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Use DIALINDEX® (File 411) to Find a U.S. Company Profile?
TOPIC: One of the best places to begin company research on Dialog is in File 411, DIALINDEX. Searching DIALINDEX, an index to all databases on Dialog, is a fast, inexpensive way to locate databases that contain your search topic. Updated daily, DIALINDEX is a current source of data.
To use DIALINDEX, first choose a subject category. For a basic overview of a U.S. company, use the DIALINDEX/OneSearch® category USCO (U.S. Companies). Most of the databases in this category are directory databases, covering public and private companies. A directory provides an address, business description or Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) codes, management names, and a few key facts about the company.
In this search, you will learn to use DIALINDEX to locate a database source, and then BEGIN the database to obtain your results. You are looking for a basic company profile for Pep Boys.
COMMAND SUMMARY
BEGIN 411
<Enter> USCO in the Set Files box
<Enter> CO=PEP BOYS? in the Select box and click Run Search
Check the box(es)of the databases to search (479)and click Begin Hits
TYPE S1/3/1
Click Links > Display > Type Full Record
HOW TO...
1. BEGIN 411 (DIALINDEX) to scan a group of databases for your topic.
2. In the SET FILES (SF) box enter the category USCO.
3. Enter your company name. Note that CO= requires that the name be entered exactly as in the database. Since you do not know if the name ends in "Inc.," or "Co.", etc., include the truncation symbol (?) to find all endings and click Run Search.
(PEP(W)BOYS/CO is another method of searching the same name.)
NOTE: All search terms in DIALINDEX must be entered in one search statement. |
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4. Check the box(es) before databases you want to search in the Select column.
The database number and search strategy are automatically entered in the Set Files and Select boxes. Click Begin Hits.
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5. The search is completed in the database you chose and a set (S1) is created.
6. Enter the TYPE (T) command: set #/format/range of records.
Check the price of any format by entering HELP RATES 479.
NOTE: For information on format contents, enter HELP FMT 479, or review the Bluesheet. |
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7. Click Links and select Display > Type Full Record to see the complete record in this database.
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The complete record includes name, address, officers and 10 news items about the company.
Note: A portion of the record has been omitted from this display.
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