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              Volume Four, Issue Thirty-Nine, File 5 of 13

INTRODUCTION:

 With the plethora of on-line databases in the public and private sectors,

I feel it is becoming increasingly important to penetrate and maintain access to these databases. The databases in question contain data pertaining to our personal lives and to our environment, not to mention the tetrabytes of useful information that can be directed toward research and personal education.

 Who or What is DIALOG?

 The DIALOG Information Network is a service that links various public and

commercial databases together for convenience. In the past, when one wanted to access LEGAL RESOURCE INDEX, for instance, one would have to dial direct. With DIALOG, hundreds of databases are connected via X.25 networks (Tymnet, Sprintnet, Uninet, Dialnet) eliminating frustrating searching and outrageous long distance telephone bills (before the AT&T divestiture).

 Further, within this file is a PARTIAL list of databases found on-line.

Some of the databases are nothing more than periodicals and abstract sources, while others provide FullText articles and books. There are over 2500 periodicals, newspapers, newsletters and newswires on-line in FullText.

Here are a few of my favorites:

McGraw-Hill Publications On-Line (File624)

 - Services offer FullText of their Newsletters serving the world-wide

aerospace and defense industry. Complete text from 30 newsletters such as AeroSpace Daily, BYTE, Aviation Week and Space Technology, Data Communications, ENR, among others. For more info on the database, when in DIALOG type Help News624.

PR NEWSWIRE (File613)

 - PR Newswire records contain the complete text of news releases prepared

by: companies; public relations agencies; trade associations; city, state, federal and non-US Government agencies; and other sources covering the entire spectrum of news. The complete text of a news release typically contains details or background information that is not published in newspapers. More than 8500 companies contribute news for PR Newswire. PR NEWSWIRE is a known agent of Corporate Intelligence.

DMS/FI MARKET INTELLIGENCE REPORTS (File589)

 - FullText of World AeroSpace Weekly, covers all aspects of both civil and
   military aerospace activities worldwide.
 - World Weapons Review, very high degree of technical detail and
   perspective.  As such, it has special appeal to military professionals
   and users of weapons.

Note: The database treats the newsletters as separate Binders. For example, to access the World Weapons Review, after connecting to the database, type:

          SELECT BN=WORLD WEAPONS REVIEW
          or whichever newsletter you wish to search.

FINE CHEMICALS DATABASE (File360)

 - The focus of this database is on sources for laboratory, specialty, and

unusual chemicals used in scientific research and new product development. Fine chemicals are relatively pure chemicals typically produced in small quantities. The database will provide you with manufacturers and/or distributors.

DUN'S ELECTRONIC YELLOW PAGES (File515)

 - Largest database of U.S. businesses available on DIALOG, providing

information on a total of 8.5 million establishments. Corporate intelligence: you can quickly verify the existence of a business. Then you can obtain address, telephone number, employee size, Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) and other basic information.

CURRENT CONTENTS SEARCH (File440)

 - FullText articles from over 8000+ worldwide journals dealing with

science and technology.

BOOKS IN PRINT (File470)

 - Access to in-print and out-of-print books since 1979, BIP lets you

retrieve bibliographic data on virtually every book published or distributed in the United States. Plus FullText reviews on the book(s) you have selected. See next.

PUBLISHERS DISTRIBUTORS AND WHOLESALERS ON-LINE (File450)

 - PDW on-line will locate virtually any book, audio cassette, software

publisher, distributor, or wholesaler in the U.S.

 You now should have an idea of the power and scope of the Dialog

Information Network.

NOTE: Most of DIALOG's Services are now available to certain Research facilities, public and private, on CD-ROM. Check your local public and university libraries for this service. Of course, MANY of the more interesting databases are not available on CD-ROM and must still be accessed through the DIALOG network.

                       Access to DIALOG Services

 The following on-line services are available from DIALOG Information

Services:

          DIALOG
          DIALOG Business (DBC)
          DIALOG Medical Connection (DMC)
          DIALMAIL
          KNOWLEDGE INDEX

 The logon procedures for the first four are identical and use the same

service address; procedures for KNOWLEDGE INDEX differ only in the use of the KI service address, as illustrated throughout this file.

 The most common method of access to DIALOG services uses local phone

numbers for three telecommunication networks: DIALOG's DIALNET, BT Tymnet, TYMNET, and SprintNet. For those who live in an area that lacks a local dialup for those three networks, you may use the 800 link into the DIALNET for access to all DIALOG services except KNOWLEDGE INDEX. This access is not free, but it may cost less than dialing long-distance to reach a network node if you live in a region without local access. Access is also available through gateways from other on-line systems.

 Access to many DIALOG services is available from countries throughout the

world and may be accessed from their own Public Data Networks.

Dialnet 800-Number Access

The two DIALNET 800 numbers are available for connecting to Dialog services from anywhere in the 48 contiguous states. Access through these numbers is not free.

 (800)DIALNET     300, 1200, and 2400 b. (w/MNP error checking)
 (800)342-5638

 (800)847-1620    VADIC 3400 series modems (1200 baud)
                  BELL 103 modems (300 baud)
                  BELL 212 modems (1200 baud)

Note: I have excluded all the dialup numbers for Tymnet and Sprintnet. If you don't know how to find those, obtain a file on X.25 nets and I'm sure they will be listed somewhere in them.

                      DIALNET U.S. DIALUP NUMBERS

 (All DIALNET dialup numbers support 300, 1200, and 2400 baud)

 ARIZONA
 Phoenix....................................(602)257-8895

 CALIFORNIA
 Alhambra...................................(818)300-9000
 Longbeach..................................(213)491-0803
 Los Angeles................................(818)300-9000
 Marina Del Rey.............................(213)305-9833
 Newport Beach..............................(714)756-1969
 Oakland....................................(415)633-7900
 Palo Alto..................................(415)858-2461
 Palo Alto..................................(415)858-2461
 Palo Alto....................................(415)858-2575
 Sacramento.................................(916)444-5030
 San Diego..................................(619)297-8610
 San Francisco..............................(415)957-5910
 San Jose...................................(408)432-0590

 COLORADO
 Denver.....................................(303)860-9800

 CONNECTICUT
 Bloomfield/Hartford........................(203)242-5954
 Stamford...................................(203)324-1201

 DELAWARE
 Wilmington.................................(302)652-1706

 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
 Washington.................................(703)359-2500

 GEORGIA
 Atlanta....................................(404)455-4221

 ILLINOIS
 Chicago....................................(312)341-1444

 INDIANA
 Indianapolis...............................(317)635-7259

 MARYLAND
 Baltimore..................................(301)234-0940

 MASSACHUSETTS
 Boston.....................................(617)439-7920
 Lexington..................................(617)862-6240

 MICHIGAN
 Ann Arbor..................................(313)973-2622
 Detroit....................................(313)964-1309

 MINNESOTA
 Minneapolis................................(612)338-0676

 MISSOURI
 St. Louis..................................(314)731-0122

 NEW JERSEY
 Lyndhurst..................................(201)460-8868
 Morristown.................................(201)292-9646
 Newark.....................................(201)824-1412
 Piscataway.................................(201)562-9680
 Princeton..................................(609)243-9550

 NEW MEXICO
 Albuquerque................................(505)764-9281

 NEW YORK
 Albany.....................................(518)458-8710
 Buffalo....................................(716)896-9440
 Hempstead..................................(516)489-6868
 New York City..............................(212)422-0410
 Rochester..................................(716)458-7300
 White Plains...............................(914)328-7810

 NORTH CAROLINA
 Research Triangle..........................(919)549-9290

 OHIO
 Cincinnati.................................(513)489-3980
 Cleveland..................................(216)621-3807
 Columbus...................................(614)461-8348
 Dayton.....................................(513)898-8878

 OREGON
 Portland...................................(503)228-2771

 PENNSYLVANIA
 Allentown..................................(215)776-2030
 Philadelphia...............................(215)923-5214
 Pittsburg..................................(412)471-1421
 Valley Forge/Norristown....................(215)666-1500

 TEXAS
 Austin.....................................(512)462-9494
 Dallas.....................................(214)631-9861
 Houston....................................(713)531-0505

 UTAH
 Salt Lake City.............................(801)532-3071

 VIRGINIA
 Fairfax....................................(703)359-2500

 WASHINGTON
 Seattle....................................(206)282-5009

 WISCONSIN
 Milwaukee..................................(414)796-1785


                   Access to Dialog Outside of the US

 Foreign readers may access Dialog via the INFONET PDN.  The following

numbers are for those particular users.

 BELGIUM
 Brussels (300).............................(02)648-0710
 Brussels (1200)............................(02)640-4993

 DENMARK
 Copenhagen (300)...........................(01)22-10-66
 Copenhagen (1200)..........................(01)22-41-22
              Logging in to DIALOG or KNOWLEDGE INDEX (KI)

 After dialing the appropriate number and establishing the connection, you

must allow a 10-second delay and then enter the letter A (or a carriage return or another terminal identifier from the table below) before any further response will occur. Then, follow the remainder of the procedures show below.

DIALOG Information Services' DIALNET -2151:01-012- Enter Service: dialog Enter DIALOG or KI;

DIALNET: call connected DIALOG INFORMATION SERVICES PLEASE LOGON: ?XXXXXXXX Enter User Number

ENTER PASSWORD: ?XXXXXXXX Enter Password;

NOTE: I have researched the method of user number and password distribution and all user numbers and passwords are generated by Dialog, BUT upon receiving a password from DIALOG you may opt to change it. The passwords issued from DIALOG are 8 digits long, consisting of random alpha-numeric characters.

Once you are connected to your default service or file in DIALOG, you can then BEGIN one of the other services; for example, to access DIALMAIL, BEGIN MAIL.

              DIALNET Terminal Identifiers

  Speed       Identifier       Terminal Type      Effect

=---------------------------------------------------------------= 300 bps ENTER key PCs & CRTs Same as A E Thermal Printers Slower C Impact Printers Slowest G Belt Printer Slower

1200 bps      ENTER key       PCs & CRTs       Same as A
   or             G          Matrix Printers     Slower
2400 bps          I          Belt Printers       Slowest

xxxx would be the database file number. All databases found on DIALOG are assigned file numbers. The searching protocol used to manipulate DIALOG seems at times to be a language in itself, but it can be easily learned and mastered.

                            DIALOG HOMEBASE

 I would advise the first-timer to jump into the DIALOG Homebase Menu,

which provides information, help, file of the month, database info and rates, the DIALINDEX, DIALOG Training, and announcements. DIALOG also provides subscribers with special services which include dialouts for certain area codes. You can begin the DIALOG HOMBASE by typing:

          BEGIN HOME

=-********************-=

                   DIALOG DATABASES

File Number Database 15 ABI/INFORM 180 Academic American Encyclopedia 43 ADTRACT 108 Aerospace Database 10,110 AGRICOLA 9 AIM/ARM 38 America:History & Life 236 American Men & Women of Science 258,259 AP NEWS 45 APTIC 112 Aquaculture 116 Aqualine 44 Aquatic Science & Fisheries ABS 56 Art Bibliographies, Modern 192 Arthur D. Little On-Line 102 ASI 285 BIOBUSINESS 287,288 Biography Master Index 5, 55 255 BIOSIS Previews 175 BLS Consumer Price Index 178 BLS Employment, Hours, and Earnings 176 BLS Producer Price Index 137 Book Review Index 470 Books In Print 256 Business Software Database 308-311 320 CA Search 50 CAB Abstracts 262 Canadian Business and Current Affairs 162 Career Placement Registry/ Experienced Personnel 163 Career Placement Reg/Student 580 CENDATA 138 Chemical Exposure 19 Chemical Industry Notes 174 Chem Regulations & Guidelines 300,301 CHEMNAME, CHEMSIS 328-331 CHEMZERO 30 CHEMSEARCH 64 Chile Abuse & Neglect 410 Chronolog Newsletter-International Edition 101 Compuserve Information Service 220-222 CLAIMS Citation 124 CLAIMS Class 242 CLAIMS Compound Registry 23-25,125 223-225 CLAIMS US Patents 123 CLAIMS Reassignment & Re-examination 219 Clinical Abstracts 164 Coffeeline 194-195 Commerce Business Daily 593 Compare Products 8 Compendex 275 The Computer Database 77 Conference Papers Index 135 Congressional Record Abstracts 271 Consumer Drug Info Fulltext 171 Criminal Justice Period Index 60 CRIS/USDA 230 DATABASE OF DATABASES 516 D&B - Dun's Market Identifiers 517 D&B - Million Dollar Directory 518 D&B - International Dun's Market Identifiers 411 DIALINDEX 200 DIALOG PUBLICATIONS 100 Disclosure II 540 Disclosure Spectrum Ownership 35 Dissertation Abstracts On-Line 103,104 DOE Energy 575 Donnelley Demographics 229 Drug Information Fulltext 139 Economic Literature Index 165 Ei Engineering Meetings 241 Electric Power Database 511 Electronic Dictionary of Education 507 Construction Directory 501 Financial Services Directory 510 Manufactures Directory 502 Professionals Directory 504-506 Retailers Directory 508,509 Services Directory 503 Wholesalers Directory 500 Electronic Yellow Pages Index 72, 73 EMBASE (Excerpta Medica) 172,173 EMBASE 114 Encyclopedia of Associations 69 Energyline 169 Energynet 40 ENVIROLINE 68 Environmental Bibliography 1 eric 54 Exceptional Child Education Resources 291 Family Resources 20 Federal Index 136 Federal Register Abstracts 265 Federal Research in Progress 196 Find/SVP Reports and studies Index 268 FINIS: Financial Industry Information Service 96 Fluidex 51 Food Science & Technology Abstracts 79 Foods Adlibra 90 Foreign Trade & Econ Abstracts 105 Foreign Traders Index 26 Foundation Directory 27 Foundation Grants Index 58 Geoarchive 89 Georef 66 GPO Monthly Catalog 166 GPO Publications Reference File 85 Grants 122 Harvard Business Review 151 Health Planning And Administration 39 Historical Abstracts 561 ICC British Company Directory 562 ICC British Financial Datasheets 189 Industry Data Sources 202 Information Science Abstracts 12, 13 INSPEC 168 Insurance Abstracts 209 International Listing Service 74 International Pharmaceutical Abstracts 545 Investext 284 IRS TAXiNFO 14 ISMEC 244 LABORLAW 36 Language & Language Behavior Abstracts 426-427 LC MARC 150 Legal Resource Index 76 Life Sciences Collection 61 LISA 647 Magazine ASAP 47 Magazine Index 75 Management Contents 234 Marquis Who's Who 235 Marquis Pro-files 239 Mathfile 546 Media General Database 152-154 MEDLINE 86 Mental Health Abstracts 232 Menu The International Software Database 32 METADEX 29 Meteor/Geoastrophysical Abstracts 233 Microcomputer Index 32 MERADEX 29 Meteor/Geoastrophysical Abstracts 233 Microcomputer Index 248 The Middle East: Abstracts and Index 249 Mideast File 71 MLA Bibliography 555 Moody's Corporate Profiles 557 Moody's Corporate News-International 556 Moody's Corporate News - U.S. 78 National Foundations 111 National Newspaper News - U.S. 21 NCJRS 211 Newsearch 46 NICEM 70 NICSEM/NIMIS 118 Nonferrous Metals Abstracts 6 NTIS 218 Nursing & Allied Health 161 Occupational Safety and Health 28 Oceanic Abstracts 170 ON-LINE Chronicle 215 ONTAP ABI/INFORM 205 ONTAP BIOSIS Previews 204 ONTAP CA SEARCH 250 ONTAP CAB Abstracts 231 ONTAP Chemname 208 ONTAP Compendex 290 ONTAP DIALINDEX 201 ONTAP ERIC 272 ONTAP Embase 213 ONTAP Inspec 247 ONTAP Magazine Index 254 ONTAP Medline 216 ONTAP PTS Promt 294 ONTAP Scisearch 207 ONTAP Social Scisearch 296 ONTAP Trademarkscan 280 ONTAP World Patents Index 49 PAIS International 240 Paperchem 243 PATLAW 257 P/E News 241 Peterson's College Database 42 Pharmaceutical News Index 57 Philosopher's Index 41 Pollution Abstracts 91 Population Bibliography 140 PsycALERT 11 PsycINFO 17 PTS Annual Reports Abstracts 80 PTS Defense Markets and Technology 18 PTS F&S Indexes 80- 98 PTS F&S Indexes 72-79 81, 83 PTS Forecasts 570 PTS MARS 16 PTS PROMPT 82, 84 PTS TIME SERIES 190 Religion Index 421-425 TEMARC 97 Rilm Abstracts 34, 87 SciSearch 94, 186 SciSearch 7 Social Scisearch 270 Soviet Science and Technology 37 Sociological Abstracts 62 SPIN 65 SSIE Current Research 132 Standard & Poor's News 133 Standard & Poor's Corporate Descriptions 526 Standard & Poor's Register-Biographical 527 Standard & Poor's Register-Corporate 113 Standards & Specifications 238 Telgen 119 Textile Technology Digest 535 Thomas Tegister On-Line 648 Trade & Industry ASAP 148 Trade & Industry Index 106,107 Trade Opportunities 226 Trademarkscan 531 Trinet Establishment Database 532 Trinet Company Database 63 TRIS 52 TSCA Initial Inventory 480 Ulrich's International Periodicals Directory 260,261 UPI NEWS 126 U.S. Exports 93 U.S. Political Science Documents 120 U.S. Public School Directory 184 Washington Post Index 117 Water Resources Abstracts 350,351 World Patents Index 67 World Textiles 185 Zoological Record

 Before I continue describing the various methods of searching, DIALOG has

an on-line master index to the DIALOG databases, DIALINDEX (file 411). It is a collection of the file indexes of most DIALOG databases (menu-driven databases cannot be searched in DIALINDEX). DIALINDEX can be used to determine the number of relevant records for a single query in a collection of files. The query can be a single term, a multiple-word phrase, a prefix-coded field, or a full logical expression of up to 240 characters. Nested terminology, proximity operators, and truncated terms may also be used.

 You can set the files you want searched by using the SET FILE command.

Like this:

          BEGIN 411 (return)

          SET FILE ALLNEWS (if you want the latest news on
                or          hack/phreak busts)
          SF ALLNEWS

To scan all Subjects: SET FILES ALL

To scan specific categories: All Science: (ALLSCIENCE) - Agriculture & Nutrition - Chemistry - Computer Technology - Energy & Environment - Medicine & Biosciences - Patents & Trademarks - Science & technology All Business: (ALLBUSINESS) - Business Information - Company Information - Industry Analysis - News - Patents & Trademarks All News and Current Events: (ALLNEWS) - News All Law & Government: (ALLLAW;ALLGOVERNMENT) - Law & Government - Patents & Trademarks All Social Science & Humanities: (ALLSOCIAL;ALLHUMANITIES) - Social Sciences & Humanities All General Interest: (ALLGENERAL) - Popular Information All Reference: (ALLREFERENCE) - Books - Reference All Text: (ALLTEXT) All databases containing complete text of: - Journal Articles - Encyclopedias - Newspapers - Newswires All Sources: (ALLSOURCE) - Complete Text - Directory - Numeric Data All ONTAP Training Files: (ALLONTAPS) - All On-Line Training And Practice databases

 Once you have selected a database you can now SELECT the search keyword.

You set the flag by:

SELECT term - Retrieves a set of records containing the term. May be used with words, prefix or suffix codes, EXPAND, or set numbers.

 When defining what you are searching for you can use logical operators

such as:

 OR - puts the retrieval of all search terms into one set, eliminating
      duplicate records.

AND - retrieves the intersection, or overlap, of the search terms:  all
      terms must be in each record retrieved.

NOT - eliminates search term (or group of search terms) following it from
      other search term(s).

 Note:  Always enter a space on either side of a logical operator.

 SELECT Examples:

 SELECT (BICMOS OR CMOS) AND SRAM
             or
 S (BICMOS OR CMOS) AND SRAM

PROXIMITY OPERATORS (Select command)

(W) Requests terms be adjacent to each other and in order specified. -> S SOLAR(W)ENERGY (nW) Requests terms be within (n) words of each other and in order specified. -> S SOLAR(3W)ENERGY (N) Requests terms be adjacent but in any order. Useful for retrieving identical terms. -> S SOLAR(N)ENERGY (nN) Requests terms be within (n) words of each other and in any order. -> S SOLAR(3N)ENERGY (F) Requests terms be in same field of same record, in any order. -> S SOLAR(F)ENERGY (L) Requests terms be in same descriptor unit as defined by database. -> S SOLAR(L)ENERGY (S) Requests terms be in same Subfield unit as defined by database. -> S SOLAR(S)ENERGY (C) Equivalent to logic operator AND. -> S SOLAR(C)ENERGY

PRIORITY OF EXECUTION

          Proximity operator, NOT, AND, OR

Use parentheses to specify different order of execution, e.g. SELECT (SOLAR OR SUN) AND (ENERGY OR HEAT). Terms within parentheses are executed first.

STOP WORDS (predefined)

The following words may not be SELECTed as individual terms. The computer will retrieve a set with zero results. They may only be replaced with proximity operators, e.g. S GONE(2W)WIND

               AN       FOR       THE
               AND      FROM      TO
               BY       OF        WITH

RESERVED WORDS AND SYMBOLS

The following words and symbols must be enclosed in quotation marks whenever they are SELECTed as or within search terms, e.g., SELECT "OR"(W)GATE?

          AND         =
          FROM        *
          NOT         +
          OR          :
          STEPS       /

TRUNCATION

OPEN: any number of characters following stem. SS EMPLOY? RESTRICTED: only one additional character following stem. SS HORSE? ? RESTRICTED: maximum number of additional characters equal to number of question marks entered. SS UNIVERS??

INTERNAL: allows character replaced by question mark to vary. One character per question mark. SS WOM?N

BASIC INDEX FIELD SPECIFICATION (SUFFIX CODES)

Suffix codes are used to restrict retrieval to specified basic index fields of a record. Specific fields and codes vary according to the database.

 Abstract                            /AB
 Descriptor                          /DE
 Full Descriptor(single word)        /DF
 Identifier                          /ID
 Full Identifier(single word)        /IF
 Title                               /TI
 Note                                /NT
 Section Heading                     /SH

Examples:

 SELECT BUDGET?/TI
 SELECT POP(W)TOP(W)CAN?/TI,AB
 SELECT (DOLPHIN? OR PORPOISE?)/DE/ID

ADDITIONAL INDEXES (PREFIX CODES)

Prefix codes are used to search additional indexes. Specific fields and codes vary according to the database.

 Author                       AU=
 Company Name                 CO=
 Corporate Source             CS=
 Document Type                DT=
 Journal Name                 JN=
 Language                     LA=
 Publication Year             PY=
 Update                       UD=

Examples:

 SELECT AU=JOHNSON, ROBERT?
 SELECT LA=GERMAN
 SELECT CS=(MILAN(F)ITALY)

RANGE SEARCHING

A colon is used to indicate a range of sequential entries to be retrieved in a logical OR relationship.

Examples:

 SELECT CC=64072:64078
 SELECT ZP=662521:62526

LIMIT QUALIFIERS

Limit qualifiers are used in SELECT statements to limit search terms or sets to given criteria. Specific qualifiers vary according to database.

 English language documents   /ENG
 Major descriptor             /MAJ
 Patents                      /PAT
 Human subject                /HUM
 Accession number range       /nnnnnn-nnnnnn

Examples:

 SELECT TRANSISTORS/ENG,PAT
 SELECT S2/MAJ
 SELECT (STRESS OR TENSION)/234567-999999

 Well that's it for basic searching.  Now, how to view the record you have

selected.

 Note:  Indexes (prefix codes) often differ from database to

database, often resulting in futile searches. One way to avoid this is to make a trip to the local Public or University Library and look up the blue sheets for the database you wish to query. Blue sheets are issued by dialog as a service to their users. Blue Sheets often contain helpful searching techniques ere to the database you are interested in. They will also contain a list of Indexes (prefix codes) unique to that database only.

                         VIEWING SEARCH RESULTS

COMMAND SUMMARY

TYPE Provides continuous on-line display of results. T Specify set/format/range of items. If Item range is specified, use T to view next record. May also be used with specific accession number.

Examples: T 12/3/1-22 <- set/format/range T 8/7 <- set/format T 6 <- view next.(6 in this case) T 438721 <- view record 438721

DISPLAY Provides display of results one screen at a time. Use D PAGE for subsequent screens. Specify set/format/range of items. If range not specified, use D to view next record. May also be used with specific accession number.

Examples: D 11/6/1-44 <- set/format/range D 9/5 <- set/format D 7 <- view next.(7 in this case) D 637372/7 <- view record 637372/format 7

PRINT Requests that results be printed offline and mailed. Specify set/format/range of items. If item range not specified up to 50 records will be printed. Use PR to print another 50.

Examples: PR 9/5/1-44 <- print set/format/range PR 6/7 <- print set/format (all) PR 14 <- print 14 only PR 734443/5 <- print 734443 format 5 only.

PRINT TITLE xxx To specify a title(xxx) to appear on PRINTs. Title may contain up to 70 characters. No semicolon may be used. Must be entered in database before any other PRINT command is used. Cancelled by next BEGIN.

Examples: PR TITLE GLOBULIN PR TITLE QUETZAL

REPORT Extracts data from specified fields and produces tabular format for on-line output only. Specify set/range of items/fields. May be used with SORTED set to specify order of entries in table. Application is database-specific.

TYPICAL FORMATS IN BIBLIOGRAPHIC FILES:

Format Number Description 1 DIALOG Accession Number 2 Full Record except Abstract 3 Bibliographic Citation 5 Full Record 6 Title 7 Bibliographic Citation and Abstract 8 Title and Indexing

NOTE: Again, the Formats differ from database to database. See database bluesheet for specific format descriptions.

OTHER OUTPUT-RELATED COMMANDS:

PRINT CANCEL Used alone, cancels preceding PRINT command. PR CANCEL Specify PRINT Transaction Number to cancel PRINT- any PRINT request entered in past two hours, PR- e.g. PRINT- P143

PRINT QUERY To view log of PRINT commands and cancellations. Add PR QUERY DETAIL to see date, time and costs.

PRINT QUERY ACTIVE To view log of PRINT commands that may still be cancelled. PR QUERY ACTIVE Add DETAIL to see date, time, file and costs.

SORT Sorts set of records on-line according to parameters indicated. Varies per database. Specify set number/range/field,sequence, e.g. SORT 4/1-55/AU,TI Sequence assumed ascending if not specified; use D to specify descending order. SORT parameters may be added to end of PRINT command for offline sorting, e.g. PRINT 9/5/ALL/SD,D

SET SCREEN nn nn Sets size of screen for video display. SET H nn H (horizontal) given first in combined command. SET V nn V Default is 75 characters H, 40 lines V

LOGOFF Disconnects user from DIALOG system. LOGOFF HOLD Disconnects user from DIALOG system, holds work for 10 minutes allowing RECONNECT.

OTHER COMMANDS:

DISPLAY SETS Lists all sets formed since last BEGIN command. DS May specify range of sets, e.g. DS 10-22.

EXPLAIN Requests help messages for commands and file features. Enter ?EXPLAIN to see complete list.

KEEP Places records indicated in special set 0. Specify K set number/records, or accession number. Cancelled by a BEGIN command. Also used in DIALORDER.

LIMITALL Limits all subsequent sets to criteria specified. Varies per database.

LIMITALL/ALL Cancels previous LIMITALL command.

?LIMIT n Requests list of limit qualifiers for database n.

SEARCH*SAVE

SAVE Stores strategy permanently until deleted. Serial number begins with S.

SAVE TEMP Stores strategy for seven days; automatically deleted. Serial number begins with T.

SAVE SDI Stores strategy and PRINT command(s) until deleted. PRINT command required. Automatically executes strategy against each new update to database in which entered. Serial number begins with D.

MAPxx Creates a Search*Save of data extracted for field xx of MAPxx TEMP records already retrieved.

MAPxx STEPS If STEPS is used, data is formatted into separate search statements in Search*Save.

REVIEWING SEARCH*SAVES

RECALL nnnnn Recalls Search*Save nnnnn, displaying all set-producing commands and comment lines, without executing the search.

RECALL SAVE Displays serial numbers of all permanent SAVEs, date entered, and number of lines.

RECALL TEMP Displays serial numbers of all temporary SAVEs, date entered, and number of lines.

RECALL SDI Displays serial numbers of all SDIs, dates entered, databases in which stored, and number of lines.

EXECUTING SEARCH*SAVES

EXECUTE nnnnn Executes entire strategy. Only last line is assigned a EX nnnnn set number.

EXECUTE STEPS nnnnn Executes entire strategy. Assigns set number to each EXS nnnnn search element. Preferred form.

EXECUTE nnnnn/x-y Executes strategy nnnnn form command line x to command line y only. STEPS may also be used: EXS nnnnn/x-y

EXECUTE nnnnn/USER a

                Executes strategy nnnnn originally entered by
                user a (a=user number).
                STEPS may also be used: EXS nnnnn/USER a

EXECUTE nnnnn/x-y/USER a

                Executes strategy nnnnn from command line x to command line
                y, originally entered by user a.  STEPS may also be used:
                EXS nnnnn/x-y/USER a

DELETING SEARCH*SAVES

RELEASE nnnnn Deletes search nnnnn from system.

OTHER SEARCH*SAVE OPTIONS

NAMING: A three to five alphanumerical name may be specified following the SAVE, SAVE TEMP, and SAVE SDI commands. Example: SAVE TEMP SOLAR

COMMENTS: An informative comment may be stored in a SEARCHSAVE by entering an asterisk in place of a command, followed by up to 240 characters of "comment." The line will be saved with any SEARCHSAVE command, and will display in RECALL of the search.

       Example: * Search for R.J.Flappjack

ON-LINE TEXT EDITOR

Any Search*Save, with the exception of an SDI, may be edited from within any database. An SDI must be edited within the database in which the SDI is to be stored.

EDIT To enter Editor and create new text. EDIT xxxxx Pulls Search*Save xxxxx into Editor for editing.

LIST Displays text to be edited. L OPTIONS: LIST LIST 30-110 LIST ALL LIST 10,50,80 LIST /data/ Locates all lines containing data.

INSERT Adds onto end of text. INSERT nn Inserts line nn into text. I To return to EDIT from INSERT, enter a period on a I nn blank line. DELETE To delete line(s) of text. D OPTIONS: DELETE 10-50 DELETE 10,30-50 DELETE ALL

CHANGE To change text within a line. C Changes only first occurrence of old text in any given line. OPTIONS: CHANGE 60/old/new (where 60 is line number) CHANGE 60/old// (deletes old) C 60//new (inserts new at beginning of line) C 80.old.new (when text contains slash) C /old/new (new replaces old on all lines) C 20,40/old/new (nonsequential lines) C 30-50/old/new (range of lines)

COPY Duplicates line# TO line# CO OPTIONS: COPY 100 to 255 COPY 100-150 TO 255 COPY 100,130 TO 255

MOVE Move line# TO line# M Options same as COPY.

QUERY Produces message giving name of file, number of lines, last line Q number.

RENUM Renumbers lines by tens unless otherwise specified. R OPTIONS: RENUM n (Renumbers by increments of n)

QUIT Used to leave editor ignoring session.

SAVE Used to create Search*Save strategy from edited file. SAVE TEMP An SDI must include a PRINT command. SAVE SDI

 Enjoy the DIALOG Information Network.  I've found it most interesting.

This service is a MUST if you are in college or if you just love to learn as uch as time permits. It is a proven research tool used by R&D and university facilities around the world, as well as a refined corporate intelligence information gathering tool kept hidden from the general public by sheer expense and "pseudo-complexity." With on-line databases like DIALOG available, there is no excuse (besides lack of time) for self-education.

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Brian Oblivion can be reached at Oblivion@ATDT.ORG.

Additionally, he can be reached at Black Crawling Systems/VOiD Information Archives (for more information, e-mail Brian). RDT welcomes any questions or comments you may have. See you at SummerCon '92.