From: Melissa J Harvey To: cs-faculty@cs.cmu.edu, CMT-Faculty@cs.cmu.edu, robotics-faculty@cs.cmu.edu, cs-students@cs.cmu.edu, mse-students@cs.cmu.edu, robotics-students@cs.cmu.edu Subject: FirstSearch on the Web Date: Tue, 20 Feb 1996 12:10:59 -0500 (EST) Many of you may already be aware of a service the University Libraries makes available called: FirstSearch. It serves as a gateway to about 50 databases in various fields. I'm happy to finally announce that FirstSearch access is now available on the Web: http://www.ref.oclc.org:2000/ If you would like a list of the FirstSearch databases we make available and/or the authorization and password to connect, please pick up a yellow brochure at the E&S Library Ref. Desk or the Hunt Library Ref. Desk. - Missy Harvey Computer Science Librarian E&S Library _______________________ FIRSTSEARCH NOW ON WORLD WIDE WEB DUBLIN, Ohio, Feb 19, 1996*OCLC*s FirstSearch service is now available over the World Wide Web using popular Web browsers, such as Netscape Navigator and NCSA Mosaic. *It*s no secret that the users of the digital library prefer the World Wide Web,* said Rick Noble, vice president, OCLC reference services. *And it*s no understatement that the Web is fundamentally changing information access, storage and retrieval. Due to these trends, OCLC is making the Web the cornerstone of its reference service strategy of seamless electronic access to bibliography, abstract and full-text information. We see this commitment as necessary for reliable access to information wherever and whenever users need it at a price they can afford. *But we are most excited about the new look and added capabilities Web access gives FirstSearch,* he said. *The Web brings an attractive screen display with improved readability and browsing of search results and full text without the development, maintenance and distribution costs of a proprietary, graphical user interface. Also, the Web will enable FirstSearch subscribers to display images and videos on the desktop and, through hypertext links, automatically extend their search or jump to other Web sites. *We will leverage these new capabilities with our new NetFirst database, which provides 50*80 word abstracts of Internet resources with hot links, and with the spring introduction of an image database we are working on with EBSCO.* Web access to FirstSearch will provide the same searching functionality; database choices; document ordering options, including interlibrary loan; and online full-text delivery as the current FirstSearch service, which is accessible via Internet Telnet, dial up and OCLC network multidrop line. Users can connect to FirstSearch via the Web using the same authorization numbers and passwords that were assigned for other access methods. Standard FirstSearch pricing applies to Web access; there are no additional charges. FirstSearch Web is accessible via two URLs: http://www.oclc.org, the OCLC home page address http://www.ref.oclc.org:2000, the OCLC Reference Services home page address The FirstSearch service, the library community*s fastest growing information system, is designed for people who use libraries, with an end-user interface that allows users to move easily through the online search process in just a few simple steps, without training or online searching experience. OCLC Online Computer Library Center is a nonprofit computer library service and research organization whose computer network and services link more than 21,000 libraries in 63 countries and territories. OCLC is on the World Wide Web at http://www.oclc.org.  X-VM-v5-Data: ([nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil] ["3950" "Tue" "20" "February" "1996" "18:00:22" "-0500" "Melissa J. Harvey" "harvey+@andrew.cmu.edu" nil "99" "FirstSearch (Part 2)" "^From:" nil nil "2" nil nil nil nil] nil) Return-Path: Received: from SHARON.ADM.CS.CMU.EDU by HOSTESS.GRAPHICS.CS.CMU.EDU id ab09193; 20 Feb 96 18:10:04 EST Received: from CS.CMU.EDU by SHARON.ADM.CS.CMU.EDU id aa05511; 20 Feb 96 18:02:47 EST Received: from PO9.ANDREW.CMU.EDU by CS.CMU.EDU id aa05291; 20 Feb 96 18:02:17 EST Received: (from postman@localhost) by po9.andrew.cmu.edu (8.7.3/8.7.3) id SAA14809; Tue, 20 Feb 1996 18:02:12 -0500 Received: via switchmail; Tue, 20 Feb 1996 18:02:11 -0500 (EST) Received: from pcs28.andrew.cmu.edu via qmail ID ; Tue, 20 Feb 1996 18:00:27 -0500 (EST) Received: from pcs28.andrew.cmu.edu via qmail ID ; Tue, 20 Feb 1996 18:00:24 -0500 (EST) Received: from mms.4.170.Jan.26.1995.20.06.54.sun4c.411.MacMail.5.2.CUILIB.3.45.SNAP.NOT.LINKED.pcs28.andrew.cmu.edu.sun4m.412 via MS.5.6.pcs28.andrew.cmu.edu.sun4c_411; Tue, 20 Feb 1996 18:00:22 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: References: Status: O From: Melissa J Harvey To: cs-faculty@cs.cmu.edu, CMT-Faculty@cs.cmu.edu, robotics-faculty@cs.cmu.edu Cc: cs-students@cs.cmu.edu, mse-students@cs.cmu.edu, robotics-students@cs.cmu.edu, Outbound News , Outbound News Subject: FirstSearch (Part 2) Date: Tue, 20 Feb 1996 18:00:22 -0500 (EST) I apologize for not including one piece of information. I am not providing the authorization/password for FirstSearch by email due to security reasons. However, the info. is enclosed in the yellow brochures at the E&S Ref Desk (and Hunt Ref Desk). Or, you can call the Ref Desk at x82427 for the information. Thank you for your patience. Hope you find FirstSearch helpful. - Missy Harvey Computer Science Librarian E&S Library ---------- Forwarded message begins here ---------- Many of you may already be aware of a service the University Libraries makes available called: FirstSearch. It serves as a gateway to about 50 databases in various fields. I'm happy to finally announce that FirstSearch access is now available on the Web: http://www.ref.oclc.org:2000/ If you would like a list of the FirstSearch databases we make available and/or the authorization and password to connect, please pick up a yellow brochure at the E&S Library Ref. Desk or the Hunt Library Ref. Desk. - Missy Harvey Computer Science Librarian E&S Library _______________________ FIRSTSEARCH NOW ON WORLD WIDE WEB DUBLIN, Ohio, Feb 19, 1996*OCLC*s FirstSearch service is now available over the World Wide Web using popular Web browsers, such as Netscape Navigator and NCSA Mosaic. *It*s no secret that the users of the digital library prefer the World Wide Web,* said Rick Noble, vice president, OCLC reference services. *And it*s no understatement that the Web is fundamentally changing information access, storage and retrieval. Due to these trends, OCLC is making the Web the cornerstone of its reference service strategy of seamless electronic access to bibliography, abstract and full-text information. We see this commitment as necessary for reliable access to information wherever and whenever users need it at a price they can afford. *But we are most excited about the new look and added capabilities Web access gives FirstSearch,* he said. *The Web brings an attractive screen display with improved readability and browsing of search results and full text without the development, maintenance and distribution costs of a proprietary, graphical user interface. Also, the Web will enable FirstSearch subscribers to display images and videos on the desktop and, through hypertext links, automatically extend their search or jump to other Web sites. *We will leverage these new capabilities with our new NetFirst database, which provides 50*80 word abstracts of Internet resources with hot links, and with the spring introduction of an image database we are working on with EBSCO.* Web access to FirstSearch will provide the same searching functionality; database choices; document ordering options, including interlibrary loan; and online full-text delivery as the current FirstSearch service, which is accessible via Internet Telnet, dial up and OCLC network multidrop line. Users can connect to FirstSearch via the Web using the same authorization numbers and passwords that were assigned for other access methods. Standard FirstSearch pricing applies to Web access; there are no additional charges. FirstSearch Web is accessible via two URLs: http://www.oclc.org, the OCLC home page address http://www.ref.oclc.org:2000, the OCLC Reference Services home page address The FirstSearch service, the library community*s fastest growing information system, is designed for people who use libraries, with an end-user interface that allows users to move easily through the online search process in just a few simple steps, without training or online searching experience. OCLC Online Computer Library Center is a nonprofit computer library service and research organization whose computer network and services link more than 21,000 libraries in 63 countries and territories. OCLC is on the World Wide Web at http://www.oclc.org.  X-VM-v5-Data: ([nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil] ["4913" "Tue" "27" "February" "1996" "09:22:56" "-0500" "Melissa J. Harvey" "harvey+@andrew.cmu.edu" nil "121" "Tips for INSPEC on FirstSearch" "^From:" nil nil "2" nil nil nil nil] nil) Return-Path: Received: from SHARON.ADM.CS.CMU.EDU by HOSTESS.GRAPHICS.CS.CMU.EDU id ab06504; 27 Feb 96 9:36:21 EST Received: from CS.CMU.EDU by SHARON.ADM.CS.CMU.EDU id aa15273; 27 Feb 96 9:26:25 EST Received: from PO6.ANDREW.CMU.EDU by CS.CMU.EDU id aa01924; 27 Feb 96 9:25:26 EST Received: (from postman@localhost) by po6.andrew.cmu.edu (8.7.4/8.7.3) id JAA01127; Tue, 27 Feb 1996 09:25:13 -0500 Received: via switchmail; Tue, 27 Feb 1996 09:25:11 -0500 (EST) Received: from pcs37.andrew.cmu.edu via qmail ID ; Tue, 27 Feb 1996 09:23:00 -0500 (EST) Received: from pcs37.andrew.cmu.edu via qmail ID ; Tue, 27 Feb 1996 09:22:57 -0500 (EST) Received: from mms.4.170.Jan.26.1995.20.06.54.sun4c.411.MacMail.5.2.CUILIB.3.45.SNAP.NOT.LINKED.pcs37.andrew.cmu.edu.sun4m.412 via MS.5.6.pcs37.andrew.cmu.edu.sun4c_411; Tue, 27 Feb 1996 09:22:56 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: References: <0lAZsvC00iUy4=rQ8Q@andrew.cmu.edu> From: Melissa J Harvey To: cs-faculty@cs.cmu.edu, CMT-Faculty@cs.cmu.edu, robotics-faculty@cs.cmu.edu, ece-faculty@ece.cmu.edu, ece-research@ece.cmu.edu Cc: cs-students@cs.cmu.edu, mse-students@cs.cmu.edu, robotics-students@cs.cmu.edu, Outbound News , Outbound News , Outbound News Subject: Tips for INSPEC on FirstSearch Date: Tue, 27 Feb 1996 09:22:56 -0500 (EST) Dear CS & ECE Folks, To coincide with the availability of FirstSearch on the Web, they have loaded the entire INSPEC file, 1969 to the present. In light of this, we thought more people would be inclined to use it, since INSPEC on LIS doesn't go back that far. To make things a bit easier, I have copied from the FirstSearch online help, the list of fields in FirstSearch's version of INSPEC. You can construct a search using any of these fields and combining them with "and", "or" , "not", etc. Missy Harvey E&S Library ************************************* The following labels are unique to the INSPEC database. Use them to refine your search or to look up words or phrases in the wordlist. There is more information about using the wordlists and search labels in FirstSearch Online Help. Basic searches ============== Search Search example ------ -------------- Subject* su:(hard drive and ide) Author au:anderson Title ti:structural ceramics Abstract* ab:vector bundle Classification codes cc:a0110f Conference location cl:germany and su:ascii Corporate source cs:ibm and su:microelectronics Conference title* ct:aas Descriptors* de:groupware and su:hypertext Identifiers* id:semiconductor and ti:clean Abstract number nu:a9304-1385k-006 Publisher pb:instituto Place of publication pl:australia and ti:biomedical Report number rn:epri tr-100952 Standard number sn:0956-716x and ti:grain Source so:avtomatika and ti:form Sponsoring org. sp:ieee and cl:manchester * Type + at the end of a word to search for the word and its plural (s or es only) and possessive forms. Bound-phrase searches ===================== Bound-phrase Searches Searches for --------------------- ------------ Author au= Subject headings, author, etc., Classification codes cc= to appear EXACTLY as you type Descriptor de= it. We recommend that you find Identifier id= your term in the Wordlist first. Language ln= Then follow the HINTS on that Source so= screen to search it. Treatment codes tc= Searching tips ============== SUBJECT (su:) search. The su: label is not required for a Subject search. FirstSearch uses su: if you type a search with no label. The Subject search finds information in these fields: descriptors, identifiers, abstracts, and titles. AUTHOR. The Author keyword (au:) search includes personal and corporate authors. Use the Author keyword (au:) search to search for the last name of an author. For example, type au:blaise. For a first name or initial and last name of an author, use the Author phrase (au=) search. For example, type au=blaise g CORPORATE SOURCE. The Corporate Source keyword (cs:) search includes the names of organizations with which the author(s) or editor(s) are affiliated. Use the cs: label to search for a company's name if you know only part or all of the name. For example, type cs:ibm CONFERENCE TITLE. The Conference Title keyword (ct:) search includes conference titles. Use it if you know part or all of the conference title. For example, for conferences with AAS in their titles, type ct:aas SOURCE. The Source keyword (so:) search includes journal and other publication titles and volume and issue numbers. For example, for articles in volume 53 (vol.53), issue 10 (no.10) of the journal Avtomatika i Telemekhanika, type one of the following searches: so:avtomatika and so:vol53 and so:no10; so:avtomatika and so:vol53; or so:avtomatika and so:no10. The Source phrase (so=) search includes only journal and other publication titles. Use the complete journal name when searching with this label. For example, for the journal Accountant, type so=accountant SEARCHING BY CLASSIFICATION CODES. The Classification Codes (cc:) search includes INSPEC Classification Scheme codes. Each code also has text associated with it, for example B6220C is associated with telephone stations. If you know only a classification code but not the text associated with it, use the cc: label to search for the code. For example, for B6220C, type cc:b6220c. For either B6220C or telephone stations or for only telephone stations, use the Classification Codes (cc=) index. For example, to search for telephone stations, type cc=telephone stations.