Literature Fields

Abstract

Definition:  A brief summary or description of the article, paper, book, report, etc.
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Accession Number

Definition:  A unique identifying number assigned to each Inspec record.  
Collection Notes

Collection availability:  Inspec only

Syntax

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All Text Fields

Definition:  This is a combined search field that searches Title, Abstract, and Keywords.
Search Field (and Tag)

All Text Fields (TXT)

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Syntax

ALL=(research NOT (universit* OR government*));

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Astronomical Object

Definition:  Designated names for astronomical objects.  The names may be:

  • Name-based acronyms

  • Catalogue-based, consisting of an acronym for the catalogue followed by the catalogue entry number

  • Positional information

Search Field (and Tag)

Astronomical Object (AO)

Collection Notes

Collection availability:  Inspec only

Syntax

AO=(pg 2131);

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Author

Definition:  The author of the article, paper, book, report, etc.
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Author (AU)

Collection Notes

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Syntax  

AU=((Bilir S OR Cabrera-Lavers A));

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Author Email Address

Definition:  The email address of the author of the article or paper.
Collection Notes

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Author Keywords

Definition:  Words or phrases chosen by the author to represent the content of an article or paper.
Collection Notes

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Book Series

Definition:  The title of the source publication followed by the volume number, page range, and publication year.
Collection Notes

Collection availability:  ISI Proceedings only

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Book Series Title

Definition:  A specific title within a specified book series.
Collection Notes

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Chemical Index

Definition:  Applicable for records published from 1987 forward.  The significant substances and materials systems discussed in source documents. Organic substances are not covered.
Search Field (and Tag)

Chemical Index (CH)

Collection Notes

Collection availability:  Inspec only

Syntax

CH=(Cu2 SAME Sr2 );

Tip

While the example shown above uses upper and lower case for clarity, query processing is not case sensitive and you must rely on the context of your search to distinguish differences like Co (Cobalt) and CO (Carbon Monoxide).

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Cited Author

Definition:  The author of the cited publication.
Search Field

Cited Author

Collection Notes

Collection availability:  Web of Science only

Syntax

The Cited Author Index tool is available to help you find and format cited author names.

Tip

This field is available only on the Cited References search form.

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Cited Work

Definition:  Journals and books in which articles are published.
Search Field

Cited Work

Collection Notes

Collection availability:  Web of Science only

Syntax

You must use the abbreviations shown in the Journal Title Abbreviations search aid as your search criteria.

Tip

  1. Use the Journal Title Abbreviations aid to find the standardized abbreviations for the journals, etc. you are searching for.  Click Save in the search aid to automatically populate your search form with your selection(s).

  2. This field is available only on the Cited References search form.

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Cited Year

Definition:  The year in which an article or paper was cited.
Search Field

Cited Year

Collection Notes

Collection availability:  Web of Science only

Syntax

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Tip

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Classification Code

Definition:  A hierarchical Inspec classification system that represents subjects addressed by source documents.
Search Field (and Tag)

Classification Code (CCG)

Collection Notes

Collection availability:  Inspec only

Syntax

CCG=(B7210N);

Tip

Use the Inspec Classification Codes search aid to find the appropriate codes and populate them on your search form.

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CODEN

Definition:  A six character alphanumeric code that uniquely identifies publications, assigned by the International CODEN Service.
Collection Notes

Collection availability:  Inspec only

Syntax

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Conference

Definition:  Identifying information about a conference or meeting.  May include the title, date, location, or related keywords.
Search Field (and Tag)

Conference (CF)

Collection Notes

Collection availability:  ISI Proceedings only

Syntax

CF=(2004 AND precision electromagneti*);

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Conference Date

Definition:  The date of the conference.
Collection Notes

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Conference Location

Definition:  The location of the conference.
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Conference Title

Definition:  The name or title of the meeting or conference.
Collection Notes

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Controlled Indexing

Definition:  Terms from the Inspec thesaurus assigned by the Inspec indexers to represent the content of source documents.
Search Field (and Tag)

Controlled Indexing (CING)

Collection Notes

Collection availability:  Inspec only

Syntax

CING=(phase equilibrium);

Tip

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Country of Publication

Definition:  The country in which the article, paper, journal, etc. was published.
Collection Notes

Collection availability:  CCC, ISI Proceedings, Inspec

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Database Source

Definition:  The database (platform) and specific source for this article/paper.
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Discipline

Definition:  Broad subject categories to which journals have been assigned.  Article records indicate the discipline of the journal in which the article is published.
Search Field (and Tag)

Discipline (DI)

Collection Notes

Collection availability:  Current Contents Connect only

Syntax

DI=(Chemistry OR Food Science Nutrition);

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Document Type

Definition:  The type of original document represented by the record you are viewing.  Types include article, report, abstract, discussion, expert, etc.
Search Field (and Tag)

Document Type (DT)

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Syntax

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DOI

Definition:  Digital Object Identifier.  A unique, permanent digital identifier for any object of intellectual property.  Administered by the International DOI Foundtion.
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Editor

Definition:  The editor of the article, paper, book, report, etc.
Collection Notes

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Group Author

Definition:  An organization or institution that is credited with authorship of an article.
Search Field (and Tag)

Group Author (GP)

Collection Notes

Collection availability: Web of Science, CCC, ISI Proceedings

Syntax

GP=(K2K Collaboration );

Tip

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Identifying Codes

Definition:  One or more codes (list follows) that identify a record in Inspec.

Codes included:

Accession Number

CODEN

CODEN of translation

ISSN

ISSN of translation

Standard Book Number

Report Number

Contract Number

Patent Number

Original Patent Number

SICI

SICI of translation

 
Search Field (and Tag)

Identifying Codes (IC)

Collection Notes

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Syntax

IC=( 0966-9795 );

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IDS

Definition:  The ISI Document Solution identifier used to order a copy of the full article or paper from Thomson Scientific.

 
Collection Notes

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ISBN

Definition:  The International Standard Book Number.  A unique machine-readable identifier for books.
Collection Notes

Collection availability:  ISI Proceedings, Inspec

Syntax

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ISSN

Definition:  The International Standard Serial Number.  A unique number that identifies the source (journal) publication.
Collection Notes

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Syntax

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Keywords Plus

Definition:  Keywords Plus are words or phrases that frequently appear in the titles of an article's references, but do not necessarily appear in the title of the article or in the list of author keywords.
Collection Notes

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Language

Definition:  The language of the source document for the record.
Search Field (and Tag)

Language (LA)

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Meeting Information

Definition:  Information about meetings that includes meeting/conference titles. locations, sponsors, and dates.
Search Field (and Tag)

Meeting Information (MI)

Collection Notes

Collection availability:  Inspec only

Syntax

MI=(solid film* AND Copenhagen AND 1998);

Tip

Do not use the SAME operator to combine terms in this field, use AND instead.

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Number of References

Definition:  The number of references cited by the article or paper.
Collection Notes

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Numerical Index

Definition:  This field contains structured numeric data in units appropriate to the data type.  Data types are as follows:

Age (AG)

Altitude (AL)

Apparent Power (AP)

Bandwidth (BW)

Bit Rate (BI)

Byte Rate (BR)

Capacitance (CA)

Computer Execution (CE)

Computer Speed (CM)

Conductance (CD)

Current (CU)

Depth (DP)

Distance (DI)

Efficiency (EF)

Electrical Conductivity (EL)

Electrical Resistivity (ER)

Electron Volt Energy (EV)

Energy (EN)

Frequency (FR)

Gain (GA)

Galactic Distance (GD)

Geocentric Distance (GE)

Heliocentric Distance (HD)

Loss (LS)

Magnetic Flux Density (MD)

Mass (MA)

Memory Size (MS)

Noise Figure (NF)

Picture Size (PX)

Power (PO)

Pressure (PR)

Printer Speed (PS)

Radiation Absorbed Dose (RA)

Radiation Dose Equivalent (RD)

Radiation Exposure (RX)

Radioactivity (RY)

Reactive Power (RP)

Resistance (RE)

Size (SI)

Stellar Mass (SM)

Storage Capacity (SR)

Temperature (TE)

Time (TM)

Velocity (VE)

Voltage (VO)

Wavelength (WA)

Word Length (WL)

 
Collection Notes

Collection availability:  Inspec only

Syntax

The selector tool will format your data correctly, simply enter the appropriate From and To numerics.

A search for Temperature (K) that includes From 1.0E+03 and To 1.9E+03 will be formatted like this:

TE>=(1.0E+03) AND TE<=(1.9E+03);

Tip

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Organization

Definition:  An entity or institution.
Search Field (and Tag)

Organization (ORG)

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NOTE:  Not searchable in Inspec

Syntax

ORG=(IEEE);

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Organization Address

Definition:  The address of the referenced organization.
Search Field (and Tag)

Organization Address (ADD)

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Syntax

ADD=(Geneva Switzerland);

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Publication Year

Definition:  The year of publication of the source document for the record.
Search Field (and Tag)

Publication Year (PY)

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Publisher, Publisher Name

Definition:  The name of the publisher of the source document for the record.
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Publisher Address

Definition:  The address of the publisher of the source document for the record.
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Publisher City

Definition:  The city name for the address of the publisher of the source document for the record.
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Publisher Web Address

Definition:  The internet address (Uniform Resource Locator [URL]) of the publisher of the source document for the record.
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Report Number

Definition:  An identifier assigned to a report by the issuing organization.  
Collection Notes

Collection availability:  Inspec only

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Reprint Address

Definition:  The address at which reprints can be requested.
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SICI

Definition:  Serial Item and Contribution Identifier.  A variable length code which can be used to identify both print and electronic serial publications.
Collection Notes

Collection availability: Inspec only

Syntax

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Source

Definition:  The publication from which information for the record you are examining came from.
Search Field (and Tag)

Source (SO)

Collection Notes

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Syntax

SO=(Electronic* );

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Subject Category

Definition:  The category in which the subject of the publication falls.
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Subject Terms

Definition:  Terms used to describe the subject of a publication.

Search Field (and Tag)

Subject Terms (SU)

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SU=(radiation dosimetry AND medical);

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Times Cited

Definition:  The number of times a publication has been cited.
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Time Span

Definition:  The time frame your search should cover.
Search Field (and Tag)

Time Span (TF)

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Syntax

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Title

Definition:  The title of the article, paper, book, report, etc.
Search Field (and Tag)

Title (TI)

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(radiation dosimetry AND medical)

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Treatment Code

Definition:  The type of approach the author adopted toward the subject of the publication.  Treatment codes include:

Application

Bibliography

Economic

Experimental

General or Review

New Development

Practical

Product Review

Theoretical or Mathematical

 
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Uncontrolled Indexing

Definition:  Free-language words or phrases that are assigned by Inspec indexers providing a fuller description of the source document than that provided by the original title or by controlled index terms.

Collection Notes

Collection availability:  Inspec only

Syntax

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Related Field

Controlled Indexing

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