| ..CHANGE |
_: ..C MEDL |
..C followed by database name to search in another database |
| SINGLE WORDS |
1_: EUROPE |
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| MULTIPLE WORDS |
USE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING DATASTAR OPERATORS: |
| ADJ |
_: FISH ADJ FARMING |
Words next to each other and in this order |
| NEAR |
_: Lieberman near Gore |
Near finds words within a five-word range, either in front of or behind search term one |
| NEXT |
_: Peanuts next Asthma |
Next finds terms within a five-word range following search term one |
| WITH |
_: FISH WITH FARMING |
Words in same sentence |
| SAME |
_: FISH SAME FARMING |
Words in same paragraph |
| AND |
_: FISH AND FARMING |
Words in same document |
| NOT |
_: FISH NOT FARMING |
First word must be present, second word must not be present |
| OR |
_: FISH OR FARMING |
At least one word must be present |
| ( ) |
_: (FISH ADJ FARMING)
AND (UK OR FRANCE) |
Use parentheses for separate concepts |
| COMBINING CONCEPTS |
_: 1 AND 2 |
Use search statement numbers to combine concepts |
| RESTRICTING THE SEARCH |
_: FISH WITH FARMING.TI. |
Searches for terms in specific parts (paragraphs) of a document, e.g., Title (TI) |
| |
_: FARMING.TI,DE. |
Searches for a term in two or more paragraphs |
| USING DESCRIPTORS, ROOT, CONTROLLED VOCABULARY: |
| ONE WORD |
_: FISH.DE. |
Searches in descriptor paragraph only |
| |
_: FISH.DE..W. |
Searches for single word descriptors only in the descriptor paragraph |
| MORE THAN ONE WORD |
_: FISH ADJ FARMING.DE. |
Searches in descriptor paragraph |
| |
_: FISH-FARMING |
Link words with a hyphen |
| TRUNCATION — variable word endings with $ |
| |
_: COMPUTER$ |
Unlimited number of letters after word stem |
| |
_: COMPUT$3 |
Finds e.g. computer, computers, computing, computes — stem of word and up to three letters |
| ..ROOT |
_: ..ROOT COMPUT |
Lists words starting with a particular stem |
| |
_: ..ROOT WOOD.AU. |
Limits ROOT to a paragraph |
| AUTHORS |
_: LAROUSSE-J$ |
Family name first, then initials linked with hyphens |
| |
_: LAROUSSE-$ |
If initials are not known |
| ..SORT |
_: ..SORT HELP |
Lists paragraphs that can be sorted |
| |
_: ..SORT AU,A |
Sorts, e.g., authors (A — ascending [default], D — descending) |
| RANKING RESULTS |
_: ..RANK |
To analyze trends in search Results (follow menu prompts) |
| YEAR SEARCHING |
_: 98.YR. |
Searches for year of publication |
| SPECIFIC TIME PERIODS |
_: ..START 1M
_: ..START 1W
_: ..START 921031 |
Lets you search on all documents added to the database since the date or time period of your choice |
| Displaying your search strategy |
_: ..D ALL |
Displays all search statements from current session |
| ..PURGE |
_: PG 1,3,5-7 |
Deletes selected search statements |
| ..LIMIT |
_: L 1 YR<91 |
Limits a search statement to a part of the database. Range options are: = Equals, <less than, >greater than, WL within limits of |
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