General Science Abstracts (GenSciAbs)
General science literature from the U.S. and Europe
Why select this database?
- Covers everything from supernovas to marine pollution and is the ideal source for researchers seeking information on a variety of scientific topics.
- Abstracts leading journals and magazines from the United States and Great Britain.
- Describes biographical sketches, symposia, conferences, review articles, selected letters to the editor, special issues of journals published as supplementary issues, review issues, laboratory guides, and book reviews.
| Database details |
| Subjects |
anthropology
astronomy
pollution biology
computers
earth sciences
medicine and health
and many more subjects |
| Sources |
277 leading journals and magazines from the United States and Great Britain.
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| Number of records |
Over 1,000,000 |
| Dates covered |
1984 to present
Abstracts since 1993 |
| Updated |
Weekly |
| Producer information |
H. W. Wilson Company
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USA
Phone:1-800-367-6770
+1-718-588-8400
Web:
http://www.hwwilson.com
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| Copyright |
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an expert search in General Science AbstractsUse a colon after an index label (for example, au:)
when you are not certain of your search terms. Use an equal sign
after an index label (au=) for
an exact match search. You can search with an index label from any
search screen. The information you type overrides any default menu
selections. The following examples show sample rather than actual
searches.
| Search indexes |
Labels |
Examples |
| Keyword |
kw: |
tea and cardiovascular
[keyword searches the Abstract, Source Phrase, Subject, and Title indexes] |
| Abstract |
ab: |
stress and reduction |
| Accession number |
no: |
bgsi96034976 |
| Article type phrase |
at= |
feature article
[use to limit other search terms;
browse index for available article types] |
| Author |
au: |
toole |
| Author phrase |
au= |
toole, john m
[last name first]
|
| Corporate author phrase |
co= |
university college london england |
| Descriptors |
de: |
music |
| Descriptors phrase |
de= |
music therapy |
| First page |
pg: |
2 |
| Geographic coverage phrase |
gc= |
saudi arabia |
| Issue |
is: |
7 |
| Named company phrase |
nc= |
corps of engineers |
| Named person phrase |
na= |
sagan carl
[last name first] |
| Place of publication |
pl: |
canada |
| Publication date |
pd: |
97-98
[browse index for date formats] |
| Publisher |
pb: |
mcgraw-hill |
| Record type phrase |
rt= |
article
[use to limit other search terms;
browse index for available record types] |
| Source |
so: |
science |
| Source phrase |
so= |
issues in science and technology |
| Standard number |
sn: |
0036-8423 |
| Subject |
su: |
cardiovascular |
| Subject phrase |
su= |
cardiovascular system |
| Title |
ti: |
music |
| Title phrase |
ti= |
tuning in to the power of music |
| Volume |
vo: |
49 |
| Year |
yr: |
1993 |
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