Alternative Press Index Archive
Revised 2/17/2003
Database Name: AltPressIndexArchive
Short database name: APIA
Available on: New FirstSearch Test Server and Production Server
Why select this database?
- Comprehensive guide to alternative sources of information published from 1969-1990.
- Coverage is international and interdisciplinary.
- Indexes alternative, radical and left periodicals, newspapers and magazines.
- Provides alternative viewpoints on internationally significant subjects.
| Subjects included |
| anarchism |
democracy |
ecology |
| economics |
feminism |
gay and lesbian issues |
| indigenous peoples |
national liberation |
socialism - theory and practice |
| Note: Subject headings reflect terminology in use at original
time of publication. |
Coverage/update frequency
- Covers 1969-1990.
- Complete archive.
Record display information
List of FirstSearch fields for Alternative Press Index Archive and the MARC
fields to which they correspond:
| Field Name |
MARC field(s) |
| OCLC Number |
001 |
| Date |
008/<date> |
| Standard SICI Code |
024/a |
| Accession Number |
035/a |
| Author |
100/a
700/a |
| Title Statement |
245/a |
| General Note |
500/a |
| Subject Added Entry, Topical |
650/a |
| Citation |
773/g |
| Host Item Entry |
773/t |
| Journal Code |
773/p |
| ISSN |
773/x |
| Journal Subject (journal records only) |
915/3 |
| Publication Frequency (journal records only) |
915/9 |
| Library Holdings |
948
Detailed holdings information is available in FirstSearch
Z39.50 Configuration Guide - Element Set Names. |
| Volume Number |
949/a |
| Issue Number |
949/b |
| Page Numbers |
949/c |
| Date |
949/e |
| First Page Number |
949/f |
| Marketing Standardized Date |
949/g |
| Julian Day |
949/j |
| Article Contents |
949/L |
| OCLC Display Type |
949/x |
| Record Type Description |
960/g |
| Journal Code (journal records only) |
969/L |
| Publisher/Editorial Information (journal records
only) |
969/m |
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 |
Includes fields in the following indexes:
Notes
Source (phrase)
Subject
Title
|
| Keyword All |
Any |
1016
|
2 |
Includes fields in the following indexes:
Author
Notes
Publication Date
Source (phrase)
Standard Number
Subject
Title
Year
|
| Accession Number (no) |
Control number-local |
12 |
2 |
035/a |
| Article Type (at, at=) |
Content-type |
1034 |
1,2 |
949/L |
| Author (au, au=) |
Author-name |
1003 |
1, 2, 101 |
100/a
700/a |
| Descriptors (de, de=) |
OCLC Defined |
5650 |
1, 2 |
650/a |
| Directory of Journals (dj, dj=) |
OCLC Defined |
5056 |
1, 2 |
969/L,p |
| First Page (pg) |
OCLC Defined |
5006 |
2 |
949/f |
| Issue (is) |
OCLC Defined |
5004 |
2 |
949/b |
| Journal Subject (js, js=) |
OCLC Defined |
5657 |
1,2 |
915/3 |
| Notes (nt) |
Note |
63 |
2 |
500/a |
| Publication Date (pd) |
Date |
30 |
2 |
949/e,g |
| Publisher (pb) |
Name-publisher |
1018 |
2 |
969/m |
| Record Type (rt=)* |
Material-type |
1031 |
1 |
960/g |
| Source (so, so=) |
Title-host-item |
1033 |
1,2 |
773/p,t |
| Standard Number (sn, sn=) |
Identifier-standard |
1007 |
1,2 |
001
773/x |
| Subject (su, su=) |
Subject |
21 |
1, 2 |
650/a
915/3 |
| Title (ti, ti=) |
Title |
4 |
1.2 |
245/a
969/L,p |
| Volume (vo) |
OCLC Defined |
5013 |
2 |
949/a |
| Year (yr)* |
Date-publication |
31 |
4, 5 |
008/<date> |
* Both an index and a restrictor.
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 results:
| Restrictor |
Type |
Input |
Use Attribute |
Structure Attribute |
| Article Type Phrase* |
No limit
Biographies
Book Reviews
Film Reviews
Obituaries
|
--
biographies
book reviews
film reviews
obituaries
|
1034 |
1 |
| Record Type Phrase* |
No limit
Article
Journal Record
|
--
article
journal record
|
1031 |
1 |
| Limit to Holdings |
OCLC Institution Symbol |
Enter symbol for OCLC institution |
56 |
2 |
| Year * |
No limit
Single year
Range of years |
--
19xx, 20xx
19xx - 20xx |
31 |
5 |
* Both an index and a restrictor.
Note: To find the OCLC symbol for an institution, please see
the online version of OCLC Participating
Institutions.
Sorting
Search results in the Alternative Press Index Archive database can be sorted
by Author (1003), Title (4), Record Type (1031), 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
Keyword All searches (1016): The Keyword All search finds information
in these fields: Author (100/a, 700/a); Notes (500/a);
Publication Date (949/e,g); Source phrase (773/t);
Standard Number (001, 773/x); Subject (650/a,
915/3); Title (245/a, 969/L,p); and Year (008<Date>).
Using limiters: You can limit searches by Year (31), Article Type (1034),
Record Type (1031) and Library Holdings (56).
Copyright
© Copyright
2008
by the Alternative Press Center, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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