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DialogLink 5: Revolutionizing Dialog Searching

DialogLink 5 is more than a software upgrade. It's a whole new way to work, with an intuitive interface re-engineered to more closely mirror the work patterns of today's professional online researchers. It includes a host of timesaving new features, such as inter-file linking, XML delivery, easy report formatting, streamlined "picklist" review of results, and much more.

DialogClassic and Web searchers alike will appreciate the multitude of powerful tools packed into DialogLink 5 that will enable you to:

• Turn your search results into professional-looking reports in Microsoft® Excel and Word programs
  
  
• Save search time with extensive inter-file links to related materials
  
  
• Simplify your searching with point-and-click access to both common and specialized commands and features
  
  
• Link seamlessly, with Dialog eLinks, to fulltext articles from within your search results, your reports and your Alerts
  
  
• Incorporate XML Alerts into portals, newsletters and other documents for easy distribution
  
  
• Retrieve patents in PDF and request document delivery right from your search screen
  
  
• Exploit Dialog's chemical and pharmaceutical content with new graphical Chemical Structure Searching using your choice of chemical drawing programs--easily and affordably

Professional Reports Made Easy

Figure 1: Customized Reports

Transform your search results into a professionally formatted report directly from your Dialog session! Just click "Get Template" to download Dialog's library of subject-specific report templates and create formatted reports in under five seconds. Each template has been created by a Dialog subject-matter expert and has a description and sample reports in PDF format, so you can preview the layout and fields used. Finally, you can customize your report with the DialogLink 5 template builder to define and refine how your documents look, including the option to add your company logo and your department's branding to the report template.

Instant Access

Dialog eLinks are fully integrated into DialogLink 5 reports, allowing you to incorporate all of your organization's fulltext assets including eJournal subscriptions, local library holdings and OpenURL-based services. You can also send these reports to your users who can choose which fulltext documents they want because Dialog eLinks are persistent in DialogLink 5 reports.

Built-in Research Assistance

DialogLink 5 provides a collection of file options that help you get the most out of Dialog, including:

• Inter-file links appear as part of every record and present you with a choice of database-specific, next-step options at the click of your mouse. For example, you can display results; link to fulltext in other databases or as a Dialog eLink; or generate a new search automatically with data extracted from your set (e.g., patent numbers, CAS® Registry Numbers, etc.), and execute it in a complementary database. Logical next searches also appear as links in many databases. For example, in the Derwent World Patents Index, a link option is present to automatically retrieve entire patent families from your initial set. Just click. Even expert searchers will appreciate having their next actions anticipated!
  
  

• Figure 2: Tasks

  Tasks provide fast access to powerful Dialog commands and features such as creating Alerts, saved searches, or even RANKing your set.
  
  
• Fulltext patent ordering from Thomson Patent Store (TPS) makes obtaining patents easier than ever. Fully integrated into your search session, these links let you select patent numbers and retrieve electronic documents immediately from your Dialog output.
  
  

• Figure 3: Help and Information

  Help and Information links provide access to critical information on new commands and content whenever you need it. The new Help and Information links in DialogLink 5 let you access the Bluesheets for all open files in a separate browser window, view rate information, and even link to context-sensitive search tips. The Help topics appear in separate windows, allowing you to keep them open and toggle between Help and your search session.

First Stop Chemical Structure Searching

DialogLink 5 is the place to begin your chemical structure search because it is fast, easy and affordable. Use your preferred chemical structure drawing package to create and save a drawing, then use the drawing file to search for exact or similar structures in Beilstein Facts (File 390), Derwent Chemistry Resource (File 355), Prous Drug Data Report (File 452) and Pharmaprojects (Files 128/928). You can also perform a OneSearch® for chemical structures in all four files. Save both time and money with Dialog's easy search steps and affordable, flexible pricing options.

Find Out More

DialogLink 5 will vastly improve your ability to access and distribute relevant information effectively and efficiently. Download DialogLink 5 today or take a tour of DialogLink 5 at www.dialog.com/tourdl5.

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