Periodical Abstracts
Revised 12/19/2005
Database name: PerAbs
Short database name: PABS
Available on: FirstSearch Test Server and Production Server
Why select this database?
- Periodical Abstracts has more than 3,000,000 records describing significant
articles from more than 1,500 of the leading general and academic journals.
- It also contains records for transcripts of segments of more than 80 news-
and lifestyle-oriented television and radio programs.
- Each record includes a bibliographic citation and a concise abstract.
- Titles covered by this database are listed on the FirstSearch
Periodical Title List.
- It is produced by ProQuest Information and Learning.
| Subjects included |
| business |
culture |
economics |
| history |
literature |
psychology |
| religion |
sociology |
women's studies |
Coverage/update frequency
Covers 1986 to the present.
New records are added weekly.
Record display information
List of FirstSearch fields for Periodical Abstracts and the MARC fields to which they
correspond:
| Field Name |
MARC field(s) |
| Year |
008 |
| Standard SICI Code |
024/a |
| OCLC SICI Code |
024/2 |
| 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 Code |
773/p |
| Journal Title |
773/t |
| ISSN |
773/x |
| 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 |
| Pagination |
949/c |
| First Page Number |
949/f |
| Date |
949/e |
| Publication Date (yyyymmdd) |
949/g |
| Word Count |
949/h |
| 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 |
| Supplier Number |
951/f |
| Unused Date |
951/g |
| Publisher's Correction |
951/k |
| Correction Reference |
952/b |
| Article Text |
990/a |
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 |
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 |
Contents of:
ab index (520/a)
so= index (773/t)
su index
ti index |
Keyword All
(new index coming in early 2002) |
Any |
1016
(in early 2002)
|
2 |
Contents of:
ab index (520/a)
au: index (100/a, 700/a)
so= index (773/t)
su index (600/a, 610/a, 650/a, 651/a, 696/h)
ti index (245/a) |
| Abstract (ab) |
Abstract |
62 |
2 |
520/a |
| Author (au) |
Author-name |
1003 |
1, 2 |
100/a
700/a |
| Article Type (at)* |
Content-type |
1034 |
2 |
949/l |
| Descriptor (de) |
OCLC Defined |
5650 |
1, 2 |
650/a |
| Named Person (na) |
Subject-name-personal |
1009 |
1 |
600/a |
| Geographic Name (gc) |
Name-geographic |
58 |
1 |
651/a |
| Special Feature (sf) |
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 |
| Product Name (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
949/a,b,e |
| Source (so) |
Title-host-item |
1033 |
1 |
773/t |
| Subject (su) |
Subject |
21 |
1, 2 |
600/a
610/a
650/a
651/a
696/h |
| Title (ti) |
Title |
4 |
1, 2 |
245/a |
| Full Text (tx) |
Body of text |
1010 |
2 |
951/k
990/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 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 Periodical Abstracts database can be sorted by 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 searching: The Subject search (21) includes named people, featured
companies, descriptors, geographic names, and product names.
Limits. Use the Type index (1034) as a limiter to narrow
the focus of your search. OCLC uses this index as a limiter on the web.
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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