| active |
A publication status that indicates
that a title is currently being published. |
| announced never published |
A publication status that indicates
plans for a serial were announced, but the title was never published. |
| ceased |
A publication status indicating
that a title is no longer being published. |
| CODEN |
CODEN is an alphanumeric code that
uniquely identifies a specific publication. It was devised by the American
Society for Testing and Materials, mainly for use on scientific and technical
titles. The Chemical Abstracts Service assigns new CODENs. |
| Composition |
May appear on the Full Description
tab. Refers to the method used for composing a print publication, such as
cold type, computerized, or linotype. |
| corporate author |
May appear on the Publisher &
Ordering Info tab. Refers to an organization or body that sponsors the editorial
content of a serial, although their primary purpose is not publishing. |
| drop down menu |
Used in multiple places in ulrichsweb.com.
When you see a field similar to the one pictured below, simply click the
down-arrow to reveal a list of options. Click the option you wish to choose.
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| forthcoming |
A publication status indicating
that an announcement has been made that a publication will be published
in the future. |
| ISSN |
International Standard Serial Number. It's an eight-digit number assigned
by the ISSN International Centre and its network of national centers.
There's a hyphen after the fourth digit as a visual aid.
Not all serials have an ISSN. Publishers who wish to apply for a free
ISSN should contact the national library or bibliographic center in the
country where they are publishing. To contact the international center:
ISSN International Centre
20, rue Bachaumont
75002 Paris, France
telephone: 33 (1) 44 88 22 20
fax: 33 (1) 40 26 32 43
e-mail: issnic@issn.org
web: http://www.issn.org
The National Center in the United States can be reached at:
National Serials Data Program (NSDP)
Library of Congress Washington, DC 20540-4160
telephone: 202-707-6452 fax: 202-707-6333
e-mail:
issn@loc.gov
web: http://lcweb.loc.gov/issn
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| keyword |
The keyword index includes the non-numeric
terms from all of the other indexes (Title, Subject, Features & Attributes,
Media Type, etc.). |
| LC Class(ification) Number |
Notation designating the subject in the Library of Congress Classification System to which the serial belongs. |
| refereed |
Otherwise known as peer-review.
Refers to the system of critical evaluation of manuscripts/articles by professional
colleagues or peers. The content of refereed publications is sanctioned,
vetted, or otherwise approved by a peer-review or editorial board. The peer-review
and evaluation system is utilized to protect, maintain, and raise the quality
of scholarly material published in serials. Publications subject to the
referee process are assumed, then, to contain higher quality content than
those that aren't. |
| relevance |
A measure of how well results match your query, often based on frequency of occurrence within an entry. |
| research pending |
Indicates that ulrichsweb.com
has sought data from a publication, but has not yet received information. |
| search criterion |
A "search criterion" is (1) a term
you type into an empty field, (2) a criterion you select from a drop down
menu, or (3) a criterion you select by clicking a checkbox or radio button.
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| search for field |
On the Advanced Search workspace.
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| search on column |
On the Advanced Search workspace.
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| special feature |
May appear on the Full Description
tab. refers to features such as bibliographies, illustrations, charts, and
reviews of items, such as books, films, or software. |
| special index/int'l ord |
May appear on the Full Description
tab. Indicates editorial involvement by an international organization, such
as the United Nations or the European Union |
| suspended |
A publication status indicating
that a title is not currently being published, but the publisher intends
to resume publication. |
| thumbnail |
A very small image used in the ulrichsweb.com
help file that forms a link to a larger image that opens in a pop up window.
Thumbnails are used to decrease the load time of a page (since thumbnails
take less time to load than full-size images). |
| title field |
The title fields are:
- title
- subtitle
- former titles
- many different kinds of alternate titles (such as a translated title)
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| unverified |
A publication status indicating
that a publisher was asked to verify the status of a publication but the
publisher has not yet done so. |
| wire services |
May appear on the Full Description
tab. Indicates the use of a specific news or wire service for some editorial
content. |