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415
DIALOG Bluesheets™

Last Loaded on Web: Wednesday, May 01, 2013

Last Update To Bluesheet: November 17, 2009

Bluesheet Contents     PDF version

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


File Description [top]

The DIALOG® Bluesheets database contains records representing the Bluesheet documentation issued for all databases on DIALOG. All databases are represented, including bibliographic files, complete text files, menu-driven files, and gateway services. Each record represents a Bluesheet and contains traditional page one information listing a file description, subject coverage, sources, file data, origin, and legal terms and conditions. Sample records are included in Format 9, along with all searchable indexes, display codes, field names, examples, sorts, limits, report fields, predefined formats, and direct record access information. For menu-driven files, sample menus are included, along with a brief description of the service/menu system.

Source information for the DIALOG Bluesheets database is derived from printed "Bluesheet" documentation. Additional information not found on the printed Bluesheets is also included, such as availability of DIALOG AlertSM service, Classroom Instruction Program databases, type of data in the file, document types indexed in the database represented, DIALINDEX category acronyms, and annual accession number ranges for files having accession number limits.



Tips [top]

USE FILE 415

to find Bluesheets representing all Dialog databases.

USE FI=

to find the bluesheet for a particular database.

     SELECT FI=15

USE NF=

to find all databases that have a particular search field. SELECT NF=FISCAL?



Subject Coverage [top]

  • Searchable indexes
  • Display codes
  • Field names
  • Sorts
  • Limits
  • Report fields
  • Map fields
  • Format options
  • Direct record access


Print Counterparts [top]

  • The Complete Set of Bluesheets


Dialog File Data [top]

Dates Covered: current
File Size: 514 records as of November 2009
Update Frequency: Daily reload


Database Content [top]

  • Bibliographic Records


Document Types Indexed [top]

  • Databases


Geographic Coverage [top]

  • International


Geographic Restrictions [top]

  • None


Special Features [top]

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


DialIndex/OneSearch Categories [top]

ACRONYM CATEGORY NAME
DATABASE Database Directories


Contact [top]

The DIALOG BLUESHEETS database 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: 919.804.6400
800 Line: 1-800-3DIALOG
Fax: 919.804.6410
E-Mail: customer@dialog.com


Terms and Conditions [top]

DIALOG is a trademark of Dialog. DIALOG BLUESHEETS is a trademark of Dialog.

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

DIALOG Bluesheets are copyrighted by Dialog.


Dialog Standard Terms & Conditions apply.


SAMPLE RECORD [top]

    DIALOG(R)File 415:DIALOG Bluesheets(TM) 
    (c) 2002 Dialog. All rts. reserv. 
     
  AN=  00000020 
  /TI,FI=  DIALOG GLOBAL REPORTER - File 20 
     
    FILE DESCRIPTION 
  /AB     Dialog Global Reporter is a comprehensive, global news source, developed 
    jointly by   three  of  the  world's  leading  information  companies:  The 
    Dialog Corporation and Financial  Times  Information. Dialog Global 
    Reporter  covers  the leading newspapers, business magazines, and newswires 
    (...) 
     
    SUBJECT COVERAGE 
  /ID  Dialog Global Reporter covers a wide variety of topics including: --  Accounting -- 
     European  Community  --   Advertising --  Food and Beverages --  Aerospace 
    and  Defense  --   Health  Care Services --  Agriculture --  Investments -- 
     Automotive  --   Marketing  --   Banking  and  Finance  --   Petroleum  -- 
     (...) 
    PRINT COUNTERPARTS: None 
     
    TIPS 
      USE FILE 20 
      to  investigate  economic  climates,  plan  for  global expansion, access 
    emerging  markets,  track competitor moves, identify industry developments, 
    profile  companies  and executives, monitor new products, uncover news that 
    may affect your overall business 
      USE THE ONLINE INDEXES 
      to help choose subject terms, and to help narrow searches to a particular 
    geographic area or industry (SIC codes/descriptions). 
      EXPAND EN= 
      (for a list of subject descriptions) 
      S GN=CHINA 
      S PN=MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS 
      S SC=283 
      USE BRITISH AND AMERICAN TERMINOLOGY 
      Both  spelling  conventions and terms may differ. Use both to ensure full 
    coverage of sources: 
      S LABOR OR LABOUR 
      S TURNOVER OR SALES 
      USE DIALOG ALERTS 
      to  receive  daily  or  weekly  updates  automatically on topics of your 
    choice. 
     
    DIALOG FILE DATA 
    DATES COVERED: May 1997 to the present 
    FILE SIZE: 207,000 records as of January 1998 
  UF=  UPDATE FREQUENCY: Multiple times per day 
     
  DB=  DATABASE CONTENT: Bibliographic Records; Complete Text Records 
  DT=  DOCUMENT TYPES INDEXED: Journal Articles; Newspaper Articles 
  GC=  GEOGRAPHIC COVERAGE: International 
  SF=  SPECIAL  FEATURES: ERA Available;  Classroom Instruction Program;  KWIC and 
       HILIGHT Available;  DIALOG Alert Available; Abstracts Available 
     
  DI=  DIALINDEX  ACRONYMS:  ASIANEWS;   BUSECON;  CANADANE;  ELECTRON;  EUROPENE; 
         FINBUS;  GNBINTL;  GNBUSA;  INTLNEWS;  JAPANNEW;  LATINNEW;  MANUFBUS; 
         MERGEACQ;   MIDEASTN;   MKTRES;   MULTIIND;  NEWSCO; NEWSDAIL; PCINFO; 
       PEOPLE; PHARMIND; TELEBUS; TRANSBUS; UKNEWS 
     
    ORIGIN 
    Dialog Global Reporter is provided by The Dialog Corporation 
    and  Financial  Times Information. Questions concerning file content should 
    be directed to: 
     
  /PU,PU=  The Dialog Corporation 
    Customer Services 
    2440 El Camino Real 
  CY=,ST=,ZP=  Mountain View, CA 94040 
  TE=  TELEPHONE: 800-334-2564 
  TE=             650-254-8800 (West Coast) 
  TE=             215-587-4498 (East Coast) 
    FAX: 650-254-8123 
    E-MAIL: customer@dialog.com 
     
    GEOGRAPHIC RESTRICTIONS: None 
    TERMS   AND  CONDITIONS:  Dialog Global Reporter  is  copyrighted  by  The  Dialog 
    Corporation and Financial  Times  Information. For The Dialog 
    Corporation's  Redistribution  and  Archive  policy, enter HELP ERA online. 
    No special terms or conditions apply. 
     
    SAMPLE FULLTEXT RECORD 
     
    DIALOG(R)File 20:Dialog Global Reporter 
    (c) 2002 The Dialog Corp. All rts. reserv. 
     
    00122836  (THIS IS THE FULLTEXT) 
     BUSINESS: Equity options begin trading in Tokyo and Osaka: Japan's 
     leading exchanges try to lure individual investors with lower- 
     priced options that can leverage larger returns 
    SUSUMU MAEJIMA 
    ASAHI SHIMBUN 
    July 18, 1997 
    JOURNAL CODE:  FASS   LANGUAGE:  English   RECORD TYPE:  FULLTEXT 
    WORD COUNT:  480 
     
         In efforts to win back individual investors and better compete 
    with overseas exchanges, the Tokyo and Osaka stock exchanges today 
    began trading in equity options. 
         Equity options--the right to buy or sell shares at a 
    predetermined price before a preset deadline--are traded on many 
    exchanges around the world. But only options tied to stock indexes 
    were approved in Japan. 
         Individuals are expected to invest in equity options because 
    (...) 
     
                                 SEARCH OPTIONS 
     
    BASIC INDEX 
     
    SEARCH   DISPLAY       FIELD NAME/ 
    SUFFIX    CODE          INDEXING/EXAMPLES 
     
    None      None      All Basic Index Fields 
                         Word 
                         S EUROPEAN(W)UNION 
  SS=,DC=,NF=,/BI,BI=  /AB,/XT      AB,XT      Abstract 
  IN=                       Word 
                         S COLAZIDE/AB 
  SS=,DC=,NF=,/BI,BI=  /CO       CO        Company Name-1 
  IN=                       Word 
                         S SONY(W)CORPORATION/CO 
    /DE       DE        Descriptor-2,3 
                         Word & Phrase 
                         S DISEASES(W)INJURIES/DE 
                         S DRUGS & MEDICINES/DE 
    (...) 
     
    ADDITIONAL INDEXES 
     
    SEARCH   DISPLAY       FIELD NAME/ 
    PREFIX    CODE          INDEXING/EXAMPLES 
     
    None      AN        DIALOG Accession Number 
     
  DC=,SP=,NF=,/AI,AI=  AU=       AU        Author 
  IN=                       Word 
                         S AU=(SUSUMU(W)MAEJIMA) 
  DC=,SP=,NF=,/AI,AI=  CO=       CO        Company Name -1 
  IN=                       Phrase 
                         S CO=HITACHI LIMITED 
    DL=       DL        Dateline 
                         Word & Phrase 
                         S DL=(PUERTO(W)RICO) 
                          S DL=PUERTO RICO 
    (...) 
     
    NOTES 
     1-Searchable in the Basic Index and in the Additional Indexes. 
     2-Also /DF. 
     3-Also Searchable in the Additional Indexes using EN=. 
     4-Geographic Name field includes states/provinces, countries, and regions. 
     5-Also Searchable in the Basic Index using /DE. 
     6-Includes Journal Name, Volume, Pagination, and Publication Date. 
     
    LIMITING 
    general limit statement (source 
        SUFFIX      FIELD NAME/EXAMPLE 
  LI=   /ABS        Abstract or Lead Paragraph Only Records 
                  S S2/ABS 
     /ENG        English-Language Records 
                  S S3/ENG 
    (...) 
     
    SORTING 
    Online (SORT) and offline (PRINT) 
  SR=   AU, JN, PD, PM, PY, TI 
     SORT S5/ALL/ PY,D 
     
    OUTPUT OPTIONS 
    Display  codes listed in the Search Options tables can be used to customize 
      output, e.g, TYPE S4/TI,PD/1-5 
    Format 1     DIALOG Accession Number 
    Format 2     Full Record except Text 
    Format 3     Bibliographic Citation and Word Count 
    Format 4     Bibliographic Citation, Lead Paragraph, and Word Count 
    Format 5      Bibliographic Citation, Indexing, Lead Paragraph, and Word 
                   Count 
    Format 6     Title and Word Count 
    Format 7     Bibliographic Citation and Text 
    Format 8     Title, Indexing and Word Count 
    Format 9     Full Record 
    Format K      KWIC (Key Word In Context) displays a window of text  may be 
                   used by itself or with other formats (HILIGHT is also 
                   available) 
    Output  can  be  displayed  with tags identifying each display field.,e.g., 
    TYPE S1/6,GN/ALL TAG 
     
    DIRECT RECORD ACCESS 
    DIALOG Accession Number        TYPE 00122836/9 
                                   PRINT 00129640/9 
     
    BLUESHEET STATUS 
  BS=,PD=  PRINTED BLUESHEET STATUS: Original  DATE OF PRINTED BLUESHEET: 19970912 
  OB=  ONLINE BLUESHEET STATUS: 19980225 
     
    Copyright 1997 by The Dialog Corporation All rights reserved. 


BASIC INDEX [top]

SEARCH
SUFFIX		 DISPLAY
CODE		 FIELD NAME
 INDEXING
 SELECT EXAMPLES
None None All Basic Index Fields Word S NEWSPAPER?
/AB AB Abstract Word S GLOBAL(W)NEWS/AB
/AI AI Additional Index Fields1 Word
& Phrase		 S COMPANY(W)NAME/AI
S GEOGRAPHIC NAME/AI
/BI BI Basic Index Fields1 Word
& Phrase		 S LEAD(W)PARAGRAPH/BI
S COMPANY NAME/BI
/ID ID Identifier2 Word
& Phrase		 S EUROPEAN(W)COMMUNITY/ID
S HEALTH CARE SERVICES/ID
/PE PE Print Counterparts Word S SAN(W)FRANCISCO(W)CHRONICLE/PE
/PU PU Database Producer Word S DIALOG(W)LLC/PU
/TI TI Database Title and File Numbers3 Word S GLOBAL(W)REPORTER/TI
S FILE(W)20/TI

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

2 Also /IF.

3 Also /TF (for file name only).


ADDITIONAL INDEXES [top]

SEARCH
PREFIX		 DISPLAY
CODE		 FIELD NAME
 INDEXING
 SELECT EXAMPLES
None AD Database Producer Address
AI= AI Additional Index Fields and Codes1 Phrase S AI=EVENT NAME
S AI=EN
AN= AN DIALOG Accession Number Phrase S AN=020
BI= BI Basic Index Fields and Codes1 Phrase S BI=LEAD PARAGRAPH
S BI=LP
CN= CN Database Producer Country (except U.S.) Word
& Phrase		 S CN=(UNITED(W)KINGDOM)
S CN=UNITED KINGDOM
CY= CY Database Producer City Word
& Phrase		 S CY=(MOUNTAIN(W)VIEW)
S CY=MOUNTAIN VIEW
DB= DB Database Content Phrase S DB=COMPLETE TEXT RECORDS
DC= None Display Code Phrase S DC=PU
DI= DI DIALINDEX Acronyms Phrase S DI=NEWSCO
DT= DT Document Types Indexed Phrase S DT=JOURNAL ARTICLES
None FD Format Descriptions
FI= FI File Number4 Phrase S FI=20
None FS File Size
None FX Database Producer Fax Number
GC= GC Geographic Coverage of Source Data Phrase S GC=INTERNATIONAL
GR= GR Geographic Restrictions Word S GR=NONE
IN= None Indexing Word S IN=WORD
LI= LI All Limit Information Word
& Phrase		 S LI=ENGLISH?
S LI=ABSTRACT?
None LM File Specific Limits
MP= MP MAP Fields Word S MP=PN
NF= None Name of Field Word
& Phrase		 S NF=(JOURNAL(W)NAME)
S NF=PUBLICATION DATE
None NT Footnotes
OB= OB Online Bluesheet Status Phrase S OB=(JULY AND 2009)
PD= PD Date of Printed Bluesheet Phrase S PD='JUNE 30, 2009'
PE= PE Print Counterparts Phrase S PE=NONE
PU= PU Database Producer Word S PU=(DIALOG(W)LLC?)
S PU=DIALOG?
None RC Sample Record
RP= RP REPORT Field Codes Word S RP=CO
SF= SF Special Feature Phrase S SF=DIALOG ALERT AVAILABLE
SP= None Search Prefix Phrase S SP=CO
SR= SR Sortable Fields Phrase S SR=PD
SS= None Search Suffix Phrase S SS=TI
ST= ST Database Producer State Word
& Phrase		 S ST=CA
S ST=WEST SUSSEX
None TC Terms and Conditions
TE= TE Database Producer Telephone Number5 Phrase S TE=800
None TR Trademark Statement
None TX Database Producer Telex Number
UD= None Update Phrase S UD=9999
UF= UF Update Frequency Phrase S UF=DAILY?
ZP= ZP Database Producer Zip Code Phrase S ZP=02171

4 Display includes database name and file number.

5 TE= searchable only for U.S. telephone numbers.


SORT [top]

SORTABLE FIELDS EXAMPLES
AN, CY, PU, ST, TI, ZP SORT S13/ALL/PU/TI
PRINT S5/5/1-24/ZP


RANK [top]

RANK FIELDS EXAMPLES
All phrase- and numeric-indexed fields in the Additional Indexes can be ranked. Additional RANK codes include: AI, BI, ID, TI RANK ID


USER-DEFINED FORMAT OPTIONS [top]

Output may be specified using the display codes indicated in the Search Options tables. TYPE S3/TI,FD/1-5


PREDEFINED FORMAT OPTIONS [top]

NO.
 DIALOGWEB
FORMAT		 RECORD CONTENT
1 -- DIALOG Accession Number
2 -- File Description, Subject Coverage, Sources, File Data, and Origin
3 Medium File Description, Subject Coverage, Sources, and File Data
4 -- Database Name, File Number, Basic and Additional Index Fields, Sort, Limit, Map, Report, and Format Options
5 Long Full Record except Sample Record
6 Free Database Name, File Number, and Bluesheet Status and Dates
7 -- Database Name, Limit, Sort, Map, and Report
8 Short Database Name, File Number, Identifiers, and Predefined Formats
9 Full Full Record including Sample 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 00000074/5
DISPLAY 00000180/2
PRINT 00000470/TI


Rates [top]

Rates For File: DIALOG Bluesheets™[415]
Cost per DialUnit:                 $0.00
Cost per minute:                   $0.00
Rank Elements                      $0.00

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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