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The Chronolog®

Last Loaded on Web: Wednesday, May 01, 2013

Last Update To Bluesheet: June 25, 2009

Bluesheet Contents     PDF version

File Description Print Counterparts Geographic Coverage Terms and Conditions Additional Indexes Rank
Subject Coverage Dialog File Data Special Features Sample Record Limit Predefined Format Options
Tips Document Types Indexed Contact Basic Index Sort Rates


File Description [top]

The Chronolog® is a database compilation of the quarterly e-newsletter of the same name. The Chronolog contains the latest product and content news, as well as announcements regarding training and the availability of support material.

The database includes the archive (1981-2005) of the previous version of the print Chronolog® as well as the text-only version of the following electronic newsletters: What's New on Dialog® and What's New on DataStar®; and topical newsletters: Aerospace & Defense News, Chemistry News, Competitive Intelligence News, Engineering & High Tech News, Patents News, Pharma/Biotech News, and Trademarks News. The fulltext of each newsletter is searchable. Beginning January 2009, the Training Updates newsletter is also included.

The Chronolog database provides information on all Dialog products and services, including news on new and reloaded databases, new and enhanced system features, search tips and techniques, and international Dialog activities.

HTML versions of the electronic newsletters may be viewed online at http://support.dialog.com/enewsletters/chronolog.



Tips [top]

USE The Chronolog

to find the latest news on Dialog and DataStar

products and services.

EXPAND the Journal Name Index

to see the archive of e-newsletters in the file.

     EXPAND JN=AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE NEWS

USE the /CONTENT Limit

to get a Table of Contents for a given issue.

     SELECT UD=200901/CONTENTS

SEARCH SH=

to retrieve Section Headings for Chronolog records and other newsletters.

     SELECT SH=TRAINING?



Subject Coverage [top]

  • New and reloaded databases on Dialog and DataStar
  • Business and News content updates
  • Intellectual Property content updates
  • SciTech content updates
  • DataStar content updates
  • Searching Techniques
  • Search Aids for Use with Databases
  • Product news
  • Learning about ProQuest
  • Workshops & Seminars
  • Regional Dialog Activities


Print Counterparts [top]


Dialog File Data [top]

Dates Covered: 1981 to the present
File Size: More than 11,400 records as of June 2009
Update Frequency: Quarterly


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
  • DIALOG Alert Available
  • Dialog Alert


Contact [top]

The Chronolog is produced by Dialog. All questions concerning file content should be directed to:

Dialog LLC
The Knowledge Center
2250 Perimeter Park Drive, Suite 300

Morrisville, NC 27560

Telephone: +1-919-804-6400
800 Line: +1-800-3DIALOG
Fax: +1-919-804-6410
E-Mail: customer@dialog.com


Terms and Conditions [top]

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

No special terms or conditions.


Dialog Standard Terms & Conditions apply.


SAMPLE RECORD [top]

    The Chronolog 
    (c) 2009 Dialog. All rts. reserv. 
     
  JN=  01090303 CHRONOLOG 
  /TI  Title: FEBRUARY 2009 CHRONOLOG 
  PD=,PY=  Publication Date: MARCH 2009 
     
  /TX  Text: 
     
    FROM THE EDITOR 
     
    Our February issue brings you more actionable 
     information as we highlight the breadth and depth of 
     scientific, biomedical and pharmaceutical content on 
     Dialog and DataStar. You'll find articles on EMBASE(R), 
     a comprehensive biomedical and pharmaceutical database; 
     PASCAL, February's free file; and the enhanced features 
     resulting from the reload of PHIND on DataStar. In 
     addition, Ron Kaminecki shows you how to use vocabulary 
     in the science files to find patents. And, how is all 
     this content created?  An interview with Dialog's 
     DataStar content development team gives you the 
     details. 
     
    Scientists, chemists, biologists, researchers, 
     technologists, information managers and inventors all 
     want full articles. A click of a button following a 
     quick Dialog search brings you right to the journal 
     article, with text, graphics and tables. In seconds you 
     have the information you need. Find out how Dialog 
     eLinks is now enhanced with Open URL 1.0 capability. 
     Peruse the search tips and training materials for help 
     in searching millions of articles in the sciences on 
     Dialog and DataStar. 
    -End of Article- 
    --------------------------------------------------- 
     
    ENHANCE YOUR RESEARCH WITH DIALOG ELINKSSM: OPEN 
     URL 1.0 COMPLIANCE 
     
    Dialog's updated version of our free eLinks is now Open 
     URL compliant and offers the newest standards for 
     researchers who use link resolvers.  If you have 
     eJournal subscriptions or Open URL-based Link Resolver, 
     Dialog eLinks can save you a great deal of time 
     generally spent on document fulfillment, so you can 
     make better use of your time conducting research, 
     planning and organizing. 
     
    Dialog has eLinks in approximately 100 Dialog and 
     DataStar databases, including: 
     
    -- EMBASE(R) (Excerpta Medica Abstract Journals (File 73/EMED)) 
    -- Inspec(R) (File 2/INSP) 
    -- BIOSIS Previews(R) (File 5/BIOL) 
    -- PASCAL (File 144/PASC) 
    -- SciSearch(R): A Cited Reference Science Database (File 34/SCIN) 
    -- Ei Compendex(R) (File 8/COMP) 
    -- Analytical Abstracts (File 305/ANAB) 
    -- RAPRA: Rubber and Plastics (File 323/RAPR) 
     
    Enabling Dialog eLinks If you haven't enabled your 
     existing Dialog account for our free eLinking service, 
     complete the online form 
     (http://support.dialog.com/account/forms/elinks.shtml) 
     today to sign up. Once your account is enabled, you can 
     begin setting up your subscriptions with our subscription 
     manager. You can learn more about how to 
     use Dialog eLinks when you download 
     (http://v3.starlinks.ch/) Dialog eLinks Manager 
     Tutorial (httpurnal subscription investment. 
    -End of Article- 
    --------------------------------------------------- 
           (. . .) 
     
    INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CONTENT UPDATES 
    LATIN AMERICAN COVERAGE INCREASED IN INPADOC 
     
    In recent years, Latin American countries have gained 
     greater visibility and so has their intellectual 
     property.  As a result there is increasing interest in 
     obtaining patent rights in these countries.  In 
     December 2008, the European Patent Office announced it 
     would extend its coverage of patents in Latin American 
     countries. 
     
    Some Latin American patents have been online for a 
     while, although not always with complete coverage. The 
     addition of nine new countries to INPADOC/Family and 
     Legal Status (File 345 at 
     http://library.dialog.com/bluesheets/html/bl0345.html) 
     is a welcome addition for users who need access to 
     Latin American intellectual property. 
     
    Argentina (AR) 
    Brazil (BR) 
    Chile (CL)              new from week 200904 
    Costa Rica (CR)         new from week 200851 
    Cuba (CU)               resumed updating from week 200852 
    Ecuador (EC)            new from week 200904 
    El Salvador (SV)        new from week 200851 
    Mexico (MX) 
    Nicaragua (NI)          new from week 200904 
    Panama (PA)             new from week 200904 
    Peru (PE)               new from week 200852 
    Uruguay (UY) 
     
    Future additions to Latin American coverage will 
     include Colombia (CO) and Guatemala (GT). 
    -End of Article- 
    --------------------------------------------------- 
           (. . .) 
     
    FREE FILE OF THE MONTH FOR MARCH 
     
    Make note of the featured File of the Month for March: 
     EMBASE(R) (File 73 at 
     http://library.dialog.com/bluesheets/html/bl0073.html), 
     a biomedical and pharmacological database providing up- 
     to-date information about medical and drug-related 
     subjects. See an overview of the file here. Look for 
     the announcement of this free file in the sciences in 
     the March Chronolog. 
    -End of Article- 
    --------------------------------------------------- 
           (. . .) 
     
    QUANTUM2 CONVERSATIONS: CREATING AN ELEVATOR 
     SPEECH 
     
    How often have you had to quickly let a potential 
     stakeholder know what it is you do for the organization 
     and not been able to find the right words?  Information 
     professionals can use elevator speeches as brief and 
     positive ways to communicate a specific message 
     whenever the opportunity arises - such as "Who is your 
     target customer?", "What service/product do you offer 
     them?" and "What problem of theirs is solved by your 
     service/product?"  Our Quantum2 Conversations podcast 
     on the Elevator Speech is designed to give you quick 
     tips on coming up with snappy, onpoint answers to just 
     such questions.  Download it at 
     http://quantum.dialog.com/q2 resources/podcasts/. 
    -End of Article- 
    --------------------------------------------------- 
     
    DATASTAR SEARCH TIP 
     
    DataStarWeb(tm) offers experienced Classic searchers 
     the functionality NE(R) and EMBASE(r). 
     
    If you already know the Medical Subject Headings 
     (MeSH(R)) terms you wish to use in MEDLINE or terms 
     from the EMTREE thesaurus in EMBASE, simply enter the 
     search string and hit ENTER. For example, in 
     MEDLINE, to connect the subheading DRUG-THERAPY to 
     CORONARY-DISEASE, type CORONARY-DISEASE WITH DT. 
           (. . .) 


BASIC INDEX [top]

SEARCH
SUFFIX		 DISPLAY
CODE		 FIELD NAME
 INDEXING
 SELECT EXAMPLES
None None All Basic Index Fields Word S ELEVATOR(W)SPEECH
/TI TI Title Word S MARCH(N) 2009/TI
/TX TX Text Word S PHARMACEUTICAL(1N) DATABASE?/TX


ADDITIONAL INDEXES [top]

SEARCH
PREFIX		 DISPLAY
CODE		 FIELD NAME
 INDEXING
 SELECT EXAMPLES
None AN DIALOG Accession Number
JN= JN Journal Name Phrase S JN=THE CHRONOLOG
PD= PD Publication Date Phrase S PD=200903
PY= PY Publication Year Phrase S PY=2009
SH= SH Section Heading1 Phrase S SH=TECHNIQUES
UD= None Update Phrase S UD=9999

1 Section Heading retrieves Headings from The Chronolog and e-newsletter titles (e.g., SH=CHEMISTRY ENEWS).


LIMIT [top]

SUFFIX FIELD NAME EXAMPLES
/CONTENTS Table of Contents2 S UD=?/CONTENTS

2 /CONTENTS retrieves The Chronolog's Table of Contents and all e-newsletter Table of Contents for each month.


SORT [top]

SORTABLE FIELDS EXAMPLES
PD, PY, TI SORT S4/ALL/PD


RANK [top]

RANK FIELDS EXAMPLES
All phrase- and numeric-indexed fields in the Additional Indexes can be ranked. RANK PD S2


USER-DEFINED FORMAT OPTIONS [top]

Display codes listed in the Search Options tables can be used to customize output TYPE S4/TI,SH/1-5
PRINT S5/TI,TX/ALL


PREDEFINED FORMAT OPTIONS [top]

NO.
 DIALOGWEB
FORMAT		 RECORD CONTENT
1 -- DIALOG Accession Number
2 -- Full Record except Text
3 Medium Journal Name, Title, and Publication Date
4 -- Full Record except Text
5 -- Full Record
6 Free Journal Name, Title, and Publication Date
7 Long Full Record except Text
8 Short Journal Name, Title, and Publication Date
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 1051004/3
DISPLAY 1050319/2
PRINT 1010521/5


Rates [top]

Rates For File: The Chronolog®[410]
Cost per DialUnit:                 $0.00
Cost per minute:                   $0.00
Rank Elements                      $0.00
ALERT (default)                    $0.00
ALERT (Monthly)                    $0.00
ALERT (Biweekly/twice a month) *   $0.00
ALERT (Weekly)                 *   $0.00
ALERT (Daily)                  *   $0.00
ALERT (Calendar weekly)        *   $0.00
ALERT (Intraday)               *   $0.00
* = custom scheduled Alerts only
ALERT Number of included prints        0

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