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SIRS Researcher

Revised 11/06/2006

Database name: SIRSResearcher
Short database name:  SIRS
Available on: FirstSearch Test Server

Why select this database?

  • SIRS Researcher is a general reference database containing full-text articles exploring social, scientific, historic, economic, political, and global issues.
  • Articles are selected from domestic and international newspapers, magazines, journals, and government publications.
  • Summaries accompany articles added to the database since 1994.
  • This database is produced by ProQuest Information and Learning.
Subjects included
Economics
Global issues
History
Politics
Science
Social issues

Coverage/update frequency

Covers 1988 to the present.
New records are added monthly.

Record display information

List of FirstSearch fields for SIRS Researcher and the MARC fields to which they correspond:

Field Name MARC field(s)
Dates 008/<date>
Article Number 035/a
Author 100/a
Title 245/a
Abstract 520/a
Subject 650/a
Source 773/g
Source Abbreviated Title 773/p (rare)
Source Title 773/t
File Name 913/c
Associated Graphics 913/j
Page Numbers 949/c
Date 949/e
First Page Number 949/f
Marketing Defined Date 949/g
Marketing Defined Julian Date 949/j
OCLC Record Display Type 949/x
Copyright Statement 949/y
Full Text Availability 949/z
OCLC Load Date 980/g
Full 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.

  1. For any FirstSearch label where multiple USE attributes are listed all the attributes will provide the exact same search result sets.
  2. Any USE attribute that is not marked as a restrictor is available via the SCAN service.
  3. 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 2 245/a
520/a
650/a
773/t
Keyword All Any 1016 2 008
100/a
245/a
520/a
650/a
773/t
949/e
949/g
Abstract (ab) Summary 62 2 520/a
Author (au, au=) Author-name 1003 1, 2 100/a
Descriptor (de, de=) OCLC Defined 5650 1, 2 650/a
Accession Number (no) Control number-local 12 2 035/a
Publication Date (pd) Date 30 2 949/e,g
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, 2 650/a
Title (ti, ti=) Title 4 1, 2 245/a
Full Text (tx) Body of text 1010 2 990/a
Year (yr) * Date-publication 31 2, 4, 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 SIRS Researcher database can be sorted by Author (1003), Title (4), Source (1033),  and Year (31).

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), Publication Date (949/e, g), Source Phrase (773/t), Subject/Descriptor (650/a), Title (245/a), and Year (008 <date>).

Using limiters: You can limit searches by Year (31).

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.