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Dialog ERA^SM Quick Guide

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Dialog ERA Options and How They Work The Dialog ERA service uses the COPIES n, REDIST n, and ARCHIVE n options that work with standard Dialog output commands. top COPIES n COPIES n (where n is the number of copies requested) is used with the PRINT command for paper copies. COPIES n provides from Dialog one print copy plus n number of copies requested (Dialog prints and mails the additional paper copies). This option allows you to request up to 100 copies. If more copies are requested, the Dialog system will ignore COPIES n and default to the regular PRINT command. You can send copies of your search results to another person in your organization by using an alternate address (see the following sample search). COPIES n can be abbreviated to COP n. Since COPIES n is only available for output printed on paper, it is unlikely that you will use COPIES n with the ARCHIVE n option (see below). COPIES n and REDIST n (see below) cannot be included on the same command line, as they provide the same redistribution rights; if they are used together, you will receive a system error message. Command Examples: PRINT Sn/Format/Items COPIES n (Abbreviated COPY or COP) PRINT Sn/Format/Items COP 10 SOLO ADDR ACJONES top Sample Search in File 516, D&B-Dun's Market Identifiers® Locate data on Microsoft® corporate headquarters and request that the Dialog system provide for the distribution of 100 copies of the information, and also provide 10 copies for your colleague.

?BEGIN 516 File 516:D & B - Duns Market Identifiers 1999/Oct (Copr. 1999 D&B) *File 516: SF=PUBLIC is an incomplete listing. Set Items Description --- ----- ----------- ?EXPAND CO=MICROSOFT Ref Items Index-term E1 1 CO=MICROSMITHS, INC E2 1 *CO=MICROSOFT E3 1 CO=MICROSOFT CONSULTING SERVICES E4 30 CO=MICROSOFT CORPORATION E5 1 CO=MICROSOFT INFORMATION CENTER E6 1 CO=MICROSOFT JOURNAL E7 2 CO=MICROSOFT PRESS E8 1 CO=MICROSOFT PUERTO RICO INC E9 4 CO=MICROSOFT UNIVERSITY E10 1 CO=MICROSOFT/PRODUCT SERVICES E11 1 CO=MICROSOFT/STS E12 1 CO=MICROSOL CORPORATION Enter P or PAGE for more ?SELECT E2:E11 S1 33 CO="MICROSOFT";:CO="MICROSOFT/STS" ?S S1 AND SF=ULTIMATE 33 S1 271072 SF=ULTIMATE S2 1 S1 AND SF=ULTIMATE ?PRINT S2/9/1 COPIES 100 P173: PRINT S2/9/1 COPIES 100 est. cost of $10.50 Estimated postal surcharge ($0.10 per record per copy) is $10.10. ?PRINT S2/9/1 COPIES 10 ADDR ACJONES Address "ACJONES" is used for First Class Mail delivery: Company name LARRY JONES Street/P.O.Box 16 BROADWAY AVE City SAN FRANCISCO State CA Zip/Postal Code 94511-1230 Do you want to use this address? Y = Yes N = No ?Y P174: PRINT S2/9/1 COPIES 10 ADDR ACJONES est. cost of $5.25 Estimated postal surcharge ($0.10 per record per copy) is $1.10. Alternate address: ACJONES is used.

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REDIST n REDIST n (where n is the number of additional electronic or paper copies you will make) provides from Dialog one original copy and grants you the right to make n number of copies of your search results to use within your organization. (Note that COPIES and REDIST provide the same redistribution rights; COPIES supplies you with the copies and REDIST gives the right to make copies.) REDIST n is available for use with the TYPE, DISPLAY, REPORT, and PRINT commands. REDIST n can be abbreviated RED n. top ARCHIVE n ARCHIVE n (where n is the number of relevant employees who will have access to the information) provides one original copy and grants you the right to electronically store search results retrieved from Dialog, either for use by an internal application or an intranet, and provide access to n number of people in your organization. ARCHIVE n only covers the number of relevant people with access capability to the internal application's single machine/server or the intranet where the data resides. ARCHIVE n is available for use with the TYPE, DISPLAY, REPORT, and PRINT commands. ARCHIVE n can be abbreviated ARC n. The number of relevant employees is defined as those employees for whom the type of information being archived is within the scope of their job responsibilities and interests. It is usually a larger group than those that actually do access the information, but, for specialized information in particular, it may be a smaller group than the entire number of employees with access to the internal application or intranet. Both the REDIST and ARCHIVE options can be used in combination with each other; they can be entered in any order. REDIST used in combination with ARCHIVE grants you the right to make copies from records stored electronically. Separate charges will result from the use of both options. The COPIES, REDIST, and ARCHIVE options can be used with the Dialog Alert(sm) service, and redistribution is an option on the Menu Alert — Dialog Alert Options menu. Simply include the desired option with the Dialog Alert PRINT statement when using command mode. All of the Dialog ERA options are available using OneSearch®. If there are files in your OneSearch that do not support these options, a system message will warn you that the Dialog output being generated will not include output from the files not participating in Dialog ERA. While using FROM in a OneSearch session, you must enter the FROM option as the last part of your command line, e.g., PRINT S1/9/1-5 REDIST 10 ADDR ACTEAM FROM 634. If a REDIST n, COPIES n, or ARCHIVE n option is included in a PRINT statement to an alternate address within your organization, you are providing the redistribution rights to distribute copies or to store the data electronically from that address. Command Examples: TYPE Sn/Format/Items REDIST n (Abbreviated RED) TYPE Sn/Format/Items ARCHIVE n (Abbreviated ARC) TYPE Sn/Format/Items REDIST n ARCHIVE n (Dialog ERA options can be entered in any order)

Example: TYPE s2/3/ALL REDIST 25 Displays online all of the results in set S2, and grants the right to make 25 copies to be used in your organization. DISPLAY Sn/Format/Items REDIST n DISPLAY Sn/Format/Items ARCHIVE UNLIM (UNLIMited redistribution rights are charged at the highest multiplier) DISPLAY Sn/Format/Items REDIST n ARCHIVE n Example: DISPLAY S1/9/1-10 ARCHIVE 50 Displays the first 10 records from set S1, allows you to store (e.g., on a LAN) the results, and grants permission for up to 50 users in your organization to view the information. top Sample Search in File 625, American Banker Publications Locate information on marketing banking services to senior citizens. Include REDIST n in the TYPE command to indicate how many copies will be made and distributed within your organization.

?B 625 File 625:American Banker Publications 1981-1999/Nov 12 (c) 1999 American Banker Set Items Description --- ----- ----------- ?SELECT BANK? AND MARKETING 194567 BANK? 28046 MARKETING S1 25019 BANK? AND MARKETING ?S S1 AND (AGED OR ELDERLY OR SENIORS OR SENIOR(W)CITIZEN?)/TI 25019 S1 10 AGED/TI 36 ELDERLY/TI 43 SENIORS/TI 1076 SENIOR/TI 471 CITIZEN?/TI 12 SENIOR/TI(W)CITIZEN?/TI S2 20 S1 AND (AGED OR ELDERLY OR SENIORS OR SENIOR(W)CITIZEN?)/TI ?TYPE S2/9/ALL REDIST 80 2/9/1 DIALOG(R)File 625:American Banker Publications (c) 1999 American Banker. All rts. reserv. 0225783 Courting Seniors With Soft Sell American Banker - October 12, 1998; Pg. 15A; Vol. 163, No. 195 SECTION HEADING: Masters Of Mutual Funds ARTICLE TYPE: Feature Article DOCUMENT TYPE: Journal LANGUAGE: English RECORD TYPE: Fulltext WORD COUNT: 1,131 BYLINE: By CHERYL WINOKUR CAPTION: Kovach's, photo TEXT: Older customers are being courted by community banks with perks like free tax and investment seminars, no-fee checking, social events, guided tours - and even free movies. The goal: to wean the seniors away from just savings accounts and into more-ambitious investment products and other bank offerings. The programs, though, are no quick fix. They require intensive hands-on involvement and a lot of patience. But the banks that offer them are convinced they will yield long-term results in the form of increased investment business, either from the seniors themselves or their children and grandchildren. . . . ?COST  <—Enter the COST command to estimate your redistribution 12nov99 16:39:33 User303782 Session C300.3 $4.19 0.698 DialUnits FileBankNews $186.00 20 Type(s) in Format 9 REDIST 80 $62.00 20 Types $124.00 REDIST (Types) $190.19 Estimated cost FileBankNews $1.00 INTERNET $191.19 Estimated cost this search $210.03 Estimated total session cost 1.464 DialUnits top

Command Examples: PRINT Sn/Format/Items REDIST n PRINT Sn/Format/Items ARCHIVE n ADDR ABSMITH PRINT Sn/Format/Items ARCHIVE n REDIST n VIA DIALMAIL Examples: PRINT S5/9/ALL COPIES 10 Prints offline all of the results from set S5 and also prints 10 extra copies for internal distribution. PRINT S8/4/1-20 RED 10 ARC 25 Sends the first 20 records from set S8 to your DIALMAIL® Inbox, granting you permission to make copies, also to store the results and give 25 users access to the information (all within your organization). top Sample Search in File 2, INSPEC Locate information on companies that are working on standardizing digital video cassette recorders to use with high definition television, PRINT all of the results to your DIALMAIL Inbox, and request archival access rights for 100 employees and redistribution rights for 50 copies.

?B 2 File 2:INSPEC 1969-1999/Oct W4 (c) 1999 Institution of Electrical Engineers Set Items Description --- ----- ----------- ?SELECT HDTV OR HIGH(W)DEFINITION 4019 HDTV 1062279 HIGH 50424 DEFINITION 5036 HIGH(W)DEFINITION S1 5635 HDTV OR HIGH(W)DEFINITION ?S S1 AND DIGITAL(W)VIDEO(W)CASSETTE(W)RECORD? 3748 S1 5635 S1 296381 DIGITAL 58553 VIDEO 4314 CASSETTE 167963 RECORD? 21 DIGITAL(W)VIDEO(W)CASSETTE(W)RECORD? S2 8 S1 AND DIGITAL(W)VIDEO(W)CASSETTE(W) RECORD? ?T S2/TI,K/1-2 2/TI,K/1 DIALOG(R)File 2:(c) 1999 Institution of Electrical Engineers. All rts. reserv. Title: A new 8-12 conversion channel code and its application to high data-rate video recording ...Abstract: density of 5.8 mu m/sup 2//bit, indicating that this code will make HDTV digital video cassette recorders feasible. The experimental average error rate was 7*10/sup -5/, sufficient for HDTV video recording. ...Descriptors: high definition television ...Identifiers: HDTV digital video cassette recorders ; ... ... HDTV video recording 2/TI,K/2 DIALOG(R)File 2:(c) 1999 Institution of Electrical Engineers. All rts. reserv. Title: Development of a full digital HDTV system Title: Development of a full digital HDTV system Abstract: This paper presents an experimental HDTV system which consists of video encoder/decoder, digital transmitter/receiver, and digital video cassette recorder. The video/audio subsystem provides clear high definition pictures with four channel surround sound. The HDVCR which is based on the normal 1/2" HS technology is also an integral part of the HDTV system given in this paper. It provides not only an error-free recording and play-back capability for compressed HDTV data but also a full NTSC compatibility for friendly analog VHS tapes. ...Descriptors: high definition television Identifiers: digital HDTV system... ... high definition pictures... ...compressed HDTV data ?PR S2/9/ALL ARCHIVE 100 REDIST 50 VIA DIALMAIL P040: PRINT S2/9/ALL ARCHIVE 100 REDIST 50 VIA DIALMAIL (items 1-8) est. cost of $78.00 *** NOTE: Print cancellation window has been reduced to 30 minutes. For more information, enter HELP CANCEL. ?COST 12nov99 16:44:02 User303782 Session C300.4 $1.67 0.318 DialUnits File2 $0.40 2 Type(s) in Format 95 (KWIC) $0.40 2 Types $78.00 8 Print(s) in Format 9 REDIST 50 ARCHIVE 100 $15.60 1 Print transaction(s) $31.20 REDIST (Print) $31.20 ARCHIVE (Print) $80.07 Estimated cost File2 $0.40 INTERNET $80.86 Estimated cost this search $308.95 Estimated total session cost 3.044 DialUnits

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Command Examples: REPORT Sn/Elements/Items REDIST n REPORT Sn/Elements/Items ARCHIVE n REPORT Sn/Elements/Items RED n ARC n REPORT Sn/TITLES REDIST n REPORT Sn/TITLES ARCHIVE n REPORT Sn/TITLES ARC n RED n Note: When you use the REDIST n or ARCHIVE n option with the REPORT TITLES command, you should exit the REPORT TITLES menu after each REDIST or ARCHIVE if you are only distributing the title list. If you stay in the menu and look at other format options, each of these options will be assigned with the REDIST or ARCHIVE designation(s) and charges. Examples: REPORT S5/CO,SA,ST/1-25 REDIST 42 Displays a user-defined report online, and grants you permission to distribute the reports to 42 other employees. REPORT S1/TITLES REDIST 30 Displays REPORT TITLES online and grants you permission to distribute this report to 30 other employees. top Search Example in File 518, D&B-International Dun's Market Identifiers® Locate information and develop a report on which companies are exporting leather clothing from Switzerland, request to make 25 copies, and archival access rights for 25 employees.

?B 518 File 518:D&B-Int.Dun`s Market Identifiers(R) 1999/Jun (c) 1999 Dun & Bradstreet Set Items Description --- ----- ----------- ?S CN=SWITZERLAND AND SC=2386 302063 CN=SWITZERLAND 7939 SC=2386 (MFG LEATHER CLOTHING) S1 35 CN=SWITZERLAND AND SC=2386 ?S S1 AND SF=EXPORTER 35 S1 453761 SF=EXPORTER S2 5 S1 AND SF=EXPORTER ?SORT S2/ALL/CO S3 5 Sort S2/ALL/CO ?REPORT S3/CO,CY,ZP/ALL RED 25 ARC 25  <—Abbreviations can be used. Align paper; press ENTER ?<ENTER> DIALOG(R)File 518 :D&B-Int.Dun's Market Identifiers(R) (c) 1999 Dun & Bradstreet All rts. reserv. Company Postal Name City Code -------------------- --------- ------ DALTAS S.A. MASSAGNO 6900 GABRIEL FELDINGER AG ALLSCHWIL 4123 KELLER MARTIGNY SA MARTIGNY 1920 MS ENTREPRISE SA BULLE 1630 PONY CREAZIONI SA LUGANO 6900 ?COST 12nov99 16:48:00 User303782 Session C300.5 $1.49 0.229 DialUnits File518 $9.00 15 Report Elements REDIST 25 ARCHIVE 25 $10.49 Estimated cost File518 $0.60 INTERNET $11.09 Estimated cost this search $305.10 Estimated total session cost 2.298 DialUnits

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Tracking Records After Your Initial Search The Dialog ERA service also provides an option to report additional copies or archival rights after your initial TYPE, DISPLAY, or PRINT request. This "after-the-fact" feature allows you to record information about records you have copied or archived anytime after the original output arrives. Simply enter the REDIST or the ARCHIVE command while online in an inexpensive database (e.g., File 415, Dialog Bluesheets™), and supply the answers to the prompted questions. You can also enter after-the-fact information on a single command line. To record after-the-fact activities, you will need the following information before logging on: File number where the output originated (one file number per transaction) Format number of the record(s) (if a user-defined format was used, you must match it to the closest predefined format number) Number of original records copied Number of electronic or paper copies made (for REDIST) or number of employees that have access to the record(s) (for ARCHIVE) Note that REDIST and ARCHIVE are the only commands available when recording after the fact. Some of the databases participating in the Dialog ERA service will require the accession number for the specific record that was copied or archived in after-the-fact tracking. The Information Provider of the databases requiring accession number tracking must pass on royalty fees to individual publishers. In order to do this, they must know which specific records in their databases were redistributed or archived. The accession number is the quickest way to pinpoint the exact record in the database that had the redistribution or archival activity. Refer online to HELP ERA for a list of databases that require accession numbers. Databases that do not require accession number tracking can do so because of the redistribution rights arranged for that database (in many cases the Information Provider is the sole owner of the records). Command Examples: REDIST (when entered alone, brings up a prompted version) REDIST File n/Format n/n Items/n Copies REDIST File n/Format n/n Items/n Copies/Accession number,Accession number top Sample Search: After-the-Fact Tracking Track 56 copies you made of 2 records from File 340, CLAIMS®, U.S. Patents, that were received in Format 9.

?B 415 <—Begin in an inexpensive file, such as File 415, to enter the after-the-fact data. File 415:DIALOG Bluesheets(TM) 1999/Nov 12 (c) 1999 The Dialog Corporation plc Set Items Description --- ----- ----------- ?REDIST Enter the file number where the original output was generated. Q = Quit H = Help ?340 Enter the format number used. Q = Quit H = Help ?9 Enter the number of records redistributed. Q = Quit H = Help ?2 Enter the number of copies made. Q = Quit H = Help ?56 DIALOG Redistribution Rights ---------------------------- REDIST Summary: 1. File: 340 2. Format: 9 3. Records: 2 4. Copies: 56 S = Save Q = Quit H = Help Enter option number to change or a command from list above. ?S REDIST report processed. Press ENTER to continue. ?<ENTER> Redist est. cost of $12.00 Transaction listed with file 415 in the estimator Enter the file number where the original output was generated. Q = Quit H = Help ?Q Exiting REDIST, type COST for a cost estimate. top

Command Examples: ARCHIVE (when entered alone, brings up a prompted version) ARCHIVE File n/Format n/n Items/n Users ARCHIVE File n/Format n/n Items/ n Users/Accession number, Accession number Sample Search: After-the-Fact Tracking Track electronic storage of 3 records from File 148, Gale Group Trade & Industry ASAP™, that were received in Format 9; 100 employees are able to view these records.

?B 415 File 415:DIALOG Bluesheets(TM) 1999/Nov 12 (c) 1999 The Dialog Corporation plc Set Items Description --- ----- ----------- ?ARCHIVE Enter the file number where the original output was generated. Q = Quit H = Help ?148 Enter the format number used. Q = Quit H = Help ?9 Enter the number of records archived. Q = Quit H = Help ?3 Enter the number of users accessing archived records. Q = Quit H = Help ?100 Enter the accession numbers of each record. (press ENTER after each number). Q = Quit H = Help ?10145209 1. 10145209 Enter next accession number. ?10025620 1. 10145209 2. 10025620 Enter next accession number. ?09821099 DIALOG Redistribution Rights ---------------------------- ARCHIVE Summary: 1. File: 148 2. Format: 9 3. Records: 3 4. Users: 100 5. Accession numbers: 1. 10145209 2. 10025620 3. 09821099 S = Save Q = Quit H = Help Enter option number to change or a command from list above. ?S ARCHIVE report processed. Press ENTER to continue. ?<ENTER> Archive est. cost of $18.90 Transaction listed with file 415 in the estimator Enter the file number where the original output was generated. Q = Quit H = Help ?Q Exiting ARCHIVE, type COST for a cost estimate. ?COST 12nov99 16:48:00 User303782 Session C300.5 $0.00 0.008 DialUnits File518 $0.00 2 Print transaction(s) $30.90 REDIST $30.90 Estimated cost File415 $0.79 INTERNET $31.69 Estimated cost this search $360.29 Estimated total session cost 3.614 DialUnits

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Redistribution Pricing When you use the REDIST or COPIES option, standard Dialog prices are incurred by taking the standard Dialog price of the format designated and then multiplying it by a pricing multiplier that is determined by the number of "copies" requested. The pricing multiplier is multiplied by the database's current per-record, per-format cost, or per-REPORT element, when applicable. Print format x Multiplier = Redistribution Charge The ARCHIVE option has a different multiplier table because it is based on the number of employees in your organization that have access to the archived data. Note that after-the-fact transactions use the PRINT record price, rather than the TYPE record price, and the cost of the record(s) requested for the original output is subtracted from the total charge, since you have already paid for that record(s). Each completed after-the-fact transaction will display an estimated cost per transaction. To determine estimated costs before entering a transaction, consult HELP RATES nnn, where nnn is the file number. You can also display a cost estimate by entering a PRINT command that contains the intended Dialog ERA option(s), and then cancel the print with the PRINT CANCEL command. All redistribution and archival costs will be displayed in the Dialog cost estimator, which appears when you change files, enter LOGOFF or LOGOFF HOLD, or when you enter a COST command. Dialog ERA charges will also appear on your invoice; see below for a sample invoice.

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Available Online HELP Refer online to the following for more information: HELP ERA: Describes the service, lists service terms and conditions, participating databases, and lists which databases need accession number entries in after-the-fact tracking and/or have additional terms and conditions. HELP RATES nnn: Provides the most current multiplier tables for individual databases (nnn represents the database number). Use HELP RATES nnn to determine REDIST, COPIES, or ARCHIVE charges before entering a transaction. HELP TERMS nnn: Lists individual database terms and conditions and disclaimers (nnn represents the database number). HELP REDIST, HELP ARCHIVE, and HELP COPIES are also available online.

Example of a Dialog Invoice With Dialog ERA Charges