SELECTED SEARCH FIELDS
| Field |
What the field finds |
Example |
| Abstract |
Abstracts with your search terms |
ABS(ecommerce) |
| Author |
Articles by a particular author or
authors |
AU(smith) |
| Article Column |
Title of an article column |
COL(personal technology) |
| Article Type |
Articles of a particular type such
as review, a speech , or an interview |
DTYPE(obituary) |
| Author Affiliation |
Affiliations linked to an author |
AUA(writers guild) |
| Caption |
Words in illustrations, photos |
CAP(S&P 500) |
| Company Name |
Articles about a company,
organization, or group |
CO(Microsoft) |
| Date |
Articles published at a specific day
or month |
DATE(December 14 1995) |
| Geographical Name |
Articles in which a place or area
appears |
GEO(Seattle) |
| Personal Name |
Articles in which an individual is
prominently discussed |
NA(Gates, Bill) |
| Product Name |
Articles about a specific product |
PROD(iMac) |
| Source |
Articles from a specific
publication |
SO(Fortune) |
| Source Type |
Specify periodical, newspaper or
wire feed articles |
STYPE(periodical) |
| Subject Terms |
Articles indexed as primarily about
a subject |
SUB(marketing) |
| SIC Code |
SIC codes associated with companies
featured in an article |
SIC(5072) |
| Ticker Symbol |
Articles about a company with the
specified Ticker Symbol |
TICKER(MSFT) |
For additional Search Fields, click on the
Help button in the upper right part of the screen, then
to Help Contents and then to Search Fields for more
fields, codes and examples.
ADDITIONAL SEARCH
OPTIONS
| Technique |
Symbol |
Example |
Finds/Use |
| Truncation |
? |
manag? |
manager, management, managing
Finds words that share a common beginning. |
| Wildcards |
* |
gettysb*rg
clon** |
gettysburg, gettysberg; clones, cloned
Finds the word, allowing any character in
place of each wildcard. |
| Proximity Operator |
w/n |
hillary w/2 clinton |
Hillary Clinton, Hillary Rodham Clinton,
Hillary R. Clinton.
Finds both terms within the specified number
of words. |
| Proximity Operator |
pre/n |
world pre/3 web |
Finds articles with world preceding web
by up to three words.
Finds terms in order within the specified
number of words. |
| Parenthesis |
( ) |
a and (b or c)
(a and b) or c |
Parenthesis group parts of a search into
units and help clarify which terms each
operator is connecting. |
Selecting a database to
Search
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ProQuest. You can either search a particular
database by selecting it from the pull-down
menu, or you may search all the databases
simultaneously by using the default option
- Multiple databases.
ADVANCED SEARCH
BY KEYWORD
Advanced search by
keyword searching lets you search for words in a
particular part, or "field", of the record, for
example, in the Author field, or in the Title of the
article. This is useful for finding a known article,
or for finding articles in a known journal.
Example: Find the following article using an
Advanced Search:
Hacking, Jan. "Genetics, biosocial groups & the
future of identity."
Daedalus. Boston: Fall 2006.Vol.135, Iss. 4; pg. 81, 15 pgs
How to find
editorials in ProQuest
Definitions of Editorials on the Web:
An editorial is a statement or article by a news
organization (generally a newspaper) that expresses
an opinion rather than attempting to simply report
news. Editorials are not written by the regular
reporters; rather, they are collectively authored by
a group of individuals called the editorial board.
They represent the newspaper's official positions on
issues. ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Editorials
- click on More
Search Options
- from Document Type select Editorial
-
click on
Search
How to find
commentary in ProQuest
Definitions of commentary on the Web:
comment: a written explanation or criticism or
illustration that is added to a book or other
textual material; "he wrote an extended comment on
the proposal"
http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=commentary
- click on More Search Options
- from Document Type select Commentary
- click on Search
Advanced Search in
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