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Marquis Who's Who®

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Last Update To Bluesheet: April 24, 2006

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Subject Coverage Database Content DIALINDEX/OneSearch Categories Basic Index Rank
Tips Document Types Indexed Contact Additional Indexes Predefined Format Options
Print Counterparts Geographic Coverage Terms and Conditions Limit Rates


File Description [top]

Marquis Who's Who® contains detailed biographical information on outstanding achievers worldwide in a wide variety of professions and virtually every important field of endeavor. The file contains over 790,000 profiles drawn from the entire 19-volume Marquis Who's Who library since 1985, including active, retired, and deceased listees. Approximately 90% of the file consists of fielded biographies; approximately 10% consists of free-text biographies.

Volumes included in the file are:
Who's Who Among Human Services Professionals®; Who's Who in Adverising®; Who's Who in America®; Who's Who in American Education®; Who's Who in American Law®; Who's Who in American Nursing®; Who's Who in Entertainment®; Who's Who in Finance and Industry®; Who's Who in Medicine and Healthcare®; Who's Who in Religion®; Who's Who in Science and Engineering®; Who's Who in the East®; Who's Who in the Midwest®; Who's Who in the South and Southwest®; Who's Who in the West®; Who's Who in the World®; Who's Who of American Women®; Who's Who of Emerging Leaders in America®; Who Was Who®; Who Was Who in America®.



Tips [top]

USE FILE 234

to find biographical information on key men and women, both living and deceased, in nearly every important field worldwide.

USE NM= AND/DE

to search by biographee name and descriptor, narrowing retrieval to the desired individual or field of endeavor.

     S NM=RIDE, SALLY?
      S STAFF(W)ASST/DE

USE SORT

to reorder your results by biographee name (NM), address state (ST), year of birth (YB), zip code (ZP), or sex (SX)

     SORT S2/ALL/NM



Subject Coverage [top]

Marquis Who's Who® profiles key men and women worldwide in all fields including:

  • Business, Industry, and Finance; Communications and Media; Education; Government and the Military; Law; Medicine and Health Care; Religion; Science and Technology; Sports and Athletics; Visual and Performing Arts.

Most records contain the following information:

  • Vital Statistics; Education; Family Background; Religious and Political Affiliation; Home and Office Address; Career History; Creative Works; Civic and Political Activities; Professional and Club Memberships.


Print Counterparts [top]

  • Who's Who Among Human Services Professionals®
  • Who's Who in Advertising®
  • Who's Who in America®
  • Who's Who in American Education®
  • Who's Who in American Law®
  • Who's Who in American Nursing®
  • Who's Who in Entertainment®
  • Who's Who in Finance and Industry®
  • Who's Who in Medicine and Healthcare®
  • Who's Who in Religion®
  • Who's Who in Science and Engineering®
  • Who's Who in the East®
  • Who's Who in the Midwest®
  • Who's Who in the South and Southwest®
  • Who's Who in the West
  • Who's Who in the World®
  • Who's Who of American Women ®
  • Who's Who of Emerging Leaders in America®
  • Who Was Who®
  • Who Was Who in America®


Dialog File Data [top]

Dates Covered: 1985 to the present
File Size: 701,632 records as of January 2006
Update Frequency: Semi-Annual


Database Content [top]

  • Directories


Document Types Indexed [top]

  • NA


Geographic Coverage [top]

  • International


Geographic Restrictions [top]

  • None


Special Features [top]

  • ERA Available
  • Graduate Education Program
  • KWIC and HILIGHT Available


DialIndex/OneSearch Categories [top]

ACRONYM CATEGORY NAME
BIOGRAPH Biography


Contact [top]

Marquis Who's Who(R) database is provided by Marquis Who's Who, a Reed Reference Publishing company. Questions concerning file content should be directed to:

Marquis Who's Who
Reed Reference Electronic Publishing
121 Chanlon Road
New Providence, NJ 07974

800 Line: 800-323-3288
Fax: 908-665-3528


Terms and Conditions [top]

Marquis Who's Who is a registered trademark of Reed Publishing (Nederland) B.B., used under license

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

Copyright Reed Elsevier Inc., (current year). All rights reserved. Limited reproduction of output is permitted for distribution within the user's internal operation, contingent upon payment of multiplier fee. Licenser makes no representations or warranties, express or implied, including warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. REED ELSEVIER INC. SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY FOR LOST PROFITS OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES RELATED TO THE USE OF (DATABASE) WHETHER SUCH DAMAGES ARE FORESEEABLE OR WHETHER SUCH DAMAGES ARE DEEMED TO RESULT FROM THE FAILURE OR INADEQUACY OF ANY EXCLUSION OR OTHER REMEDY.

Copyright Reed Elsevier Inc., (current year). All rights reserved. This database has been supplied under license by Reed Elsevier Inc. ("REI"), and copyright and other proprietary rights are owned by, or licensed exclusively through, REI. Trademarks are used by REI under license from Reed Elsevier Properties Inc. or Reed Publishing (Nederland) BV. Reed Elsevier Inc. is a member of the Reed Elsevier plc group. The Subscriber or subscriber to this database ("Subscriber") acknowledges that the database is the product of REI's extensive gathering and coordination of information, selection therefrom of information considered by REI to be relevant and useful, and original arrangement of selected information.

Duplication, copying, storing, or downloading in print or electronic format is not permitted without prior written authorisation from REI, except for reproduction of the results of discrete searches of the database which amount to only limited quantities of reasonable protions for use by the Subscriber and for use within the Subscriber's organization upon payment of a multiplier fee through the ERA Service for Dialog or through payment of a transactional fee to the Copyright Clearance Center. Ther permission hereby granted for limited copying is conditioned on including on all copies the attribution of REI as the source of information, and a suitable notice of copyright. Under no circumstances may copies, in any media, be made for resale or redistribution.

Subscriber acknowledges that the rate of user fees paid for access to the database, and the limitations of liability set out below, are based in part on the expectation that the Subscriber will bear the risk of any loss which might be incurred due to the use or reliance by the Subscriber or Subscriber's customers on information contained in the database.

LIMITED WARRANTIES AND DISCLAIMERS

REI has used commercially reasonable efforts in collection and preparing material for inclusion in the database but does not warrant that the information therein is complete or accurate, and does not assume, and hereby disclaims, any liability to any person for any loss or damage caused by efforts or omissions in the work, whether such efforts or omissions result from negligence, accident, or any other cause. The Subscriber acknowledges the database should not be relied on as the sole source of information when purchasing decisions or analytical research conclusions are being made. REI further warrants that use of the information contained in the Database by the Subscriber as contemplated hereby will not violate the proprietary rights of any third party.

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Dialog Standard Terms & Conditions apply.


SAMPLE RECORD [top]

    DIALOG(R)File 234:MARQUIS WHO`S WHO 
    (c) 1997 Reed Elsevier Inc. All rts. reserv. 
     
  /NM, NM=  00101372    Adams, Ann Elizabeth 
    MARQUIS VOLUME(S): 
  FS=      Who's Who in the West, Edition 25 
     Who's Who of American Women, Edition 17 
  /DE, ON=    OCCUPATION(S): corporate communications executive, lawyer 
  YB=,BP=,BC=,BS=    BORN: Jan. 29, 1948  Guthrie, Okla. 
    PARENTS: Jack P. and Billie E. (May) A. 
  SX=    SEX: Female 
     EDUCATION: 
  DG=, NS=, YA=      BA in Journalism, U. Okla., 1970 
    MA, U. Okla., 1971 
    JD, Oklahoma City U., 1984 
  /DE    CERTIFICATION: Lic. atty. 
    CAREER: 
  /DE, PO=, /CO, CO=      supr. teleshopper advt., KOCO-TV, Oklahoma City, 1971-72 
    pub. info. officer, Met. Libr. System, Oklahoma City, 
      1972-78 
    editor/writer, Kerr-McGee Corp., Oklahoma City, 1978-79 
    assoc. editor, Kerr-McGee Corp., Oklahoma City, 1979-81 
    mgr. publs., Kerr-McGee Corp., Oklahoma City, 1981-84 
    (...) 
      CIVIC/MILITARY INFORMATION: 
  /ID      Mem. Myriad Gardens Conservatory, Oklahoma City, 
      1986-92, bd. dirs., 1986-88; pres. Friends of Met. 
      Libr. System, Oklahoma City, 1990-92, bd. dirs., 
      1986-92; divsn. chmn. United Way Greater Oklahoma 
      City, 1989; women's adv. bd. Bapt. Med. Ctr., 1990-93; 
      trustee Met. Library System Endowment Trust, 1992-93; 
    (...) 
      AWARDS: 
  /ID      Recipient Paragon award Leadership Oklahoma City, 1986, 
        92, Outstanding Alumni award U. Okla. Sch. of 
        Journalism and Mass Communication, 1993, Addy award 
    (...) 
     MEMBERSHIPS: 
  /ID, ME=      Mem. Women in Communications, Inc. (pres. Oklahoma City 
         chpt. 1987-88, chmn. nat. progress of women in 
         communication com. 1989-90, chmn. nat. pub. rels. com. 
         1990-91), Publ. Rels. Soc. Am., Okla. Bar Assn., 
    (...) 
  /ID, AF=    POLITICAL/RELIGIOUS/OTHER AFFILIATIONS: Episcopalian. 
     
      MAILING ADDRESS: 
  AT=      Home 
  AD=        8012 E Via Campo 
  CY=        Scottsdale 
  ST=        AZ 
  ZP=        85258-2833 
     
  AT=  Office 
  AD=        Dial Corp 
  AD=        1850 N Central Ave 
  CY=        Phoenix 
  ST=        AZ 
  ZP=        85004-4527 


BASIC INDEX [top]

SEARCH
SUFFIX		 DISPLAY
CODE		 FIELD NAME
 INDEXING
 SELECT EXAMPLES
None None All Basic Index Fields Word S NASA(W)AWARD
/BI BI Biographical Data from Free-Text records1 Word S IOWA(W) BAR/BI
/CO CO Company Name3 Word S KERR(W)MCGEE(W)CORP/CO
/DE CE Certification Word
& Phrase		 S LIC(W)ATTY/DE
S LIC. ATTY./DE
/DE ON Occupation Name Word
& Phrase		 S CORPORATE(W)COMMUNICATIONS?/DE
S CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS?/DE
/DE PO Positions Held3 Word S PUBLIC(W)INFO(W)OFFICER/DE
/DE RI Research Interests and Special Achievements Word S COIN(W)COLLECTING/DE
/ID AF Political Religious Affiliations Word S EPISCOPALIAN/ID
/ID CP Civic/Political Activities Word S UNITED(W)WAY/ID
/ID HA Awards, Honors and Grants Word S PHI(W)BETA(W)KAPPA/ID
/ID ME Profesional Memberships Word S STATE(W)BAR(W)ASSN/ID
/NM NM Biographee Name and Alternate Name (if present)1 Word S ADAMS(1N)ANN/NA
/TI TI Titles of Creative Works Word S CRIMINAL(W)LAW/TI

1 Approximately 10% of all biographies.

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

3 Displays Position Held, Company Name, Location, Years of Employment.


ADDITIONAL INDEXES [top]

SEARCH
PREFIX		 DISPLAY
CODE		 FIELD NAME
 INDEXING
 SELECT EXAMPLES
AD= AD Address Organization6 Word S AD=(DIAL(W)CORP?)
AF= AF Political/Religious Affiliations Word S AF=DEMOCRAT
None AN DIALOG Accession Number
AT= AD Address Type6 Phrase S AT=OFFICE
None AV Avocations
BC= BC Birth City Phrase S BC=GUTHRIE
BN= BN Birth Nation Phrase S BN=AMERICAN SAMOA
BP= None Birthplace Word S BP=CHATTANOOGA
BS= BS Birth State/Province/Region Phrase S BS=OKLA?
None CA Career Information
CE= CE Certification Word S CE=(U(W)S(W)DIST(W)CT)
CN= AD Country Name6 Phrase S CN=HONG KO?
CO= CO Company Name3 Phrase S CO=ARTHUR YOUNG?
None CR Career Related
CY= AD Address City6 Phrase S CY=KANSAS CITY
DG= ED Degree7 Word S DG=(PHD OR PH(W)D)
None FP Family Profile
FS= FS File Segment (Book/Edition)6 Phrase S FS=WHO'S WHO IN THE WEST
S FS=48
None IM Immigration
LO= LO Location (Company)3 Phrase S LO=OKLAHOMA CITY
LS= ED School Location7 Phrase S LS=ABILENE, TEX?
None LW Type of Law Practiced
ME= ME Professional Memberships Word S ME=(OKLA(W)BAR(W)ASSN)
NM= NM Biographee Name and Alternate Name (if present) Phrase S NM=ACTON, PATRICIA NASSIF
NS= ED Name of School7 Word
& Phrase		 S NS=(CALIF?(W)STATE(W)U?)
S NS=CALIF. STATE U.
ON= ON Occupation Name Word
& Phrase		 S ON=(CORPORATE(W)COMMUNICATIONS)
S ON=CITY MANAGER
PD= PD Date Record Last Updated Phrase S PD=960425
PO= PO Position Field (Job Title)3 Word S PO=(PUB(W)INFO(W)OFFICER)
None PP Professional Profile
None PR Parent Information8
PY= PY Year Record Last Updated Phrase S PY=1996
RS= RS Record Status (Active/Inactive) Phrase S RS=ACTIVE
SP= SP Spouse's Name8 Word S SP=(MARY(W)JEAN(W)BAIRD)
ST= AD Address State/Region/Province6 Phrase S ST=NY
SX= SX Sex Phrase S SX=FEMALE
None TH Thoughts on Life
YA= ED Years of Attendance/Year of Graduation7 Phrase S YA=1984
YB= YB Year of Birth Phrase S YB=1948
YD= YD Year of Death Phrase S YD=1994
None YE Years of Employment3
ZP= AD Zip Code6 Phrase S ZP=85004?

4 Also /DF.

5 Also /NA, NA=.

6 Displays full address information.

7 Displays Degrees, Name of School, School Location, Years of Attendance.

8 Display includes Spouse and Children Information.


LIMIT [top]

SUFFIX FIELD NAME EXAMPLES
/ACTIVE Active Biographies S S3/ACTIVE
/ADD Mailing Address Given S S4/ADD
/FIELD Fielded Records S S3/FIELD
/INACTIVE Inactive Biographies S S3/INACTIVE
/NOADD Mailing Address Not Given S S5/NOADD
/NOFIELD Freetext Records S S1/NOFIELD


SORT [top]

SORTABLE FIELDS EXAMPLES
NM, ST, SX, YB, ZP SORT S1/ALL/NM,D
PRINT S5/5/ALL/ZP


RANK [top]

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


USER-DEFINED FORMAT OPTIONS [top]

User-defined formats may be specified using the display codes indicated in the Search Options tables. TYPE S3/NM,CA/ALL


PREDEFINED FORMAT OPTIONS [top]

NO.
 DIALOGWEB
FORMAT		 RECORD CONTENT
1 -- DIALOG Accession Number
2 -- Professional Data: Name, Occupation(s), Certifications, Positions(s), Companies, Company Locations, Years of Employment, Professional Memberships, Special Achievements, Creative Works, Research Interests, Subfile
3 -- Personal Data: Name, Birth Year, City, State, Province or Region, Nation, Sex, Parents' Name, Immigration Information, Marriage and Divorce Dates, Spouse's and Children's Names, Subfile
5 Long Full Record except Street Address for Home and/or Office
6 Free Reference Data: Name, Occupation(s), Subfile
7 Medium Educational Data: Name, Occupation(s), School Names, School Locations, Degrees, Years of Attendance/Year of Graduation, and Certifications, Subfile
8 Short Achievements/Affiliations Data: Name, Professional Memberships, Civic/Political Activities, Military Record, Awards, Political and Religious Affiliations, Clubs and Lodges, Special Achievements, and Creative Works, Subfile
9 Full Full Record including Street Address of Home and/or Office
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 0097135/7
DISPLAY 00019116/NM,CO
PRINT 00193224/8


Rates [top]

Rates For File: Marquis Who's Who®[234]
Cost per DialUnit:                 $5.85
Cost per minute:                   $1.27
Rank Elements                      $0.00

Format    Types   Prints
     1    $0.00    $0.00
     2    $3.71    $3.71
     3    $3.71    $3.71
     5    $4.30    $4.30
     6    $0.00    $0.00
     7    $4.30    $4.30
     8    $3.71    $3.71
     9    $4.30    $4.30
KWIC95    $0.27       NA
KWIC96    $0.27       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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