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| The following list is sorted alphabetically by field alias. Click a field name to see the description and search information. | |||
| All Fields in this Database | |||
| Abstract (AB) | Country of Publication (CP) | Journal Name Word (JX) | |
| Accession Number (AN) | Film Country (FC) | Language (LG) | |
| All Searchable Fields (AF) | Film Description (FI) | Page (PG) | |
| Article Title (AR) | Film Director (FD) | Publication Year (YR) | |
| Article Type (AT) | Film Title (FT) | Record ID (RI) | |
| Author (AU) | Film Title Word (FX) | Source (SO) | |
| Author Name (AX) | Film Year (FY) | Subject (SH) | |
| Biography (BI) | Frequency (FQ) | Subject Word (HW) | |
| Biography Word (BX) | ISSN (IS) | Title (TI) | |
| Corporate Name (CN) | Issue Number (IP) | Volume (VO) | |
| Corporate Name Word (CX) | Journal Name (JN) | Go: Table of Contents or Back | |
Default Fields for Unqualified Searches (MP): Searching for a term without specifying a field in Advanced search, or specifying .mp., defaults to the following ‘multi-purpose’ (.mp.) fields for this database: ar,ab,ax,bx,cx,hw,fx,dw. |
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| Abstract (AB) | Biography Word (BX) | Film Title Word (FX) | |
| Article Title (AR) | Corporate Name Word (CX) | Subject Word (HW) | |
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Default Fields for Display, Print, Email, and Save: The following fields are included by default for each record. |
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| Abstract (AB) | Article Title (AR) | Source (SO) | |
| Accession Number (AN) | Film Description (FI) | Subject (SH) | |
| Author (AU) | Film Title (FT) | ||
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All Fields for Display, Print, Email, and Save: Use the Select Fields button in the Results Manager at the bottom of the Main Search Page to choose the fields for a record. |
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| Abstract (AB) | Film Country (FC) | Journal Name (JN) | |
| Accession Number (AN) | Film Description (FI) | Language (LG) | |
| Article Title (AR) | Film Director (FD) | Publication Year (YR) | |
| Article Type (AT) | Film Title (FT) | Record ID (RI) | |
| Author (AU) | Film Year (FY) | Source (SO) | |
| Biography (BI) | ISSN (IS) | Subject (SH) | |
| Corporate Name (CN) | |||
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Elements of Source (SO) Field: Ovid searches the following fields as part of the record source. |
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| Frequency (FQ) | Journal Name Word (JX) | Publication Year (YR) | |
| Issue Number (IP) | Page (PG) | Volume (VO) | |
| Journal Name (JN) | |||
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| The following list is sorted alphabetically by the two-letter label, and includes the relevant alias, at least one example for all searchable fields, and a description of the field. | |||
| Label | Name / Example | ||
| AB | Abstract [Word Indexed] abbreviated.ab. | ||
The Abstract (AB) field contains an abstract that summarizes the major points of the article. You can search for any word or phrase in this field. |
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| AF | All Searchable Fields [Search Alias] sports.af. | ||
All Fields (AF) is an alias for all of the fields which occur in the source documents, including value-added fields such as Abstract (AB). |
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| AN | Accession Number [Phrase Indexed] 10001379.an. | ||
The Accession Number (AN) field is an 8-digit unique identifier for IIFP, IITP and LOPI assigned to each record in the databases. |
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| AR | Article Title [Word Indexed] abcs.ar. |
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The Article Title (AR) field gives information about the record, it
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| AT | Article Type [Phrase Indexed] short review.at. | ||
The Article Type (AT) field contains details about the nature of the item being indexed (interview, review, etc.) and indicates whether illustrative material or filmographic information appears in the original document. You may limit your searches using the Article Type Lists under Additional Limit. This field is only available in International Index to Film Periodicals (IIFP) and International Index to TV Periodicals (IITP). |
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| AU | Author [Phrase Indexed] adalian josef.au. |
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The Author (AU) field contains the name(s) of the individual(s) responsible for the content of the original article. You can search personal author names, using the Author Index. |
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| AX | Author Word [Word Indexed] adalian.ax. |
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The Author Word (AX) is a word index containing the values of Author field. | |||
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| BI | Biography [Phrase Indexed] albrecht michael.bi. | ||
The Biography (BI) field includes the biographical headings (last name, first name). Alternative spellings and pseudonyms are listed as non-preferred terms. You can search personal names using the Biography Index. |
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| BX | Biography Word [Word Indexed] akerman.bx. | ||
The Biography Word (BX) is a word index containing the values of Biography (BI) field. |
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| CN | Corporate Name [Word Indexed] ae television network.cn. | ||
The Corporate Name (CN) field gives names of the Corporation with a specific record. You may limit your searches using index for this field. This field is only available in International Index to Film Periodicals (IIFP) and International Index to TV Periodicals (IITP). |
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| CX | Corporate Name Word [Word Indexed] television.cx. | ||
The Corporate Name Word (CX) is a word index containing the values
of Corporate Name field. |
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| CP | Country of Publication [Phrase Indexed] hong kong.cp. | ||
The Country of Publication (CP) index contains the full name of the country in which an article was published. The country name is entered into the index as a phrase. |
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| DW | Film Director Word [Word Indexed] | ||
The Film Director Word (DW) field contains the film director information for a record. This field is word indexed. | |||
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| FC | Film Country [Phrase Indexed] |
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The Film Country (FC) field includes information about the country or countries of production. Co-productions are indicated as follows: e.g. BE-FR-UK. |
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| FD | Film Directors [Phrase Indexed] |
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The Film Directors (FD) field lists the film directors name (last name,
first name). Names are searchable by last name and first name in any order. |
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| FI | Film Description [Phrase Indexed] |
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The Film Description (FI) field includes the film description. Each
heading contains the original film title and information on the country
of production, name of director(s) and year of first public showing. e.g.
TOUCH OF EVIL (US, Orson Welles, 1958). | |||
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| FQ | Frequency [Word Indexed] |
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The Frequency field (FQ) indicates the number of times a periodical is published. | |||
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| FT | Film Title [Phrase Indexed] |
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The Film Title (FT) field includes information about the Film Title. All the films can be accessed either by their original title or by their alternative US and British release titles and, in the case of co-productions, also other language titles. | |||
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| FX | Film Title Word [Word Indexed] "abraham". fx. |
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The Film Title Word (FX) is a word index containing the values of Film Title field. | |||
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| FY | Film Year [Phrase Indexed] "1952".fy. |
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The Film Year (FY) field includes information about the year of first
public showing of the film. If the year of first public showing differs
by two years or more from the year of production, the year of production
is also mentioned in square brackets: e.g. 1969 N. [prod.1969]. If no
exact year could be found, the following conventions are used: e.g. N.
ca. 1960 (for approximate year); N. 199 or 199- (for decade certain);
N. 195- or 195-? (for probable decade). For television series the range
of years indicates the period during which the series originally ran:
e.g. 1992-1996. | |||
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| HW | Subject Word [Word Indexed] chat.hw. |
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Sometimes you may wish to retrieve every Subject that includes a particular word or words. This is done by searching the desired word(s) in the Subject Word (HW) field. |
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| IP | Issue Number [Word Indexed] "1022".ip. |
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The Issue Number (IP) field lists the issues of journals included in the database. You can search for a specific issue of a journal using the Issue Number (IP) Index. This field is displayed as part of Source (SO) field. This field is only available in International Index to Film Periodicals (IIFP) and International Index to TV Periodicals (IITP). | |||
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| IS | ISSN [Phrase Indexed] |
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The ISSN (IS) field is a list of International Standard Serial Number (ISSN). |
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| JN | Journal Name [Phrase Indexed] broadcast.jn. |
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The Journal Name (JN) field contains the name of the journal in which
the article appeared. You can search for a specific journal using the
Journal Name Index. This field is also displayed as part of Source (SO)
field. |
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| JX | Journal Name Word [Word Indexed] australia.jx. |
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The Journal Name Word (JX) field contains individual words from every journal name displayed as part of the Source (SO) field. This field is used to retrieve every occurrence of a journal name which includes a particular word. This field is only available in International Index to Film Periodicals
(IIFP) and International Index to TV Periodicals (IITP)
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| LG | Language [Phrase Indexed] |
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The Language (LG) field lists the language of the original document.
When searching, use the full name. See the Languages List for a complete
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| PG | Page [Word Indexed] "108".pg. | ||
The Page (PG) field contains the first page or sometimes whole range
of pages on which an article was published in the source journal. |
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| RI | Record ID [Phrase Indexed] t1979 10044.ri. |
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The Record ID (RI) contains the old number assigned to each document
to uniquely identify a particular record. |
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| SH | Subject [Phrase Indexed] "academy of television arts and sciences".sh. | ||
The Subject (SH) field lists the controlled vocabulary terms that describe
the document. The field can include general subjects and corporate names.
Preferred and non-preferred terms will be displayed in SH field. |
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| SO | Source [Word Indexed] 24 images.jn. | ||
The Source (SO) field indicates the bibliographic source of the entry set. This field is composed of several fields such as : Journal Name (JN), Journal history (JH), Volume (VO), Issue Number (IP), Year of Publication (YR) or Publication range (PR) and Page number (PG). Not all record have this indexes in SO field. |
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| TI | Title [Word Indexed] friends.ti. | ||
The Title (TI) field contains the article title as published in the journal. The TI field in International Index to Television Periodicals (iitp) is equivalent to the Article Title (AR) field. To avoid retrieving titles from the List of Periodicals Indexed, or Treasures from the Film Archives, it is recommended to use the AR field when you only want to retrieve article references. |
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| VO | Volume [Word Indexed] "27".vo. |
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The Volume (VO) field is display as part of Source
(SO) field. Not all records have this information. |
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| YR | Publication Year [Word Indexed] "2006".yr. | ||
The Publication Year (YR) field lists the year in which the document
was published. This field is range searchable. |
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| Advanced Searching | |||
| You can use special search syntax listed below to combine search terms or strategically develop a search. Full documentation is provided in the Advanced Searching Techniques section of the Online Help. | |||
| Operator | Syntax | Search Example | Sample Results |
| OR | x or y | movie or film | "The latest developments in the colorization process, HDTV and the Film Composer's Time Processor." |
| The OR operator retrieves records that contain any or all of the search terms. For example, the search heart attack or myocardial infarction retrieves results that contain the terms heart attack, myocardial infarction or both terms; results are all inclusive. You can use the OR operator in both unqualified searches and searches applied to a specific field. | |||
| AND | x and y | boy and girl | "Discusses gender and sexuality in "Sex and the city". Analyses an episode ("Boy, girl, boy, girl..") using the concepts queer chic and hetero nostalgia." |
| The AND operator retrieves only those records that include all of the search terms. For example, the search blood pressure and stroke retrieves results that contain the term blood pressure and the term stroke together in the same record; results are exclusive of records that do not contain both of these terms. You can use the AND operator in both unqualified searches and searches applied to a specific field. | |||
| NOT | x not y | depression not bipolar | "Charlotte Rampling explains how her struggle with manic depression aided her insight into the role of a psychotherapist in "Screen One: Murder in mind"." |
| The NOT operator retrieves records that contain the first search term and excludes the second search term. For example, the search health reform not health maintenance organizations retrieves only those records that contain the term health reform but excludes the term health maintenance organizations. In this way, you can use the NOT operator to restrict results to a specific topic. You can use the NOT operator in both unqualified searches and searches applied to a specific field. |
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| Adjacency (ADJ) | x y | International Documentary | "At the second International Documentary Congress, Los Angeles 1992, a panel discuss reality tv." |
| The Adjacent operator (ADJ) retrieves records with search terms next to each other in that specific order. You do not need to separate search terms manually by inserting ADJ between them, because when you separate terms with a space on the command line, Ovid automatically searches for the terms adjacent to one another. For example, the search blood pressure is identical to the search blood adj pressure. | |||
| Defined Adjacency (ADJn) | x ADJn y | film adj3 review | "J.-M.C. describes his approach to making documentaries and affirms his commitment to social concerns; plus a review of his film "Les clients des prostituees". " |
| The defined adjacency operator (ADJn) retrieves records that contain search terms within a specified number (n-1) of words from each other in any order (stop-words included). To use the adjacency operator, separate your search terms with ADJ and a number from 1 to 99 as explained below: ADJ1 Next to each other, in any order ADJ2 Next to each other, in any order, up to 1 word in between ADJ3 Next to each other, in any order, up to 2 words in between ADJ99 Next to each other, in any order, up to 98 words in between For example, the search physician adj5 relationship retrieves records that contain the words physician and relationship with a maximum of four words in between in either direction. This particular search retrieves records containing such phrases as physician patient relationship, patient physician relationship, or relationship between cancer patient and physician. Please note Ovid’s order of operation handles terms within parentheses first. Therefore it is recommended to apply the ADJn operator in one-on-one operations to avoid missing out on results. E.g. stroke adj4 (blood pressure or high blood pressure) could potentially miss out on some combinations of stroke with high blood pressure. The optimum way to execute this on Ovid is: (stroke adj4 blood pressure) OR (stroke adj4 high blood pressure). |
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| Frequency (FREQ) | x.ab./FREQ=n | black.ab. /freq=3 | "A syntactic analysis of the language used by black characters in US sitcoms reveals a dialect that is 'black, but not too black'." |
| The frequency operator (FREQ) lets you specify a threshold of occurrence of a term in the records retrieved from your search. Records containing your search term are retrieved only if the term occurs at least the specified (n) number of times. In general, records that contain many instances of your search term are more relevant than records that contain fewer instances. The frequency operator is particularly useful when searching a text field, such as Abstract or Full Text, for a common word or phrase. | |||
| Unlimited Truncation ($) | x$ | sex$ | "On teaching films and videos with sexual content at Northwestern University's Radio/Television/Film Department; discusses course contents and student reactions." |
| Unlimited truncation retrieves all possible suffix variations of the root word indicated. To apply unlimited truncation to a term, type the root word or phrase followed by either of the truncation characters: $ (dollar sign) or * (asterisk). For example, in the truncated search disease*, Ovid retrieves the word disease as well as the words diseases, diseased, and more. | |||
| Limited Truncation ($) | x$n | dog$1 | "Wag the dog and the dogs of war." |
| Limited truncation specifies a maximum number of characters that may follow the root word or phrase. For example, the truncated search dog$1 retrieves results with the words dog and dogs; but it does not retrieve results with the word dogma. | |||
| Mandated Wildcard (#) | xx#y | wom#n | "About the Aktion Klartext, a group campaigning for equal status of women in the West German media." |
| Searching with a mandated wildcard retrieves all possible variations of a word in which the wildcard is present in the specified place. You can use it at the end of a term to limit results to only those that contain the word plus the mandated character. For example, the search dog# retrieves results that contain the word dogs, but not those that contain the word dog, effectively limiting results to only those that contain the plural form of the word. The mandated wildcard character (#) is also useful for retrieving specialized plural forms of a word. For example, the search wom#n retrieves results that contain both woman and women. You can use multiple wildcards in a single query word. | |||
| Optional Wildcard (?) | xx?y | colo?r | "Method for measurement and evaluation of colour rendition in a television picture." |
| The optional wildcard character (?) can be used within or at the end of a search term to substitute for one or no characters. This wild card is useful for retrieving documents with British and American word variants since it specifies that you want retrieval whether or not the extra character is present. For example, the optional wildcard search colo?r retrieves results that contain the words color or colour. You can use multiple wildcards in a single query word. | |||
| Literal String ("") | "x / y" | "computers / video" | "Canadians back variety: computers, video, film." |
| "n" | "2".pg | "Broadcast, (Jan 10 1986), p. 2. " |
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Quotation marks can be used to retrieve records that contain literal strings, when the string includes special characters, such as a forward slash (/). Quotation marks can also be used to retrieve records that contain numbers that may otherwise be confused for earlier searches. In the example, a search for 3.vo would limit the string from your third search in your search history to the volume field. By including the number in quotation marks, the search will retrieve documents with a 3 in the volume number. |
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| Stopwords |
The Ovid search engine applies so called "run-time stopword processing". This means the search engine on the fly ignores the stopwords: and, as, by, for, from, in, is, of, on, that, the, this, to, was, were & with. Therefore a search: at risk for diabetes.ti will also find: at risk of diabetes. The distance of one word in between is kept, but the stopword "for" is ignored. |
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| Limits | ||
| The following limits are available for this database. See Database Limits in the Ovid Online Help for details on applying limits. | ||
Limit |
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| Abstracts | Sentence Syntax: | limit 1 to abstracts |
| Command Syntax: | ..l/ ab=y | |
A limit to Abstracts will restrict retrieval to documents which contain an abstract. |
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| Article Type | Sentence Syntax: | limit 1 to Dossier |
A limit restricts retrieval of records to specific article type. |
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| Country of Publication | Sentence Syntax: | limit 1 to brazil |
A limit searches for a specific country or countries in this field. |
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| English Language | Sentence Syntax: | limit 1 to english language |
| Command Syntax: | ..l/ 1 en=y | |
A limit to English restricts retrieval to articles which are written in the English language. |
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| Film Country | Sentence Syntax: | limit 1 to australia |
A limit restricts retrieval of records to specific country or countries of production. |
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| Languages | Sentence Syntax: | limit 1 to finnish |
A limit to Language will present an alphabetic list of the most significant languages from which to select. |
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| Local Holdings | Sentence Syntax: | limit 1 to local holdings |
A limit to local holdings will restrict retrieval to documents from journals held in your local library or library system. If your System Administrator has created any special messages about a journal's availability, this message will display with the document in the Local Holdings (LH) field. | ||
| Publication Year | Sentence Syntax: | limit 1 to yr="1981" |
You can restrict retrieval to any of the years which this database covers. Note: Publication Year lists limit is disabled when selecting Treasures of Film Archives (TRFA) |
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| Tools |
| The following Search Tools are available for this database. For specific information on using these tools, refer to the Ovid Online Help linked below. |
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| Changing to this Database | |||
| To change a search session to a segment of this database from another database or another segment, use the following syntax in the Ovid Syntax tab: | |||
| Command Syntax: | ..c/iitp |
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| Sentence Syntax: | use iitp | ||
Click on this link to see other Advanced Search Techniques | |||
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| Sample Documents |
| Sample #1 |
Accession Number 10056011 Journal Name Variety ISSN 0042-2738 Source Variety, Vol CCCXXXVI nr 5 (Aug 16 1989), p. 39, 44-45. Publication Year 1989 Country of Publication United States of America Language English Author Gay, V.; others Article Title Special report: Violence on network TV Abstract Articles analysing the amount and nature of violence on US network programmes. Article Type Dossier; Illustration(s) Subject USA |
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Accession Number 50032642 Journal Name American Film ISSN 0361-4751 Source American Film, Vol VI nr 9 (July-Aug 1981), p. 21-22. Publication Year 1981 Country of Publication United States of America Language English Author Mayer, M. Article Title About television: play ball! Abstract Mayer analyses the challenge of sports broadcasting, and its wide public appeal. Article Type Article; Illustration(s) Subject SPORTS ON TV Athletics on TV Record ID T1981. 11217 |
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