For a complete source list, contact the Ei EnCompassLIT Marketing Department.

Print Counterparts [top]

Ei EnCompass Technical Literature Abstracts is available in electronic format.

Dialog File Data [top]

Document Types Indexed [top]

• Reports
• Journal Articles
• Theses and Dissertations

Geographic Coverage [top]

• International

Geographic Restrictions [top]

• Nonsubscribers are limited to two hours per calendar year of combined time in EnCompassLIT (File 354) and EnCompassPAT (File 353).

Special Features [top]

• ERA Available
• KWIC and HILIGHT Available
• Remove Duplicates (RD, ID) Available
• CURRENT Feature Available
• MAP Available
• DIALOG Alert Available only in File 954

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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.

Ei EnCompassLIT is a registered trademark of Elsevier, Inc. Ei EnCompass is a trademark of Elsevier, Inc.

These databases are copyrighted by Elsevier, Inc. and are based on the information found in the cited source documents. "Author" abstracts that are reproduced verbatim are used with permission of the publisher. While Ei EnCompassLIT(TM) strives to provide unbiased factual coverage, the accuracy of documents used as sources cannot be guaranteed. Elsevier Engineering Information makes no warranty, either express or implied, with respect to the use of any information contained in these databases and assumes no liabilities for loss or damage resulting from the use of any information contained in these databases whether such loss or damage is caused by error or omission by Elsevier Engineering Information in these databases. The staff of Elsevier Engineering Information Subscriber companies, including subsidiaries, have unrestricted access to Ei EnCompassLIT and Ei EnCompassPAT. For this section, the term "subsidiaries" shall mean any organization in which Subscriber companies own more than fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding stock.

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SAMPLE RECORD [top]

BASIC INDEX [top]

¹ Any chemical term in the Basic Index can be restricted to a full word using /FW, e.g., S OLEFIN/FW.

² Abstracts are searchable and displayable in both Files 354 and 954, as of January 1996.

³ Also /DF.

⁴ Use /DE* or /DF* for major descriptors.

⁵ Role indicators assigned to materials in chemical reactions are: -A indicates a starting material in a chemical reaction, e.g., S PROPENE-A; -P indicates a product in a chemical reaction, e.g., S PROPENE-P; -N indicates that no role was specified, e.g., S HYDROCARBON-N. Role indicators are also assigned to CAS Registry Numbers, e.g., S RN=74-99-7A.

⁶ Searchable in the Basic Index and in the Additional Indexes.

ADDITIONAL INDEXES [top]

⁷ From January 1991 forward.

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RANK [top]

MAP [top]

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Rates [top]

Rates For File: Ei EnCompassLIT™[354]
Cost per DialUnit:                $20.00
Cost per minute:                   $6.47
Rank Elements                      $0.00

Format    Types   Prints
     1    $0.00    $0.00
     2    $7.00    $7.00
     3    $7.00    $7.00
     4    $7.00    $7.00
     5    $7.00    $7.00
     6    $0.00    $0.00
     7    $7.00    $7.00
     8    $0.00    $0.00
     9    $7.00    $7.00
    49    $6.60    $6.60
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

Rates For File: Ei EnCompassLIT™        - subscribers[954]
Cost per DialUnit:                $10.17
Cost per minute:                   $3.15
Rank Elements                      $0.00
ALERT (default)                   $18.50
ALERT (Monthly)                   $18.50
ALERT (Biweekly/twice a month) *  $15.50
ALERT (Weekly)                     $9.25
ALERT (Daily)                  *   $9.25
ALERT (Calendar weekly)        *   $9.25
ALERT (Intraday)               *   $9.25
* = custom scheduled Alerts only
ALERT Number of included prints        0

Format    Types   Prints
     1    $0.00    $0.00
     2    $4.00    $4.00
     3    $4.00    $4.00
     4    $4.00    $4.00
     5    $4.00    $4.00
     6    $0.00    $0.00
     7    $4.00    $4.00
     8    $0.00    $0.00
     9    $4.00    $4.00
    49    $3.85    $3.85
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