CORDIS

Directorate-General For The Information Society And Media

Description

Reference manual: A guide to the use of CORDIS databases
Information technology and telecommunications

Sujets

• Base de données
• Documentation
• Programming language
• Informatique
• Marketing et communication

Informations

• Publié par: DIRECTORATE-GENERAL-FOR-THE-INFORMATION-SOCIETY-AND-MEDIA
• Nombre de lectures: 9
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 30 Mo

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Community Research and Development Information Service
CORDIS
Reference Manual
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The CORDIS Menu System Directorate-General Telecommunications,
Information Market and Exploitation of Research
TheS Menu System provides an on-line search facility
suitable for users who are new to CORDIS, or who are
inexperienced in command line searching. In spite of Its
deceptive simplicity the menu system offers many of the
features of the CCL, Including the facility to create complex
search profiles, and to order publications on-line, when using
the RTD-Publications database.
THE CORDIS MENU SYSTEM
Unique to the menu system is the option provided in the RTD-
News Database to select current records only, for browsing.
Apart from SIC codes, which can be searched using either the CORDIS Quick Reference Guide
code or the text expansion, coded fields generally can be
searched only by terms contained in the text expansion.
These terms can either be typed in, or selected from a
displayed list.
Selecting Options
To make a selection from a menu type the number of the
option required and press Enter. Default options are marked
by a + character. These default options are selected by
Contact Points
pressing Enter with no other input.
ECHO Postal Address
European Commission Host Organization To Enter the CORDIS Menu System and Select a
CORDIS Customer Service Database for Searching
BP 2373
1 Log on to ECHO using your CORDIS user code.
L-1023 Luxembourg
2 At the ECHO Main Menu select option 4, CORDIS.
Europe
3 At the CORDIS Main Menu select option 1, A CORDIS
CORDIS Office Geographic Address
Database.
European Commission Host Organization
4 At the CORDIS Database Selection menu select the
CORDIS Customer Services
option number for the database you wish to search.
Airport Centre
5, rue Höhenhof (second floor)
To Exit from the CORDIS Menu System
L-1736 Senningerberg
Luxembourg, Europe 1 Select either the Quit or the Exit option from any menu
CORDIS Help Desk showing these options.
Telephone: [phone] To exit from the ECHO Host select option 9, Disconnect
Fax: +3522 48 from ECHO. Then hang up your modem line.
CORDIS/ECHO Help Desk Freephone Numbers
Belgium: 080018 456
Denmark: 80 01 07 56
France: 05 90 69 56
Germany: 0130 823 456
Ireland: 1800 555 256
Luxembourg: 0800 3456
Netherlands: 060 223 356
United Kingdom: 0800 899 256
Edition 1 -January 1994 Options Available from the CORDIS Main Menu Option Function
Opens the Review Search Menu, allowing you to Option Function Review search
modify your search profile
A CORDIS Database Opens the CORDIS Database Selection Menu to
Scroll back View the previous section of a list enable you to select a database to search
Short Selects the Short format for viewing search results Information on Provides access to information about CORDIS
CORDIS and CORDIS Shows a search result in the default format Show records
Databases
Selects the Standard format for viewing search Standard
Complementary RTD- Provides access to RTD-related information about results
RELATED information Commission documents and other matters
Switch to another Enables you to jump to another part of a displayed
CORDIS Provides access to general RTD-related list by specifying the initial letters indicating the section of the list
announcements information, including revisions to CORDIS user section you wish to view
documentation
General instructions Provides operating information about the use of
Menu Options
for new users the CORDIS Menu System and the CCL.
Option Function
Global Menu Options Go to previous menu Opens the previous menu so that you can select a
different option
Option Function
Go to CORDIS main Opens the CORDIS Main Menu so that you can
menu continue to use the Menu System Back Opens the previous controlling menu
Go to ECHO main Opens the ECHO Main Menu where you can Continue Continue with the operation currently in progress
menu select any of the other ECHO Host facilities
Exit Opens the Exit menu
Enter CCL mode Places you in CCL mode where you can either
Help Provides on-line help
continue to use CORDIS databases, or any of the
Leave list Leave a list and continue with the search using ECHO databases available to you, in CCL mode
search terms already selected
Go to another Enables you to enter another CORDIS database
Long Selects the Long format for viewing search results CORDIS database and to continue using the CORDIS Menu System
Main Menu/Exit Opens the CORDIS Exit Menu Disconnect from the Exits you from the ECHO Host. Remember to
ECHO Host hang up your telephone line
Menu Opens the Search Menu
The Exit menu options are similar to the Quit menu options
New concept Create a new search concept
Next Shows the next available record
Options Presents a further selection of options.
Own Enables you to specify which fields are viewed
when records are returned by a search
Previous menu Opens the previous menu
Print records Outputs data without interruption for printing or
storage on disk
Quit Opens the Quit menu
Review Opens the Review Search Menu, allowing you to
modify your search profile European Commission
Basic CCL Commands Adjacency Searching Quotation Marks Directorate-General Telecommunications,
Information Market and Exploitation of Research
CORDIS databases can be searched, and information The $ character is used to specify the separation of two Certain words and characters have a special meaning within
retrieved, using only five simple commands. These are: search terms by one, two or three intermediate words. For the CCL and should always be enclosed in quotation marks
example when used as part of a search statement. These are the BASE to enter a database
characters: DISPLAYo see the index of a field FIND GOLD $ CONTACT
.,:!$#%?/"()<> + FINDo search will return records containing the two search terms separated
SHOW to display the results of a search by a single word, eg GOLD PLATED CONTACT. and the words AND, OR, NOT, and TO. THE COMMON COMMAND
STOPo exit from the ECHO Host Example search statements are shown below. FIND DEVIATION $ $ BEHAVIOUR
LANGUAGE
Examples of these commands, and others, are provided will return records containing the two search terms separated F PGA=BRITE7"EURAM 2
overleaf. by two words, eg DEVIATION FROM IDEAL BEHAVIOUR. F SCIENCE "AND" TECHNOLOGY
CORDIS Quick Reference Guide
FIND AUTOMATIC $ $ S SYSTEMS F ONE="<"50
Boolean Operators
will return records containing the two search terms separated Search terms in direct searches can be completely enclosed
by three words, eg AUTOMATIC UNDERGROUND RAILWAY The Boolean operators AND, OR, and NOT can be used In in quotation marks, eg
search statements in the normal manner. For example SIGNALLING SYSTEMS.
F PGA="BRITE/EURAM 2"
Note that when more than one $ character is used in this way FIND DISEASE AND POLLUTION
they are each separated by a single space. returns records containing both the terms DISEASE and Simple Example Searches
POLLUTION.
Simple searches can be carried out within the CCL using the A full stop in conjunction with a space defines the separation
FIND DISEASE OR POLLUTION
Contact Points following commands. of two search terms at various maximum distances, or at any
returns records containing either of the terms DISEASE or
distance apart, in the order stated. For example, Search Example 1
ECHO Postal Address POLLUTION.
FIND ACOUSTIC . LINE BAS NEWS Enter the RTD-News Database European Commission Host Organization FIND DISEASE NOT POLLUTION
returns records containing the two search terms at a maximum
FETD>1994-01-01 Search for a date in the ETD field CORDIS Customer Service returns records containing the term DISEASE, provided that
of one word apart, in that order.
BP 2373 the record does not contain the term POLLUTION. S View the search results
FIND TAPE .. ROUTINE
L-1023 Luxembourg MORE Press <cr> to continue
returns records containing the two search terms separated at Masking and Truncation Europe Press <cr> toe MORE
a maximum of two words apart, in that order.
CORDIS Office Geographic Address Exit from ECHO The $ character is used to mask individual letters in a word STOP
FIND CHARACTER ... DIACRITICAL
European Commission Host Organization that can be spelt in more than one way. For example,
Search Example 2
returns records containing the two search terms at any
CORDIS Customer Services ORGANIZATION can be spelt ORGANISATION. To search for
Enter the RTD-News Database BAS NEWS distance apart, in that order. both spellings use the search statement Airport Centre
View content of CAT fields D CAT=$ Note that when more than one full stop is used in this way they 5, rue Höhenhof (second floor) FIND ORGANISATION
are not separated by spaces. Search for entry 'TENDER' F CAT=TENDER The # character is used to mask individual letters that may, or L-1736 Senningerberg
View the search results may not, appear in a word. For example, BEHAVIOUR is S Luxembourg, Europe
A comma is used to specify