMO Missouri Newspapers
PAPERSNU New Papers added since March 1997


Contact [top]

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Terms and Conditions [top]

For Dialog's Redistribution and Archive Policy, enter HELP ERA online. The following terms and conditions also apply.

Articles copyrighted by the individual newspapers. No part of any database may be reproduced or transmitted in any form without written permission from the individual newspaper. Customers should familiarize themselves with the terms and conditions relating to the use of each database (see DIALOG Information Provider Terms & Conditions).


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SAMPLE RECORD [top]

    DIALOG(R)File 147: The Kansas City Star 
    (c) 2000 Kansas City Star. All rts. reserv. 
     
    00861358  (THIS IS THE FULLTEXT) 
  /TI  Being retirement age doesn't mean you have to retire Back in the work 
      force>She finds acceptance that others don't 
  AU=  DIANE STAFFORD; Credits, The Kansas City Star 
  JN=, PG=  Kansas City Star, METROPOLITAN ED, P C1 
  PD=, PY=  Friday, July 28, 2000 
  DT=, JC=, LA=  DOCUMENT TYPE:  NEWSPAPER  JOURNAL CODE:  KC  LANGUAGE:  ENGLISH 
  RT=, /SH  RECORD TYPE:  FULLTEXT  SECTION HEADING:  BUSINESS 
    Word Count:      1,010 
     
    TEXT: 
  /LP, /TX  Forgive Elisabeth Brunson for being a bit befuddled about age 
    discrimination complaints in the workplace. 
     
  /TX      She's 80. She's had no trouble finding work when she wants it. 
    She's working full time. And, frankly, her current supervisor 
    wouldn't mind cloning her if there weren't a lot of ethical bears to 
    wrestle first. 
     
        "Elisabeth is knowledgeable, she's dedicated, she's a wonderful 
    worker," said Diane McPherson, supervisor in the inbound customer 
    service call center for National Seminars Group, where Brunson works 
    in Overland Park. 
     
        Furthermore, Brunson is always willing to learn something new. 
    Already a 120-words-a-minute typist, Brunson in the last six months 
    taught herself the 10-key touch pad to speed up data entry on 
    numbers-rich reports. 
     
                    (. . .) 
     
  /CP  CAPTIONS:  Elisabeth Brunson, 80, is among the growing group of older 
    adults being welcomed back into the workplace. She works full time for 
    National Seminars Group in Overland Park as a data entry specialist. Photo 
    (color) By TODD FEEBACK/The Kansas City Star 
     
       Copyright (c) 2000 Kansas City Star. All rights reserved. 
     
  SF=  SPECIAL FEATURES:  Photo 
  /CO, CO=  COMPANY NAMES (Dialog Generated):  Harvard University Health ; National 
     Seminars Group ; Original English Muffin Co ; OI Partners ; Providence 
     Medical Center ; Staffing Services ; University of Akron 


BASIC INDEX [top]

SEARCH
SUFFIX		 DISPLAY
CODE		 FIELD NAME
 INDEXING
 SELECT EXAMPLES
None None All Basic Index Fields Word S RETIREMENT(1N)AGE
/CO CO Company Name (Dialog Generated)1,2 Word S HARVARD(W)UNIV?/CO
/CP CP Caption3 Word S PHOTOS/CP
/DE DE Descriptor1 Word
& Phrase		 S MICROSOFT(1N)CORP?/DE
S MICROSOFT CORP?/DE
/LP LP Lead Paragraph3 Word S DISCRIMINATION(2N)COMPLAINT?/LP
/ME ME Memo3 Word S WIRETAP/ ME
/SH SH Section Heading2 Word S BUSINESS/SH
/TI TI Headline Word S WORK(W)FORCE/TI
/TX TX Text Word S CALL(1N)CENTER/TX

1 Not available in all PAPERS files.

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

3 Also searchable using /TX.


ADDITIONAL INDEXES [top]

SEARCH
PREFIX		 DISPLAY
CODE		 FIELD NAME
 INDEXING
 SELECT EXAMPLES
None AN DIALOG Accession Number
AU= AU Byline Word S AU=(DIANE(1N)STAFFORD)
CO= CO Company Name (Dialog Generated)1,2 Phrase S CO=PROVIDENCE MEDICAL?
DL= DL Dateline Phrase S DL=WASHINGTON
DY= DY Publication Day1 Phrase S DY=FRIDAY
ED= ED Edition Phrase S ED=MORNING FINAL
JC= JC Newspaper Code4 Phrase S JC=KC
JN= JN Newspaper Name Phrase S JN=KANSAS CITY STAR?
MO= MO Publication Month1 Phrase S MO=JULY
PD= PD Publication Date Phrase S PD=20000728
PG= PG Page Number Phrase S PG=C1
PY= PY Publication Year Phrase S PY=2000
RG= RG U.S. Region5 Phrase S RG=WEST
SF= SF Special Feature1,6 Phrase S SF=PHOTO
SH= SH Section Heading2 Phrase S SH=BUSINESS
None SO Source Information7
ST= ST Newspaper State Phrase S ST=KS
UD= None Update Phrase S UD=9999
None WD Word Count

4 Newspaper code is also shown following the newspaper name in the Source Information field.

5 Regions are: NORTHEAST, SOUTHEAST, CENTRAL, and WEST. Region does not display in predefined formats.

6 Special Feature may indicate the presence of PHOTO, GRAPH, DRAWING, CHART, TABLE, DIAGRAM, and/or MAP in the original article, not necessarily online.

7 Includes Newspaper Name, Publication Date, Edition, Section Heading, and Page Number.


LIMIT [top]

SUFFIX FIELD NAME EXAMPLES
/LONG Word Count of 1,000 words or more S S8/LONG
/SHORT Word Count of less than 1,000 words S S9/SHORT
/YYYY Publication Year S S2/2002


SORT [top]

SORTABLE FIELDS EXAMPLES
JN, PD, TI SORT S13/ALL/TI
PRINT S5/5/1-24/TI


RANK [top]

RANK FIELDS EXAMPLES
All phrase- and numeric-indexed fields in the Additional Indexes can be ranked. RANK PY S3


USER-DEFINED FORMAT OPTIONS [top]

User-defined formats can be specified using the display codes indicated in the Search Options tables. TYPE S3/TI,PD/1-5


PREDEFINED FORMAT OPTIONS [top]

NO.
 DIALOGWEB
FORMAT		 RECORD CONTENT
1 -- DIALOG Accession Number
2 -- Full Record except Text
3 Medium Bibliographic Citation and Word Count
4 -- Bibliographic Citation, Lead Paragraph, and Word Count1
5 -- Bibliographic Citation, Indexing, Lead Paragraph, and Word Count
6 Short Title, Publication Date, and Word Count
7 Long Bibliographic Citation and Text
8 Free Title, Indexing, and Word Count
9 Full Full Record
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
DIALOG Accession Number TYPE 05805028/5 FROM 630
PRINT 00301964/9 FROM 634


Rates [top]

Rates For File: The Kansas City Star[147]
Cost per DialUnit:                 $1.04
Cost per minute:                   $0.63
Rank Elements                      $0.00

Format    Types   Prints
     1    $0.00    $0.00
     2    $1.41    $1.41
     3    $1.41    $1.41
     4    $1.79    $1.79
     5    $1.79    $1.79
     6    $0.00    $0.00
     7    $2.98    $2.98
     8    $0.00    $0.00
     9    $3.20    $3.20
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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