Additional Indexes (continued)

Specific fields and codes can vary according to the database; refer to the database Bluesheet. Some common Additional Index fields and prefix codes include the following:

Prefix Code	Field Name	Example
AU	Author	s au=gates, w? Tip 6-1
JN	Journal Name	s jn=New York Times
PY	Publication Year	s py=2001 Tip 6-2
PD	Publication Date	s pd=20010401 Tip 6-3

Tip 6-4

Quick Check: Look at the Additional Indexes for File 72 and indicate what prefix you would use for the following:

Identifying a Conference Location?
Restricting to a language?
Identifying a country of publication?
Finding an article written in a specific journal?

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6-3

Search Tip 6-1:

Use truncation (?) at the end of a search term expressing a name to retrieve all variations of the name.

Example:

s au=folkstone?

Retrieves:

folkstone
folkstone, j
folkstone, jh
folkstone, s

Search Tip 6-2:

A colon (:) is used to indicate a range of sequential entries to be retrieved.

Example:

s py=2002:2003

Retrieves:

Records with publication
years 2002 through 2003

Search Tip 6-3:

The format for the Publication Date field is usually YYYYMMDD, where YYYY represents the year, MM the month, and DD the day.

Example:

s pd=20020401

Retrieves:

Information from April 1, 2002

Search Tip 6-4:

If a prefix is not supported in a database, the result will be 0 (zero) records. The entire Additional Indexes will NOT be searched, as in the Basic Index when a particular suffix is not supported.