Find General Industry Information on a Topic?
TOPIC: For timely, comprehensive information on industries and business trends, tap the vast brainpower of industry experts in the leading trade journals, newsletters, business press, regional newspapers and international business dailies. These sources feed daily into Dialog files including Business & Industry (File 9) and Gale Group Trade & Industry Database (File 148). You can also find in-depth, fulltext investment analysis in Investext® PDF Fulltext (File 745).
In this example, you will effectively search the Business & Industry database to retrieve articles and reports on the semiconductor industry. For more information on how to search Investext, see How Do I Find Pharmaceutical Sales and Revenue Forecasts?
COMMAND SUMMARY
BEGIN 9
SELECT SEMICONDUCTOR?/TI
SELECT S1/2007
RANK PN
Follow the RANK menu
EXS
SELECT S6 AND (CT=INDUSTRY FORECASTS OR TRENDS)
SELECT S7 AND GC=USA
TYPE S8/8/1-5
TYPE S8/7/2
Note: In searching Gale Group Trade & Industry Database (File 148), RANK DE (descriptor indexing terms) instead of PN. Also, use DT=INDUSTRY OVERVIEW instead of CT= as in File 9. Do not restrict to the geographic code field (GC=).
HOW TO...
1. BEGIN File 9 to search Business & Industry.
2. SELECT an industry name on the Title (/TI) field and truncate with a “?” for plurals.
3. Limit the search to the current year (/2007).
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4. RANK on the Product Name (PN) to view and select appropriate terms.
5. SELECT applicable RANK numbers. |
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6. The RANK list reappears. Follow the menu prompts to EXIT RANK.
7. Enter Yes (Y) to verify that you have saved the appropriate terms.
Dialog creates a temporary SearchSave for each selected term. |
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8. EXECUTE the saved terms. Enter EXS (Execute Steps).
Set 6 (S6) contains Ranked terms you saved.
9. Now SELECT S6 and combine it with the Concept Terms (CT=) for industry forecasts OR trends.
10. Limit to a particular geographic area using Geographic Codes (GC=). EXPAND GC= to see a list of codes. |
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11. TYPE records in Format 8 to browse titles, descriptors, word counts and publication dates.
12. Click Links for the record you want to display in more detail; then click Display > Type Full Record.
Note: Some records have been omitted from this display. |
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13. The record you selected displays on the screen.
Note: Some of the record has been omitted from this display. |
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