BRITISH BOOKS IN PRINT [430]

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	430
British Books in Print

Last Loaded on Web: Thursday, May 01, 2008

Last Update To Bluesheet: July 5, 2007

Bluesheet Contents PDF version

File Description	Dialog File Data	Special Features	Sample Record	Sort
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]

British Books in Print provides comprehensive indexing of books published in the United Kingdom, plus those books published throughout the world that are printed in the English language and that are available within the U.K. from an exclusive stockholding agent. Information on titles not yet in print is provided up to 24 months in advance of publication.

All data are supplied directly from publishers. New title information is subjected to rigorous editorial control before it is entered into the database.

Tips [top]

USE FILE 430

to search for books published in the U.K. or books published elsewhere that may be available in the U.K.

USE /TI

to search for title words.

USE /DE

to search using Descriptor terms.

USE AU=

to search author's last name first with no commas.

USE BN=

to search for ISBN number (without hyphens).

Subject Coverage [top]

Books, audio tapes, and CDs are eligible for inclusion in the database if they are published in the U.K., carry a minimum retail price of L0.15, and are generally available for purchase by the public. Books published outside the U.K. are also eligible, provided they fulfill the same conditions, are printed in the English language, and are available within the U.K. from an exclusive stockholding agent. Only those government publications that are considered to be of wide general interest are included. Maps published by, or available through book publishers, are also included. The following items are excluded:

periodicals
serial publications
limited circulation publications
subscription-only publications

Print Counterparts [top]

None

Dialog File Data [top]

Dates Covered:	Closed January 2007
File Size:	1,651,521 records as of January 2007
Update Frequency:	Closed

Database Content [top]

Directories

Document Types Indexed [top]

Books and Monographs

Geographic Coverage [top]

International

Geographic Restrictions [top]

None

Special Features [top]

Graduate Education Program
KWIC and HILIGHT Available
DIALOG Alert Available
Remove Duplicates (RD, ID) Available

DialIndex/OneSearch Categories [top]

ACRONYM	CATEGORY NAME
BOOKS	Book Catalogs

Contact [top]

BRITISH BOOKS IN PRINT is produced by J. Whitaker & Sons Ltd. Questions concerning file content should be directed to:

J. Whitaker & Sons Ltd.
Colin Bethell, Library Sector Manager
Woolmead House West
Bear Lane
Farnham, Surrey GU9 7LG
England

Telephone:	Tel (44) 01252 742 529
Fax:	Fax (44) 01252 742 501
E-Mail:	colin.bethell@whitaker.co.uk

Terms and Conditions [top]

The BRITISH BOOKS IN PRINT database is copyrighted by J. Whitaker & Sons Ltd. Buyer agrees not to use data retrieved from this database for the purpose of replacing all or any part or as a substitute for license, lease or purchase of any part of this database.

Dialog Standard Terms & Conditions apply.

SAMPLE RECORD [top]

	`DIALOG(R)File 430: British Books in Print`
	`(c) 2000. All rts. reserv.`

AN=	`01216438`
/TI	`TITLE: New City`
AU=	`AUTHOR: Amidon Stephen`
BN=	`ISBN: 0385600925`
RS=	`STATUS IN FILE: Changed (20040712)`
PU=	`PUBLISHER: Doubleday`
PY=	`PUBLICATION DATE: 2000`
ST=	`PRINT STATUS: In Print`
BI=	`BINDING: Hardback PRICE: L15.99`
CP=	`COUNTRY OF PUBLICATION: England`
/AB	`SUMMARY: Set in 1970s America, this is the tragedy of Newton, a city`
	`which was built to accomodate a society living in social and racial`
	`harmony, but which instead slowly and inexorably disintegrates`
	`into urban unrest and threatens to destroy the three families at`
	`the centre of the story.`
	`BOOK INFORMATION: 23.4cm 445p`
DA=	`DATE ENTERED: 19990924`
	`DEWEY DECIMAL NUMBER/EDITION/FICTION CODE: 813.54 21 F`
IL=	`INTELLECTUAL LEVEL: General (US: Trade)`
/DE,DC=,SH=	`SUBJECT HEADINGS: Modern Fiction (FBC)`

BASIC INDEX [top]

SEARCH SUFFIX	DISPLAY CODE	FIELD NAME	INDEXING	SELECT EXAMPLES
None	None	All Basic Index Fields	Word	S NEW(W)CITY
/AB	AB	Abstract	Word	S (SOCIAL AND RACIAL(W)HARMONY)/AB
/DE	DE	Descriptor^1,2	Word & Phrase	S MODERN(W)FICTION/DE S AMERICAN ENGLISH?/DE
/NT	NT	Language Note	Word	S ENGLISH/NT
/TI	TI	Title³	Word & Phrase	S NEW(W)CITY/TI S NEW CITY/TI

¹Also /DF.

²Also searchable in the Additional Indexes using SH=,DC=.

³Also /TF.

ADDITIONAL INDEXES [top]

SEARCH PREFIX	DISPLAY CODE	FIELD NAME	INDEXING	SELECT EXAMPLES
AU=	AU	Author	Phrase	S AU=AMIDON STEPHEN
AW=	AW	Awards	Phrase	S AW=PULITZER?
None	AZ	DIALOG Accession Number
BI=	BI	Binding Statement	Word	S BI=CLOTH
BN=	BN	International Standard Book Number (ISBN)	Phrase	S BN=0385600925
CP=	CP	Country of Publication	Phrase	S CP=ENGLAND
CS=	CS	Corporate Name	Word & Phrase	S CS=ENVIRONMENT S CS=EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
DA=	DA	Date Entered	Phrase	S DA=19990924
DC=	DC	Descriptor Code⁴	Phrase	S DC=FBC
None	DD	Dewey Decimal Number
DI=	DI	Name of Distributor	Word	S DI=(GAZELLE(W)BOOK)
None	ED	Edition
IL=	IL	Intellectual Level	Phrase	S IL=GENERAL? S IL="CHILDREN / JUVENILE"
LA=	LA	Language	Phrase	S LA=FRENCH
None	PG	Pages
None	PR	Price
PU=	PU	Publisher Name	Word	S PU=DOUBLEDAY S PU=(ADDISON(W)WESLEY)
PY=	PY	Publication Year	Phrase	S PY=2000
RS=	RS	Record Status in File	Phrase	S RS=CHANGED
SE=	SE	Series	Word & Phrase	S SE=BAREFOOT S SE=PUFFIN CLASSICS
SH=	SH	Subject Heading⁴	Word & Phrase	S SH=FICTION S SH=AMERICAN ENGLISH
SN=	SN	International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)	Phrase	S SN=0006-8977
None	SO	Source Information⁵
ST=	ST	Print Status	Phrase	S ST=IN PRINT
UD=	None	Update	Phrase	S UD=9999

⁴Also searchable in the Basic Index using /DE.

⁵Includes Publisher Name, Publication Year, Volume, and Pages.

LIMIT [top]

Sets and terms may be limited by Basic Index suffixes, i.e., /DE, /DF, /NT, /TI, /TF (e.g., S S6/TI), as well as by Publication Year, S S3/1992.

SORT [top]

SORTABLE FIELDS	EXAMPLES
AU, BN, PU, PY, TI	SORT S6/ALL/AU/PY,D PRINT 3/5/1-24/TI

RANK [top]

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

USER-DEFINED FORMAT OPTIONS [top]


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

PREDEFINED FORMAT OPTIONS [top]

NO.	DIALOGWEB FORMAT	RECORD CONTENT
1	--	DIALOG Accession Number
2	--	Full Record
3	Medium	Bibliographic Citation and Price
4	--	Full Record with Tagged Fields
5	--	Full Record
6	Free	Title
7	Long	Full Record excluding Subject Headings
8	Short	Title, Date Entered, Record Status, and Subject Headings
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 1996773/5 DISPLAY 1995863/AU,TI PRINT 1995862/3

Rates [top]

Rates For File: British Books in Print[430]
Cost per DialUnit:                 $3.24
Cost per minute:                   $0.62
Rank Elements                      $0.00

Format    Types   Prints
     1    $0.00    $0.00
     2    $1.27    $1.27
     3    $1.27    $1.27
     4    $1.54    $1.54
     5    $1.54    $1.54
     6    $0.00    $0.00
     7    $1.54    $1.54
     8    $0.00    $0.00
     9    $1.54    $1.54
KWIC95    $0.11       NA
KWIC96    $0.12       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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