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INDEX
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INTRODUCTION
(Combination
of files in this
section)
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A
PERSONAL VIEW
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A
BRIEF INTRO & HISTORY
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ADVANTAGES/DISADVANTAGES
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ACCESSING
DIALOG: WAYS & LINKS
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WAYS
OF ACCESSING DIALOG
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LINK
TO DIALOGWEB
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LINK
TO DIALOGCLASSIC
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LINK
VIA TELNET
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GENERAL
DIALOG WEB PAGES: LINKS
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DIALOG
HOME PAGE
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CHRONOLOG
(Dialog newsletter)
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DIALOG
SUPPORT WEB PAGES: LINKS
MOST
USEFUL PAGES
FIND WHAT WORKS
FOR YOU
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DATABASE
CATALOG
(big
PDF downloads but very useful)
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BLUESHEETS
(One
of your most important tools)
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DIRECTORY
OF SEARCH
METHODS
& COMMANDS
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SUCCESSFUL
SEARCHING ON DIALOG: TABLE OF
CONTENTS
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ONLINE
POCKET GUIDE INDEX
(Probably
the best single tool to use)
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DIALOG
SEARCH SUMMARY
QUICK
REFERENCE CARD
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DIALOG
SUPPORT WEB PAGES: LINKS
INDEXES
TO DOCUMENTATION
& OTHER SUPPORT PAGES
FIND WHAT WORKS
FOR YOU
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DIALOG
ONLINE DOCUMENTATION
(Links
most Dialog Support materials)
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SEARCH
AIDS - WEB & CLASSIC
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ALPHABETICAL
LIST OF ALL
WEB-BASED
DOCUMENTATION
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KNOWLEDGEBASE
-
(A
database of answers to common
questions)
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TECHNICAL
DOCUMENTS & TUTORIALS
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SMART
TOOLS (DB SELECTION FOR SPECIFIC
SUBJECTS)
Requires
Acrobat
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LOCAL TOOLS
(in Word .doc format)
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DIALOG
CHEATSHEET
PAGE
1 &
PAGE
2
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SEARCH/RESULTS/ANALYSIS
WORKSHEET
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SEARCH
PLANNING
(Combination
of files in this
section)
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THE
OVERALL SEARCH PROCESS
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PLANNING
THE SEARCH
USING
SEARCH WORKSHEETS
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THE
SEARCH PROCESS: A DIALOGCLASSIC/TELNET
EXAMPLE
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SELECTING
DATABASES
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DATABASES
AVAILABLE TO
SJSU SLIS STUDENTS
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SEARCH
COMMANDS - STARTING
(Combination
of files in this
section)
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BEGINNING
DATABASES
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SELECT
/ SELECT STEPS
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FIND
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EXPAND
(CHECK AUTHORITY
FILES)
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SEARCHING
INDEXES
(Combination
of files in this
section)
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INTRODUCTION
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BASIC
INDEXES: SUFFIXES
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ADDITIONAL
INDEXES: PREFIXES
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SEARCH
OPERATORS
(Combination
of files in this
section)
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BOOLEANS
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PROXIMITY
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PHRASE
SEARCHING - with (w) or ()
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WILD
CARDS / TRUNCATION
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OPERATORS:
ORDER OF USE
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NESTING
WITH PARENTHESES
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DATES
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LIMIT
ALL
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STOP
WORDS
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KEEP
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STACKING
COMMANDS
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UTILITY
COMMANDS
(Combination
of files in this
section)
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HELP,
COST, PAGE FORWARD-BACK
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SHOW
& SET (HIGHLITE, FILES, KWIC #)
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FILE
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MONEY-SAVING
COMMANDS
THESE ARE VERY IMPORTANT!
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WHY
EVERYTHING COSTS SO MUCH
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SEARCH
MODES - DIALOGWEB
(Combination
of local files in this
section)
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DIALOGWEB
ONLINE INTRODUCTION (Link to Dialog .pdf
file)
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SETTING
PREFERENCES IN DIALOGWEB
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DIALOGWEB
STEP-BY-STEP
EXAMPLE
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COMMAND
SEARCH TUTORIAL
(Link
to Dialog .pdf file)
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GUIDED
SEARCH (WEB)
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GUIDED
SEARCH TUTORIAL
ONLINE
(Link to Dialog .pdf)
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SEARCH
MODES - DIALOGCLASSIC
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DIALOGCLASSIC
ONLINE
INTRODUCTION (Link to Dialog .pdf
file)
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DIALOGCLASSIC/TEXT
STEP-BY-STEP
EXAMPLE
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USING
DIALINDEX
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DIALINDEX
SEARCH
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LINK:
DIALINDEX
(FILE
411) BLUESHEET
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USING
ONESEARCH
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ONESEARCH
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LINK:
ONESEARCH GROUPS
or
CATEGORIES
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REVISING
SEARCHES
(Combination
of files in this
section)
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SEARCH
ANALYSIS
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BROADENING
& NARROWING A SEARCH
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RESULTS -
OUTPUT
(Combination
of files in this
section)
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OUTPUT
COMMANDS:
SORT,
DISPLAY, TYPE
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OUTPUT
FORMATS
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SORTING
RESULTS
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REMOVING
DUPLICATES
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SAVING
SEARCHES
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MISCELLANEOUS
TOOLS/RESOURCES
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DIALOGLINK
Not pretty, but fast & useful for a
pro.
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