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PsycINFO Mnemonics(For a list of the mnemonics available in ProQuest, see the ProQuest Mnemonics page.) AbstractSearch article abstracts for your terms. Valid Forms: Examples: Access URLUsed to search the ID number that identifies the dissertation described in a record from UMI. Use phrases to search this field It is recommended that you search this field using the truncation character (*). Valid Forms: Examples: Accession NumberThe Accession Number is a unique number assigned to each PsycINFO record. Valid Forms: Examples:
Age GroupContains a standardized description of specific age groups related to the content of the document. A record may contain multiple age groups. Use quoted phrase to search this field. Valid Forms:
Examples: Article TitleThe title of an article, such as "Peering into the Future of Careers." This search field locates the occurrence of search words in the title of the article. Valid Forms: Examples: Article Type / Form/Content TypeUse this search field to look for search words or phrases in articles of a certain type. Valid Forms: Examples: AuthorUse to find articles written by an author or reviewer. Valid Forms: Examples: Author AffiliationThe author affiliation field contains institutional affiliation of the authors of the document. Valid Forms: Examples: Chapter's BookUsed to search Chapter's Book index. This field contains information on the book a chapter is published in. It is only present in book chapter records. Use keyword(s) to search this field. Valid Forms: Examples: Citation and AbstractWhen you select Citations and abstracts from the drop-down menu, PsycINFO searches the following fields:
Cited AuthorUsed to search for authors of works cited in the Citation/Reference index. Use keyword(s) or phrases to search this field. Valid Forms: Examples: Cited Reference DateUsed to search the publication dates of articles and documents cited in the Citation/Reference index. Use keyword(s) to search this field. Valid Forms: Examples: Cited Reference TitleUsed to search the titles of articles and documents cited in the Citation/Reference index. Use keyword(s) to search this field. Valid Forms: Examples: Cited ReferencesUsed to search Citations index. This field contains information on the references cited in the article or publication. Use keyword(s) to search this field.
Valid Forms: Examples: Cited Source PublicationUsed to search the journal titles and/or book titles cited in the Citation/Reference index. Use keyword(s) to search this field. Valid Forms: Examples: Classification Code (PsycINFO)The Classification Codes are 4-digit numbers representing broad subject categories in psychology. The first two digits of a code are for the broad category and the last two digits of the code are for sub-categories. Valid Forms: Examples: Conference InformationContains information about the conference at which the content of the document was presented. Valid Form: Example: Corporate AuthorUsed to search Corporate Author index. This field contains the Corporate names of the institution or group that authored the original document. Use keyword(s) to search this field.
Valid Form: Example: Corporate/Institutional AuthorThis field contains the Corporate names of the institution that authored the original document, sponsoring institution, conference, government agency, etc. Valid Forms: Examples: Date (alpha)The publication date in alphanumeric format (mon year). For example December 1999 appears as Dec 1999. Do not use a comma. Valid Form: Example: Date (Numeric)The publication date in numeric format (YYYYMM01). For example, December 1999 appears as 19991201. Valid Form: Example: DescriptorsApproved subject headings which appear in the thesaurus. They are assigned to consistently describe the concepts included in the content of an article or document. Record may contain descriptors in major/minor subject heading fields as well as within the subject field. Valid Forms: Example: Document TypeYou can select and search for certain types of documents, including books, chapters, and journal articles. Valid Forms: Examples: DOIDOI (Digital Object Identifier) is a unique ID used to identify electronic documents, similar to the ISSN/ISBN numbers used to identify printed documents. Valid Forms: Examples: Geographical name / LocationUse this search field to look for articles in which a geographical area or location figures prominently in the text. Valid Forms: Examples: Identifier / Key ConceptsThe Identifier concisely summarizes the content of the original document and lets you search terms and concepts beyond those in the controlled vocabulary. Use keyword(s) to search this field. Valid Forms: Examples: ISBNThis search field looks for the ten-digit International Standard Book Number (ISBN), where available. Valid Forms: Examples: ISSNThis search field looks for the eight-digit International Standard Serials Number (ISSN), where available. Hyphens are optional. Valid Forms: Examples: IssueUsed to search Issue Number. Use keyword(s) to search this field. Valid Forms: Examples: Journal TitleUsed to search for articles from a particular journal. Valid Forms: Examples: LanguageUsed to search Language index. This field contains the language in which the document was published originally. You can select languages from Language field specific index.
Valid Forms: Examples: Main Subject Heading / Major DescriptorsUsed to search Major Descriptors/ Main Subject Headings. These subject headings are the focus of the document. Use keyword(s) or quoted phrase to search this field. Valid Forms: Examples: Media TypeUsed to limit your search to records delivered or published in a particular format. Valid Forms: Examples: Number of ReferencesUsed to search Number of References present in the document, and the number displayed in the record. To search for a range of numbers, enter the numbers separated by a hyphen. Use keyword(s) to search this field. Valid Forms: Examples: PaginationUse to search for specific pages of a publication. Valid Forms: Examples: Population GroupThis field contains terms describing the subject population of the document. Use quoted phrase to search this field. Valid Forms: Examples: Publisher NameUsed to search Place of Publication, Publisher Name
and Producer index. Valid Forms: Examples: Revised DateUsed to search Revised Date. This represents the date the original document was modified The Revised Date field is formatted as: YYYYMMDD (Y=Year, M=Month, D=Day). Use keyword(s) to search this field. This field is not available as a browsable index. Valid Forms: Examples: Series InformationUsed to search Series index. Valid Forms: Examples: Special FeaturesUsed to search special features, such as an index or auxiliary materials, that may be included in or accompany a document. The special features indexed are:
Valid Forms: Examples: Standard NumberUsed to search ISSN and ISBN index. Valid Forms: Examples: Subject TermsUse the Subject search field to look for articles about a specific subject. Valid Forms: Examples: Table of ContentsContains Table of Contents information found in book records. Use keyword(s) to search this field. Valid Forms: Examples: Target Audience / Intended AudienceThis field contains a description of the intended audience of the document. Valid Forms: Examples: UMI Dissertation Order NumberUsed to search the ID number that identifies the dissertation described in a record from UMI. Use phrases to search this field. Valid Forms: Examples: Update DateUsed to search Update. This represents the date the record was added to the database. The Update field is formatted as: YYYYMMDD (Y=Year, M=Month, D=Day). To search for a range of dates, enter the dates separated by hyphens. This field is not available as a browsable index. Valid Forms: Examples: VolumeUsed to search Volume. Use keyword(s) to search this field. Valid Forms: Examples:
YearUsed to search Publication Year index. Valid Forms: Examples: |
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