ArticleFirst
Revised 2/17/2003
Database name: ArticleFirst
Short database name: ARTF
Available on: New FirstSearch Test Server and Production Server
Why select this database?
- The ArticleFirst® database describes items listed on the table of contents pages of
individual issues of over 12,000 journals. - Each record describes one article, news story, letter, or other item from a journal.
- Most records provide a list of libraries that hold the journal title.
- It is produced by OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc.
| Subjects included | |
|---|---|
| business | the humanities |
| medicine | popular culture |
| science | social sciences |
| technology | |
Coverage/update frequency
This database is updated daily.
Record display information
List of FirstSearch fields for ArticleFirst and the MARC fields to which they correspond:
| Field Name | MARC field |
|---|---|
| OCLC Number | 001 |
| Year | 008 |
| Standard SICI Code | 024/a |
| Accession Number | 035/a |
| Author | 100/a 700/a |
| Author Affiliation | 100/u 700/u |
| Title of Article | 245/a |
| Additional Information | 245/b |
| Journal Place | 260/a |
| Journal Publisher | 260/b |
| Journal Date of Publication | 260/c |
| Number of Pages | 300/a |
| Language of Serial | 546/a |
| Citation | 773/g |
| Journal's Uniform Title Main Entry | 773/s |
| Journal Title | 773/t |
| ISSN of Journal | 773/x |
| CODEN of Journal | 773/y |
| Dewey Classification of Journal | 773/8 |
| LC Classification of Journal | 773/9 |
| Preceding Journal's ISSN | 780/x |
| Preceding Journal's CODEN | 780/y |
| Succeeding Journal's ISSN | 785/x |
| Succeeding Journal's CODEN | 785/y |
| Instructions To Get Full Text | 856/i |
| Full Text Format (e.g., ASCII, PDF) | 856/q |
| URL to External Website or Link to Full Text Article (Direct Article Access) | 856/u |
| OCLC DAA (Direct Article Access) | 856/x |
| Database from which Full Text Article Is Accessed | 856/8 |
| 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 of Record Citation | 949/c |
| Supplemental Information | 949/d |
| Non-traditional Date | 949/e |
| Date Information (yyyymmdd) | 949/g |
| First Page of Article | 949/f |
| Julian Day | 949/j |
| Article Type | 949/L |
| Display Type | 949/x |
| Issue Identifier of Journal | 980/c |
| Article Title Information | 980/o |
| British Library Shelfmark Number | 980/x |
| Preceding Journal Title | 980/2,3 |
| Succeeding Journal Title | 980/4,5 |
| Journal's Uniform Title | 980/6 |
| Journal's Key Title | 980/7,8 |
| Language of Article | 983/8 |
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: Title |
| Keyword All (new index beginning 12/16/2001) | Any | 1016 | 2 | Includes fields in the following indexes: Author Title Source Phrase |
| 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 |
| Issue Identifier (ii) | OCLC Defined | 5043 | 2 | 980/c |
| Issue Number (is) | OCLC Defined | 5004 | 2 | 949/b,d |
| Language (ln=)* | Code-language | 54 | 1 | 983/8 |
| OCLC No. of Journal (oc) | OCLC Defined | 5999 | 2 | <001> |
| Publisher (pb) | Name-publisher | 1018 | 2 | 260/b |
| Publication Date (pd) | Date | 30 | 2 | 949/e, g |
| Page Number, First (pg) | OCLC Defined | 5006 | 2 | 949/f |
| Standard Number (sn, sn=) | Identifier-standard | 1007 | 1, 2 | 773/x,y 780/x,y 785/x,y |
| Source (so, so=) | Title-host-item | 1033 | 1, 2 | 773/s,t 980/2-8 |
| Title (ti) | Title | 4 | 2 | 245/a,b 980/o |
| Title (ti=) | Title | 4 | 1 | 245/a 980/o |
| Volume (vo) | OCLC Defined | 5013 | 2 | 949/a |
| Year (yr) | Date-publication | 31 | 4, 5 | 008 <date> |
* The data for the Article Type (1034) and Language (54) indexes should not be used for general searching. The data is only available with the oldest data and with less than 1/3 of the newest data.
Restrictors
The following restrictor can be used only in conjunction with an index search. It must be added to an index search with the Boolean ANd in order to receive results:
| Restrictor | Type | Input | Use Attribute | Structure Attribute | MARC Tag |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year * | All years Single year Range of years | -- 19xx, 20xx 19xx - 20xx | 31 | 5 | 008 <date> |
| Limit to Holdings | OCLC institution symbol | Enter symbol for OCLC institution | 2 | 56 | 948 |
* Year is 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 ArticleFirst database can be sorted by Author (1003), Title (4), Journal (1033) and 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); Title (245/a,b, 980/o), and Source Phrase (773/s,t, 980/2,,3,4,5,6,7,8).
Using limiters: You can limit searches by Year (31) and Library Holdings (56).
Journal Browse Function
In the web FirstSearch service, this database also provides an option to browse the Journals List. The options include:
- Retrieving a list of all the journal records
- Retrieving a list of issues covered in ArticleFirst for a journal
- Retrieving the Table of Contents for a specific issue
Alternatives for searching journal records in ArticleFirst are also provided. Information on this functionality.
Copyright
Copyright © 1992- <!--ATTN T-SYSTEMS: Sprinkle, asset ID 28885-->2012<!-- // T-SYSTEMS--> OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc. Certain records in this database are © COPYRIGHT THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD: ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
The British Library owns the entire right in the records in this database that include the "BL Shelfmark"or "BL Stock Location" field. Any rights that subsist in the components of said database remain the property either of the British Library Board or the individual publishers contributing to the database. The said records in this database may not be used, sold, licensed, transferred, copied or reproduced in whole or in part in any manner, form, or in any media to any person without the prior written consent of the British Library.