ABI/INFORM
Revised 12/19/2005
Database name: ABI_INFORM
Available on: New FirstSearch Test Server and Production Server
Short database name: ABII
Why select this database?
- ABI/INFORM covers business and management topics including company histories, competitive intelligence, and product development. It includes information on companies
and products, business strategies and tactics, management tools and trends, and case
studies of successes and failures.
- It contains citations and abstracts of articles from 1,000 U.S. and international
professional publications, academic journals, and trade magazines.
- Journals covered by this database are listed in Available periodical titles in FirstSearch.
- This database is produced by ProQuest Information and Learning.
ABI/INFORM is available on FirstSearch by subscription only.
| Subjects included |
| accounting |
advertising |
auditing |
banking |
broadcasting |
computers |
| economics |
engineering |
finance |
foreign investment |
health care |
human resources |
| insurance |
international trade |
international trends |
investment analysis |
management |
marketing |
| planning and strategy |
public administration |
real estate |
taxation |
telecommunications |
transportation |
Coverage/update frequency
Covers August 1971 to the present.
New records are added weekly.
Record display information
List of FirstSearch fields for ABI/INFORM and the MARC fields to which they correspond:
| Field Name |
MARC field(s) |
| Year |
008 |
| Standard SICI Code |
024/a |
| Database Record Number |
035/a |
| Availability |
037/c |
| Author |
100/a
700/a |
| Title |
245/a |
| Number of Pages |
300/a |
| Special Feature |
300/b |
| Abstract |
520/a |
| Language |
546/a |
| Named Corporation |
610/a |
| Ticker Symbol |
610/8 |
| D-U-N-S Number |
610/9 |
| Descriptors |
650/a |
| Geographic Area |
651/a |
| Classification Code, Descriptor |
698/b,c |
| Citation |
773/g |
| Source Code |
773/p |
| Source Name |
773/t |
| ISSN |
773/x |
| CODEN |
773/y |
| Library Holdings |
948
Detailed holdings information is available in FirstSearch
Z39.50 Configuration Guide - Element Set Names. |
| Volume |
949/a |
| Issue |
949/b |
| Pagination |
949/c |
| Supplement |
949/d |
| Date |
949/e |
| Publication Date |
949/g |
| Word Count |
949/h |
| Document Type |
949/i |
| Julian Date |
949/j |
| Display Type |
949/x |
| Copyright |
949/y |
| Online Availability |
949/z |
| UMI Control Number |
951/a |
| Supplier Number |
951/f |
| Correction Reference |
952/b |
| Article Text |
990/a |
| Volume/Issue/Supplemental Information |
997/f |
Indexes
What follows is a list of FirstSearch indexes and the combination of USE and STRUCTURE
attributes that can be used to access them.
- For any FirstSearch label where multiple USE attributes are listed all the attributes will provide the exact same search result sets.
- Any USE attribute that is not marked as a restrictor is available via the SCAN service.
- Restrictors are specially implemented indexes and are not available for scanning. Terms
for these must be ANDed with other terms to limit the size of the result set. See the
table provided for each restrictor to determine valid terms and their associated meaning.
IMPORTANT INDEXING NOTE:
Before December 16, 2001:
Keyword (kw) is Use Attribute 1016.
Starting December 16, 2001
Keyword (kw). Both Use Attribute 1016 and Use Attribute 5110 will be valid.
Coming in early 2002:
New index, Keyword All, will be added. It will utilize Use
Attribue 1016. (See indexed fields below.)
When Keyword All is added, the Keyword (kw) index will be changed
to Use Attribute 5110 only.
FirstSearch Indexes and USE and STRUCTURE attributes used to access them:
| Index |
Description |
Use Attribute |
Structure Attribute |
Indexed Fields and Subfields |
| Keyword (kw) |
Any |
1016
(prior to 12/16/2001)
also:
5110
(beginning 12/16/2001)
When the Keyword All index (below) is added in early 2002, ONLY Use attribute
5110 will be valid for this Keyword (kw) index.
|
2 |
245/a
520/a
610/a
650/a
651/a
773/t |
Keyword All
(new index coming in early 2002) |
Any |
1016
(in early 2002)
|
2 |
100/a
245/a
520/a
610/a
650/a
651/a
700/a
773/t |
| Abstract (ab) |
Abstract |
62 |
2 |
520/a |
| Author (au) |
Author-name |
1003 |
1, 2 |
100/a
700/a |
| Class Descriptors (cd) |
OCLC Defined |
5699 |
1 |
698/b,c |
| Descriptor (de) |
OCLC Defined |
5650 |
1,2 |
650/a |
| D-U-N-S Number (dn) |
OCLC Defined |
5002 |
2 |
610/9 |
| Geographic Coverage (gc) |
Name-geographic |
58 |
1 |
651/a |
| Special Feature (sf) |
OCLC Defined |
5010 |
2 |
300/b |
| Issue (is) |
OCLC Defined |
5004 |
2 |
949/b,d |
| Ticker Symbol (ts) |
OCLC Defined |
5012 |
2 |
610/8 |
| Accession Number (no) |
Control number-local |
12 |
2 |
035/a |
| Named Corporation (nc) |
OCLC Defined |
5610 |
1 |
610/a |
| Accession Number (no) |
Control number-local |
12 |
2 |
035/a |
| Publication Date (pd) |
Date |
30 |
2 |
949/e,g |
| Standard Number (sn) |
Identifier-standard |
1007 |
2 |
773/x,y
951/f |
| Source (so) |
Title-host-item |
1033 |
1, 2 |
773/p,t
952/a |
| Subject (su) |
Subject |
21 |
1, 2 |
610/a
650/a
651/a |
| Title (ti) |
Title |
4 |
1, 2 |
245/a |
| Full Text (tx) |
Body of text |
1010 |
2 |
990/a |
| Volume (vo) |
OCLC Defined |
5013 |
2 |
949/a |
| Year (yr)* |
Date-publication |
31 |
5 |
008/<date> |
Restrictors
The following restrictors can only be used in conjunction with an index search.
They must be added to an index search with the Boolean AND in order to receive results:
| Restrictor |
Type |
Input |
Use Attribute |
Structure Attribute |
| Year* |
All years
Single year
Range of years |
--
19xx, 20xx
19xx - 20xx |
31 |
5 |
| Availability |
All
Online |
--
online |
5990 |
2 |
* Year is both an index and a restrictor.
Sorting
Search results in the ABI/INFORM database can be sorted by Author (1003), Title (4),
Source (1033), and Publication Date (30).
General punctuation rules
(exceptions are made, but these are generally correct):
| Punctuation |
Rule |
Punctuation |
Rule |
| " |
Delete and collapse |
$ |
Delete and collapse |
| ' |
(apostrophe) Delete and collapse |
% |
Delete and collapse |
| . |
Delete and collapse |
* |
Delete and collapse |
| , |
(comma) Delete and collapse |
+ |
Delete and collapse |
| ; |
Delete and collapse |
> |
Delete and collapse |
| : |
Delete and collapse |
< |
Delete and collapse |
| () |
Delete and collapse |
@ |
Delete and collapse |
| <> |
Delete and collapse |
? |
Delete and collapse |
| {} |
Delete and collapse |
-- |
Delete and collapse |
| [] |
Delete and collapse |
/ |
Substitute a space |
| = |
Delete and collapse |
- |
Retain and index |
| ! |
Delete and collapse |
& |
Retain and index |
| # |
Delete and collapse |
Searching tips
Subject searches (21): The Subject search includes titles, abstracts,
class descriptors, descriptors, geographic area, and company names.
Copyright
© 2005 ProQuest Information and Learning: All Rights Reserved. Only fair use, as provided by the United States Copyright law, is permitted. ProQuest Information and Learning makes no warranty regarding the accuracy, completeness or timeliness of the Publications or the records they contain, or any warranty, express or implied, including any warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose, and shall not be liable for damages of any kind or lost profits or other claims related to them or their uses.
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