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Every document in every ProQuest Dialog database is indexed to capture individual bits of information about the document. For example, its title, the author, and ISSN or ISBN numbers. You’ll see a document’s indexing information when you view the document. This indexing makes it possible for ProQuest users to take advantage of search fields, such as Author, and the corresponding field codes, such as AU, to create very precise searches.

 

Field Name Field Code Example Description and Notes
Abstract AB

AB(geriatric*)

AB("attention deficient")

AB(attention and deficient)

Use adjacency and/or Boolean operators to narrow search results.
Accession number AN

AN(000296361700018)

A unique document identification number assigned by the information provider, Thompson Reuters.
All fields ALL

ALL(geriatric*)

ALL(biofuel* AND environmental pre/2 impact*)

Use Adjacency and/or Boolean operators to narrow search results.
Author AU AU(Conwell, L*) Includes all authors. Also searchable via the Look Up Citation tool.
Author affiliation AF

AF(stanford*)

AF("indiana univ")

Includes as much data as in the original document, such as department, organization, address, city, state, country, author email, etc.
Cited reference REF REF(conwell NEAR/5 geriatric*) Includes First author name, journal abbreviation, volume, issue and publication year.
Clasification code CC

cc(pharmacology)

cc(gerontology)

cc(gerontology and pharmacology)

Also known as Subject category
Date created DCRE

DCRE(2010-09-22)

DCRE(20100922)

The date on which the information provider created the record.
Date revised DREV

DREV(2010-09-22)

DREV(20100922)

The date on which the information provider revised the record.
Descriptor DE

DE(radiation)

DE(renewable energy)

DE("wavelet analysis")

Displays as part of Subjects display. Use Subject Look Up tool for a list of Subjects.
Document title TI

TI(attention and deficient)

TI(prescription NEAR/3 drug*)

Use Adjacency and/or Boolean operators to narrow search results
Document type DTYPE

DTYPE(article)

DTYPE("short survey")

DOI (Digital Object Identifier) DOI DOI(10.1007/s 10900-011-9356-8) Also searchable via the Look Up tool.
First author FAU FAU(Conwell, Leslie*) First author is included in Author browse, but its position cannot be specified in the Author browse.
Identifier IF IF("artificial reef") Author keyword (also searches as part of DE)
ISSN ISSN

ISSN(0021-9630)

ISSN(00219630)

Use of hyphen is optional. Also searchable via the Look Up Citation tool.
Issue ISS

ISS(45)

Also searchable via the Look Up Citation tool.
Journal name JN JN("public relations review") Use PUB for all Publication titles. Look-Up list available under Publication title (PUB).
Language LA LA(french) The language in which the document was originally published.
Last update date LUPD

LUPD(20110816)

LUPD(>20110816)

LUPD(>=20110415)

LUPD(20100101 - 20110201)

Date on which ProQuest Dialog loaded, updated or revised the document.
Number of references NR

NR(10)

NR(>20)

Pagination PG PG(7-15)
Publication date PD

PD(20110814)

PD(<20110814)

PD(>=20081025)

PD(20090101-20090131)

PD(2011-08-14)

Publication title PUB

PUB("public relations review")

PUB("general pharmacol*)

Includes all Publication names. Use JN when searching for just Journal title.
Publication year YR

YR(2011)

YR(2008-2010)

YR(2008:2010)

YR(>2008)

YR(<2008)

Publisher PB PB("little brown")
Source information SRC SRC(journal and abnormal and 4) Includes Publication title, Volume, Issues, ISSN, Publication date and Pagination. Also searchable via the Look Up Citation list.
Subject SU SU(communication) Includes Descriptors
Title (Document) TI

TI(attention and deficient)

TI(prescription NEAR/3 drug*)

Use Adjacency and/or Boolean operators to narrow search results
Volume VO VO(5) Also searchable via the Look Up Citation tool

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