Synonyms
In the CA database, index is a synonym for field.
Description
An index is a collection of all of the information of a particular type from the records on a CD.
The information in an index is listed in alphanumeric order. Each entry is a searchable term. Terms can be either single words or phrases, depending on the type of index.
Indexes, and descriptions of their content, are given in the following table:
|
Index |
Description |
|
WORD
(Default) |
Single words from titles, abstracts, keywords, index entries, organization locations, and General Subject Headings |
|
AUTHOR |
Author names and inventor names |
|
ORGANIZATION |
Organizations, corporate source, patent assignees, and corporate authors |
|
GEN. SUBJ. |
General Subject Index Headings (Index Entries other than CAS RNs) |
|
JOURNAL |
Abbreviated journal titles |
|
LANGUAGE |
Language of the source documents |
|
YEAR |
Source document publication year |
|
PATENT NO. |
Patent country code and patent number (includes patent application number) from both patent document records and patent families |
|
DOC. TYPE |
Type of document |
|
CA SECTION |
CA Section number and title as a phrase, CA Section, and Section Cross-references numbers, CA Section groupings (beginning with Nov. 1998 CA on CD) |
|
UPDATE |
Phrases of the form YYYY-UU (such as 1996-02) and VVV-II (such as 120-04)
The YYYY-UU entries correspond to the CA on CD year and update number
The VVV-II correspond to CA volume and issue number |
|
CAS RN |
CAS Registry Number |
|
COMPOUND |
Compounds or chemical names |
|
FORMULA |
Substance molecular formulas |
|
CAN |
CA Accession Number |
Viewing Index Terms
Use Index Browse to look at the list of terms in an index.
Terms can be searched while in Index Browse to find records containing the term.
Using Search Fields
In Word Search you may specify that a term is to be searched in a specific index (search field).
Targeting a term to a specific search field is beneficial because:
- It assures that CA on CD looks for the information in the most appropriate section of the database
- It results in the most accurate retrieval of information
Updated 3/18/2007 12:35:30 PM
