Newspaper Abstracts
Revised 12/19/2005
Database name: NewsAbs
Short database name: NABS
Available on: FirstSearch Test Server and Production Server
Why select this database?
- The Newspaper Abstracts database consists of over 1.3 million records representing
significant articles from over 25 regional and national newspaper such as the
Wall Street Journal, USA Today, the New York Times, the Chicago Tribune, the Houston
Post, and the Los Angeles Times, from January 1, 1989 to the present. Concise
abstracts are included.
- Each record includes a bibliographic citation for an item and a 15- to 40-word
abstract.
- Items include news articles, reviews, editorials, commentaries, editorial
cartoons, and others.
- This database is produced by ProQuest Information and Learning.
| Subjects included |
| art |
business |
consumer information |
| cultural events |
current affairs |
education |
| films |
health care |
medical breakthroughs |
| public affairs |
restaurants |
scientific breakthroughs |
| sports |
technology |
travel |
Coverage/update frequency
Covers 1989 to the present.
New records are added weekly.
Record display information
List of FirstSearch fields for Newspaper Abstracts and the MARC fields to which they
correspond:
| Field Name |
MARC field(s) |
| Year |
008 |
| Accession Number |
035/a |
| Availability |
037/c |
| Author |
100/a
700/a |
| Title |
245/a |
| Special Feature |
300/b |
| Abstract |
520/a |
| Named People |
600/a |
| Featured Companies |
610/a |
| Descriptors |
650/a |
| Geographic Name |
651/a |
| Product Name |
696/h |
| Citation |
773/g |
| Journal/Newspaper Code |
773/p |
| Journal/Newspaper Title |
773/t |
| ISSN |
773/x |
| Input |
902/a |
| Section |
902/b |
| Column |
902/d |
| Library Holdings |
948
Detailed holdings information is available in FirstSearch
Z39.50 Configuration Guide - Element Set Names. |
| Page |
949/c |
| Date |
949/e |
| First Page Number |
949/f |
| Publication Date (yyyymmdd) |
949/g |
| Document Type |
949/i |
| Julian Date |
949/j |
| Article Type |
949/L |
| Display Type |
949/x |
| Copyright |
949/y |
| Online Availability |
949/z |
| UMI Control Number |
951/a |
| Database Code |
951/d |
| Article Length |
951/e |
| Correction Reference |
952/b |
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.
FirstSearch Indexes and USE and STRUCTURE attributes used to access them:
| Index |
Description |
Use Attribute |
Structure Attribute |
Indexed Fields and Subfields |
| Keyword (kw) |
Any |
5110 |
2 |
Contents of:
ab index (520/a)
so= index (773/t)
su index
ti index |
| Keyword All (ka) |
Any |
1016 |
2 |
Contents of:
ab index
so= index
su index
ti index
au index
sn index
pd index
yr index
|
| Abstract (ab) |
Abstract |
62 |
2 |
520/a |
| Author (au, au=) |
Author-name |
1003 |
1, 2 |
100/a
700/a |
| Article Type (at=) |
Content-type |
1034 |
1 |
949/L |
| Descriptor (de, de=) |
OCLC Defined |
5650 |
1, 2 |
650/a |
| Named Person (na=) |
Subject-name-personal |
1009 |
1 |
600/a |
| Geographic Coverage (gc=) |
Name-geographic |
58 |
1 |
651/a |
| Illustrations (il) |
OCLC Defined |
5010 |
2 |
300/b |
| Accession Number (no) |
Control number-local |
12 |
2 |
035/a |
| Named Corporation (nc=) |
OCLC Defined |
5610 |
1 |
610/a |
| Named Product (pr=) |
OCLC Defined |
5654 |
1 |
696/h |
| Publication Date (pd) |
Date |
30 |
2 |
949/e,g |
| Standard Number (sn) |
Identifier-standard |
1007 |
2 |
773/x |
| Source (so) |
Title-host-item |
1033 |
2 |
773/p,t |
| Source (so=) |
Title-host-item |
1033 |
1 |
773/t |
| Subject (su, su=) |
Subject |
21 |
1, 2 |
600/a
610/a
650/a
651/a
696/h |
| Title (ti) |
Title |
4 |
2 |
245/a |
| Title (ti=) |
Title |
4 |
1 |
245/a |
| Year (yr)* |
Date-publication |
31 |
5 |
008/<date> |
Restrictors
The following restrictors can be used only in conjunction with an index search.
They must be added to an index search with the Boolean AND in order to receive search
results:
| Restrictor |
Type |
Input |
Use Attribute |
Structure Attribute |
| Year * |
All years
Single year
Range of years |
--
19xx, 20xx
19xx - 20xx |
31 |
5 |
* Year is both an index and a restrictor.
Sorting
Search results in the Newspaper Abstracts database can be sorted by Author (1003),
Title (4), Publication Date (30), and Source (1033).
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 searching (21): The Subject search includes named people, named companies, descriptors, geographic
names, and product names.
Using limiters: Use the Article Type (1034) index as a limiter to narrow
the focus of your search.
Copyright
(Copyright
2008
)
© Copyright
2008
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