january 1984 the nlm technical bulletin

ISSN 0146-3055

JANUARY 1984

NO. 177

THE NLMTECHNICAL

BULLETIN

REGULAR ITEMS

ARTICLES & FEATURES

2 Files3 Technical Notes

17 New Serials and Title Changes Announcements -December 1983

5 Changes in the RN Field in MEDLINE10 New Search Element in BIOETHICSLINE15 Reducing the Risk of Offsearch Purges

Appendix A: Database Update Frequency

Enclosure: Letter Announcing CHEMLINE/TOXLINEPrice Increases

Contents Not Copyrighted • Freely Reproducible

U.S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES •Public Health Service • National Institutes of HealthNational Library of Medicine

NLM TECHNICAL BULLETIN - JAN 84

DATABASE

AVLINEBIOETHICSCANCERLITCANCERPROJCATLINECHEMLINECLINPROTDIRLINEEXPRESSHEALTHHISTLINEMEDLINEMED 80MED77MED75MED71MED66MESH VOCNAME AUTHPDQPDQ/DIRECTORYPOPLINERTECSSDILINESERLINETDBTOXLINE

CBACTOXBIBIPA (ASHP)HEEPPESTABEMICETICRPROJTD3

TOXBACK74CBACTOXBIBIPA (ASHP)HEEPPESTAB

TOXBACK65CBACTOXBIBIPAHEEP

TOTALRECORDS

12,18315,452

387,26221,117

511,066591,922

4,12813,0566,760

266,50057,839

471,099529,292775,305642,781884,025954,76048,997

154,288956

11,184119,73364,91927,72642,0704,117

679,124348,153121,72828,85652,7758,209

40,99530,59528,30618,627

474,653265,253103,38630,60661,87113,537

387,377196,015112,17021,97329,662

HAPAB/ PESTAB 12,966HAYESTMIC

Editor:AssistantTechnical

10,0394,552

Carolyn B. Tilley

DATES DATE LASTCOVERED UPDATED

THROUGH 1984 12 JAN 84JAN 73-JUN 83 16 JAN 84JAN 63-JAN 84 13 JAN 841978-1981 12 NOV 81THROUGH 1984 12 JAN 84

09 JAN 8404 JAN 8401 AUG 83

OCT 83-JAN 84 13 JAN 84JAN 75-FEB 84 09 JAN 84

14 NOV 83JAN 82-FEB 84 03 JAN 84JAN 80-DEC 81 12 DEC 83JAN 77-DEC 79 12 DEC 83JAN 75-DEC 76 12 DEC 83JAN 71-DEC 74 12 DEC 83JAN 66-DEC 70 12 DEC 831984 16 JAN 84

09 JAN 8404 JAN 84

DEC 83 04 JAN 841970-JAN 84 16 JAN 84THROUGH OCT 83 19 DEC 83FEB 84 03 JAN 841984 27 DEC 83

27 DEC 8327 DEC 83

1979-VOL 99(11,12)1979-JAN 841979-VOL 20(21-23)1979-VOL 12(12)1979-VOL 14(DEC 81)1950-SEP 831950-NOV 831979-FEB 82GRA & I 82(25)-83(22,23)

19 APR 821974-19781974-19781974-19781974-19781974-1978

19 APR 821965-19731968-19731969-19731970-19731968-19731940-19681940-1973

Direct Inquiries to:

LATESTUPDATE TAG

8312(EM)8401 EM)8110(EM)

8312(EM)8312(EM)

8401(EM)8402(EM)8311(EM)8402(EM)

8312(EM)8312(EM)8401(EM)

8312(EM)

Editor: Rose Marie Woodsmall MEDLARS Management SectionNotes Editor: Patricia

Production Assistant: Mildred D.301/496-6193

E. Healy National Library of MedicineMader Bldg. 38A,Rm. 4N421

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TECHNICAL NOTES

Whenever applicable, the headings of each Technical Note Include areference to the section of the 1982 Online Services Reference Manual thatis considered most relevant to the Item being discussed (e.g., Manual 2.9).Users should keep in mind that the Item may pertain to other sections ofthe Manual as well.

UUSF PROBLEMS - Recently, several users have been unable to access thecomputer because of problems with their UUSF (Unified UserSpecification File) areas. The UUSF contains the systemaccess or logon code, the password, the pagelength andpagewidth, stored address, and SAVESEARCHes. Severalconditions may cause the UUSF record to become unusable.Most occur at or near the time that the UUSF recordreaches capacity.

If your UUSF becomes unusable, you will receive the fol-lowing message:

YOUR USER CODE IS NO LONGER FUNCTIONAL — PLS CALL MMS

At this point, you will not be able to access the NLMcomputer. Please call MEDLARS Management Section imme-diately to report the problem so that NLM staff can rebuildyour UUSF/Code area.

The UUSr area that holds the SAVEs and SAVESEARCHes, aswell as the other items (code, password, etc.), has a pre-sent system limit of 6,220 characters. The stored address,password, pagelength, pagewidth, etc.generally take upbetween 200-300 characters. This leaves about 6,000 char-acters available for saved searches. The saved searcharea in the USSF was envisioned to Include search formu-lations developed in a file such as MEDLINE and thenexecuted in each of its backfiles, thus eliminatingredun-dant keying. We believe that there is enough space for 10(or perhaps even 20, depending on size) saved searches inthe UUSF area. So that your UUSF/Code area does not be-come temporarily unusable, please check your saved searcharea with a SAVE LIST command before you enter additionalSAVEs or SAVESEARCHes to see how much space remains. Itis a good rule to always keep at least 10% free-space; ifyou are close to this 10% figure, do not create anothersaved search without first removing old SAVEs.

Note: The most common causes of UUSF problems are outlinedin the March 1982issue of this Bulletin, pages 13-14. Asummary of common ways* to prevent problems is:

1. Make sure your UUSF area contains at least 10% free,space.

2. Remove saved searches one at a time.3. Avoid stringsearching in SAVE/SAVESEARCH — more

than one stringsearch in a saved search is especiallydangerous.

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WASHINGTON'SBIRTHDAYSCHEDULE

CANCEREXPRESSCHARGES

PDQ, DIRECTORYFREE ONLINETIME

MEDLARSTOOLS

The NLM computer will be up on Monday, February 20, 1984,the day of the Federal government observance of GeorgeWashington's Birthday. Non-prime rates will be in effectall day. The MEDLARS Management Service Desk will not bestaffed. On George Washington's Birthday, Wednesday,February 22, 1984, the NLM computer will be up and the MMSService Desk staffed. Regular rates will be 1n effect allday. Please see the October 1983 Technical Bulletin, p. 6,for the complete 1984holiday schedule.

Since January 3, 1984, CANCEREXPRESS online connect charges,computer work, and characters have been billed at MEDLINErates. OFFSEARCHes continue to be charged at $1.00 persearch; OFFPRINT pages are $.18each.

At the request of the National Cancer Institute, non-billedonline access for PDQ and PDQ/DIRECTORY databases will beextended for an indefinite period. OFFSEARCHes for thesedatabases will continue to be charged at $1.00 per search;OFFPRINT pages are $.18each.

The following recent publications may now be ordered fromthe National Technical Information Service (NTIS),5285 Port Royal Road, Springfield, Virginia 22161:

1) Technical Notes; MEDLARS Indexing Instructions,Tumor Key Supplement, 1984Drder number = PB84-120039Price = $8.00 ($16.00 foreign; $4.50microfiche)

This publication is intended as a guide to the correctMedical Subject Heading terms for the various histologicaltypes of tumors and cancers.

2) Medical Subject Headings, Tree Annotations, 1984Order number = PB84-120047Price = $10.00 ($20.00 foreign; $4.50 microfiche)

This publicationis designed for medical indexers andsearchers and has two purposes: a) to give a generalstatement on the approach indexers and searchers shouldpursue to a given tree, and b) to advise them of specialfeatures within that tree that they should be aware ofbefore indexing or searching.

An article in the October 1983 Technical Bulletin, p. 15,titled, "Changes to MeSH Tree Annotations for 1984,"indicated that this publication would not be availablein a 1984 edition;this decision was subsequently reversed.Nevertheless, owners of the 1983 Tree Annotations, maystill use the Information in this article to bring the1983edition up-to-date for 1984, and may forego the purchaseof the 1984 edition.

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3) Medical Subject Headings — Supplementary ChemicalRecords, 1*984

PB84-117571($44.00 foreign; $7.50 microfiche)

Order numberPrice = $22.00

POPLINEUPDATEREVISIONS

This second edition supersedes the 1983 publication andcontains records of approximately 24,000 chemicals whichhave been mentioned 1n a significant way 1n journalarticles Indexed for MEDLINE since 1970. The publication1s Intended as an aid to Indexers and users of IndexMedicus and MEDLINE. It assists users 1n locating thechemical subject headings under which citations referringto a more specific chemical can be found.

Please annotate the "Database Update Schedule 1984," pub-lished with the October 1983 Technical Bulletin (Appendix B)with the following corrections to the POPLINE update schedule:

UPDATE MONTHJANAPRJULOCT

OLD DATEJAN 9APR 9JUL 9OCT 9

NEW DATEJAN 16APR 16JUL 16OCT 15

DATABASEUPDATEFREQUENCY

CHEMLINE/TOXLINEPRICE INCREASE

Appendix A contains the update frequency for each data-base.

A letter 1s enclosed with this Issue Informing domesticusers of CHEMLINE/TOXLINE price Increases, effectiveFebruary 1, 1984, due to royalty fee Increases.

*****

CHANGES IN THE RN FIELD IN MEDLINERuth L. Standee, Index Section/MeSH, NLM

The following two lists detail the changes made to the CAS Registry Number/E.C.Number (RN) field in MEDLINE during 1984 Class Maintenance. These changes inMEDLINE reflect changes made to chemical terms in the MeSH Vocabulary File,both MeSH Headings (MH) and Names of Substance (NM). Terms that are Includedin Class Maintenance are usually highly posted terms in MEDLINE. Many other RNand Name of Substance (NM) changes take place during the course of a year.However, since these changes are for terms with fewer than 10 postings,they are file-maintained manually in MEDLINE and are not Included In thislist. It is suggested that users review their stored searches and make appro-priate changes for the class-maintained terms.

The first list gives the old RN/NM terms and their corresponding 1984 RN/NMentries In MEDLINE. The second list details records from which the entry inthe RN field was deleted and the headings under which they can now be found.

We are considering publishing a list each month detailing all the RN/NMchanges that we have made during the preceding month in MEDLINE. We wouldlike to hear from users whether they consider such lists useful for theirstored and/or other search strategies.

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NEW SEARCH ELEMENT IN BIOETHICSLINETamar Joy Kahn, Sr. Bibliographer

Kennedy Institute of Ethics, Georgetown University

A new data element, Subject Captions (SC), 1s now available for searching Inthe BIOETHICS hie. The SC element is designed to facilitate currentawareness/SDI searches of BIOETHICS updates through the use of two-lettercodes to retrieve citations that represent either broad subject areas orgeneral approaches to the study of bioethical issues.

CONTENTS OF THE SUBJECT CAPTIONS DATA ELEMENT

The SC data element in new BIOETHICS records contains one or more two-lettercodes which are assigned by indexers at the Kennedy Institute of Ethics atGeorgetown University where the database is produced. There are currentlyeleven SC codes in use, and a twelfth is scheduled to be introduced inFebruary.

Eight of the Subject Caption codes represent broad subject areas; one or moreof these broad subject codes has been included in every BIOETHICS unit recordinput since November 1982. Three of the current Subject Caption codes representgeneral approaches (legal, philosophical, or religious) to the analysis ofbioethical issues; these codes, which are assigned to selected unit records asappropriate, first appeared in the December 1983 BIOETHICS update. A fourthgeneral approach code (clinical) will appear for the first time in the February1984 update. The full list of Subject Caption codes is as follows:

Broad Subject Area Represented Code to be Searched (SC)

Bioethics and Professional Ethics BEIncludes bioethics in general,medicalethics, nursing ethics, and professionalethics (of other health professions)

Biomedical and Behavioral Research BRIncludes behavioral research and biomedicalresearch in general, human experimentation,and recombinant DNA research

Death, Euthanasia, and the Prolongation of Life DEIncludes allowing to die (passive euthanasia),capital punishment (health professional's role),determination of death, euthanasia (active),resuscitation, and terminal care

Genetics, Reproduction and Abortion GRIncludes abortion, artificial insemination,cloning, eugenics, gene therapy, genetic counselingand screening, in vitro fertilization, andprenatal diagnosis

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Health Care and Health Care Policy HPIncludes biomedlcal technologies, blooddonation, health care delivery, Immunization,organ donation and transplantation, andresource allocation

Mental Health Therapies & Behavior Control MHIncludes behavior control in general, electro-convulsive therapy, Involuntary commitment, andpsychosurgery

Professional Patient Relationship PPIncludes the professional patient relationshipin general, confidentiality, disclosure (truth-telling), informed consent, right to treatment,and treatment refusal

Miscellaneous XXIncludes such topics as biological and nuclearwarfare (health professional's role), forcefeeding, sociobiology, and torture.

General Approach Represented Code to be Searched (SC)

Clinical Approach (February 1984) CLIndicates that the document cited is from a clinicaljournal or textbook; or that it is directed at theclinician (physician, nurse, or other health practi-tioner) and discusses the direct impact of anethical or legal issue on clinical practice

Legal Approach , LEIndicates that the document cited is a courtdecision, a bill, or a law; or that it discusseslegal rights, legal liability,legislation,government regulation, or other legal issues

Philosophical Approach PHIndicates that the document cited includes discussionof philosophical theories or principles of ethics;or that it applies the concepts of moral philosophyto the analysis of a bioethical issue

Religious Approach REIndicates that the document cited discussesa bioethical Issue from the standpointof a particular religious tradition

HOW TO USE SUBJECT CAPTIONS IN SEARCHING

Subject Captions are directly searchable and print in the PRINT DETAILED formatafter the Keywords. The eight subject-area SC codes can be conceptualizedas providing an "explode" type of search capability for broad categories oftopics. The four approach-oriented SC codes can be seen as providing a"subheading" type of search capability.

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Searching with General Area of Interest Subject Captions

The most Immediate use anticipated for the Subject Caption data element Is asa device for quickly ascertaining what documents have recently been added tothe BIOETHICS file In a general area of Interest. To accomplish this, thesearcher would combine the appropriate Subject Caption with the latestBIOETHICS update Entry Month, or with a range of Entry Months or of theUnique Identifiers (UI) assigned to BIOETHICS records.

For example, a searcher Interested In finding out what was added to theBIOETHICS file In October 1983 In the broad area of "Death, Euthanasia, andthe Prolongation of Life" could use the search strategy:

8310 (EM) AND DE (SC)

to retrieve 38 citations. These citations would reflect the unusual diversityof publication types and sources of documents that are represented in themultidisciplinary BIOETHICS file. As the following examples indicate, theywould include materials found in medical, law, and general universitylibraries. Author (AU) or Corporate Name (CM) fields are given in examplesthroughout only when necessary to clarify the Source (SO)information. [Seenote on locating documents at end of article.]

TI - DISCONNECTING THE BABY DOE HOTLINE.SO - HASTINGS CENTER REPORT. 1983 JUN; 13(3): 14-16.

TI - INFANT DEATH: LIFF AND DEATH IN NEWBORN SPECIAL CARE UNITS.SO - UNPUBLISHED REPORT: ISSUED BY CONNECTICUT STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

SERVICES, BUREAU OF HEALTH SYSTEM REGULATION; 1982 MAR. 23 P.

TI - DEATH: MULTIPLE DEFINITIONS OR A SINGLE STANDARD?SO - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA LAW REVIEW. 1981 SEP; 54(6): 1323-1355.

TI - LEGAL REGULATION OF MEDICAL PRACTICE—DECISIONS OF LIFE AND DEATH: ADISCUSSION PAPER.

SO - JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF MEDICINE. 1982 MAY; 75(5): 351-355.

TI - RIGHT TO NATURAL DEATH; BRAIN DEATH.SO - NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL STATUTES. 1979 CUMULATIVE SUPPLEMENT. SECTIONS

90-320 TO 90-323, AS AMENDED 1979. 5 P.

CN - PRESIDENT'S COMMISSION FOR THE STUDY OF ETHICAL PROBLEMSIN MEDICINE AND BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH

TI - DECIDING TO FOREGO LIFE-SUSTAINING TREATMENT: A REPORT ON THE ETHICAL,MEDICAL, AND LEGAL ISSUES IN TREATMENT DECISIONS.

SO - WASHINGTON, D.C.: THE COMMISSION; 1983 MAR. 554 P.

TI - ETHICS AND THE CARE OF THE CHILD WITH TERMINAL ILLNESS.SO - IN: MILUNSKY, AUBREY, ED. COPING WITH CRISIS AND HANDICAP. NEW YORK:

PLENUM; 1981: 163-175.

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Searching with General Approach Subject Captions

Someone looking for materials on bloethlcal Issues for Instructional purposes,or someone with a scholarly Interest 1n the field of bioethlcs, could searchfor new records added in December 1983 that Include some philosophicalanalysis by using:

8312 (EM) AND PH (SC)

to retrieve citations such as the following:

TI - ETHICAL DECISIONS IN MEDICINE. SECOND EDITION.SO - BOSTON: LITTLE, BROWN; 1981. 421 P.

TI - MRS. X AND THE BONE MARROW TRANSPLANT. [CASE STUDY AND COMMENTARIES].SO - HASTINGS CENTER REPORT. 1983 JUN; 13(3): 17-19.

TI - PATERNALISM VERSUS AUTONOMY: MEDICAL OPINION AND ETHICAL QUESTIONS INTHE TREATMENT OF DEFECTIVE NEONATES.

SO - JOURNAL OF MEDICAL ETHICS. 1983 MAR; 9(1): 16-17.

TI - PEDIATRIC DRUG INVESTIGATION: CURRENT ETHICAL GUIDELINES.SO - IN: MIRKIN, BERNARD L., ED. CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY AND THERAPEUTICS: A

PEDIATRIC PERSPECTIVE. CHICAGO: YEAR BOOK MEDICAL PUBLISHERS; 1978:279-297.

Searching with Both Types of Subject Captions

It is also possible to combine two Subject Caption codes to focus on both abroad subject area and a method of approach. For example:

8312 (EM) AND GR (SC) AND RE (SC)

will retrieve religiously-oriented discussions of topics related to "Genetics,Reproduction, and Abortion," such as:

TI - CHURCHES EXAMINE GENETIC RESEARCH. [NEWS].SO - NEW YORK TIMES. 1982 NOV 14: 39.

CN - ROMAN CATHOLIC/PRESBYTERIAN-REFORMED CONSULTATIONTI - THE STATEMENT ON ABORTION, [WITH] ROMAN CATHOLIC COMMENTARY [AND]

REFORMED COMMENTARY.SO - IN: their ETHICS AND THE SEARCH FOR CHRISTIAN UNITY. WASHINGTON, D.C.:

UNITED STATES CATHOLIC CONFERENCE; 1981: 13-30.

TI - LEGALISED ABORTION: THE CONTINUING DILEMMA.SO - LONDON: CHRISTIAN MEDICAL FELLOWSHIP PUBLICATIONS; 1979 APR. 32 P.

TI - SPARE EMBRYOS: A JEWISH VIEW. [LETTER].SO - HASTINGS CENTER REPORT. 1983 APR; 13(2): 49.

In the preceding example, the Subject Caption code RE serves as a substitutefor the asterisked version of many specific religiously-oriented Indexingterms, or Keywords (KW), deluding "Christian ethics," "Eastern Orthodox ethics,1

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"Islamic ethics," "Jewish ethics," "Protestant ettiics," and "Roman Catholicethics." [Reminder: the RESubject Caption does not exist in records inputprior to Entry Month 8312.]

Searching with a Combination of Subject Captions and Keywords

Subject Captions maybe used in conjunction with Keywords to find a specifictopic addressed from a particular point of view. For example, the searchstrategy:

SS 1 /C?USER:(KW) INFORMED CONSENT OR *PARENTAL CONSENT OR

*SPOUSAL CONSENT OR *THIRD PARTY CONSENT

SS 2 /C?USER:1 AND 8312 (EM) AND LE (SC)

would retrieve legally-oriented citations on issues related to informedconsent in the December 1983 BIOETHICS update:

TI - INFORMED CONSENT: WHAT DOES IT MEAN?SO - JOURNAL OF MEDICAL ETHICS. 1983 JUN; 9(2): 69-75.

TI - A UNIFORM STATE LAW FOR CONSENT TO MEDICAL CARE. [NEWS].SO - HASTINGS CENTER REPORT. 1983 JUN; 13(3): 3.

AU - MARSHALL, T. DAVIDTI - CONSENT.SO - IN: his THE PHYSICIAN AND CANADIAN LAW. SECOND EDITION. TORONTO:

CARSWELL; 1979: 33-51.

TI - THE LEGAL DILEMMA OF MINOR SIBLING KIDNEY DONATION.SO - ALABAMA JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES. 1982 JUL; 19(3): 309-312.

TI - CONSENT TO MEDICAL TREATMENT FOR'CERTAIN PERSONS.SO - VIRGINIA CODE. 1982 CUMULATIVE SUPPLEMENT. 1982. SECTION 37.1-134.2, AS

AMENDED 1982. 2 P.

Keywords still provide the primary means of subject access to the BIOETHICSfile. They are used in the same way as MeSH Headings, except that Keywordsmust be searched with the qualifier (KW). Keywords other than proper namesare selected from a 600-term controlled vocabulary, the Bioethics Thesaurus,which can be ordered for $5.00, prepaid, from the Bioethics InformationRetrieval Project at the Kennedy Institute of Ethics. Approximately 75% ofthe Keywords map to MeSH Headings (either equivalent or broader in concept)allowing for searching with MeSH Headings. However, searching with Keywordsgenerally results in both more precise and more complete retrieval.

For further information on Subject Captions or on other ways of searchingBIOETHICSLINE, call MEDLARS Management, or contact the Bioethics InformationRetrieval Project, Kennedy Institute of Ethics, Georgetown University,Washington, DC 20057 (telephone: 202/625-2371). The Bioethics Library atthe Kennedy Institute of Ethics will provide assistance in locating documentsand will furnish single copies of hard-to-find documents at $.10 per page.

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REDUCING THE RISK OF OFFSEARCH PURGESJane L. Rosov, MEDLARS Management Section, NLM

NLM generates approximately 500 OFFSEARCHes each night. More than 99% arerun to completion without any problems. The few OFFSEARCHes that are purgedusually exceed-either the processing time limit or the stringsearch limit. Asa result of such purges, searchers experience a loss of both time (turn-aroundtime is increased by two to five or more days) and money (having wasted theconnect time used to enter the search). Some points are presented below whichmay assist searchers in designing their search strategies to reduce evenfurther the risk of OFFSEARCH purges.

1. Processing (work) time limit - It 1s rare for a search to exceed the worklimitation, which is four minutes of CPU/disk access time. When this doesoccur, it is usually caused by the use of large explosions and terms with largeretrieval, such as HUMAN and ENG (LA). Note that four minutes of CPU/diskaccess time during offline processing is equivalent to approximately threehours of online connect timel

Specifically, first-level explosions such as C4, D8, F3, are sometimes toolarge to be performed successfully in the allowable four minutes against sixfiles in an OFFSEARCH. Always remember to use Pre-explosions when available.A list of Pre-explosions was provided with the October 1983 NLM TechnicalBulletin. For example, enter:

NEOPLASMS (PX) or *NEOPLASMS (PX)

Not: EXPLODE NEOPLASMS

Much more processing time is used with very highly posted items such as HUMAN,ENG (LA),ANIMAL, etc., when they are used redundantly. For example, thefollowing search uses unnecessary search time due to the combination of HUMANand ENG (LA) with multiple terms:

SS 1 - EXP PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS AND HUMAN AND ENG (LA)

SS 2 - EXP NARCOTICS AND HUMAN AND ENG (LA)

SS 3 - EXP HISTAMINE ANTAGONISTS AND HUMAN AND ENG (LA)

SS 4 - EXP BRAIN DISEASES AND HUMAN AND ENG (LA)

SS 5 - 1 OR 2 OR 3

SS 6 - 4 AND 5

Using the terms HUMAN and ENG (LA) once in the last search statementaccomplishes the purpose in much less processing time, i.e.:

SS 1 - EXP PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS OR EXP NARCOTICS OREXP HISTAMINE ANTAGONISTS

SS 2 - EXP BRAIN DISEASES

SS 3 - 1 AND 2 AND HUMAN AND ENG (LA)

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2. Stringsearch (TS) limit - During an OFFSEARCH, the computer will notstringsearch any set of 3000 or more postings. StMngsearching (TS) uses moremachine resources than any other function 1n ELHILL. In executing thisfunction, the machine is forced to examine each citation Individually and lookfor the requested character string(s). Even if the limit of 3000 citations perstringsearch has not been exceeded, the system may spend so much time performingthe stringsearch that it exceeds the processing time limit. The following twoprinciples, if used, will help reduce the chance of a purge: 1) NEVER string-search in OFFSEARCH for a concept that may be searched directly, such as ENG(LA) or HUMAN; 2) ALWAYS attempt to limit retrieval as much as possible BEFOREusing stringsearch. For example, to find the phrase FAILURE TO THRIVE intitles or in abstracts, first retrieve the text words FAILURE and THRIVE, andthen stringsearch the phrase, i.e.,

SS1/C?USER:(tw) failure and thrivePROG:SS (1) PSTG (80)

SS 2/C?USER:ts (ti) : failure to thrive : or : failure to thrive : (ab)PROG:(64) SCHD (60) QUAL; CONT? (Y/N)

USER:YPROG:SS (2) PSTG (74)

Do not perform a search composed of only MeSH terms and then stringsearch forthe existence of a particular word or phrase; always search for those specificwords directly by using text words first.

By following the guidelines above, it is hoped that users will design moreefficient search strategies and that the number of OFFSEARCH purges will bereduced even further.

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NLM TECHNICAL BULLETIN - jAN 84

NEW SERIALS AND TITLE CHANGES ANNOUNCEMENT - DECEMBER 1983Serial Records, Technical Services Division, NLM

The following substantive serial titles were received or ordered by the SerialRecords Section. IM to the left of the title Indicates that the title appearsIn Index Medicus. ON ORDER, IN PROCESS, or an actual NLM call number appearsat the bottom of the entry. Please Include the NLM call number on Interlibraryloan requests. Of course, NLM cannot fill loans for titles not yet received bythe Library. The list 1s offered as an early announcement and will Includeprice information 1f known. Information provided 1s not authorized NLM cata-loging data. For further Information, contact Ms. Janice Lennox, 301/496*1276,Technical Services Division, NLM.

IM ACTA MEDICA HUNGARICA40N1.1983--AKADEMIAI KIADOSPINE TITLE: ACTA MEDICA. ISSUED BY THEHUNGARIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES. CONTINUES:ACTA MEDICA ACADEMIAE SCIENTIARUMHUNSARICAE.BUDAPEST HUNGARYMl AC839JA06454000

IM ACTA MICROBIOLOGICA HUNGARICA30N1.1983--AKADEMIAI KIADOSPINE TITLE: ACTA MICROBIOLOGICA. ISSUEDBY THE HUNGARIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES.CONTINUES: ACTA MICROBIOLOGICAACADEMIAESCIENTIARUM HUNSARICAE.BUDAPEST HUNGARYMl AC8625PA06965000

BIOMETRIE IN DER CHEMISCH-PHARMAZEUTISCHENINDUSTRIE1,1983—GUSTAV FISCHERSTUTTGART GERMANY, WESTGUSTAV FISCHER VERLAG, UOLLGRASMEG 49,D-7000 STUTTGART 70, WEST GERMANYIN PROCESS816807000

BULLETIN / THE SCOTTISH HEALTH EDUCATIONGROUP1,1983—SCOTTISH HEALTH EDUCATION GROUPEDINBURGH SCOTLANDWOODBURN HOUSE,CANAAN LANE,EDINBURGH EH104SG,SCOTLANDON ORDERB53190000

CERVIX AND THE LOWER FEMALE GENITAL TRACTINI,JAN/APR 1983—SOCIETA MILANESE DI STUDI SINECOLOGICIMILANO ITALYSOCIETA MILANESE DI STUDI GINECOLOGICI SRL,VIA L.B.ALBERTI 10, 20149 MILANO, ITALIAIN PROCESSC12G45000

$20.00

CLINICAL DIABETES1,1983—AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATIONNEW YORK UNITED STATESAMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATIONS PARKAVE,NEW YORK NY 10016ON ORDERC25130000

»15.00

CLINICS IN ANAESTHESIOLOGY1.1983—W.B.SAUNDERSPHILADELPHIA UNITED STATESON ORDERC27364000

*48.00

DRUG INTERACTIONS UPDATE1982—AMERICAN SOCIETY OF HOSPITAL PHARMACISTSBETHESDA MD UNITED STATESAMERICAN SOCIETY OF HOSPITAL PHARMACISTS,4630 MONTGOMERY AVE, BETHESDA MD 20814IN PROCESS020877000

FETAL MEDICINE1N1.FALL 1983—MARY ANN LIEBERTNEW YORK UNITED STATESMARY ANN LIEBERT,157 E 86TH ST,NEM YORK NY10028 (TEL:212-289-2300)ON ORDERF04693000

FORTSCHRITTE DER MEDIZINISCHEN MIKROBIOLOGIE1,1983—GUSTAV FISCHER VERLAGSTUTTGART GERMANY, WESTGUSTAV FISCHER VERLAG,WOLLGRASWEG 49,0-7000STUTTGART(HOHENHEIM),GERMANYIN PROCESSF12305000

PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH1N1.NOV 1983—GEORGE THIEME VERLAGSTUTTGART GERMANY, WESTON ORDERP10510000

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RADIATION MEDICINEINI,JAN-MAR 1983 —RADIATION MEDICINE ASSOCIATIONTOKYO JAPANDEPT. OF RADIOLOGY, FACULTY OF MEDICINEUNIVERSITY OF TOKYO* 7-3-1 HONGO,BUNKYO-KU, TOKYO 113 JAPANON ORDERR00550000

$23.00

SPINAL CORD INJURY1,1983?—MARY ANN LIEBERTNEW YORK UNITED STATESMARY ANN LIE6ERT.157 E 86TH ST.NEW YORK NY10028ON ORDER535770008

SPORT HEALTH1N1.MAY/JUN 1983--AUSTRALIAN SPORTS MEDICINE FEDERATION

AUSTRALIAON ORDER336090000

UPDATE, COMPUTERS IN MEDICINE1N1.JUL/AUG 1963—MEDICAL MARKET COMMUNICATIONSLAHRENCEVILLE NJ UNITED STATESMEDICAL MARKET COMMUNICATIONS INC, P.O.2156. PRINCETON NJ 08540IN PROCESSU04083000

$24.00

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Database Update Frequency APPENDIX A

AVLINE - weekly

BIOETHICSLINE - quarterly

CANCERLIT - monthly

CANCERPROJ - quarterly

CATLINE - weekly

CHEMLINE - bimonthly

CLINPROT - monthly

DIRLINE - quarterly

EXPRESS - monthly

HEALTH PLANNING & ADMINISTRATION - monthly

HISTLINE - quarterly

MEDLINE - monthly

MED80 - openMED77 - closedMED75 - closedMED71 - closedMED66 - closed

MESH VOCABULARY FILE - annual (MeSH), twice a week (chemical records)

NAME AUTHORITY FILE - biweekly

PDQ - monthly

PDQ/DIRECTORY - monthly

POPLINE - monthly

RTECS - quarterly

SDILINE - monthly

SERLINE - monthly

TDB - quarterly

TOXLINE - monthly

TOXBACK74 - data retired to TOXBACK74 from TOXLINE,as necessary

TOXBACK65 - data retired to TOXBACK65 from TOXLINE,as necessary

ISSN 0146-305 S

FEBRUARY 1984NO. 178

THE NLMTECHNICAL

BULLETIN

REGULAR ITEMS

ARTICLES & FEATURES

2 Files3 Technical Notes

12 New Serials and Tftle Changes Announcements -January 1984

4 File INFORM - A NewWay to Retrieve Information

5 HISTLINE: Five Years Old and Ready for Changes6 1984 Regeneration of AVLINE and CATLINE

10 1984 Regeneration of the NAF11 DIRLINE Data Element Change

Appendix A: Date of Entry (DA) Ranges forINDEX MEDICUS Years

Appendix B: Phones List


U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES • Public Health Service • National Institutes of HealthNational Library of Medicine

NLM TECHNICAL BULLETIN - FEB 84

TOTALDATABASE RECORDS

AVLINE 12,251BIOETHICS 15,452CANCERLIT 391,139CANCERPROJ 21,117CATLINE 512,946CHEMLINE 591,922,CLINPROT 4,164DIRLINE 13,245EXPRESS 6,457HEALTH 269,471HISTLINE 59,626MEDLINE 497,403MED80 529,296MED77 775,206MED75 642,721MED71 884,025MED66 954,760MESH VOC 49,263NAME AUTH 156,423PDQ 987PDQ/DIRECTORY 11,224POPLINE 120,553RTECS 64,919SDILINE 26,420SERLINE 42,070TDB 4,117TOXLINE 692,904

CBAC 355,443TOXBIB 124,824IPA (ASHP) 28,856HEEP 56,049PESTAB 8,209EMIC 41,995ETIC 30,595RPROJ 28,306TD3 18,627

TOXBACK74 474,653CBAC 265,253TOXBIB 103,386IPA (ASHP) 30,606HEEP 61,871PESTAB 13,537

TOXBACK65 387,377CBAC 196,015TOXBIB 112,170IPA 21,973HEEP 29,662HAPAB/PESTAB 12,966HAYES 10,039TMIC 4,552

Editor: Carolyn B. Tilley


THROUGH 1984 16 FEB 84JAN 73-JUN 83 16 JAN 84JAN 63-FEB 84 06 FEB 841978-1981 12 NOV 81THROUGH 1984 21 FEB 84

09 JAN 8421 FEB 8413 FEB 84

NOV 83-FEB 84 06 FEB 84JAN 75-MAR 84 13 FEB 84

16 FEB 84JAN 82-MAR 84 06 FEB 84JAN 80-DEC 81 13 FEB 84JAN 77-DEC 79 30 JAN 84JAN 75-DEC 76 13 FEB 84JAN 71-DEC 74 12 DEC 83JAN 66-DEC 70 12 DEC 831984 21 FEB 84

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JAN 84 23 JAN 841970-FEB 84 13 FEB 84THROUGH OCT 83 19 DEC 83MAR 84 06 FEB 841984 27 DEC 83

27 DEC 8323 JAN 84

1979-VOL 100(01)1979-FEB 841979-VOL 20(21-23)1979-VOL 13(1,2)1979-VOL 14(DEC 81)1950-JAN 841950-NOV 831979-FEB 82GRA & I 82(25)-83(22,23)

19 APR 821974-19781974-19781974-19781974-19781974-1978

19 APR 821965-19731968-19731969-19731970-19731968-19731940-19681940-1973


LATESTUPDATE TAG

8312(EM)8402 EM)8110(EM)

8312(EM)8401(EM)

8402 (EM)8403 (EM)8401(EM)8403 (EM)

8401(EM)8401(EM)8402 (EM)

8401(EM)

Assistant Editor: Rose Marie Woodsmall MEDLARS Management SectionTechnical Notes Editor: PatriciaProduction Assistant: Mildred D301/496-6193

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NL.M TECHNICAL BULLETIN - FEB 84

TECHNICAL NOTES

Whenever applicable, the headings of each Technical Note Include areference to the section of the 1982 Online Services Reference Manual thatis considered most relevant to the item being discussed (e.g., Manual 2.9).Users should keep in mind that the item may pertain to other sections ofthe Manual as well.

CHANGES TO1984 TRAININGSCHEDULE

MeSH VOCABULARYFILE BACKFILEPOSTINGS

POPLINE UPDATEDWITH 1984 MeSH

PRE-EXPLOSIONSFOR 1985 MeSHVOCABULARY

ERROR REPORTSUBMISSIONS

INDEXINGMANUALPART II

CLINPROT/PDQINDEX TERMLISTING

The following changes have been made to the 1984 TrainingSchedule published with the September 1983 TechnicalBulletin, page 13:

DATE COURSE LOCATION

September 10-14, 1984 Initial NLM(This was previously listed as an Advanced Class.)

October 1-5, 1984 Advanced(Addition to the schedule.)

NLM

Please annotate the Schedule to reflect these changes.

MeSH VOCABULARY FILE backfile postings have been changedto reflect the correct number of asterisked andnon-asterisked postings for each MeSH Heading in the MED66 (M66),MED71 (M71), MED75 (M75), MED77 (M77), and MED80 (M80) files.

Effective February 6, 1984, the POPLINE database was class-maintained with 1984 MeSH Vocabulary. Searchers who useMeSH to search POPLINE may now use 1984 terms.

Users are invited to suggest Pre-explosions for the 1985MeSH Vocabulary. Please call or write the MEDLARS Manage-ment Section with ideas before April 2, 1984.

When submitting a printout with a citation error to MEDLARSManagement, please include as part of the print parametersthe Unique Identifier (UI). This data element is mostuseful to MMS in locating the citation in the database.The database from which the citation was obtained shouldalso be included, as well as the date the search wasper-formed and any other information useful in investigatingthe problem.

The MEDLARS Indexing Manual. Part II (PB84-104280) wasannounced in the November 1983 Technical Bulletin, page 5,with a 1984 publication date. This publication reflects1984 indexing policy. It was issued, however, by NTIS,with a 1983 publication date.

The Clinprot Index Term Listing for February 1984 is nowavailable. The Cancer Types, Disease Parameters, BodySites and Therapy Modalities listed on the first four pagesare the index terms used for the PDQ database. This listingmay be requested by writing either MMS or the InternationalCancer Research Data Bank Program, R. A. Bloch Building,Bethesda, Maryland 20205.

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MEDLINE DATE - Appendix A 1s a 11st of the Date of Entry (DA) Ranges forOF ENTRY RANGES MEDLINE and Us backflles.

PHONES LIST - A list of available telephone numbers used to access theNLM computer Is enclosed as Appendix B. As Indicated Inthe legend at the beginning of the list, 2400 bps (bitsper second, or baud) access has been added; however, itIs available In only a few cities as Indicated In the list,

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FILE INFORM — A NEW WAY TO RETRIEVE INFORMATION

A new file called INFORM will be available on March 1, 1984. The file maybe used to retrieve system information rather than citations. No charge willbe made for character transmission. The primary uses of the file will be toaccess and read the online NEWS and to see any of the online EXPLAINS.

INFORM was created expressly to encourage the use of Informational commandssuch as NEWS and EXPLAINS that produce a large volume of characters. We expectthe price under the online algorithm to be at least 50% less than the chargefor viewing the NEWS or an EXPLAIN from the MEDLINE file.

To use the file, enter FILE INFORM or FILE INFO after any USER: prompt.Then proceed to request the NEWS as you would in any other database. Pleasenote that INFORM is not a "true" database; therefore, search formulations forlater use (e.g., OFFSEARCH, STORESEARCH, and SAVESEARCH) will not work ifconstructed in INFORM.

Examples:

SS 1 /C? SS 1 /C?USER: USER:

FILE INFO FILE INFO

PROG: PROG:YOU ARE NOW CONNECTED TO THE YOU ARE NOW CONNECTED TO THE

INFORM FILE. INFORM FILE.

SS 1 /C? SS 1 /C?USER: USER:

NEWS EXPLAIN CATLINE

Now that searchers can access the NEWS at a reduced rate, we are hopeful thatmore will take the opportunity to ask for it routinely. NMS staff triesto place important items in the online NEWS; items generally do not remainthere for more than one week.

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HISTLINE: Five Years Old and Ready for ChangesJames J. Kopp, History of Medicine Division, NLM

After five years of availability as an online file within the family ofMEDLARS databases, HISTLINE, the specialized file 1n the history of medicine,is ready for some changes. These changes, which it 1s hoped will provideeasier and more complete searching of the file, are to a large part up toyou, the user, or perhaps you, the non-user. Your assistance 1s soughtin providing suggestions for needed modifications to the file; 1n Itscontent, in its seareliability, or in any other way you may feel 1s required.

HISTLINE first became availableto online users 1n October 1978. At thattime the database contained about 37,000 citations to literature publishedprimarily between 1970 and 1978. As stated in the September 1978 NLM Newsannouncing this file, "The scope of HISTLINE includes the history oTInedTcTneand related sciences, professions, individuals, Institutions, drugs, anddiseases of all periods and areas."

HISTLINE is the online counterpart of the Bibliography of the History ofMedicine, an annual publication of the NLM,cumulated quTnquennially.HISTLINE was created primarily in the mid-1970s to provide an automatedmethod of producing the published tool and was first used in the productionof the second cumulative number of the Bibliography (Number 10 in the series)which covered the years 1970-1974. Because of this, the online file includesonly those citations input since 1970.

The database contains references to current monographs, journal articles,symposia, congresses, and similar composite publications, with the majority ofcitations (approximately 75%) being to journal articles. Many of the journalcitations are pulled from MEDLINE, but of the more than 5000 journal titlesrepresented in HISTLINE a substantial number do not appear in MEDLINEor any other online retrieval file. (It is important to note that because ofthis fact, not all citations in HISTLINE are to journals housed at the NationalLibrary of Medicine or even included in the SERLINE database. For this reason,the user should check SERLINE and other holdings tools to determine if NLMowns the title before making an ILL request.) Other sources of citationsfor HISTLINE include CATLINE, other abstracting and indexing sources, andthe authors of publications who submit items for possible inclusion in thedatabase.

HISTLINE can be searched by utilizing controlled vocabulary terms (KEYWORDS)developed especially for the Bibliography of the History of Medicine. Manyof these terms are derived from MeSH although several additional terms areused for concepts of a specific historical nature. Copies of "A Guide toKeywords in the Structured HISTLINE Vocabulary" are available from the MEDLARSManagement Section, NLM. Textword searching can be done on the title andauthor fields. Other searchable data elements include author, added entry,collective biography, and journal title abbreviation. A particular strengthof the file is the biographical content of the citations included. The data-base contains over 21,000 citations to publications on individuals, rangingfrom Hippocrates to Florence Nightingale. Searching the database by PersonalName As Subject provides citations to biographical entries.

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HISTLINE now contains over 60,000 records. Since Us Inception the databasehas grown at a rate of approximately 4,500 records a year. Due to an Increasedeffort at comprehensiveness, and a conviction by staff that the database willbe more useful if larger, the file has been growing since July 1983at a rateof 600 records per month. Beginning in January 1984the file will be updatedmonthly to provide more timely access to these records.

It is hoped that these enhancements are only the beginning of a series ofhelpful changes in this specialized database. If you wish to provide inputinto the modification of HISTLINE, please direct your comments to:

James J. KoppEditor. Bibliography of the (Telephone: 301/496-5963)

History of MedicIneTHTSTUlNEHistory of Medicine DivisionNational Library of MedicineBethesda, MD 20209

Two articles related to HISTLINE and the online searching of historical data-bases are:

Bruce NG: Searching the history of the health sciences. Med RefServ Q 1982 Fall;1(3):13-35

Skinner RE: Searching the history of science online. Database1983 Jun:54-61.

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1984 REGENERATION OF AVLINE AND CATLINECarolyn N. Davis, Cataloging Section, NLM

Each year the CATLINE and AVLINE files are modified to accommodate new elements,data changes, and search capabilitiesat the same time these files are classmaintained with the most current MeSH heading replacements. Below is a descrip-tion of the changes implemented in the recent 1984 regeneration. An asterisk(*) denotes that the change or capability described applies to AVLINE as wellas CATLINE.

NEW ELEMENTS

*1. Language (Primary) (LP)The languages of multi-language works are entered on CATLINE asrepeating occurrences of the Language field (LA). Language codesin the LA field are now input in the order of predominance if thatcan be determined. Since it is not possible to specify a repeat ofa multiply-occurring element in an Elhill search, the primarylanguage cannot be directly retrieved from the LA field. A newelement has been created for the primary language. The samethree-letter language code in the first repeat of the LA fieldwill appear in the Language (Primary) (LP) field which isdirectly searchable. The LP will print before the LA field inthe PRINT FULL and PRINT DETAILED options.

- EXAMPLE: LP EngLA EngLA FreLA Ger

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2. Superintendent of Documents Classification Number (SDC)The Superintendent of Documents classification number (SUDOCS number)1s a unique classification number assigned for government documentsby the U.S. Government Printing Office. Whenever available, NLM willadd the SUDOCS number to the SDC field of newly cataloged documents.The SUDOCS number in the SDC field is directly searchable and Millprint after the ISSN field (IS)of a serial or the ISBN field (BN) ofa monograph in all CATLINE print options.

EXAMPLE: SDC Y 4.P 96/10:N 81

CHANGES TO EXISTING ELEMENTS

1. Abstracting and Indexing Tag (AI)A new searchable value of MRB has been added to the Abstractingand Indexing Tag to identify cataloging records for works selectedby NLM as Medical Reference Works (MRBs). Annotated catalog recordsfor Medical Reference Works were formerly ^identified in CATLINE andNLM publications by the MeSH heading REFERENCE BOOKS, MEDICAL.However, since the items were not about "Reference Books, Medical,"the addition of this MeSH term was misleading. It has been deletedfrom the records for MRBs and replaced by the searchable tag MRB inthe AI field. Beginning in 1984,catalog records for monographic andserial works flagged with MRB will be published in a new section ofthe NLM Current Catalog entitled "Medical Reference Works."

2. Personal Name (PN) and Personal Name as Subject (PS)

Data in the fifth subelement of the Personal Name (PN) field andPersonal Name as Subject (PS)showing relationship of the name to thework, e.g. "ed." for editor, "trans." for translator, is being deletedfrom the PN and PS fields. This information is no longer being addedto access points under NLM's implementation of AACR2 cataloging rules.The deletion of the relator subfield on older CATLINE records willeliminate multi-meaning messages caused by the presence of data in therelator subfield of personal name headings.

3. Holdings (HO)

The Holdings field has been modified to accommodate copy information andaccession numbers for History of Medicine (HMD) records in CATLINE. Thefield is now divided into two subfields. The first subfield contains copylevel information, and the second subfield contains the HMD accessionnumber, if applicable. The second subfield is directly searchable, andwill be used primarily for NLM's internal processing.

EXAMPLE: HO Copy 1:79534

*4. Language (LA) and Language of Summaries (LS)

The number of allowable occurrences of the Language (LA)and Language ofSummaries (LS) fields has been increased to six to make them compatiblewith-coding requirements for USMARC formats. For multi-language works,the languages will be input in the LA and LS fields in the followingorder: 1) order of predominance, or 2) alphabetic order if there is nopredominance. Tha language given 1i. the first occurrence of the LA fieldwill be repeated in the Language (Primary) (LP)field described above.

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*5. MARC Tags (MA)

Two new values have been added to the MARC Indicators used In CATLINE.

H - Publisher 1s Issuing Body 1n Added EntryP - Periodical

These added values will permit more explicit coding for NLM serialsconverted to the USMARC format for CONSER distribution. This field isnow available for AVLINE records also.

6. Status (ST)

The Status field, added to CATLINE records in 1980to identify typesof records from NLM's Retrospective Conversion Project, such as "N"for nonroman records that were not fully transliterated, has beenmade directly searchable and two new values added. The searchablevalues of the ST fieldare:

N - For nonroman records not fully transliterated in NLM'sRetrospective Conversion

S - For "brief-cataloging" serial records added to CATLINEin Retrospective Conversion

0 - For cataloging records input directly to CATLINEutilizing cataloging copy from other sources, suchas OCLC or the Library of Congress. All such copyinput from other sources will be given LimitedCataloging treatment with an Encoding Level (EL) of L.

NEW SEARCH CAPABILITIES

*1. Language (LA)

To facilitate the exclusion of non-English language items in searchingCATLINE or AVLINE, the value FOR for foreign may be used to directlylocate records that do not contain the value ENG for English in anyoccurrence of the Language (LA)field.

*2. Series (SE. CE. PE)

All series fields are now Text Word searchable in both the print version(first subfield) and non-numeric data in the issue number (second sub-field). This provides easier access to the DHEW and DHHS publicationseries, which contain the specific agency initials in the issue numbersubfield. With this capability, the search hint given in the August 1983Technical Bulletin article, "Monthly Search Hint: Searching for Seriesin CATLINE" is no longer applicable.

EXAMPLE: SS 1 (TW) DHEW AND NIHSS 2 TS (SE) :76#1020:

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DATA CHANGES

1. Call Number (CA)

The size designations, "q" (quarto) and "f" (folio), that preceded theTable G or cutter portions of call numbers for oversized Items have beendeleted from the data in the Call Number (CA) field. The presence of the"q" or "f" as characters In the call number data required that they beinput in a direct call number search. Since these designators are nolonger used to indicate special shelving areas in NLM's collection, theyhave been deleted from all call numbers 1n CATLINE.

EXAMPLE: Old Call Number: QS 17 qF762pNew Call Number: QS 17 F762p

*2. Main Heading (MH)

In addition to class maintenance for MeSH headings that were replacedby new main headings from the 1984MeSH, several other subject headingchanges were made to data in the MH field. Many of these changesinvolved replacing previously valid main heading/subheading combinationson Retrospective Conversion records (pre-1965) to the currently usedprecoordinated main headings.

*

Deletion:

REFERENCE BOOKS, MEDICAL deleted. (See section on Changes to ExistingElements)

Replacements:

NURSING/HISTORY replaced with HISTORY OF NURSING

MEDICINE/HISTORY replaced with HISTORY OF MEDICINE

DENTISTRY/HISTORY replaced with HISTORY OF DENTISTRY

NURSING/EDUCATION replaced with EDUCATION, NURSING

The form subheading NURSING TEXTS changed to NURSES' INSTRUCTION

3. Series Heading Changes

In series headings beginning with "Germany (Federal Republic,1949-" that character string was replaced by "Germany (West)"

In series headings beginning with "Medical Research Council(Gt. Brit.)" that character string was replaced by"Medical Research Council (Great Britain)"

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1984 REGENERATION OF THE NAFCarolyn N. Davis, Cataloging Section, NLM

For the regeneration of the Name Authority File (NAF), one new element hasbeen added and data for some existing elements changed.

NEW ELEMENT

1. Library of Congress Card Number (LC)

The LC field In the NAF contains the unique identifier, or number, ofthe name or series heading in the Library of Congress* name authorityfile. Addition of the LC card number to NLM authority records willprovide a searchable link between records for the same heading in NLM'sNAF and LC's online authority file. The LC field in the NAF is directlysearchable.

CHANGES TO EXISTING ELEMENTS

1. Backward Cross References (BX)

All non-printing cross references in authority records in the NAF, i.e.,BX fields that contain "0" in the last subelement, have been changedto printing "see" references, i.e., BX fields with "4" in the lastsubelement. As printing cross references, they are now directlysearchable and Text Word searchable.

2. Series Field (SE)

Any trailing semicolons that appeared in the titles of numbered seriesin the Series Print Version field (SE)have been removed. The semicolon,prescribed punctuation between the series title and the Issue number,will be carried in the issue number subfield of numbered series in thebibliographic records rather than in the series title headings in theNAF.

3. Series Treatment Code (SM)

In the printed descriptions of the decoded Series Treatment Codes, theword "made" has been replaced by "traced." For example, the series treat-ment decision "Made, Classed Separately" now reads as "Traced, ClassedSeparately." "Traced" is a more commonly recognized cataloging descriptorfor headings that are access points.

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D1RLINE DATA ELEMENT CHANGELillian M. Scanlon, Specialized Information Services, NLM

The next update of OIRLINE will reflect a change in the content of the COUNTRY/STATE (CY)data element. The National Referral Center (NRC) database, currentlythe only component in DIRLINE, has adopted the two-character state codes usedby the United States Postal Service (USPS). This change has been incorporatedinto DIRLINE, and the USPS state codes, rather than those listed in theDIRLINE chapter, must be used in searching. (Non-U.S, organizations aresearched according to the instructions in Section 26.4.3 of the DIRLINE chapterwhich was mailed with the December 1983 issue of the Technical Bulletin.)

For example, information resources located in the state of Florida can now besearched using either the full name or the two-character USPS abbreviation,both of which appear in the PRINT version of the record as FLORIDA (FL).

EXAMPLE:

SS 2/C?USER:1 AND FL (CY)PROG:SS (2) PSTG (67)

SS (3) /C?USER:PRINT NA, CY, AD 1PROG:

1NA -FLORIDA ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES (FEH)CY -FLORIDA (FL)AD -LET 468, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA, TAMPA, FL 33620 TEL.

(813) 977-4094

The same results can be obtained in the above search by substituting the fullname of the state in SS 2/C?, that is, FLORIDA. The one exception to this ruleis the abbreviation for the state of Oregon. The abbreviation for Oregon (OR)is the same as the boolean operator OR. To get around this problem,disguisethe "R" in the abbreviation for Oregon by the use of the pound sign or hashmark (#) in place of the "R" for single-character substitution. Therefore,Oregon can be searched as either OREGON, or 0#. However, it is recommendedthat you use the full name when searching for Oregon, as 0# will give you aMulti Meaning message because 0# will also retrieve Ohio (OH)and Oklahoma (OK)records. [The pound sign or hash mark (#) is used for single charactersub-stitution.]

The above instructions will replace Section 26.4.3 of the DIRLINE chapter.An announcement will be made in the online NEWS as soon as the updated file isavailable. Replacement pages for the DIRLINE manual will be mailed at a futuredate.

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NEW SERIALS AND TITLE CHANGES ANNOUNCEMENT - JANUARY 1984Serial Records, Technical Services Division, NLM

The following substantive serial titles were received or ordered by the SerialRecords Section. IM to the left of the title Indicates that the title appearsin Index Medicus. ON ORDER, IN PROCESS, or an actual NLM call number appears

ic bottom of the entry. Please Include the NLM call number on interlibraryOf course, NLM cannot fill loans for titles not yet received by

at tfloan requests.the Library. The list is offered as an early announcement and will includeprice information if known. Information provided is not authorized NLM cata-loging data. For further information, contact Ms. Janice Lennox, 301/496-1276,Technical Services Division, NLM.

IM ANATOMICAL RECORD.1,1983—ALAN R. LISSNEW YORKIN PROCESSA30075100

SUPPLEMENT

UNITED STATES

ANNUAL REVIEW OF NURSING RESEARCH1,1983—SPRINGER PUBLISHINGNEW YORK UNITED STATESSPRINGER PUBLISHING,200 PARK AVE S.NEU YORKNY 10003IN PROCESSA45185000

BIOLOGICAL THERAPYNl.APR 1983—MENACO PUBLISHING COMPANYALBUQUERQUE NM UNITED STATESHENACO PUBLISHING COMPANY INC, P.O.BOX13677 ALBUQUERQUE NM 67192IN PROCESSB17074000

$10.00

BRITISH JOURNAL OF COGNITIVE PSYCHOTHERAPY1,1983—UNIVERSITY OF ASTON IN BIRMINGHAMBIRMINGHAM, ENG. ENGLANDDR. U. DRYDEN.DEPT OF EDUCATIONALENQUIRY,UNIVERSITY OF ASTON INBIRMINGHAM,GATA GREEN,BIRMINGHAM B47ET,ENGLANDON ORDERB34555000

CANADIAN JOURNAL OF COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH= REVUE CANADIENNE DE SANTE MENTALECOMMUNAUTAIRE1N1.1982--CANADIAN PERIODICAL FOR COMMUNITY STUDIESSYDNEY BC CANADACANADIAN JOURNAL OF COMMUNITY MENTALHEALTH, 136* MCTAVISH RD, R.R. 2, SYDNEYB.C. V8L 3S1 CANADAIN PROCESSC03970000

$30.00

CANADIAN OPERATING ROOM NURSING JOURNAL1N1.FEB 1983—OPERATING ROOM NURSES OF CANADAONTARIO CANADAOPERATING ROOM NURSING JOURNAL, 6 FORESTLANEUAY SUITE 219, UILLOMDALE ONTARIO M2N5X9, CANADA TEL. (416) 222-2552IN PROCESSC04715000

*12.00

JOURNAL OF APPLIED COSMETOLOGY1N1.0TT/DIC 1983—INTERNATIONAL EDIEMMEROME ITALYDR.P. MORGANTI, INTERNATIONAL EDIEMME, VIAF. BERNARDINI 22, 00165 ROME , ITALYIN PROCESSJ12850000

$50.00

MANUAL MEDICINE1N1.1983--SPRINGER VERLAGHEIDELBERG GERMANY, WESTSPRINGER-VERLAG BERLIN, TIERGARTENSTR. 17,D6900 HEIDELBERG,GERMANYIN PROCESSH03925000

$46.00

PHLS MICROBIOLOGY DIGEST1N1.1983—PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORY SERVICELONDON ENGLANDPUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORY SERVICE, 61COLINDALE AVE, LONDON NM9 5EQ, ENGLANDIN PROCESSP13233000

READINGS IN PSYCHIATRY AND NEUROLOGY1,1982?--MEDICINE PUBLISHINGOXFORD ENGLANDON ORDERR05195000

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APPENDIX A

DATE OF ENTRY (DA) RANGES FOR INDEX MEDICUS YEARS

1966 - 651113 through 6611011967 - 661123 through 671129

MED66 1968 - 671212 through 6811111969 - 681117 through 6911191970 - 691126 through 701112

1971 - 701117 through 711117MED71 1972 - 711130 through 721030

1973 - 721108 through 7311161974 - 731130 through 741119

MED75 1975 - 741205 through 7511081976 - 751120 through 761103

1977 - 761104 through 771031MED77 1978 - 771101 through 781027

1979 - 781118 through 791026

MED80 1980 - 791027 through 8010271981 - 801028 through 811030

MEDLINE 1982 - 811031 through 8210291983 - 821030 through 8310281984 - 831029 through

ISSN 0146-3055MARCH 1984NO. 179

THE NLMTECHNICAL

BULLETIN

REGULAR ITEMS 2 Files3 Technical Notes

12 New Serials and Title Changes AnnouncementsFebruary 1984

ARTICLES & FEATURES 4 Introduction to"User-Friendly"PDQ6 SERLINE - Updated Location Data7 Sensible Searching: Limiting to English

Language Citations



NLM TECHNICAL BULLETIN - toAR 84


AVLINE 12,303BIOETHICS 15,752CANCERLIT 394,485CANCERPROJ 21,117CATLINE 513,968CHEMLINE 591,922CLINPROT 4,164DIRLINE 13,245EXPRESS 6,152HEALTH 272,038HISTLINE 60,224MEDLINE 521,117MED80 529,269MED77 775,206MED75 642,721MED71 883,989MED66 954,760MESH VOC 49,446NAME AUTH 156,423PDQ 947PDQ/DIRECTORY 11,224POPLINE 121,521RTECS 66,954SDILINE 23,714SERLINE 42,238TDB 4,117TOXLINE 705,262






THROUGH 1984 15 MAR 84JAN 73-OCT 83 28 FEB 84JAN 63-MAR 84 05 MAR 841978-1981 12 NOV 81THROUGH 1984 15 MAR 84

09 JAN 8421 FEB 8413 FEB 84

NOV 83-MAR 84 15 MAR 84JAN 75-APR 84 12 MAR 84

05 MAR 84JAN 82-APR 84 05 MAR 84JAN 80-DEC 81 19 MAR 84JAN 77-DEC 79 30 JAN 84JAN 75-DEC 76 13 FEB 84JAN 71-DEC 74 19 MAR 84JAN 66-DEC 70 12 DEC 831984 19 MAR 84

21 FEB 8405 MAR 84

JAN 84 23 JAN 841970-MAR 84 12 MAR 84THROUGH JAN 84 19 MAR 84APR 84 05 MAR 841984 28 FEB 84

27 DEC 8317 FEB 84

1979-VOL 100(2,3)1979-MAR 841979-VOL 21(1-4)1979-VOL 13(3)1979-VOL 14(DEC 81)1950-JAN 841950-NOV 831979-FEB 82GRA & I 82(25)-84(l)

19 APR 821974-19781974-19781974-19781974-19781974-1978

19 APR 821965-19731968-19731969-19731970-19731968-19731940-19681940-1973

Direct Inquiries to:Assistant Editor: Rose Marie Woodsmall MEDLARS ManagementTechnical Notes Editor: PatriciaProduction Assistant: Mildred D301/496-6193

LATESTUPDATE TAG

8402(EM)8403 EM)8110(EM)

8312(EM)8401(EM)

8403(EM)8404(EM)8403(EM)8404(EM)

8402(EM)8401(EM)8403(EM)

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NLM TECHNICAL BULLETIN - MAR 84

TECHNICAL NOTES

Whenever applicable,the headings of each Technical Note include areference to the section of the 1982 Online Services Reference Manual thatis considered most relevant to the item being discussed (e.g.. Manual 2.9),Users should keep in mind that the item may pertain to other sections ofthe Manual as well.

CATLINE/AVLINEREGENERATION(Manual 8+, 9+)

CATLINE and AVLINE were regenerated on March 5, 1984 andboth files are now searchable with the 1984 MeSH Vocabulary.Please read the article in the February 1984 issue of theNLM Technical Bulletin, page 6, for information about newdata elements, changes to existing data elements, new searchcapabilities, and data changes. Two further notes provideadditional information concerning this regeneration.

CATLINE/AVLINE(Manual 8.5.28and 9.5.28)

The place of publication in the first subelement and thepublisher name in the second subelement of the IM (Imprint)field are now Text Word searchable. This is another featureof the 1984 CATLINE and AVLINE regenerations. The Text WordTerm Generation Rules (Manual 4.7.1) do apply and may affectsearch strategy. Also, publisher names are taken from the piecewith no authority work (i.e., standardization) attempted.Therefore, variations in a publisher's name should be accountedfor in search strategies. For example, to retrieve a CATLINElisting of titles published by MacMillan in 1983,one could usethe following strategy:

SS 1: (TW) MACMILLAN AND 1983 (Yl)

The retrieval would include name variations in the Imprintsuch as: Macmillan, Macmillan Pub. Co., and Collier Macmil-lan.

ERRATA:CATLINE/AVLINELANGUAGE FIELD(LA)(Manual 8.5.33)

The February 1984 NLM Technicaldescribed the search

_^ Bulletin incorrectlyresults when FOR is used to retrieve

foreign language materials in CATLINE or AVLINE. In search-ing CATLINE or AVLINE, the value FOR will retrieve thefollowing:

1. records for items that are completelynon-English, and also

2. records for items that are both non-Englishand English where ENG (LA) is not the predominantlanguage.

NEW PRINT - Effective March 5, 1984,a new print format, PRINT LOCS,FORMAT ON PDQ became available for the PDQ file. This format provides(Manual 25.3.12) with one PRINT command the locator information found in all

the individual state fields for records retrieved in a givensubject search.

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LIST OF_ - The List of_ Serials Indexed for Online Users, 1984 may nowSERIALS be ordered from the National Technical Information ServiceINDEXED FOR (NTIS). Delivery is expected in mid-April. The publicationONLINE USERS, number is PB84-156850; the domestic price is $10.00 for hard-1984 copy and $4.50 for microfiche. The address of NTIS is:

National Technical Information ServiceU. S. Department <of Commerce5285 Port Royal RoadSpringfield, Virginia 22161

(703) 487-4650 -- for phone orders with a depositaccount or credit card

*****

INTRODUCTION TO "USER-FRIENDLY" PDQSusan M. Hubbard and Dianne E. Tingley, NCI

A user-friendly version of PDQ was made available for preliminary testingby a small number of users in March 1984. The newly designed PDQ databasecontains a cancer information file, information on open protocols in theexisting ELHILL PDQ file, and a directory file containing the names, addresses,and telephone numbers of physicians and organizations with a special interestin the care and treatment of cancer patients. The cancer information fileconsists of capsule summaries and state-of-the-art treatment information for 82different cancers. PDQ was developed by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) incooperation with the National Library of Medicine. For this new improved PDQretrieval system, all of the component f i les are linked together on NLM'sINQUIRE* database management system. The first users with access to this newsystem are National Cancer Institute staff, staff at the seven Regional MedicalLibraries, and NLMMEDLARS Management Section staff. These groups will betesting the system in order to identify and report any problems, to completedocumentation, and to gain experience for future user assistance.

This new PDQ system is different from the PDQ and PDQ/DIRECTORY files mountedas ELHILL databases on the NLMcomputer using the TCAM (TelecommunicationsAccess Method) operating system software. Instead, the new system is onlyaccessible through the TSO (Time Sharing Option) operating system software.TSO is also the location for NLM's CAI program on MEDLINE, **MEDLEARN**. TSOis accessed using a "LOGON" entry, after the /LOGIN, in the space where the IDcode is routinely typed to access the TCAM ELHILL databases.

*INQUIRE is a registered trademark of Infodata Systems, Inc,

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The purpose of PDQ is to speed the dissemination of information on state-of-the-art treatment for cancer, to inform physicians about new advances incancer treatment, and to assist physicians in identifying clinical trialswhenever appropriate. NCI feels that PDQ may be especially useful to physi-cians who specialize in other areas of medicine and do not follow the cancerliterature closely.

PDQ has been designed to provide users with a series of menus that directsthem through the system without the need for remembering previous instructionsor for detailed written documentation. Users have only to respond to a systemprompt by typing in the desired number or by pressing the carriage return key.

Some of the information in the new, user-friendly PDQ is presently held in twoseparate files on the NLM's MEDLARS system - the Protocol file (current ELHILLversion of PDQ) and the DIRECTORY file. The contents of these two files wereaugmented with descriptions of 82 different types of cancer and integrated intoa single database system accessed easily at each logical step. For the timebeing, MEDLARS will continue to offer the existing PDQ file and PDQ/DIRECTORYas separate files searchable through the ELHILL retrieval language.

There are three basic types of information in the new PDQ system:

1. Cancer Information. This section contains prognostic, stage, cell-ular classification and state-of-the-art and investigational treatmentoptions that have been reviewed by over 400 cancer experts. The in-formation is available in a general format (Capsule Summaries) anda more detailed format (State-of-the-Art Statements).

2. Directory. This section contains the names, addresses, telephonenumbers and other information for physicians and organizationsthat have a special interest in cancer treatment. This informationcan be readily accessed by the user for any specified geographic area.

3. Protocols. This section contains abstracts of research protocolsthat are open for patient entry. Each protocol summary includesstudy objectives, patient entry criteria, and the details of thetreatment regimen. Closed protocols may also be retrieved forreview.

Information on access to PDQ will appear in the NLM Technical Bulletin assoon as the system is ready for wider use.

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PLEASE USE FILE INFORM -AND TYPE NEWS TO SEE

MOST RECENT NEWS ITEMS ONLINE

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NLM TECHNICAL BULLETIN • MAR 84

SERLINE - UPDATED LOCATION DATAMartha R. Flshel, Serial Records Section, NLM

At the end of February 1984, a new version of SERLINE became available. Itcarries 1983location data for about 150 resource and selected major biomedicallibraries. The new locator data comes from NLM's National Biomedical SerialsHoldings Database (SERHOLD), which contains complete summary holdings andlocation data for over 1,000biomedical libraries nationwide.

Completion of the 1983 update to SERHOLD made it possible to complete reformat-ting SERLINE locator fields (L1-L7) to the seven Regional Medical Libraryregions. While most of the locator codes are the same as they have been, a fewhave changed and some new ones have been added as a result of the changes inRegional Medical Libraries and resource libraries in 1982/83. Updated SERLINEdocumentation including a complete list of location codes and institutions isbeing prepared, and a replacement for the SERLINE chapter of the Manual will bemailed to MEDLINE users within the next few months.

The new locator and holdings data have been made available in union list productsfor each Region, while locator data for the 150 libraries also appears in NLM'squarterly microfiche publication Health Sciences Serials available from GPO on asubscription or individual issue basis. (Subscription: $19.00 [$23.75 foreign];Single Copy: $5.00 [$6.25 foreign]; GPO Order Code: HHS.) The January HealthSciences Serials, which will be distributed in late March, will carry the updatedlocator data.

In April, the 1984SERHOLD update will begin as NLM receives update tapesfor each Region from the seven RML Holdings Data Coordinators. The scheduledcompletion date for the 1984update is September 1, 1984, at which timeSERLINE will be updated to display 1984location data.

For questions concerning updating holdings and location data or institutionalparticipation in the SERHOLD Database, you may contact the Holdings DataCoordinator in your region listed below or call Martha Fishel at NLM on(301) 496-1218.

REGION COORDINATOR

1 Wil l iam Walker (212) 427-1630Medical Library Center of New York

2 Janice Kelly (301) 528-2855University of Maryland

3 Ruby May (312) 996-2464University of Illinois - Chicago

4 Carolyn Anne Reid (402) 559-4326University of Nebraska Medical Center

5 Neil Campbell (806) 743-2214Texas Tech University

6 Arlene Kairoff (206) 543-8262University of Washington

7 Darcy Van Vuren (213) 825-1200UCLA Biomedical Library

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SENSIBLE SEARCHING: LIMITING TO ENGLISH LANGUAGE CITATIONSLou Wave S. Knecht, MEDLARS Management Section, NLM

O V E R V I E W

Now that the online pricing algorithm is in effect, it is time to review themethods for limiting online retrieval to English language articles. A slightchange in your search behavior may save you money.

Points to consider: Is it even necessary to limit a given searchto English language articles?

If this is nesessary, which of the three possiblemethods should you use?

1. Direct search using AND ENG (LA)2. STRINGSEARCH using TS (LA) ENG3. Direct search using AND NOT FOR (LA)

This article attempts to show when and how to limit to English language articlesand how much it will cost.

GENERAL PHILOSOPHY

Out of habit, many searchers unnecessarily limit their retrieval to Englishlanguage articles. If the search or database does not lend itself to languagelimitations, and the requester has no preference, then the searcher should notlimit the search; this will save money immediately.

An example of a search that does not lend itself to English languagelimitationis a request incorporating an aspect of the United States Food and Drug Adminis-tration. Because FDA is a U.S. agency, most articles will be in English. Infact, of the 214 citations indexed to the FDA as of the 8402 (EM) update inMEDLINE, only two are in a foreign language.

An example of a database that does not require English languagelimitationis the HEALTH file. It is 89% English language and 11% foreign languages.Limiting to English in a database that contains such a high percentage of Englishlanguage postings probably is not cost-effective.

Percentages for language coverage in selected databases follow:

DATABASE ENGLISH (%) FOREIGN (%)

MEDLINE [1982-8403 (EM)] 76 24M80 72 28M77 70 30M75 66 34M71 62 38M66 56 44HEALTH 89 11

You could conclude from this table that it might be worthwhile to limit toEnglish in the older MEDLINE backfiles, but not in M77 forward or in HEALTH.

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NLM TECHNICAL BULLETIN • MAR 84

CHOICE OF METHOD

If you decide that your search does require an English language limitation,there are three ways to do so in the MEDLINE files and HEALTH:

1. Direct search using AND ENG (LA);

2. Stringsearch retrieval of 250-300 citations or fewer using TS (LA) ENG(see article in the August 1983 Technical Bulletin);

3. Direct search using AND NOT FOR (LA). Remember that multilingualarticles in which one of the languages is English do not carry the tagFOR (LA). Therefore, these articles will be retrieved using this strategy.

The actual choice depends on many variables, such as the requester'sneeds, interlibrary loan (ILL)availability, and cost considerations, as well assystem guidelines. For example, NLM recommends always using a direct searchfor language in SAVESEARCH and OFFSEARCH rather than a STRINGSEARCH.

STUDY DESIGN

The three methods of limiting were applied to two MeSH headings in the MEDLINE[1982 - 8402 (EM)] database. In order to understand the figures 1n the tablesat the end of this article, you should know some facts about the actual studydesign. The study consisted of the following six parameters:

1. The two MeSH headings selected were ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCYSYNDROME andDNA, FUNGAL. Each term was then individually limited in three ways to Englishlanguage, thus resulting in a total of six searches. All six searches wereperformed one after the other in a single terminal session. This session (allsix searches) was repeated five times and the data were averaged. (See TableA.)

AIDS (the data form abbreviation for ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCYSYNDROME) had 455postings through 8402 (EM), and DNA,FUNGAL had 258 postings through 8402 (EM).In each search, SS 1 contained the term and SS 2 was the English limit, e.g.:

SS 1 AIDS

SS

SS

SS

2

2

2

1

TS

1

AND

-or-

ENG

(LA)

-or-

AND

(LA)

ENG

NOT FOR (LA)

The term selection was based on the number of postings so that one of theheadings would be in the 250-300 range, which is the recommended cut-off forefficient use of STRINGSEARCH, and the other would be over 300 postings, butstill low enough to be stringsearched within a reasonable length of time." Thesearches themselves were kept simple so that the major portion of the cost ofeach search would reflect the Computer Work Units associated with limiting byEnglish language. (Computer Work Units are one component of the online pricingalgorithm.)

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2. A SHOW COST DL command was issued after each search to get the number ofComputer Work Units and cost. After each search and its SHOW COST DL command,a FILE MESH command was issued to clear the MEDLINE database counters for thenew strategy followed by a FILE MEDLINE command to reconnect. (This could alsohave been accomplished by using the SHOW COST DL RESET command while connectedto MEDLINE.)

3. The number of TIME OVFLW messages were counted manually. While TIMEOVFLWs are covered under the Disk Accesses subcategory in the Computer Work Unitcomponent of the pricing algorithm, they are reported separately for thisstudy. In limiting a simple search to English language, the major portion ofthe total cost can be attributed to the TIME OVFLW or Disk Accesses portion ofthe Computer Work Units.

4. A USERS command was issued at the start of each search session and then allsix searches were run in succession.

5. The terminal sessions were conducted on five different days resulting in atotal of ten sessions -- five in Prime Time and five in Non-Prime Time. Anattempt was made to vary the time of day for each session within the Prime andNon-Prime Time categories. (See Table B.)

6. Each search session was performed at 1200 baud on a CRT terminal witha printer. Access to the NLM computer was by direct dial.

Table A contains data averaged from this study. Table B incorporates the rawdata with the averaged data. The trends and conclusions stated below werederived largely from the averaged data in Table A.

GENERAL CONCLUSIONS

For the AIDS searches, the method of limiting from least to most expensive is:1) AND NOT FOR (LA);2) AND ENG (LA) ; and3) TS (LA) ENG.

Note that the Computer Work Units show the same relationship. As expected withretrieval over 300 postings, the STRINGSEARCH method used the most ComputerWork Units and cost the most. More noticeable is the 50%saving that theANDNOT FOR (LA) direct search offers over the more routine AND ENG (LA)directsearch.

For the DNA, FUNGAL searches, the least expensive method of limiting is againthe ANDNOT FOR (LA) direct search. However, the most expensive method variedwith Prime and Non-Prime execution: STRINGSEARCH in Prime Time, and the directsearch with AND ENG (LA) search in Non-Prime Time. Based on general theory, theAND ENG (LA) method should have been the most expensive in each time categorybecause the search term posted 258--a retrieval in the range where STRINGSEARCHbecomes efficient. Note, however, how close the Computer Work Units, andtherefore the actual costs, of the direct ENG (LA) search and STRINGSEARCHare—only two cents difference in Prime Time ($0.486 vs. $0.506) and essentiallythe same cost in Non-Prime Time ($0.30 vs. $0.298). These figures support thetheory that the cut-off limit for efficient use of STRINGSEARCH i_s in the250-300 postings range. Therefore, while the difference between the direct ENG(LA) search and STRINGSEARCH is minimal in this example, it is necessary to

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point out that as the retrieval to be limited approaches zero (from the upperrange of 250-300 postings) then STRINGSEARCH does become cheaper; this isbecause fewer TIME OVFLWs and Computer Work Units are generated.

At a certain point where STRINGSEARCH does not generate any TIME OVFLWs (NLM'sestimate is in the neighborhood of 60 postings or fewer), then STRINGSEARCHbecomes even cheaper than the direct ANDNOT FOR (LA) method, which will alwaysgenerate at least one TIME OVFLW message in MEDLINE. Again, the AND NOT FOR(LA) direct search was 50% cheaper to use than AND ENG (LA). The AND NOT FOR(LA) method is more cost-effective because the computer has to examine only the24% of MEDLINE that is posted to FOR(LA) rather than the 76% that is posted toENG (LA).

In summary, think twice before limiting to English language in MEDLINE, itsbackfi les, and HEALTH and save money immediately; choosing not to limit inthese searches could have saved up to $0.50 in Prime Time and $0.30 in Non-PrimeTime in MEDLINE per search. These savings, however, may be reduced depending onthe quantity of citations printed (either online or offline). If you mustlimit, then the method to consider (economically speaking) is AND NOT FOR (LA),which averages $0.23 in Prime Time and $0.15 in Non-Prime. These costs representa 50% saving over either of the other two methods when they are used accordingto the general NLM guidelines. If AND NOT FOR (LA) is not the method of choice,then do follow the established guidelines for the use of STRINGSEARCH vs. ANDENG (LA). Application of the results of this study should help your budget aswell as the NLMcomputer work load!

TABLE A: SUMMARY OF AVERAGED DATA*

PRIME NON-PRIME

TIME WORK COST TIME WORK COSTOVFLH UNITS ($) OVFLW UNITS ($)

AIDS455 PSTG

AND ENG (LA) 3 275.6 .482 3 275.6 .292412 PSTG

TS (LA) ENG 5.6 443.8 .75 5.6 445.8 .452412 PSTG

AND NOT FOR (LA) 1 107.4 .232 1 107.8 .154412 PSTG

DNA. FUNGAL258 PSTG

AND ENG (LA) 3 271 .486 3 269.4 .30243 PSTG

TS (LA) ENG 3 283.2 .506 3 282.6 .298243 PSTG

AND NOT FOR (LA) 1 102 .232 1 101.6 .152243 PSTG

* These numbers are the averages from the raw data found In Table B.

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NEW SERIALS AND TITLE CHANGES ANNOUNCEMENT - FEBRUARY 1984Serial Records, Technical Services Division, NLM

The following substantive serial titles were received or ordered by the SerialRecords Section. IM to the left of the title indicates that the title appearsin Index Medicus. ON ORDER, IN PROCESS, or an actual NLM call number appearsat the bottom of the entry. Please include the NLM call number on inter-libraryloan requests. Of course, NLM cannot fill loans for titles not yet received bythe Library. The list is offered as an early announcement and will includeprice information if known. Information provided is not authorized NLM cata-loging data. For further information, contact Ms. Janice Lennox, 301/496-1276,Technical Services Division, NLM.

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ISSN 0146-3055

APRIL 1984

NO. 180

i HENLMTECHNICAL

BULLETINREGULAR ITEMS 2 Files

3 Technical Notes

17 Indexed Titles Update -- April 1984

24 New Serials and Title Changes Announcements -- March 1984

ARTICLES & FEATURES 5 New Tymnet Access Procedures for NLM

6 NLM Awards Contracts for Telecommunications Services

7 INTROMED: NLM's New Training Database

7 Training the Health Care Professional: NLM's Training Seminar

10 A Training Course for Search Intermediaries:Teaching MEDLINE to the Health Care Professional

12 Changes in CHEMLINE

14 NLM Expands Videocassette Loan Program:Nearly 5,000 Titles Now Available

15 Indexed Titles Update

16 New Serial Titles and Title Changes Section -Discontinue or Keep?

ENCLOSURE: Training the Health Care Professional (flier)


U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES• Public Health Service • National Institutes of HealthNational Library of Medicine

NLM TECHNICAL BULLETIN - APR 84


AVLINE 12,373BIOETHICS 15,752CANCERLIT 398,389CANCERPROJ 21,117CATLINE 515,457CHEMLINE 591,922CLINPROT 4,226DIRLINE 13,245EXPRESS 6,814HEALTH 274,328HISTLINE 60,738MEDLINE 544,065MED80 529,269MED77 775,186MED75 642,721MED 71 883,989MED66 954,760MESH VOC 49,667NAME AUTH 158,792PDQ 967PDQ/DIRECTORY 11,247POPLINE 122,342RTECS 66,954SDILINE 23,023SERLINE 42,594TDB 4,117TOXLINE 717,675



TOXBACK65 387,377CBAC 196,015TOXBIB 112,170IPA 21,973HEEP 29,662HAPAB/ PESTAB 12,966HAYES 10,039TMIC 4,552



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18 APR 84JAN 82-MAY 84 02 APR 84JAN 80-DEC 81 19 MAR 84JAN 77-DEC 79 16 APR 84JAN 75-DEC 76 13 FEB 84JAN 71-DEC 74 19 MAR 84JAN 66-DEC 70 12 DEC 831984 16 APR 84

09 APR 8426 MAR 84

MAR 84 02 APR 841970-APR 84 16 APR 84THROUGH JAN 84 19 MAR 84MAY 84 02 APR 841984 19 APR 84

27 DEC 8326 MAR 84

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Assistant Editor: Rose Marie Woodsmall MEDLARS Management SectionTechnical Notes Editor: PatriciaProduction Assistant: Mildred D.301/496-6193

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TECHNICAL HOTES

Whenever applicable, the headings of each Technical Note include areference to the section of the 1982 Online Services Reference Manual thatis considered most relevant to the item being discussed (e.g., Manual 2.9).Users should keep in mind that the item may pertain to other sections ofthe Manual as well.

CATLINE/AVLINE UPDATESCHEDULE

CHARGES:ADJUSTMENT,MARCH 1984

NLM ONLINEUSERS MEETINGAT MLA

RTECS UPDATE/CHANGES(Manual14.4.15,14.4.19)

MEMORIAL DAYHOLIDAYSCHEDULE

CENTER FORBIOETHICS(Manual 21.1.1)

- Effective April 5, 1984, NLM changed the weekly updatesof the CATLINE and AVLINE databases to Thursday morningsbetween 3:00 AM and 5:00 AM Eastern Time. (Previouslythese databases had been updated Thursday mornings between4:00 AM and 6:30 AM Eastern Time.) These two databases willbe unavailable to online users during this period eachThursday morning. All other databases will be availableas scheduled.

- Due to system problems on Tuesday, March 13, 1984, allonline usage for that day for domestic and non-United Statesusers will be charged at Non-prime rates.

- The annual NLM Online Users Meeting will be held at theMedical Library Association's Annual Meeting on Monday, May 28,1984, from 12:00 noon to 1:00 PM in the Empire Room of theDenver Hilton Hotel. All NLM users are encouraged to attend.

- The RTECS file was updated on March 20, 1984 to correspond tothe January 1984 NIOSH data. RTECS now contains 66,954records. Additionally, the following changes in RTECS datashould be noted:

1. All Aquatic Toxicity (AQ) data have been deleted.

2. In the Status (ST) field, a new value is listed forcompounds in EPA's Genetic Toxicology Program. Thisvalue is: "IN EPA GENETIC TOXICOLOGY PROGRAM,

JANUARY 1984"

3. In the Status (ST) field, the wording in the NationalToxicology Program (NTP) Status lines has been changedto 'CARCINOGENESIS STUDIES' from 'BIOASSAYS.'

- On Monday, May 28, 1984 (Federal observance of MemorialDay), the NLM computer will be available for limited hours,from 11:00 AM to 9:00 PM, Eastern Time. This is a changefrom the original holiday schedule (NLM Technical Bulletin,October 1983, p.6), when the computer was scheduled to bedown all day. Non-prime rates will be in effect andthe MEDLARS Management Service Desk will not be staffed. OnMemorial Day, Wednesday, May 30, 1984, the NLM computer willbe up with regular hours and rates.

- The telephone number for the Center for Bioethics, KennedyInstitute of Ethics, at Georgetown University has beenchanged to 202/625-2383. The Kennedy Institute of Ethics isresponsible for the development of the database BIOETHICSLINE.

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NLM TECHNICAL BULLETW - AWt

CHARGESDISPLAYVS. INVOICETOTAL

TELENETTERMINALIDENTIFIERSFOR MICRO-COMPUTERS(Manual 3.5.3.1)

NAFREGENERATION

Users are reminded that the estimated charges displayed withthe SHOW COST command, and at the end of a terminal session,reflect estimated online charges for a particular terminalsession or session segment. Other charges will appear on themonthly Invoice, but not in- ttiet onliases display. Theseinclude offprint pagfi~cn~arges, OIFSEMCIf charges, and Auto-matic SIM charges. Actual montftly fowv&es may be largerthan the monthly totals of the amounts reflected in theonline charges display. Additionally, actual invoice amountsfor online charges may vary somewhat from the online displayof charges because the online display contains estimatedcharges only.

Most microcomputers with printers will operate effectivelywith the Telenet terminal identifier, Dl. However, somemicrocomputers with printer hook-ups may get better resultswith one of the following:

PAGEWIDTHOF PRINTER

72 characters80 characters120 characters132 characters

FASTPRINTERS

AlA6A3A8

SLOWPRINTERS

A9A2A2A9

The terminal identifiers A2 and A9 provide a great amount ofbuffering necessary with slower printers. Remember, theterminal identifiers are entered in response to the TERMINAL=prompt from Telenet.

The Name Authority file (NAF)has been regenerated. Thefollowing information supplements the article on page 10 ofthe February issue of the NLM Technical Bulletin, whichdescribed the NAF regeneration.

1. To search the Library of Congress Card Number (LC)field,the card number must be preceded with the letter n, e.g.:n83-42998 (LC).

2. ATI "see" and "see also" references in the Backward CrossReference (BX) field are now Text Word searchable as wellas directly searchable.

3. The capability to search by Backward Cross Reference Type(BT) is no longer available.

4. In the Series Treatment (SM) field, the phrase "Drop Note"has been changed to "General Note" as in "NOTTRACED, USEAS GENERAL NOTE."

5. All trailing semicolons have been removed-from the Back-ward Cross Reference (BX) field as well as from theSeries Print Version (SE)field.

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NEW TYMNET ACCESS PROCEDURES FOR NLM

Effective Monday, April 16, 1984, the NLM and TYMNET changed the softwareon the Library telecommunications controller to X.25 access protocol,which specifies an internationally accepted standard method for a terminalto interface to any packet switching network. As a result, the messagesfrom TYMNET have changed slightly. In addition to the message changes (seebelow), one other change has occurred as a result of this software implemen-tation. For the present, and probably continuing, the parity on yourterminal must be set to EVEN when accessing NLM through TYMNET. If theparity on your modem can also be changed, it should also be set to EVEN.

The new TYMNET logon will appear as follows:

TYMNET

Please type your terminal identifier

Please log in:

+NLM: call connected

USER

Press the appropriate letterfor your terminal—no (CR)

Control P

Press the control key andhold it down while you pressthe letter P. This sends aparity signal to TYMNET.NOTE: If you are operatingin half duplex, press Control H,then press control P.

Then type

NLM;BCN (CR) (CR)

NOTE: if you are using TYMNETINWATS access, continue to usethe same user name and passwordin response to the PLEASE LOG IN:prompt as has been in use sinceOctober 1983.

Either type /LOGIN & press(CR) or press a carriagereturn to be prompted withPLEASE ENTER /LOGIN.

The remainder of the login procedure through TYMNET has not changed.

If you are unable to connect through TYMNET, please call the MMS ServiceDesk for assistance.

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NLM AWARDS CONTRACTS FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICESHarry D. Bennett, Office of Computer and Communications Systems, NLM

On March 30, 1984,NLM awarded contracts to TELENET, TYMNET, and UNINET fortelecommunications services to provide continued toll-free access to the NLMsystem for users of the NLM databases. The NLM policy of equal access forall users, which was implemented with TYMSHARE in 1973 and supplemented laterwith TELENET, is being expanded to include UNINET access as well. UNINETaccess is expected to be availablewithin the next 3 months. This willincrease the areas of local coverage and reduce requirements for WATS accesstoNLM.

The awards were the culmination of a one-year project to completely defineNLM's present and future communications requirements and conduct a competitiveprocurement for the required services. The new contracts have options forrenewal through September 1988.

We are preparing a complete new phones list covering all three services thatwill be sent to you shortly. In addition, log on terminal user cards foreach of the networks will also be sent to you.

/

We are pleased to announce the availability of these services and encourageyou to try out each of the networks available in your area.

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INTROMED: NLM'S NEW TRAINING DATABASE

INTROMED is a training database containing approximately 20,000 citationsextracted randomly from the MEDLINE database (1982 and 1983 publication years).The database will be of use to new searchers of MEDLINE, whether health pro-fessionals or search intermediaries. Its effectiveness is being evaluated byNLM staff in conjunction with a new seminar for health professional trainingentitled "The Basics of Searching MEDLINE." Because of the limited size ofINTROMED, it should not be used for daily searching activities as the postingsfor all searches will be significantly less than those retrieved in MEDLINE.Therefore, search formulations for 'SAVESEARCH', 'STORESEARCH1, and 'OFFSEARCH1should not be created in this file. INTROMED is charged at a rate that doesnot charge for citations or characters printed. These reductions make INTROMEDa cost-effective training tool. For example, it may also be used withinorganizations to provide some inhouse training, especially for backup searchers.Searchers who have attended the NLM Initial or Advanced training courses maywant to practice the newly learned search techniques by repeating any of thestructured exercises used in the classes. Your comments and suggestions areencouraged via the online 'COMMENT' command or via phone to the MMS ServiceDesk.

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TRAINING THE HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL:NLM'S TRAINING SEMINAR

Patricia Clark Buchan, MEDLARS Management Section, NLM

The National Library of Medicine's training staff taught its first one-dayMEDLINE training seminar, "The Basics of Searching MEDLINE," designed forhealth professionals on March 14, 1984 at the NLM. The class, consisting ofapproximately six hours of lecture and an optional one and one-half hour ofhands-on searching practice, was attended by eleven Washington DC metropolitanarea health practitioners. "The Basics of Searching MEDLINE" provides anoverview of MEDLINE describing the database content and various basic systemcapabilities.

The second offering of the health professional seminar took place in St. Louis,Missouri on April 4, 1984 at the Federation of American Societies for Experi-mental Biology (FASEB) Annual Conference. Twelve FASEB members attended thisday-long session.

The attendees at both training presentations rated the seminar as highlysuccessful and indicated that it had generated considerable interest inacquiring individual MEDLARS access codes.

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The next step in the development of the NLM health professional trainingprogram is to sponsor "TheBasics of Searching MEDLINE" at NLM on Monday,June 18, 1984. This session is open to health care professsionals who areinterested in MEDLINE/MEDLARS for either their own searching needs or forincreasing their awareness of the process undertaken by search intermediaries.An important point brought out by several attendees at earlier sessions wasthat, although they did not want to apply for an access code for themselves atthe present time, they felt better prepared and more aware of the format inwhich their search requests should be submitted to their information staff.

In addition to the class at NLM, the training staff from the Pacific SouthwestRegional Medical Library Service (PSRMLS) will present the same course onWednesday, June 20, 1984 at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA).If registration at UCLA warrants, a second presentation of this class will besponsored the next day, Thursday, June 21, 1984. Enclosed with this issue ofthe Technical Bulletin is an application form for these seminars. COMPLETEDFORMS SHOULD Bt SENT TO THE SITE OF THE TRAINING. The addresses for each arelisted on the applicationform. All sessions at both sites will begin at 9:00a.m. and will conclude by 4:30 p.m. Trainees are expected to stay the entireday.

Also enclosed with this issue is a flier announcing the NLM and the UCLA healthprofessional training seminars. Please post this where it can best be seenby staff health care professionals.

Attendance at any upcoming health professional training seminar providesparticipants with sufficient justification to request a waiver of the mandatorytraining requirement when applying for a MEDLARS access account. The classesand this policy pertain strictly to health care professionals. This coursedoes not provide sufficient information necessary to develop proficient searchintermediaries.

In conjunction with this year's Annual Update for the Regional TechnicalResource Persons (TRPs) held at NLM in September, a special one-day programwill be sponsored to involve search intermediaries in the NLM health pro-fessional training program. More specific information about this training canbe found in the article on page 10 of this issue.

If you have any questions or comments about NLM's health professional trainingprogram, please contact the MEDLARS Management Section.

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"THE BASICS OF SEARCHING MEDLINE"HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL TRAINING APPLICATION

Name

Organi zati on

Mai 1 i ng Address

City

Date

State Zipcode

Phone

Have you had any formalized training in online searching?

yes no

If yes, please specify

Is computer equipment a v a i l a b l e to you at home office?

w w i l l you use the information

Patient care

Research

Current A w a r e n e s s

D a t e s o f T r a i n i n g :

NLM Date : JUNE 18, 1984

Dates of t ra in ing

L o c a t i o n of t ra in ing

UCLA Dates : JUNE 20 or 21, 1984

MAIL THIS APPLICATION TO THE SITE OF THE TRAINING CLASS. ADDRESSES ARE LISTEDBELOW.

NLMNational Library of MedicineMEDLARS Management SectionBethesda, MD 20209

UCLAPacific Southwest Regional Medical

Library ServiceUCLA Biomedical LibraryCenter for the Health SciencesLos Angeles, CA 90024

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A TRAINING COURSE FOR SEARCH INTERMEDIARIES:TEACHING MEDLINE TO THE HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL

Becky Lyon-Hartmann, Regional Medical Library Program Coordinator, NLM

On September 20, 1984, NLM will hold the first one-day session to train searchintermediaries in the use of the syllabus and instructional guide for traininghealth care professionals. The session will be given at NLM in Bethesda at nocharge to participants;however, attendees will be responsible for their owntravel and per diem costs. There is space to accommodate approximately 140persons plus the Technical Resource Person from each Regional Medical Library.Attendees will be selected on a first-come, first-serve basis up to a maximumnumber per Region. This number is based upon the percentage of online centersin each Region.

The deadline for receipt of applications is August 1, 1984. After that date,if a Region's training spaces are not all filled, remaining spaces will befilled from any waiting lists of applicants from other Regions. To be assureda space in the class, please return the application form immediately.Individuals selected to attend the course will be notified by August 20 andwill be provided with hotel and local transportation information at that time.Please note the following basic criteria for selection of attendees at theinitial class:

1. Only one individual per institutionmay attend.

2. The individual must have attended NLM Initial Online Trainingand currently be providing online searching services.

3. Priority may be given to persons planning, over the next 12 months,to train large numbers of health professionals. Priority may also begiven to those planning to train large numbers of trainers who willtrain search intermediaries to teach health professionals.

NLM is considering holding two additional sessions of this course in Midwesternand Western locations in 1985 if there is sufficient demand. If you are unableto attend the September class and/or would be interested in attending thecourse in another geographic location, please indicate this on the additionalform provided. If you have any questions about the course, please contactMs. Patricia Clark Buchan, MEDLARS Management Section, NLM, 301/496-6193.

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APPLICATION FORMTEACHING MEDLINE TO THE HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL

September 20, 1984

Name Date

Institution Position

Address

City/State/ZIP Telephone

Attended NLM Initial Online Training: Date Location

In the next 12 months, I plan to train: health professionals;trainers.

Return this form to: National Library of Medicine

MEDLARS Management Section

Bethesda, MD 20209

APPLICATIONS DUE NO LATER THAN August 1, 1984.

INTERESTED IN ANOTHER COURSE LOCATION?

I cannot attend the September class, but would be interested in a class in

Midwestern Western location in 1985.

Name Position

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The changes in CHEMLINE record format and content are as follows:

1. The Synonym (SY) field has been augmented with the latest selected namesfrom the RTECS, TDB,and MeSH files. These names have been appended withsource designations in square brackets as before. This augmentation includesany changes in CAS Registry Number to name correspondence in these files sinceJuly 1983.

2. The sources for names taken from the TDB Name (NM)field are now appendedwith an asterisk to give the designation 'TDB*1. Chemical Main Headings takenfrom the MeSH file linked to a CAS Registry Number already carry this asteriskin CHEMLINE. We hope that flagging names that have been chosen as primarydesignations in key files will help users in selecting the most useful namesfor further searching. Note that the generic name NAPROXEN, which retrievesfar more postings in TOXLINE than the input name NAPROSYN, is now asterisked intwo files, MeSH and TDB. While an asterisk may not always be appended to thesource of the most useful name, where it appears, it will often be an indica-tion of utility.

3. The MEDLINE designation in the Locator (LO) field reflects the presence ofa given RN in the MEDLINE, MED80, or MED77 files. If it is found useful, wemay differentiate the MEDLINE backfiles in a future regeneration.

4. Synonyms in records not augmented by NLM will carry the single sourcedesignation '[CAS]'. In the August 1983 regeneration of augmented CHEMLINE,only records to which NLM added names carried the source of the name.

5. Some records have been augmented with names chosen by NLM. Since severalpolymers exceed the system limit of 200 synonyms, we have been forced toleave out names in the past; some of these may have been useful names. For themost well known of these polymers, such as PVC, we have now added selectednames and sorted them to print first in the Synonym (SY) field. These namescarry the source designation '[NLM]1 and are the first of a series of NLMchosen names to be added to CHEMLINE.

We are anxious to hear from users with suggestions for features they wouldlike to see in CHEMLINE. We are currently evaluating other sources of bio-medically useful identifiers, as well as additional data elements and features.Please call or write us with your comments.

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NLM EXPANDS VIDEOCASSETTE LOAN PROGRAM:NEARLY 5,000 TITLES NOW AVAILABLE

Linda Watson, Audiovisual Resources Section, NLM

In February 1981, NLM began an experimental interlibrary loan program for acollection of some 1,000 videocassette titles listed within AVLINE. (News,December 1980, May 1981). In addition, 300 of those titles were placedin eleven satellite sites throughout the country to encourage decentralizationof the loan service. The major goal of the program was to share some of theaudiovisual resources of the National Library of Medicine in a manner con-sistent with the access provided for its literature collections.

A report prepared internally to evaluate the program's operation over a 2 1/2year period* has led the Library to expand the number of titles offered on loanfrom the National Library of Medicine to nearly 5,000. Beginning this month,all videocassettes identified in AVLINE or its printed catalogs are available(unless otherwise noted) on interlibrary loan to libraries in the U.S. andPuerto Rico. Two categories of videocassettes are not available--CIP titles(pre-production citations appear in AVLINE and can be identified by a (P)following the call number) and withdrawn titles (indicated in the AVLINE callnumber field (CA) as withdrawn).

The following borrowing rules apply when requesting videocassette loans fromNLM:

o Requests for the 300 titles tagged in AVLINE with NLM-ILL(s) shouldcontinue to be sent to the satellite site in your region, and othervideocassette requests should follow established regional protocolsfor audiovisuals where appropriate.

o NLM's standard interlibrary loan procedures, along with the $5 chargeper loan, are in effect.

o Borrowing libraries are responsible for compliance with all copyrightregulations. The videocassettes may not be duplicated without thepermission of the producer.

o In most cases, NLM owns only one copy of each AVLINE videocassettein 3/4" format. Requests are filled on an "as available" basis, soadvance booking is not possible. The loan period is three weeksincluding transit time.

Requests should be submitted to: National Library of Medicine, AudiovisualResources Section, 8600 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20209; (301) 496-4244.NLM Teletype Numbers are: TWX (Western Union) 710/828-9615; TELEX (30cps)301/492-1817.

*0uring this time, NLM provided 1,300 videocassette loans and the elevensatellite sites provided a total of 3,400 loans. If, according to someestimates, an average of 13 persons took the opportunity to view eachvideocassette borrowed by their institution, the total number of viewersduring the period was about 61,000.

[This article will also appear in the April issue of the NLM News.]

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INDEXED TITLES UPDATEEsther L. Baldinger, Serial Records Section, NLM

Effective with this issue of the Technical Bulletin, a new feature entitledINDEXED TITLES UPDATE will appear on a regular basis. This section willprovide information about serial titles cited in MEDLINE and HEALTH that havebeen recently selected or deselected for indexing, have undergone a titlechange, or ceased publication.

Journals to be added to or deleted from inclusion in Index Medicus are selectedthree times per year: March, July, and October. Titles indexed for HEALTHand special lists D (Dental) and N (Nursing) are added and deleted on anirregular basis. To date, publication of information regarding changes instatus of indexed titles has been limited. Cumulative lists of IM titlechanges, cessations, additions and deletions from the previous year appear atthe front of the annual edition of List of Journals Indexed in Index Medicus.*The IM titles selected in March are liste? at the front of tTie July IndexMedicus. Although newly selected HEALTH, and Special lists D and N titlesappear as part of the List o_f Serials Indexed for Online Users.** no separatelist of changes in indexing status is publisheTTor these titles.

The purpose of INDEXED TITLES UPDATE is to notify users about changes in theindexing status for titles included in MEDLINE and HEALTH, and to providecurrent bibliographic information about each title. (The list will be one waysearchers can keep abreast of newly assigned title abbreviations and journaltitle codes). In addition, we will try to report any publication practicesthat may affect searching the online files or locating citations. An exampleof such a practice might :.e the publication of multiple editions of a, titlewhere the pagination of the same article is different in each edition.

This month's UPDATE appears on page 17. A sample entry appears below. Wewelcome your comments about the usefulness of this new feature.

Ifl BIOLOGY OF THE CELLBIOL CELL40N1.1981--CERCLE FRANCAIS DE BIOLOGIE CELLULAIREIVRr SUR LA SEINE ' FRANCECONTINUES BIOLOGIE CELLULAIRE.INDEXING BEGAN WITH V<f8Nlil983.Ul BI852NL 0248-9000B177Z5000 JTC: BOC

* List of_ Journals Indexed jn_ Index Medicus, 1984, available from theGovernment Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402; Stock No.017-052-00245-7; Price $7.00 domestic, $8.75 foreign.

**List of Serials Indexed for Online Users, 1984, available from NTIS;Order no. PB84-156850;Price $10.00 hardcopy, $4.50 microfiche.

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NLM TECHNICAL BULLETtN - APR

NEW SERIAL TITLES AND TITLE CHANGES SECTHSN -.DISCONTINUE OR KEEP?Esther L, Baldinger, Serial Records Section, NLM

The Technical Services Division of NLM is considering discontinuing tnesection of tne NLM Technical Bulletin entitled WEW SERIAL TITLES AND TITLECHANGES ANNOUNCEMENT. Due to space limitations, tne list has always repre-sented only a selected group of NLM serial titles. Feedback from some SERLINEusers and NLM Technical Bulletin readers indicates that the announcement is nolonger serving a useful purpose in the user network. Your comments and sugges-tions on this are welcome.

Beginning with this issue, a new serials service designed to provideinforma-tion on serial titles cited in MEOLINE and HEALTH will appear regularly. (Seethe article entitled INDEJCED TIT1ES UPDATE, page 15. While this new sectionwill not replace the NEW SERIAL TITLES AND TITLE CHANGES ANNOUNCEMENT, it willlist all title changes for indexed journals and tne indexing status (recentlyselected, deselected, ceased publication, etc.) of MEDLINE and HEALTH titles.

Users who want to produce an updated list of all ON QTOER and IN PROCESS titlescan do so by searching SERLINE and ranging on the DA (Date of Entry) dataelement. For example,to get a list of all ON ORDER and IN PROCESS records thatwere added to SERLINE in January and February, the search strategy would be:

SS 1: (CA) ON ORDER AND IN PROCESSSS 2: 1 AND FROM 840101 TO 840301 (DA)

If you have any questions, comments or opinions concerning the possibledis-continuation of the section on NEW SERIAL TITLES AND TITLE CHANGES, pleasecontact Ms. Esther Baldinger, Serial Records Section, NLM 301/496-1276.

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NLM TECHNICALBULLETIN - APR 84

INDEXED TITLES UPDATE - APRIL 1984Serial Records, Technical Services Division, NLM

The following titles cited in MEDLINE and HEALTH have been selected forindexing or undergone a title change since January 1984. Titles whose index-ing status changed to "deselected" or "ceased" for this period will appear inthe May NLM Technical Bulletin. More detailed information about each title maybe found in SERLINE. For further information, please contact MMS or Ms. EstherBaldinger, (301) 496-1276, Technical Services Division, NLM.

Two titles requiring special explanationare:HOSPITAL PRACTICE.

JOURNAL OF HAND SURGERY and

Beginning in 1984 both American and British volumes of the JOURNAL OF HANDSURGERY are being published. The American volume will continue to be publishedby C.V. Mosby, and will have a title abbreviation J HAND SURG [AM]. TheBritish volume, published by Churchill Livingstone, continues the title THEHAND, and will have a title abbreviation J HAND SURG [BR]. Citations to bothtitles will have the letter "A" or "B" that corresponds to the appropriatevolume in the VI field.

We previously reported on the fact that there are two editions of HOSPITALPRACTICE. (See NLM Technical Bulletin, April 1983,p. 4.) The SERLINE recordsnow reflect these two editions as indicated above. Only the office edition,which has the title abbreviation HOSP PRACT [OFF], is indexed for MEDLINE andcollected at NLM. Please remember that although most of the feature articlesin the two editions are identical in content, the pagination may differ.

TITLES SELECTED FOR INDEXING, JANUARY -- MARCH 1984

IM ANATOMIA CLINICAANAT CLIN1,1978--SPRINGER INTERNATIONALBERLIN GERMANY, WESTCOLOR SLIDES IN POCKET.INDEXING BEGAN WITH V5N1.1983.Ml AN1919W 0343-6098A30030000 JTC: ANC

INI ANNUAL REVIEU OF NURSING RESEARCHANNU REV NURS RES1,1983—SPRINGER PUBLISHINGNEW YORK UNITED STATESIN PROCESS 0739-6686A54185000 JTC: ARH

INI AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF ADVANCED NURSINGAUST J ADV NURS1N1.SEP-NOV 1983—ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NURSING FEDERATIONSOUTH MELBOURNE AUSTRALIAON ORDERA75335000 JTC: AJA

IM BIOLOGY OF THE CELLBIOL CELL40N1.1981—CERCLE FRANCAIS DE BIOLOGIE CELLULAIREIVRY SUR LA SEINE FRANCECONTINUES BIOLOGIE CELLULAIRE.INDEXING BEGAN WITH V48N1.1983.Ml BI852NL OZ48-9000B177Z5000 JTC: BOC

INI ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM ON NURSING FACULTY PRACTICEANNU SYMP NURS FAC PRACT1ST, 1983—AMERICAN ACADEMY OF NURSINGKANSAS CITY MO UNITED STATESINDEXING BEGAN WITH Nl, 1983.IN PROCESSA54983000 JTC: 6EC

HLI BUSINESS AND HEALTHBUS HEALTH1N1.NOV 1983--UASHINGTON BUSINESS GROUP ON HEALTHWASHINGTON UNITED STATESON ORDER 0739-9*13B58935000 JTC'- BUH

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IM CANCER INVESTIGATIONCANCER INVEST1N1.1983—MARCEL DEKKERNEW YORK UNITED STATESINDEXING BEGAN WITH V1N1.1983.Wl CA6798R 0735-7907C05565000 JTC: CAI

HLI HEALTH CARE STRATEGIC MANAGEMENTHEALTH CARE STRATEG MANAGE1N1.0CT 1983—CHI SYSTEMSANN ARBOR MI UNITED STATESIN PROCESSH04305000 JTC: GAE

IM CELL AND MUSCLE MOTILITYCELL MUSCLE MOTIL1,1981—PLENUM PRESSNEW YORK UNITED STATESINDEXING BEGAN WITH V3.1983.Wl CE127 0730-955*C10789000 JTC: CUM

IM HINYOKIKA KIYO. ACTA UROLOGICA JAPONICAHINYOKIKA KIYO1,1955—KYOTO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL. DEPARTMENTOFUROLOGYKYOTO JAPANJAPONICA ADDED TO TITLE WITH VOL 7, 1961.INDEXING BEGAN WITH V29N1.1963.Ul HI409 0018-1994H13280000 JTC: HKU

IM CELL STRUCTURE AND FUNCTIONCELL STRUCT FUNCT1,1975—JAPAN SOCIETY FOR CELL BIOL06YOKAYAMA JAPANINDEXING BEGAN WITH V8N1.1983.Wl CE128Z 0386-7196C10820000 JTC:CSF

HLI INDUSTRY AND HEALTH CAREIND HEALTH CAREICAMBRIDGE MA)1,1983—BALLINGERCAMBRIDGE MA UNITED STATESON ORDER112655000 JTC: ICA

IM CELL SURFACEREVIEWSCELL SURF REV1,1976 —NORTH HOLLAND PUBLISHINGNEW YORK UNITED STATESINDEXING BEGAN WITH V9.1983.Ul CE1283C10840000 JTC: CSR

IM INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CELL CLONINGINT J CELL CLONING1N1.APH 1983—ALPHAMED PRESSDAYTON OH UNITED STATESINDEXING BEGAN WITH V1N1.1983.Wl IN766CH 0737-1454126470000 JTC: IJC

IMHLI

CLINICAL RESEARCH

CLIN RES6, JAN, 1958—CHARLES B. SLACKTHOROFARE NJ UNITED STATESINDEXING FOR IM BEGAN WITH V31N1.1983.Wl CL778 0009-9279C26840000 JTC: DIX

IM JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGYJ CLIN ONCOL1N1.JAN 1983—GRUNE AND STATTONNEW YORK UNITED STATESOFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OFCLINICAL ONCOLOGYINDEXING BEGAN WITH V1N1.1993.Wl J05695 0732-183XJ16850000 JTC: JCO

IM CLINICAL REVIEWS IN ALLERGYCLIN REV ALLERGY1N1.MAR 1983—ELSEVIER SCIENCE PUBLISHINGNEW YORK UNITED STATESINDEXING BEGAN WITH V1N1.1983.Wl CL779LF 0731-8235C26910300 JTC: CLA

IM MEDICINE AND LAWMED LAW1N1.JUN 1982—SPRINGER VERLAGBERLIN GERMANY, WESTINDEXING BEGAN WITH V2N1.1983.Wl ME649F 0723-1393M22155000 JTC: MAL

IM DIAGNOSTIC MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTIOUSDISEASEDIAGN MICROBIOL INFECT 0131N1.MAR 1983—ELSEVIER SCIENCE PUBLISHINGNEW YORK UNITED STATESINDEXING BEGAN WITH V1N1.1983.Wl DI258JD 0732-8693D09605000 JTC: DMI

IM MOLECULAR ASPECTS OF MEDICINEMOL ASPECTS MED1,1975—PERGAMON PRESSELMSFORD NY UNITED STATESINDEXING BEGAN WITH V6N1.1983.Wl M0195H 0098-2997M43140000 JTC:MAM

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IM NEW DIRECTIONS FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICESNEW DIR MENT HEALTH SERVN1.1979--JOSSEY-BASSSAN FRANCISCO UNITED STATESINDEXING BEGAN WITH N17.MAR 1983.Ul NE374E 0193-9416N14450000 JTC: NDM

JOURNAL OF THEIM NIPPON GEKA GAKKAI ZASSHI.JAPANESE SURGICAL SOCIETYNIPPON GEKA GAKKAI ZASSHI1,1899—NIPPON GEKA GAKKAITOKYO JAPANINDEXING BEGAN WITH V84N1.1983.HI NI898 0301-4894N24880000 JTC: NGG

IM PSYCHIATRIC DEVELOPMENTSPSYCHIATR DEVINI. SPRING 1983--OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESSOXFORD ENGLANDINDEXING BEGAN UITH V1N1.1983.Ul PS256F 0262-9283P53190000 JTC: PSD

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ACTA BIOLOGICA ACADEMIAE SCIENTIARUMHUNGARICAEACTA BIOL ACAD SCI HUNG1,1950-33N4,1982AKAOEMIAI KIADOBUDAPEST HUNGARYSUPERSEDES HUNGARICA ACTA BIOLOGICA.CONTINUED BY: ACTA BIOLOGICA HUNGARICA.Ul AC759 0001-5288A04425000 JTC: 089

ACTA BIOLOGICA HUNGARICAACTA BIOL HUNG34,1983--AKADEMIAI KIADOBUDAPEST HUNGARYCONTINUES: ACTA BIOLOGICA ACADEMIAESCIENTIARUM HUNGARICAE.Wl AC7631DA04460000 JTC: ODF

AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION BULLETIN

Am Lung Assoc Bull59N5.1973-69N3.1983AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATIONNEW YORK UNITED STATESCONTINUES BULLETIN OF THE NATIONALTUBERCULOSIS AND RESPIRATORY DISEASEASSOCIATIONNO LONGER INDEXED FOR SPECIAL LIST N.INULXING FOR SPtCIAL LIST H BEGAN WITHV.6N10, DEC 1977.Wl AM563 0092-5659A25200000 JTC: 40G

SUPPLEMENT

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IM ANATOMICAL RECORD.ANAT REC CSUPPL]1,1983--ALAN R. LISSNEW YORKWl AN193AA30075100

INI ANNUAL REVIEW OF NURSING RESEARCHANNU REV NURS RES1,1983--SPRINGER PUBLISHINGNEW YORK UNITED STATESIN PROCESS 0739-6686A54185000 JTC: ARR

INI ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM ON NURSING FACULTY PRACTICEANNU SYMP NURS FAC PRACT1ST.1983--AMERICAN ACADEMY OF NURSINGKANSAS CITY MO UNITED STATESINDEXING BEGAN WITH Nl, 1983.IN PROCESSA54983000 JTC: 6EC

IM ARCHIVES OF PATHOLOGY AND LABORATORYMEDICINEARCH PATHOL LAB MED100,1976--AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATIONCHICAGO UNITED STATESCONTINUES ARCHIVES OF PATHOLOGY.Wl AR468A 0363-0153A61860000 JTC: 79Z

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NLM TECHNICAL BULLETIN - APR S4

IDL ARS CURANDI EH OOONTOLOGIAARS CURANOI OOONTOL1,1974?-8N3,1981?MEOISA EDITORASAO PAULO BRAZILUl AR93G 0100-2147A67275000 JTC: 696

HLI BIOETHICS QUARTERLYBIOETHICS Q2.1980-3N3/4, FALL/WINTER 1981HUMAN SCIENCES PRESSNEW YORK UNITED STATESCONTINUES BIOETHICS NORTHWEST. SPONSOREDBY THE NORTHWEST INSTITUTE OF ETHICS ANDTHE LIFE SCIENCES. CONTINUE*) BY: JOURNALOF BIOETHICS.Ml BI663V 0163-9803B15590000 JTC: BAV

INI DEANS LISTDEANS LIST1N1.FEB 1980-5N2.NOV 1983ANTHONY J JANNETTIPITMAN NJ UNITED STATESTHIS TITLE IS NOT IN THE NLM COLLECTION.CONTINUED BY: DEANS NOTES.ANA002110500 JTC: EAN

INI DEANS NOTESDEANS NOTES5N3.JAN 1984—ANTHONY J JANNETTIPITTMAN NJ UNITED STATESCONTINUES DEANS LIST. THIS TITLE IS NOT INTHE NLM COLLECTION.ANAD02115000 JTC: DEN

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BRITISH JOURNAL OF ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIALSURGERY

BR J ORAL MAXILLOFAC SURSaSNl.FEB 1984—CHURCHILL LIVINGSTONEEDINBURGH SCOTLANDCONTINUES; BRITISH JOURNAL OF ORAL SURGERY.Wl BR593B35110000 JTC: AZR

BRITISH JOURNAL OF ORAL SURGERY

BR J ORAL SURG1.1963-21N4.0EC 1983CHURCHILL LIVINGSTONEEDINBURGH SCOTLANDCONTINUED BY: BRITISH JOURNAL OF ORAL ANDMAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY.Wl BR594 0007-117XB35120000 JTC: AZS

IDL OENTALPRACTICEDENTALPRACTICE1,1980-3,1982STEVENS PUBLISHING CORPORATIONWACO TX UNITED STATESSUPERSEDES DENTAL GRADUATE.ON ORDER 0199-736XD05202000 JTC: 090

IM DIAGNOSTIC IMAGINGOIAGN IMAGING48,1979-52,1983KARGERBASEL SWITZERLANDCONTINUES RADIOLOGIA CLINICA. ORGAN OF THENETHERLANDS SOCIETY OF RADIODIAGNOSIS.CONTINUED BY: DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING INCLINICAL MEDICINE.INDEXING BEGAN WITH V.48.N1.1979Wl DI258I 0378-9837D09570000 JTC: EAI

HLI BUSINESS AND HEALTHBUS HEALTH1N1.NOV 1983—WASHINGTON BUSINESS GROUP ON HEALTHWASHINGTON UNITED STATESON ORDER 0739-9413B58935000 JTC: BUH

IM CLINICS IN OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY.SUPPLEMENTCLIN OBSTET GYNAECOL CSUPPU1,1980 —W.B. SAUNDERSLONDON ENGLANDON ORDER 0306-3356C27460020 JTC: DFK

IM DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING IN CLINICAL MEDICINEOIAGN IMAGING CLIN MED53,1984--KARGERBASEL SWITZERLANDORGAN OF THE NETHERLANDS SOCIETY OFRADIOOIAGNOSIS. CONTINUES: DIAGNOSTICIMAGING.Wl DI258IFD09576000 JTC: DIC

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UNITED STATESHOSPITAL PRACTICE (OFFICEHOSPITAL PRACTICE (HOSPITAL

IM HOSPITAL PRACTICEHOSP PRACT1.1966-15N12.DEC 1980HP PUBLISHINGNEW YORKCONTINUED BY:EDITION) AND:EDITION).NLM STARTED INDEXING FROM THE OFFICEEDITION WHEN IT BEGAN WITH V16.1981, BUTTHE FOLLOWING ISSUES MERE INDEXED FROM THEHOSPITAL EDITION: FEB>MAR,AND APR 19815MAR,APR,MAY,JUN 1982.Wl H087G 0018-5809H19840000 JTC: 602

IM HOSPITAL PRACTICE (OFFICE EDITION)HOSP PRACT[OFF]16N1.JAN 1981—HP PUBLISHINGNEW YORK UNITED STATESCONTINUES IN PART: HOSPITAL PRACTICE. ED.STATEMENT FOR JAN.198I-DEC. 1983APPEARSONLY AS LETTER 0 AT END OF MASTHEAD.CONTENTS OF FEATURE ARTICLES IDENTICAL TOHOSPITAL PRACTICE (HOSPITAL EDITION), BUTPAGINATION, ADVERTISEMENTS AND EDITORIALSDIFFER SLIGHTLY. OCCASIONALLY CONTAINSSUPPLEMENTAL ARTICLES THAT DO NOT APPEAR INTHE HOSPITAL ED.INDEXING BEGAN WITH V16.1981, BUT THEFOLLOWING ISSUES WERE INDEXED FROM THEHOSPITAL EDITION: FEB.MAR,AND APR 1981!MAR,APR,MAY,AND JUN 1982.Ml H087GBH19842000 JTC: HPO

HLI HOSPITAL SUPERVISIONHOSP SUPERV

UNITED STATESCONTINUED BY HEALTH SERVICES MANAGER. THISTITLE IS NOT IN THE NLM COLLECTION.AHAHZ0220000 JTC: 69U

UNITED STATES

IM IOWA MEDICINEIOWA MED74N1.JAN 1984—IOMA MEDICAL SOCIETYDES MOINES IACONTINUES-- JOURNAL OF THE IOWA MEDICALSOCIETY.Ml I0295FF 0746-8709138370000 JTC: GWQ

HLI JOURNAL / AMERICAN MEDICAL RECORDASSOCIATIONJ AM MED REC ASSOCV54N1.JAN 1983--AMERICAN MEDICAL RECORD ASSOCIATIONCHICAGO UNITED STATESCONTINUES: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICALRECORD ASSOCIATIONIN PROCESSJ11895100 JTC: GJU

HLI JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL RECORDASSOCIATIONJ AM MED REC ASSOC51N4.AUG 1980-53N6.DEC 1982AMERICAN MEDICAL RECORD ASSOCIATIONCHICAGO UNITED STATESCONTINUES-* MEDICAL RECORD NEWS. CONTINUEDBY: JOURNAL / AMERICAN RECORD ASSOCIATION.Wl J0909NM 0273-9976J11896000 JTC: GJV

HLI JOURNAL OF BIOETHICSJ BIOETHICSWl, 1982—HUMAN SCIENCES PRESSNEW YORK UNITED STATESCONTINUES: BIOETHICS QUARTERLY.ON ORDERJ14330000 JTC: IAA

IM INDIAN JOURNAL OF LEPROSYIND J LEPR56,1984—HIND KUSHT NIVARAN SAN6HNEW DELHI INDIACONTINUES: LEPROSY IN INDIA.ON ORDER109630000 JTC: IJL

IM JOURNAL OF HAND SURGERYJ HAND SURG [BR39BN1.FEB 1984—CHURCHILL LIVINGSTONEEDINBURGH SCOTLANDCONTINUES: THE HAND. VOL. NUMBERING FORL984- REFLECTS NUMBERING OF THE AMERICANVOLUME OF THE JOURNAL OF HAND SURGERY.Wl J0669RCJ22370000 JTC: IRE

HLI INDUSTRY AND HEALTH CAREINO HEALTH CARE(CAMBRIDGE MA)1,1983—BALLINGERCAMBRIDGE MA UNITED STATESON ORDER112655000 JTC: ICA

IM JOURNAL OF THE IOWA MEDICAL SOCIETYJ IOWA MED SOC51N9,1961-73N12,DEC 1983IOWA MEDICAL SOCIETYDES MOINES IA UNITED STATESCONTINUES JOURNAL OF THE IOWA STATE MEDICALSOCIETY. CONTINUED BY IOWA MEDICINEWl J0931Z 0021-0587J24900000 JTC: IIP

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JOURNAL OF THE KANSAS STATE DENTALASSOCIATIONJ KANS STATE DENT ASSOC17.1933-65N4.0CT 1981KANSAS STATE DENTAL ASSOCIATIONKANSAS CITY KS UNITED STATESCONTINUES BULLETIN OF THE KANSAS STATEDENTAL ASSOCIATION. CONTINUED BT: JOURNALOF THE KANSAS DENTAL ASSOCIATION.Wl J0934J 0032-8796J26640000 JTC: ISX

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JOURNAL OF THE OPTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICAJ OPT SOC AM1N1,1917-67NI,1983AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICSLANCASTER PA UNITED STATESCONTINUES IN PART JOURNAL OF THE OPTICALSOCIETY OF AMERICA AND REVIEW OF SCIENTIFICINSTRUMENTS. SUPPLEMENTS ACCOMPANY SOMEVOLUMES. CONTINUED BY: JOURNAL OF THEOPTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA. PART A, OPTICSAND IMAGE SCIENCE AND : JOURNAL OF THEOPTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA. PART B. IMMl J0944G 0030-3941J32860000 JTC= JHZ

JOURNAL OF THE OPTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA.PART A, OPTICS AND IMAGE SCIENCEJ OPT SOC AM tAJ1N1.JAN 1984—OPTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICAWASHINGTON UNITED STATESCALLED ALSO: SERIES Z. CONTINUES IN PART:JOURNAL OF THE OPTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA. IMWl J0944GD 0740-3232J32870000 JTC: JH1

LEPROSY IN INDIALEPR INDIA1.1929-55N4.1983INDIAN COUNCIL OF THE BRITISH EMPIRELEPROSY RELIEF ASSOCIATIONNEW DELHI INDIA INICONTINUED BY INDIAN JOURNAL OF LEPROSY.Ml LE862 0024-1024L06000000 JTC: KZ6

PHARMACOPSYCHIATRIAPHARMACOPSYCHIATRIA14N1.JAN 1981-16N4.JUL 1983THIEMESTUTTGART GERMANY, WEST IMCONTINUES; PHARMAKOPSYCHIATRIENEURO-PSYCHOPHARMAKOLOGIE. CONTINUED BY:PHARMACOPSYCHIATRY.Wl PH289T 0720-4280P11517000 JTC: P47

PHARMACOPSYCHIATRYPHARMACOPSYCHIATRY17N1.JAN 1984—GEORG THIEME VERLAGSTUTTGART GERMANY, WESTCONTINUES: PHARMACOPSYCHIATRIA.Wl PH289VP11518000 JTC: P49

PPAXI3PRAXI312,1923-58.DEZ 1969IIALLWAG VEPLAG01PN SWITZERLANDCONTINUES SCHWEIZERISCHE RUNDSCHAU FURMEDIZIN. CONTINUED BY: SCHWEIZERISCHERUNDSCHAU FUR MEOIZIN PRAXIS. REVUE SUISSEDE MEOECINE PRAXIS.Wl PR309P22760000 JTC: PK9

PROCEEDINGS OF THE...ANNUAL CONFERENCE ONRESEARCH IN MEDICAL EDUCATIONPROC ANNU CONF RES MED EDUC22ND.1983—ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGESWASHINGTON UNITED STATESCONTINUES: ANNUAL CONFERENCE ON RESEARCHIN MEDICAL EDUCATION.W3 C38832DP28741000 JTC: 5X9

PSYCHIATRIA CLINICAPSYCHIATR CLIN (BASEL)1.1968-16N5-6.1983KARGERBASEL SWITZERLANDSUPERSEDES IN PART PSYCHIATRIA ET NEUROLOGIAWl PS238P 0033-264XP52840000 JTC: Q90

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5 Report on February 14 -- 19, 1983 MEDLARS SpecialLogin Procedure

10 BIOETHICSLINE Search Aid: Selected List of"Major Issue" Keywords

ENCLOSURES:

DIRLINE Replacement Pages for theOnline Services Reference Manual

Keyword Index to NLM Literature Searches (79--1 - 84--V)

Indexing Technical Note 245



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TECHNICAL NOTES

Whenever applicable, the headings of each Technical Note include areference to the section of the 1982 Online Services Reference Manual thatis considered most relevant to the item being discussed (e.g., Manual 2.9).Users should keep in mind that the item may pertain to other sections ofthe Manual as well.

INDEPENDENCEDAY HOLIDAY

TRAININGBACKUPSEARCHERS

*MEDLEARN*LOGON

On Wednesday, July 4, 1984, the N.LM computer will be down allday in observance of the Independence Day holiday.

Effective immediately, "backup" or secondary searchers willnot be scheduled into any Initial class in 1984. This actionhas become necessary in order to provide training to therecipients of new codes or to primary searchers. Attendanceat Initial training is required before an institution orindividual may receive a MEDLARS User ID code.

Applications received from backup searchers will be returnedto the searcher with a letter of explanation. These applica-tions may be resubmitted when the 1985class schedule isannounced. Until the 1985 schedule is available, searchersmay wish to take advantage of the new INTROMED file and/or*MEDLEARN* for the inhouse training of backup searchers.

To access *MEDLEARN*, a logon procedure that differs slightlyfrom the MEDLINE login procedure is required. This pro-cedure follows:

1. Connect to NLM via the appropriate telecommunicationsnetwork.

2. As usual, type: /LOGIN. Press 'carriage return.1

3. The computer will respond with:

PLEASE ENTER USERID/PASSWORD OR LOGON********************

4. Type LOGON (over the marks). Press 'carriage return.'


IKJ56700A ENTER USER ID -

Type your five-character User ID code, e.g., ABC01,and press 'carriage return.1 No password is necessaryhere.


ENTER CURRENT PASSWORD FOR ABC01

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PRIME ANDNON-PRIMESEARCHING

LIST OFJOURNALSINDEXED ININDEX MEDICUS

TELENET,TYMNET, UN1NETEXPECTEDMAILINGS

After the colon, type the password that was originallyassigned to you when you first received your User ID code,or the password that has been assigned for *MEDLEARN*use.If this does not work, type the current password for yourUser ID code. If you continue to experience difficulties,please call the MEDLARS Management Service desk.


: LOGON IN PROGRESS AT (time) ON (date)

DO YOU WANT MEDLEARN ENTER YES OR NO:

Type YES after the colon and press 'carriage return.'

(You will then be connected to *MEDLEARN*.)

*MEDLEARN* is available during Eastern Time:

Monday-Friday

Saturday

3:00 AM to 10:00 AM11:00 AM to 2:00 PM5:00 PM to 9:00 PM

8:30 AM to 10:00AM11:00 AM to 2:00 PM

*MEDLEARN* is entirely self-contained, i.e.,the instruc-tions for using the program are contained within*MEDLEARN*. The only "tool" required to use *MEDLEARN* isa copy of the Medical Subject Headings. *MEDLEARN* takesapproximately four hours to complete. The cost for using*MEDLEARN* is $22.00/hour Prime time and $15.00/hourNon-prime time.

With the implementation of the online component chargingalgorithm, a time check is now performed by the computer atten minute intervals. This means that a search initiated inNon-prime time, that continues into Prime time (or viceversa), will be billed at both rates.

The List of Journals Indexed _uj_ Index Medicus is now availablefor purchase from the U.S. Government Printing Office. Thestock number is: S/N 017-052-00245-7; the domestic price is$7.50 ($8.75 foreign). Orders should be sent to:

Superintendent of DocumentsU.S. Government Printing OfficeWashington, DC 20402202/783-3238 (for phone orders)

Users should expect to receive mailings from Telenet, Tymnet,and Uninet containing brochures on access via each network.A new phones list as well as the Uninet logon procedure willbe included in the June Technical Bulletin. The logon pro-cedure will also be detailed in the online news. Uninetaccess is expected to be available June 4, 1984.

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INDEXING - Indexing Technical Note Number 245 is enclosed with thisTECHNICAL.NOTES issue.

KEYWORD INDEXTO NLMLITERATURESEARCHES

DIRLINEMANUALPAGES(Manual 26+)

Enclosed with this issue is the Keyword Index to NLM Litera-ture Searches (79-1--84-7). Copies of the searches containedon this list may be obtained by writing:

Literature Search ProgramReference SectionNational Library of MedicineBethesda, Maryland 20209

The name and address of the requester, typed on a gummedlabel, must accompany all requests (no return postagenecessary). Order by Literature Search or SpecializedBibliography Series number in addition to title. Requestsfor these searches should not be sent to MEDLARS ManagementSection.

Included with this issue are replacement pages for theDIRLINE chapter of the Online Services Reference Manual, 1982.Searchers should take special note of revised Section 26.4.3(COUNTRY/STATE) and Section 26.5.3 (GEOGRAPHIC SEARCHING).States are now searchable in DIRLINE using U.S. PostalService (USPS) state name abbreviations.

PLEASE A CCESS FILE INFORM AND TYPE NEWS TO SEE THE MOST RECENT NEWS ITEMS ONLINE

REPORT ON FEBRUARY 14-19, 1983 MEDLARS SPECIAL LOGIN PROCEDURE

INTRODUCTION

During the week of February 14-19, 1983,NLM implemented a special loginprocedure for domestic users. The purpose of this login was to improve NLM'sunderstanding of users' information needs. This special login was only usedduring this week.

METHOD

All persons logging on to MEDLARS were asked to identify the profession of theof the individual for whom the search was being performed as well as thepurpose of the search. The instructions and response alternatives follow inFigure 1. while online display of the modified login was mandatory for alldomestic users, user response was not. In order to compensate our users forthe time used during tWs login procedure, an invoice credit was given for eachlogin during this weel.

The responses to the modified login were analyzed as a whole and the tabulationsfollow in Table 1.

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F I N D I N G S

Response Rate. A total of 15,257 logins were recorded during this week bydomestic MEDLARS users. Of these, 12,084 (79%) contained useable responses.The remainder comprised incorrectly entered responses (8%) and refusals(13%). (An unknown proportion of the latter were NLM in-house users who wererequested not to respond.)

Number of Searches Conducted. Searchers were ask°d to provide separaterequester/purpose information for all distinct searches conducted during agiven search session or login. Using "distinct search" as the unit of analysis,the 12,084 responses yielded survey data on 16,727 searches.

Organizational Location. More than half the 16,727 searches (53.2%) wereperformed at locations identified as Hospitals/Clinics. These were followed byMedical Schools (19-J>%), Commercial Organizations (9.1%), and Research Institu-tions (5.9%). Six organizational classes (plus an "unknown" category) accountedfor the remaining 12.3% of the searches.

Search Requester's Profession. The largest proportion of search requesters werephysicians, accounting for 42.6% of all searches performed during this period.Librarians were identified as the requesters of 15.9%, scientists 10.5%, nurses9.5%, students 7.0%, and dentists less than 1%; the "other" requester category(12.7%) probably included a relatively large number of infrequent searchrequesters from all other professional groups. (See Table 1.)

Purpose of Search. Patient care was cited most frequently as the purpose ofsearch. Table 1 contains a detailed breakdown of requester/purpose crosstabulations. Research was identified as the purpose of search in 25.9% of thecases, with scientists accounting for 31.3% of these searches and physiciansfor another 29.5%. Education was cited 15.6% and "other" 10.8%. The "other"category was linked most frequently to librarian use (62.7%), and probablyreflects such use of MEDLARS as searching CATLINE for NLM cataloging records,citation verification, in-house online training, and production of bibliogra-phies for general patron use. The versatility of MEDLARS as an informationresource is evident, given its ability to serve this diversity of user needs.

Contrasted Use at Hospitals/Clinics, Medical Schools, Commercial Organizations,and Research Institutions. Nearly 88% of all searches were conducted at thesefour types of organizations. Table 2 displays the most frequently citedrequester, search purpose, and requester/purpose combination for each of thesefour organizational types, and compares them with survey findings obtainedacross all organizational types. Physicians requesting searches for thepurpose of patient care is the dominant finding, with 27.3% of the 16,727searches (see Table 2) performed in the survey having been so classified. Toa large extent this is probably attributable to the high proportion of Hospitals/Clinics which are MEDLARS subscribers, and which were the source of 53.2% ofall searches performed. In this setting, 38.8% of the 8,901 Hospitals/Clinicssearches were physician/patient care searches. Similarly, physician/patientcare searches were the most common kind (16.3% of the 3,269 searches) conductedat Medical Schools even though research was the most frequently cited purpose.In addition to Medical Schools, the most frequent purpose was research forCommercial and Research Institutes (the source of 9.1% and 5.9% of all searchesrespectively), indicating the importance of MEDLARS for scientists engaged inresearch.

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Figure 1. LOGIN PROCEDURE

The MEDLARS Management Section is temporarily using a new LOGIN procedurethat is intended to improve our understanding of users' information needs.For a one week trial period,you will be asked to identify -- at LOGIN --the search requester's profession and purpose of search. All responses willbe analyzed in the aggregate only. Please use the alphanumeric codes listedbelow. You will be credited for the time to complete this query. Thank youfor your cooperation.

SEARCH REQUESTER'S PROFESSION: PURPOSE OF SEARCH:1 = PHYSICIAN A = PATIENT CARE2 = DENTIST B = EDUCATION3 = NURSE C = RESEARCH/TESTING4 = SCIENTIST D = MANAGEMENT/ADMIN.5 = STUDENT E = REGULATION6 = LIBRARIAN/INFORMATION SPECIALIST F = OTHER7 = OTHER 8 = UNKNOWN G = UNKNOWN

For example, if the search requester is a 'physician1 who requiresinformationfor 'patient care', please type '1A'. However, if the search session willinvolve several distinct searches, please include a 'requester/purpose' foreach, separated by commas,

e.g., '1A, 1A, 2C1.Please enter your response:

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BIOETHICSLINE SEARCH AID: SELECTED LIST OF "MAJOR ISSUE" KEYWORDSTamar Joy Kahn, Senior Bibliographer

Kennedy Institute of Ethics, Georgetown University

The Bioethics Information Retrieval Project at the Kennedy Institute of Ethics,Georgetown University, has received many orders in recent months for copies ofthe Bioethics Thesaurus, a controlled vocabulary containing 600 Keywords usedin indexing BIOETHICSLINE. To help searchers make more efficient use of theThesaurus, a list has been prepared of 90 frequently used Keywords that representmajor bioethical issues. (See next page.)

This selected list should be appended to your copy of the Bioethics Thesaurus.It is important to consult the full Thesaurus to ensure complete and/orprecise retrieval because the Thesaurus includes explanatory scope notes,history notes, information on whether a Keyword maps to a MeSH term, and crossreferences to Broader, Narrower, and Related Terms—as well as over 500additional Keywords.

Note that the EXPLODE search capability does not apply to Keywords. Ac-cordingly, a Broader Term must be "ORed" together with its Narrower Terms toachieve comprehensive retrieval of a Thesaurus-based hierarchy of terms (e.g.,BIOETHICS 0£ MEDICAL ETHICS 0£ NURSING ETHICS). Remember also that Keywordsmust be searched with the qualifier (KW). They may be preceded by an asteriskto limit retrieval to citations in which the Keyword of interest is a maintopic.

For further assistance in searching BIOETHICSLINE,call MEDLARS Management orcontact the Bioethics Information Retrieval Project, Kennedy Institute ofEthics, Georgetown University,Washington, DC 20057 (telephone: 202/625-2383).The Bioethics Thesaurus is available for $5.00 prepaid from the BioethicsInformation Retrieval Project.

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Selected List of "Maior Issue" BIOETHICSLINE Keywords (KW)

ABORTIONACTIVE EUTHANASIAAID (for Artificial

Insemination, Donor)ALLOWING TO DIEAMNIOCENTESISARTIFICIAL INSEMINATIONBEHAVIOR CONTROLBEHAVIORAL RESEARCHBIOETHICAL ISSUESBIOETHICSBIOLOGICAL WARFARE (healthprofessional's role)

BIOHEDICAL RESEARCHBIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGIESBLOOD DONATIONBRAIN DEATHCAPITAL PUNISHMENTCLONINGCODES OF ETHICSCONFIDENTIALITYCONTRACEPTIONDETERMINATION OF DEATHDISCLOSUREELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPYEMBRYO TRANSFERETHICS COMMITTEESEUGENICSEUTHANASIAFETUSESFRAUD (in research)GENE THERAPY (and older

DNA THERAPY)GENKTiC COUNSELINGGENETIC INTERVENTIONGENETIC SCREENINGHEALTHHEALTH CAREHEALTH CARE DELIVERYHOST MOTHERSHUMAN EXPERIMENTATIONIMMUNIZATIONIN VITRO FERTILIZATIONINFORMED CONSENTINVOLUNTARY COMMITMENTINVOLUNTARY STERILIZATIONLIFE EXTENSIONLIVING WILLS

MASS SCREENINGMEDICAL ETHICSMISCONDUCTNUCLEAR WARFARE (andolderATOMIC WARFARE)

NURSING ETHICSOPERANT CONDITIONINGORGAN DONATIONORGAN TRANSPLANTATIONPARENTAL CONSENTPATERNALISMPATIENT ACCESS (to medicalrecords)

PATIENT CAREPATIENTS' RIGHTSPERSONHOODPHYSICIAN PATIENT RELATIONSHIPPOPULATION CONTROLPRENATAL DIAGNOSISPROFESSIONAL ETHICSPROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIPPROLONGATION OF LIFEPSYCHOACTIVE DRUGSPSYCHOSURGERYQUALITY OF LIFERECOMBINANT DNA RESEARCHREPRODUCTIONREPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGIESRESOURCE ALLOCATIONRESUSCITATIONRIGHT TO TREATMENTSELECTION FOR TREATMENTSELECTIVE ABORTIONSEX DETERMINATIONSEX PRESELECTIONSOCIOBIOLOGYSTERILIZATIONSUICIDETERMINAL CARETHIRD PARTY CONSENTTORTURETREATMENT REFUSALVALUE OF LIFEVOLUNTARY ADMISSION (to mental

institutions)VOLUNTARY EUTHANASIAWITHHOLDING TREATMENTWRONGFUL LIFE

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INDEXED TITLES UPDATE - MAY 1984Serial Records, Technical Services Division,NLM

The following titles cited in MEDLINE and HEALTH have been recently selectedfor indexing,or undergone a title change. This list is not cumulative; theinformation provided is only for titles whose indexing status has changedsince the last UPDATE. (A cumulative list covering January-March, 1984, wasincluded with the April NLM Technical Bulletin.) The list of titles thatceased publication or have been deselected covers the period of January-Apri1,1984 except for HLI (Health) titles. The HLI title information covers theperiod of January 1983-April 1984. More detailed information about each titlemay be found in SERLINE. For further information, please contact MMS orMs. Esther Baldinger, (301)496-1276,Technical Services Division,NLM.

TITLES SELECTED FOR INDEXING, APRIL 1984

HLI HOSPITAL CAPITAL FINANCEHOSP CAP FINANCEINI,WINTER 198<»~AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATIONCHICAGO UNITED STATESINDEXING BEGAN WITH V1N1,WINTER 1984.ON ORDER 0742-5708H17810000 JTC: HCA

TITLES DESELECTED FOR HEALTH, BUT RETAINED FOR

POPLINE, JANUARY -- APRIL 1984

POP AMERICAN MEDICAL NEWSAM MED NEWSAMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATIONCHICAGO UNITED STATESINDEXING FOR LIST H CEASED 12-83.Wl AM629G 0001-1843A25260000 JTC: 3YS

POP HEALTH AND POPULATION; PERSPECTIVES ANDISSUESHEALTH POPUL PERSPECT ISSUES1N1.1978--NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARENEW DELHI INDIAINDEXING FOR LIST H CEASED 12-83.Wl HE263D 0253-6803H07350000 JTC: 62G

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IM ADVANCES IN CYCLIC NUCLEOTIDE AND PROTEINPHOSPHORtLATION RESEARCHADV CYCLIC NUCLEOTIDE PROTEINFHOSPHORYLATION RES16,1984--RAVENNEW YORKCONTINUES:RESEARCH.Wl A0546JA13700000 JTC: 2L2

UNITED STATESADVANCES IN CYCLIC NUCLEOTIDE

IM POUMON ET LE COEURPOUMON COEUR10N7,1954-39N6,1983VI60T FRERESPARIS FRANCECONTINUES POUMON. CONTINUED BY: REVUE DEPNEUMOLOGIE CLINIQUE.Wl P0972 0032-5821P20920000 JTC: PSA

IM COMPUTERTOHOGRAPHIECOMPUTERTOMOGRAPHIEINI, APR 1981-V3N4.DEC 1983GEORG THIEME VERLAGSTUTTGART GERMANY, UESTCONTINUED BY: DIGITALS BILDDIAGNOSTIK.INDEXING BEGAN WITH V1N1.1981.Wl C04573B 0720-0501C36470000 JTC: COT

IM REVUE DE PNEUMOLOGIE CLINIQUEREV PNEUMOL CLIN40N1.1984--MASSON

FRANCEPOUMON ET LE COEUR.

PARISCONTINUES:IN PROCESSR46090000 JTC: SYR

IM DIGITALS BILDDIAGNOSTIKDIGITALS BILDDIAGNV4N1.MAR 1984--GEORG THIEME VERLAGSTUTTGART GERMANY, WESTCONTINUES: COMPUTERTOMOGRAPHIE.Wl DI582 0724-7591D10836000 JTC: DIG

IM JOURNAL OF THE RETICULOENDOTHELIAL SOCIETYJ RETICULOENDOTHEL SOC1,1964-34,1983RETICULOENDOTHELIAL SOCIETYWINSTON-SALEM NC UNITED STATESSUPERSEDES RES BULLETIN. ABSTRACTS OFPAPERS FOR THE NATIONAL MEETING OF THERETICULOENDOTHELIAL SOCIETY IS INCLUDED,1974- AS A PART OF A REGULAR ISSUE OF THEJOURNAL OR AS A SUPPLEMENT TO IT.CONTINUED BY:JOURNAL OF LEUKOCYTE BIOLOGY.Wl J095CJ 0033-6890J37240000 JTC: JWV

INI ORTHOPAEDIC NURSINGORTHOP NURS2,1983--NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ORTHOPAEDIC NURSESPITMAN NJ UNITED STATESCONTINUES; ORTHOPEDIC NURSING.IN PROCESS010765000 JTC: ORN

IM VITAL AND HEALTH STATISTICS. SERIES 3,ANALYTICAL STUDIESVITAL HEALTH STAT [3]1,1964-20,MAR 1981U.S. DEPT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES,PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE, NATIONAL CENTER FORHEALTH STATISTICSWASHINGTON UNITED STATESCONTINUED BY: VITAL AND HEALTH STATISTICS.SERIES 3, ANALYTICAL AND EPIDEMIOLOGICALSTUDIES.W2 A N148VC 0083-2065V08760000 JTC: XE2

IM VITAL AND HEALTH STATISTICS. SERIES 3,ANALYTICAL AND EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIESVITAL HEALTH STAT E3121.JUN 1983--U.S. DEPT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES,PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE, NATIONAL CENTER FORHEALTH STATISTICSHYATTSVILLE MD UNITED STATESCONTINUES; VITAL AND HEALTH STATISTICS.SERIES 3, ANALYTICAL STUDIES. NO. 22,PUBLISHED OUT OF CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER INMAR. 1982, HAS SECTION TITLE:ANALYTICALSTUDIES.W2 A N148VCV08765000 JTC: VH3

INI ORTHOPEDIC NURSINGORTHOP NURS1,1982NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ORTHOPEDIC NURSESPITMAN NJ UNITED STATESCONTINUED BY'- ORTHOPAEDIC NURSING.Wl OR811H 0744-6020

I 011030000 JTC: PAD

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IM ACQUISITIONS MEDICALES RECENTESACQUIS MED RECENT1946-1981EXPANSION SCIENTIFIQUE FRANCAI5EPARIS FRANCEM3 AC16 0075-4463A03855000 JTC: 068

IM ACTA EMBRYOLOGIAE ET M09PHOL06IAEEXPERIMENTALISACTA EMBRYOL MORPHOL EXP1N1.APR 1980—HALOCYNTHIA ASSOCIATIONPALERMO ITALYCONTINUES: ACTA EMBRYOLOGIAE EXPERIMENTALIS.INDEXING CEASED WITH V.4, N.2, 1983.Ml AC795ED 0391-9706A05240000 JTC: OM1

IM ACTUALITES PHARMACOL06IQUESACTUAL PHARMACOL (PARIS)1,1949—MASSON ET CIEPARIS FRANCESERIE 34,1981- ALSO ISSUED AS SUPPLEMENTTO JOURNAL DE PHARMACOLOGIE.INDEXING CEASED WITH V33.1981.Ml AC997D 0567-8854Al1535000 JTC: 2GQ

AKTUELLE GERONTOLOGIEAKTUEL GERONTOL4,1974-13N6,NOV 1983GEORG THIEME VERLAGSTUTTGART GERMANY, WESTCONTINUES ACTUELLE GERONTOLOGIE. DEUTSCHEGESELLSCHAFT FUR GERONTOLOGIE AND THEOSTERREICHISCHE GESELLSCHAFT FUR GERIATRIE.ABSORBED BY ZEITSCHRIFT FUR GERONTOLOGIE

IN 1984.MI AK995D 0300-5704A19320000 JTC: 32C

IM BIOMEMBRANESBIOMEMBRANES1,1971—PLENUMNEW YORK UNITED STATESINDEXING CEASED WITH V.ll, 1983.Wl BI858L 0067-8864B18700000 JTC: A5N

IM BOOK SUPPLEMENT TO THE JOURNAL OF CHILDPSYCHOLOGY AND PSYCHIATRYBOOK SUPPL J CHILD PSYCHOL PSYCHIATRN1.1978—PERGAMON PRESSOXFORD ENGLANDINDEXING CEASED WITH N3.1983.Wl 60736 0164-1735B32030000 JTC: HP4

IM ADVANCES IN COMPARATIVE PHYSIOLOGY ANDBIOCHEMISTRYADV COMP PHYSIOL BIOCHEM1,1962-8,1982ACADEMIC PRESSNEW YORK UNITED STATESWl AD546 0065-244XA13680000 JTC: 2LO

IM ADVANCES IN METABOLIC DISORDERSADV METAB DISORD1.1964--ACADEMIC PRESSNEW YORK UNITED STATESINDEXING CEASED WITH V10.1983.Wl AD68 0065-2903A14445000 JTC: 2NR

IM ADVANCES IN STEROID BIOCHEMISTRY ANDPHARMACOLOGYADV STEROID BIOCHEM PHARMACOL1,1970—ACADEMIC PRESSLONDON ENGLANDINDEXING CEASED WITH V7.1979.Wl AD875 0065-339XA15420000 JTC: 2PI

IM BROOKHAVEN SYMPOSIA IN BIOLOGYBROOKHAVEN SYMP BIOLN5.1952—PLENUMNEW YORK UNITED STATESCONTINUES PROCEEDINGS OF THE BIOLOGYCONFERENCE, BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY.N5.1952-N29.1977 PUBLISHED BY BROOKHAVENNATIONAL LABORATORY, UPTON NY.INDEXING CEASED WITH N31.1980.W3 BI552 0068-2799B36580000 JTC: B68

IM CESKOSLOVENSKA GASTROENTEROLOGIE A VYZIVACesk Gastroentcrol Vtjz9,1955—AVICENUMPRAHA CZECHOSLOVAKIACONTINUES SBORNIK PRO PATHOFYSIOLOGIITRAVENI A VYZIVYINDEXING CEASED WITH V.37, N.8, 1983.Wl CE885C 0009-0565C13160000 JTC-- CTK

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IM CHANGEChange4N3.1972—EDUCATIONAL CHANGENEW ROCHELLE NY UNITED STATESCONTINUES CHANGE MAGAZINE.INDEXING CEASED WITH 4N2,SPRING 1979.Wl CH1234 0009-1383C14020000 JTC: CZ1

IM CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL HYPERTENSION.PART B, HYPERTENSION IN PREGNANCYCLIN EXP HYPERTENS [B]B1N1.1982—MARCEL DEKKERNEW YORK UNITED STATESCONTINUES IN PART: CLINICAL ANDEXPERIMENTAL HYPERTENSION.INDEXING CEASED WITH V.2, N.2, 1983.Wl CL658C 0730-0065C25477000 JTC: DCK

IM COMMITMENTCOMMITMENT1,1976 —US. HEALTH RESOURCES ADMINISTRATIONROCKVILLE MD UNITED STATESINDEXING CEASED WITH V4N2,SPRING 1979.Wl C0401FTC32000000 JTC: DNK

IM CONSUMER REPORTSConsum Rep7,1942—CONSUMER REPORTSMOUNT VERNON NY UNITED STATESCONTINUES CONSUMERS UNION REPORTS.ABSORBED BREAD AND BUTTER IN APR. 1947INDEXING CEASED 12-83.Wl C0755K 0010-7174C46220000 JTC: ORE

IM CONTEMPORARY SURGERYCONTEMP SURG1,1972—MCGRAW HILLNEW YORK UNITED STATESINDEXING CEASED 12-83.Wl C0769Y 0045-8341C46980000 JTC: DQU

IM CYTOLOGIACYTOLOGIA (TOKYO)1,1929—INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CYTOLOGYTOKYO JAPANINDEXING CEASED WITH V.48, N.3, 1983.Wl CY775 0011-4545C58900000 JTC: DXT

IM 1199NEWS1199 NEWS1,1966—NATIONAL UNION OF HOSPITAL AND HEALTH CAREEMPLOYEESNEW YORK UNITED STATESTHIS TITLE IS NOT IN THE NLM COLLECTION.SUPERSEDES 1199 DRUG AND HOSPITAL NEWS.INDEXING BEGAN WITH V.14,N.7,JULY 1979 ANDCEASED 12-83.AHAE05690000 JTC: EK6

IM

IM

IM

IM

HLI

IM

EMPLOYEE HEALTH AND FITNESS NEWSLETTEREMPLOYEE HEALTH FITNESS NEWSL1979?--AMERICAN HEALTH CONSULTANTS INCATLANTA GA UNITED STATESTHIS TITLE IS NOT IN THE NLM COLLECTION.INDEXING BEGAN WITH V.2,N.I,JAN I960 ANDCEASED 12-83.AHA 0199-6304E06270000 JTC: EIG

FORTSCHRITTE IN DER TIERPHYSIOLOGIE UNOTIERERNAHRUNGFORTSCHR TIERPHYSIOL TIERERNAHR1,1972—VERLAG PAUL PAREYHAMBURG GERMANY, WESTINDEXING CEASED WITH V.14, 1983.Wl F09410 0301-570XF12480000 JTC: F6T

HBI REPORTHBI REPHOSPITAL BUREAUPLEASANTVILLE NY UNITED STATESTHIS TITLE IS NOT IN THE NLM COLLECTIONINDEXING CEASED WITH V2N6.DEC 1980-81.AHAH03250000 JTC: FZG

HEALTHHEALTH (NEW YORK)13N7.JUL/AUG 1981—FAMILY MEDIANEW YORK UNITED STATESCONTINUES: FAMILY HEALTH.INDEXING CEASED 12-83.Wl HE181B 0279-3547H03590000 JTC: G4E

HEALTH CARE FINANCING TRENDSHEALTH CARE FINANC TRENDSl.FALL 1979-3N1.JUN 1982HEALTH CARE FINANCING ADMINISTRATION,OFFICE OF RESEARCH, DEMONSTRATIONS, ANDSTATISTICSWASHINGTON UNITED STATESINDEXING BEGAN WITH V.I,FALL 1979.M2 A H24HH04135900 JTC* 628

HEALTH CARE NEWSLETTERHEALTH CARE NEWSL1978—NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCILCHICAGO UNITED STATESCONTINUES: HOSPITAL HEALTH CARE NEWSLETTER.THIS TITLE IS NOT IN THE NLM COLLECTION.INDEXING CEASED 12-83.AHAH04200000 JTC: GB8

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IM HEALTH EDUCATION REPORTSHEALTH EDUC REPl.FEB 9 1979—PLUS PUBLICATIONSWASHINGTON UNITED STATESRUNNING TITLE: HE REPORTS.INDEXING CEASED 12-83.Wl HE325M 0193-5232H04970000 JTC: 620

Id HOSPITAL BOND REVIEWHOSP BOND REVJOHN NUVEEN AND CO.CHICAGO UNITED STATESTHIS TITLE IS NOT IN THE NLM COLLECTION.INDEXING CEASED 12-83.AHAH17750000 JTC: GOD

IM HEALTH MANPOWER LITERATUREHEALTH MANPOW LIT1,1977—NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY. CENTER FORMANPOWER STUDIESBOSTON UNITED STATESINDEXING CEASED NITH V4-5N2-1.DEC 1980-JAN1981.ON ORDERH06380000 JTC: G2E

IM HEALTH PLANNING AND MANPOWER REPORTHEALTH PLANN MANPOW REP7N9,APR.26,1978--CAPITOL PUBLICATIONS, INCWASHINGTON UNITED STATESASSUMES THE NUMBERING OF HEALTH MANPOWERREPORT. FORMED BY THE UNION OF HEALTHMANPOWER REPORT AND HEALTH PLANNING ANDMANPOWER REPORTS.INDEXING CEASED 12-83.Wl HE471ZZH07220000 JTC: GAC

IM HORUMON TO RINSHO. CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGYHORUMON TO RINSHO1,1953—TOKYO JAPANINDEXING CEASED WITH V.32, N.I, 1984.Wl H0688 0045-7167H17280000 JTC: DCP

IM HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATIONHOSP ADM (NEW DELHI)1,1964—INDIAN HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATIONNEW DELHI INDIAINDEXING CEASED V16N3-4.SEP-DEC 1979.Wl H07S 0018-5531HI7580000 JTC: GCK

IM HOSPITAL ADMITTING MONTHLYHOSP ADMITTING MON1N1.JUL 1982—AMERICAN HEALTH CONSULTANTSATLANTA GA UNITED STATESINDEXING CEASED 12-83.Wl H071K 0745-1466H17670000 JTC: GCL

IM HOSPITAL EMPLOYEE HEALTHHOSP EMPLOYEE HEALTH1,1982—AMERICAN HEALTH CONSULTANTSATLANTA GA UNITED STATESTHIS TITLE IS NOT IN THE NLM COLLECTION.INDEXING CEASED 12-83.AHA 0744-6470H16130000 JTC: GC6

IM HOSPITAL INFECTION CONTROLHOSP INFECT CONTROLHOSPITAL INFECTION CONTROLATLANTA GA UNITED STATESINDEXING CEASED 12-83.Wl H0799 0098-180XH18780000 JTC: GDN

IM HOSPITAL PEER REVIEWHOSP PEER REV1,AUG.H976--ATLANTA GA UNITED STATESINDEXING CEASED 12-83.Wl H0864 0149-2632HI9640000 JTC: GDO

IM HOSPITAL RISK MANAGEMENTHOSP RISK MANAGE1,1979—AMERICAN HEALTH CONSULTANTSATLANTA GA UNITED STATESINDEXING CEASED 12-83.Wl H0878P 0199-6312H19965000 JTC: G91

IM HOSPITAL SUPERVISORS BULLETINHOSP SUPERV BULL1965?--BUREAU OF BUSINESS PRACTICEWATERFORD CT UNITED STATESINDEXING CEASED 12-83.Wl H0886 0018-585XH20240000 JTC: G9S

IM INFECTION CONTROL DIGESTINFECT CONTROL DIGl.JAN 1980—AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSNCHICAGO UNITED STATESINDEXING CEASED 12-83.

I Wl IN406B112915000 JTC: GN3

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IM JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRYJ Agric Food Chem1,1953—AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETYWASHINGTON UNITED STATESINDEXING CEASED WITH V.32, N.I, 1964.Wl J0534D 0021-8561J10820000 JTC: H3N

IM JOURNAL OF COMMUNICATIONJ Commun1,1951 —ANNENBERG SCHOOL PRESSPHILADELPHIA UNITED STATESINTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATION ASSOCIATIONINDEXING CEASED WITH V.33, N.4, 1983.Wl J0593H 0021-9916J17400000 JTC: HUN

IM MEDICAL SERVICEMED SERV1,1944?--CATHOLIC HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION OF INDIANEW DELHI INDIAINDEXING CEASED 12-83.Ml ME463K 0008-8102M17900000 JTC: MFE

IM MEDIZINISCHE MELTMED WELT1,5 FEB 1927-20,22 DEC 1951:1960—F K SCHATTAUER VERLAGSTUTTGART GERMANY, WESTPUBLISHED 1952-1959 AS DIE MEDIZINISCHE.SUPPLEMENTS ACCOMPANY SOME NUMBERS.INDEXING CEASED WITH V.35, N.8, 1984.Wl ME842S 0025-8512M25940000 JTC: MIM

IM

IM JOURNAL OF PHYSICS E. SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTSJ PHYS CE]3,1970—INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS AND THE PHYSICALSOCIETYLONDON ENGLANDCONTINUES JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTSINDEXING CEASED WITH V.17, N.3, 1984.Wl J0836W 0022-3735J35080000 JTC: JQR

IM JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD ANDAGRICULTUREJ Sci Food Agric1,1950 —SOCIETY OF CHEMICAL INDUSTRYLONDON ENGLANDINDEXING CEASED WITH V.35,N.3,1984.Wl J0954 0022-5142J37920000 JTC: K1J

IM

MIKROSKOPIEMIKROSKOPIE1,1946—VERLAG GEORG FROMMEVIENNA AUSTRIAINDEXING CEASED WITH V.40, N.11-12, 1983.Wl MI427M35860000

0026-3702JTC: NOE

MMW. MUNCHENER MEDIZINISCHE WOCHENSCHRIFTMMW116N4.JAN 1974—SPATZMUNCHEN GERMANY, WESTCONTINUES MUNCHENER MEDIZINISCHEWOCHENSCHRIFT. ISSUED ALSO IN PORTUGUESEAND SPANISHINDEXING CEASED WITH V.126, N.9, 1964.Wl M386Z 0341-3098M41040000 JTC: NMM

IM LIBRARY TECHNOLOGY REPORTSLIBR TECHNOL REP1965—AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATIONCHICAGO UNITED STATESINDEXING CEASED 12-83.Z 671 L697M 0024-2586L07660000 JTC: K92

IM MANAGEMENT FOCUSMANAGE FOCUS25,1978—PEAT, MARWICK, MITCHELLNEW YORK UNITED STATESCONTINUES MANAGEMENT CONTROLS. THIS TITLEIS NOT IN THE NLM COLLECTION.INDEXING CEASED 12-83.AHAM03520000 JTC: MHT

IM NATIONAL NOSOCOMIAL INFECTIONS STUDY REPORTNATL NOSOCOMIAL INFECT STUDY REP1974—U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, ANDWELFARE, PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE, CENTER FORDISEASE CONTROLATLANTA GA UNITED STATESISSUED APR. 1977- . CONTINUES: NATIONALNOSOCOMIAL INFECTIONS STUDY (1971). VOLS.FOR 1978- ISSUED BY THE CENTERS FORDISEASE CONTROL.INDEXING CEASED WITH NOV 1979 ISSUE.W2 A N229Q 0147-443XN05670100 JTC: CRJ

IM NIGERIAN MEDICAL JOURNALNIGER MED J1N1.JAN 1971—NIGERIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATIONLAGOS NIGERIACONTINUES: JOURNAL OF THE NIGERIA MEDICALASSOCIATION.INDEXING CEASED WITH V9N7-8.1979.Wl NI41 0300-1652N22880000 JTC: YEP

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IM PROBLEMY SEVERAPROBL SEV1,1958--IZDATELSTVO NAUKAMOSKVA USSRINDEXING CEASED WITH V21.1983.Wl PR5811 0555-2982P27260000 JTC: PQ4

HLI PROCEEDINGS OF THE HEALTH POLICY FORUMPROC HEALTH POLICY FORUMNl.JUN 1978-N2.1980UNITED HOSPITAL FUNDNEW YORK UNITED STATESW3 HE375 0195-976XP34850000 JTC: FTC

IM PROGRESS IN PEDIATRIC SURGERYPROG PEOIATR SURG1,1971-17,1984URBAN UNO SCHWARZENBERGBALTIMORE UNITED STATESV.l-9 PUB BY UNIV PARK PRESS. V.I- ISSUEDALSO IN MUNICH BY URBAN UND SCHWARZENBERGWITH GERMAN AND FRENCH TITLE ADDED, AND INPARIS BY MASSON WITH FRENCH TITLE FIRST:ACQUISITIONS EN CHIRURGIE INFANTILE.FORTSCHRITTE DER KINDERCHIRURGIE. PROGRESSIN PEDIATRIC SURGERY. LIBRARY COLLECTSENGLISH EDITION PUBLISHED IN BALTIMORE ONLY.Wl PR677KA 0079-6654P48540000 JTC: Q5Q

IM PUBLIC SECTOR, HEALTH CARE RISK MANAGEMENTPUBLIC SECTOR HEALTH CARE RISK MANAGEJUN 1980—MEREDITH B. COX ASSOCIATESEL CERRITO CA UNITED STATESINDEXING CEASED WITH JAN 1982 ISSUE.Wl PU638F 0270-8973P58020500 JTC: Q8H

IM REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTSRev Sci Instrum1,1930—AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICSNEW YORK UNITED STATESSUPERSEDES IN PART JOURNAL OF THE OPTICALSOCIETY OF AMERICA AND REVIEW OF SCIENTIFICINSTRUMENTSINDEXING CEASED WITH V.55, N.3, 1984.Wl RE255 0034-6748R28960000 JTC: T62

IM REVISTA VENEZOLANA DE SANIDAD Y ASISTENCIASOCIALREV VENEZ SANID ASIST SOC25,1960--VENEZUELA. MINISTERIO DE SANIDAD YASISTENCIA SOCIALCARACAS VENEZUELACONTINUES REVISTA DE SANIDAD Y ASISTENCIASOCIAL.INDEXING CEASED WITH V42N3-4.1977.Ml RE7365 0035-0583R41120000 JTC: TBS

IM SAME-DAY SURGERYSAME DAY SURGl.APR 1977-SAME DAY SURGERYATLANTA GA UNITED STATESCALLED ALSO: SDS.INDEXING CEASED 12-83.Wl SA448T 0190-5066S02460000 JTC: UBL

IM SECOND OPINIONS OF HEALTH CARE ISSUESSECOND OPIN HEALTH CARE ISSUESTHOMPSON, M.OHR AND ASSOCIATESOAK BROOK IL UNITED STATESTHIS TITLE IS NOT IN THE NLM COLLECTION.INDEXING CEASED WITH 12-83.AHAS15630000 JTC: VCV

IM READERS DIGESTREAD DIG1,1922—READERS DIGEST ASSOCIATIONPLEASANTVILLE NY UNITED STATESTHIS TITLE IS NOT IN THE NLM COLLECTION.INDEXING CEASED 12-83.AHA 0034-0375R05060000 JTC: QZ4

IM SUPERVISORY MANAGEMENTSUPERV MANAGE1,1955—AMERICAN MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATIONNEW YORK UNITED STATESTHIS TITLE IN NOT IN THE NLM COLLECTION.INDEXED FOR AAMC. INDEXING CEASED 12-83.

I AHA 0039-5919S47660000 JTC-' BQJ

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IM SURGICAL BUSINESSSUR6 BUS1,1938-45,1962CASSAK PUBLICATIONSUNION NJ UNITED STATESCONTINUED BY HEALTH INDUSTRY TODAY.INDEXING CEASED WITH 44N7.JUL 1981.Ml SU763548460000 JTC: VC7

IM YONA60 ACTA MEDICAYONAGO ACTA MED1,1954—TOTTORI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE

YONAGO JAPANTOTTORI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE.INDEXING CEASED WITH V21N2.1977.HI Y0681 0513-5710Y02760000 JTC: XRP

IM TRAININGTRAININGLAKEWOOO PUBLICATIONSMINNEAPOLIS MN UNITED STATESCONTINUES TRAINING IN BUSINESS ANDINDUSTRY. THIS TITLE IS NOT IN THE NLMCOLLECTION.INDEXING CEASED 12-83.AHA 0095-5892T14760000 JTC: VZ8

IM ZEITSCHRIFT FUR TIERPHYSIOLOGIE,TIERERNAHRUNG UNO FUTTERMITTELKUNDEZ TIERPHYSIOL TIERNAHR FUTTERMITTELKD13,1958—VERLAG PAUL PAREYHAMBURG GERMANY, WESTCONTINUES ZEITSCHRIFT FUR TIERERNAHRUNG UNOFUTTERMITTELKUNDE.INDEXING CEASED WITH V.51, N.l-2, 1984.Ml ZE625K 0044-3565Z05800000 JTC: TOY

IM URBAN DESIGNURBAN OES7N4.1976--R C PUBLICATIONSNEW YORK UNITED STATESCONTINUES DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT. THISTITLE IS NOT IN THE NLM COLLECTION.INDEXING CEASED WITH 9N3.FALL 1978.AHA 0276-0339U04340000 JTC: WRK

IH VERHANDLUNGEN DER ANATOMISCHEN 6ESELLSCHAFTVERH ANAT GES1,1887--GUSTAV FISCHER VERLAGJENA GERMANY, EASTPUBLICATION SUSPENDED 1915-1919, 1940-1949.ISSUED AS A SUPPLEMENT TO ANATOMISCHER

ANZEIGER.INDEXING CEASED WITH V.76.Wl VE483K 0066-1562V01900000 JTC: X7M

IM ZFA. ZEITSCHRIFT FUR ALLGEMEINMEDIZINZFA (STUTTGART)52N10.1976—HIPPOKRATES VERLAGSTUTTGART GERMANY, WESTCONTINUES ZEITSCHRIFT FUR ALL6EMEINMEDIZIN.ISSUES FOR JAN. 31, 1976- INCLUDE A

SEPARATELY PAGED SUPPLEMENT CALLED:INTERNATIONALE ALLGEMEINMEDIZIN UNOHOCHSCHULE.INDEXING CEASED WITH v.60, N.S, 1984.Ml Zll 0341-9835Z07660000 JTC: XZ5

IM WALL STREET JOURNAL. MIDWEST EDITIONWALL ST J [MIDWEST EDI31,1951—DOM JONESCHICAGO UNITED STATESCHICAGO JOURNAL OF COMMERCE EDITION OF THEWALL STREET JOURNAL. THIS TITLE IS NOT INTHE NLM COLLECTION.INDEXING CEASED 12-80.AHAH00280000 JTC5 B7Z

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NEW SERIALS AND TITLE CHANGES ANNOUNCEMENT - APRIL 1984Serial Records, Technical Services Division, NLM

The following substantive serial titles were received or ordered by the SerialRecords Section. IM to the left of the title indicates that the title appearsin Index Medicus. ON ORDER, IN PROCESS, or an actual NLM call number appearsat the bottom of the entry. Please include the NLM call number on interlibraryloan requests. Of course, NLM cannot fill loans for titles not yet received bythe Library. The list is offered as an early announcement and will includeprice information if known. Information provided is not authorized NLM cata-loging data. For further information, contact Ms. Janice Lennox, 301/496-1276,Technical Services Division, NLM.

IM ADVANCES IN CYCLIC NUCLEOTIDE AND PROTEINPHOSPHORYLATION RESEARCH16,1984—RAVENCONTINUES; ADVANCES IN CYCLIC NUCLEOTIDERESEARCH.NEW YORK UNITED STATESMl AD546JA13700000

CATARACT1N1.NOV 1983—PARK ROW PUBLISHERSINTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CATARACT SURGERY.NEW YORK UNITED STATESPARK ROW PUBLISHERS,15 PARK ROW,NEW YORK10038IN PROCESSC09693000

$35.00

COGNITIVE NEUROPSYCHOLOGY1,1984—LAWRENCE ERLBAUM ASSOCIATESHILLSDALE NJ UNITED STATESON ORDERCZ8515000

$60.00

COMPUTERS IN LIFE SCIENCE EDUCATION1,1984—ELSEVIERNEW YORK UNITED STATESELSEVIER SCIENCE PUBLISHING CO., P.O. BOX1663 GRAND CENTRAL STATION, NEW YORK NY10163ON ORDERC36345000

DIGESTIVE SURGERY1,1984—LAWRENCE ERLBAUM ASSOCIATESBASEL SWITZERLANDON ORDERD10815000

$119.00

DIGITALE BILDDIAGNOSTIKV4N1.MAR 1984—GEORG THIEME VERLAGCONTINUES; COMPUTERTOMOGRAPHIE.STUTTGART GERMANY, WEST

Ml DI582D10836000

'EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ANAESTHESIOLOGY1N1.MAR 1984--BLACKWELLOXFORD ENGLANDON ORDERE15855000

$70.00

FAMILY MEDICINE REPORTS1N1.1983—AMERICAN MEDICAL REPORTSSAN FRANCISCO UNITED STATESAMERICAN MEDICAL REPORTS, 425 BRANNAN ST.SUITE 200, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94107(TEL:415-541-067Z)ON ORDERF00693000

$145.00

FOOD ADDITIVES AND CONTAMINANTS1,1984—TAYLOR AND FRANCISLONDON ENGLANDON ORDERF09457000

$74.00

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ADOLESCENTMEDICINE AND HEALTH1,1984—FREUND PUBLISHING HOUSETEL-AVIV ISRAELFREUND PUBLISHING HOUSE,POB 35010, 61NACHMANI STREET, TEL-AVIV,ISRAELON ORDER126190000

$95.00

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FOOD MICROBIOLOGY1,1984—ELSEVIEROFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL UNIONOF MICROBIOLOGICAL SOCIETIES AND THEINTERNATIONAL COMHITTEE OF FOODMICROBIOLOGY AND HYGIENE.AMSTERDAM NETHERLANDSON ORDER126930000

$79.50

JOURNAL OF MICROENCAPSULATION1,1984—TAYLOR AND FRANCISLONDON ENGLANDON ORDERJ29955000

$54.00

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JOURNAL OF ORTHOPEDIC SURGICAL TECHNIQUES1,1984--FREUND PUBLISHING HOUSELONDON ENGLANDFREUND PUBLISHING HOUSE,SUITE 500.CHESHAMHOUSE,150 REGENT ST,LONDON W1R 5FA,ENGLANDON ORDERJ33377000

$95.00

JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICENDOCRINOLOGY1,1984--FREUND PUBLISHING HOUSETEL-AVIV ISRAELFREUND PUBLISHING HOUSE,POB 35010, 61NACHMANI STREET, TEL-AVIV,ISRAELON ORDERJ33925000

$95.00

IM REVUE DE PNEUMOLOGIE CLINIQUE40N1.1984--MASSONCONTINUES: POUMON ET LE COEUR.PARIS FRANCEIN PROCESSR46090000

SEMINARS IN DIAGNOSTIC PATHOLOGY1N1.FEB 1984—6RUNE AND STRATTONNEW YORK UNITED STATESGRUNE AND STRATTON, P.O. BOX 733, OLDCHELSEA STATION, NEW YORK N Y 10113IN PROCESSS19215000

$75.00

IM VITAL AND HEALTH STATISTICS. SERIES 3,ANALYTICAL AND EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES21.JUN 1983--U.S. DEPT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES,PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE, NATIONAL CENTER FORHEALTH STATISTICSCONTINUES: VITAL AND HEALTH STATISTICS.SERIES 3, ANALYTICAL STUDIES. NO. 22,PUBLISHED OUT OF CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER INMAR. 1982, HAS SECTION TITLE: ANALYTICALSTUDIES.HYATTSVILLE MD UNITED STATESW2 A N148VCV08765000

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NO. 182

REGULAR ITEMS 2 Files

3 Technical Notes

12 Serials Update

ARTICLES & FEATURES 5 New Memorandum of Understanding

6 HISTLINE Vocabulary Changes

7 NHIC Records Added to DIRLINE

10 UNINET Access Procedures for NLM

11 Data Communications Network Services

Appendix A - Phones List

Enclosure: DIRLINE Pocket Card


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CBAC 380,866TOXBIB 136,333I PA (ASHP) 34,089HEEP 60,643PESTAB 8,209EMIC 41,995ET1C 30,595RPROJ 28,306TD3 19,465


TOXBACK65 387,377CBAC 196,015TOXBIB 112,170IPA 21,973HEEP 29,662HARAB/ PESTAB 12,966HAYES 10,039TMIC 4,552



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TECHNICAL NOTES

Whenever applicable, the headings of each Technical Note Include areference to the section of the 1982 Online Services Reference Manual thatis considered most relevant to the Item being discussed (e.g., Manual 2.9).Users should keep In mind that the item may pertain to other sections ofthe Manual as well.

PDQ ANDPDQ/DIRECTORYONLINE CHARGESINITIATED

COPYRIGHT OFMEDLARSDATABASES

HUMAN T-CELLLEUKEMIA VIRUS

At the request of the National Cancer Institute, regularonline charges will be instituted for the PDQ andPDQ/DIRECTORY databases effective July 1, 1984. The chargesfor these two databases will be the same as the currentMEDLINE charges. OFFSEARCHes will continue to be chargedat $1.00 each; OFFPRINT pages are $0.18 each. To obtaincurrent MEDLINE charges, access FILE INFORM and after anyUSER: cue issue one of the following commands: EXPLAINCHARGES or EXPLAIN PRICES or EXPLAIN COST or EXPLAINALGORITHM.

NLM has been receiving a number of letters concerning copy-right of the MEDLARS databases in the United States. Thefollowing statement represents NLM's official position onthe issue: "The MEDLARS databases are not copyrighted inthe United States; however, they may contain copyrightedmaterial. Anyone contemplating reproducing a portion ofany of the databases should consult his/her legal counsel."

With respect to copyright outside the United States, thefollowing policy concerning NLM databases is in effect:"All or portions of this publication are protected againstcopying or other reproduction outside the United States inaccordance with provisions of Article II of the UniversalCopyright Convention."

Because of the implication of this virus in AIDS (AcquiredImmunodeficiency Syndrome), NLM has added this heading toMeSH effective immediately. Citations containing thisheading will begin appearing in the database with the8408 (EM) update to MEDLINE. The heading is being addedto citations retrospectively beginning with the 8401 (EM)update. You may update your 1984 MeSH with the followinginformation:

HUMAN T-CELL LEUKEMIA VIRUSB4.909.574.807.505B4.909.777.731.50584X HUMAN T-CELL LEUKEM1A-LYMPHOMA VIRUSX LEUKEMIA VIRUS, HUMAN T-CELLX HTLV

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NLM ONLINESERVICESREFERENCEMANUAL

A Supplement to the 1982 NLM Online Services ReferenceManual , containing seven new or revised chapters, may now bepurchased from the National Technical Information Service(NTIS). Included in the Supplement are the followingManual chapters:

CHAPTER TITLE

*PART 11 SERLINE*PART 16 CANCERLIT and CANCEREXPRESS*PART 18 CLINPROTPART 23 HEALTH PLANNING & ADMINISTRATION

*PART 25 PDQPART 26 DIRLINE*PART 27 PDQ/DIRECTORY

DATE

Revised 2/84Revised 2/84Revised 3/84Revised 12/83Revised 3/84Revised 2/84New 3/84

Asterisked (*) chapters are new chapters or revisions tochapters that have not been previously published ordistributed elsewhere. Chapters without asterisks havebeen previously issued and/or updated via the NLM TechnicalBulletin (TB). Specifically, the HEALTH chapter was revisedand sent with the July 1983 TB; further revisions to thischapter were sent with the December 1983 TB. The DIRLINEchapter was first issued with the December 1983 TB; revisedDIRLINE pages were sent with the May 1984 TB.

The SERLINE, CANCERLIT, and CLINPROT chapters are completerevisions of the chapters published in the 1982 edition ofthe Manual. Please note that the CANCERLIT chapter now con-tains information on the CANCEREXPRESS database in additionto the CANCERLIT database. The PDQ chapter is a revision ofthe chapter originally issued with the September 1982 TB.The PDQ/DIRECTORY chapter has not been previously issued byNLM.

Due to inhouse printing restrictions, NLM will not bedistributing the new or revised chapters with the NLMTechnical Bulletin. Instead, these chapters will be sold byNTIS. NTIS will make the Supplement available alone or asa package with the original Manual. Titles, domestic prices,and order numbers for these two publications are as follows:

National Library of Medicine Online Services Reference Manual:Supplement, 1984;~$"l0.00 ($4.50 microfiche); PB84-186808.

National Library £f_ Medicine Online Services Reference Manual,1982 and Supplement, 1984; $21.00 ($7.50 microfiche);PBM-T868TFT

(Note: The original 1982 Manual will only be distributedwith the Supplement.)

Orders should be placed with:National Technical Information Service5285 Port Royal RoadSpringfield, Virginia 22161

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CATL1NESEARCH FEATURERETRACTION

NOTES FOR

CATALOGERS

SERLINECORRECTIONAPRIL 1984ISSUE

TRAININGTRAINERS1984

The Text Word (TW) search capability on the publisher namein the second subelement of the Imprint (IM) field asannounced in the March 1984 Technical Bulletin, page 3,was not implemented. NLM plans to implement thiscapabilitynext year. NOTE: This same feature does work in AVLINE.

The publication, Notes for Medical Catalogers. 1983.is now available from the National Technical InformationService. The publication number is PB84-195874; thedomestic price is $8.50 ($4.50 microfiche).

The SERLINE search strategy on page 16 of the April 1984issue of the Technical Bulletin appears incorrectly. Pleasemake the following correction:

Change SS 1: (CA)ON ORDER AND IN PROCESS

to read: SS 1: (CA) ON ORDER OR_ IN PROCESS

Numerous applications have been received for the September 20,1984 NLM training session "Teaching MEDLINE to the HealthCare Professional." Applications are still being acceptedby MEDLARS Management and will be accepted until August 1,1984. (SeeApril 1984 NLM Technical Bulletin, pp. 10-11.)ALL APPLICANTS WILL BE NOTIFIED BY AUGUST 20, 1984 IF THEYHAVE BEEN SCHEDULED FOR THE CLASS. No written acknowledgementof applications received will be sent prior to August 20,1984. If you wish to verify that your application has beenreceived, call MEDLARS Management Section, 301/496-6193.

NEW MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING

On June 22, 1984, the National Library of Medicine will issue a newMemorandum of Understanding (MOU) for signature to every MEDLARSuser code holder. The Memorandum of Understanding is a document ofagreement between NLM and its system users, outlining the basic responsibilitiesof both parties. The MOU has changed somewhat over the years; for example,there is no longer a statement requiring the user institution to performsearches for the public. However, various institutions havedifferent versions of the Memorandum of Understanding depending onwhen they received their access code and joined the MEDLARSnetwork. This MOU will also include information about downloading,defining the conditions under which it is permissible. The new MOUsupersedes all previous versions.

Two copies of the new Memorandum of Understanding and an explanatorycover letter will be sent to the administrator of each domestic access code.Both copies should be signed and returned to the MEDLARS ManagementSection, National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, Maryland 20209, bySeptember 1, 1984. If NLM has not received the signed copies by thatdate, termination of the access code may result, since a valid agreement willno longer be in effect. NLM asks your cooperation in signing thenew Memorandum of Understanding. The NLM Technical Bulletinwill be used in the future as the vehicle for changes to the MOU andtherefore we hope we will not have to request re-signature of MOU'sin the future unless a major revision occurs.

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HISTLINE VOCABULARY CHANGESJames J. Kopp, History of Medicine Division, NLM*

In an initial effort to bring the HISTLINE vocabulary into closer relationshipwith MeSH, modifications to some KEYWORDS used in HISTLINE and the Bibliographyof the History of Medicine have been made. In each case, the changes resultedin a direct correspondence to an existing MeSH heading. These changes will beeffective immediately in HISTLINE but Mill not be reflected in the printedproduct until Number 20 of the Bibliography series, expected to be publishedin 1985. (Number 19 should appear this summer.) Notations of the changes belowshould be made in the Guide to Keywords j£ the Structured HISTLINE Vocabularyand in Appendix A of the HISTTlNE chapter (Section 22.6) of the OnlineServices Reference Manual. In addition, an updated Guide tp Keywords JH theStructured HISTLl¥E Vocabulary is being prepared and is expected to be readyfor distribution by mid-summer.

The following changes have been made in the HISTLINE vocabulary and to thecitations in the database so that you need to search only the new term forcomplete retrieval:

Former KEYWORD New KEYWORD (directly corresponds toa MeSH Heading)

ART AND MEDICINE ART

EMERGENCY CARE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES

LITERATURE AND MEDICINE LITERATURE

MORTUARY PRACTICES MORTUARY PRACTICE

MUSIC AND MEDICINE MUSIC

SPORT MEDICINE SPORTS MEDICINE

TRANSPORT OF SICK AND HOUNDED TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS

WARFARE WAR

WOMEN IN MEDICINE WOMEN

In addition, citations indexed to RUMANIA in HISTLINE have been changed toROMANIA to adhere to usage in MeSH. Please make this change in Appendix Eof the HISTLINE chapter (Section 22.10).

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Other changes in the HISTLINE vocabulary Include modifications to three olderversions of KEYWORDS to conform to current usage in HISTLINE. Previouslyboth the former and current KEYWORDS had to be ORed together for a com-prehensive search. Now,the citations in the database have been changedso that use of only the current KEYWORD is necessary. These three changesare:

Former KEYWORD Current KEYWORD

INSTRUMENTS INSTRUMENTS AND EQUIPMENT

OPTICS OPHTHALMOLOGY

SOCIETIES SOCIETIES, ACADEMIES AND FOUNDATIONS

(NOTE: SOCIETIES is still a valid KEYWORD SUBTOPIC for the KEYWORDSDENTISTRY and PHARMACY.) Please make these changes in Appendix A and deletethe double asterisked footnote that is no longer valid.

One KEYWORD has been added to the HISTLINE vocabulary in the last year andseveral KEYWORD SUBTOPICS have been incorporated into the database. Thenew KEYWORD is CHIROPRACTIC (addto Section 22.6, Appendix A) and all citationsto chiropractic may now be found under this heading. (Previously these hadbeen indexed under THERAPEUTIC CULTS.) HYPERTENSION has been added to theKEYWORD SUBTOPIC list for DISEASES AND INJURIES (Section 22.7, Appendix B inthe HISTLINE chapter of the Online Services Reference Manual). Additions tothe KEYWORD SUBTOPIC list for DRUGS AND CHEMICALS are BARBITURATES, LAETRILE,MINERAL WATERS, NICKEL, MOLY, and TOXINS (Section 22.8, Appendix C).[BARBITURATES is mentioned here so that a spelling error in the list on page640 of the Manual, Rev.4/83, can be corrected.]

*James Kopp has taken a position with Columbia University in New York.Questions about HISTLINE vocabulary may be directed to either the MMS ServiceDesk or to Dr. John L. Parascandola, Chief, History of Medicine Division(301/496-5405).

NHIC RECORDS ADDED TO DIRLINEGrace MeCam and Joanne Angle, National Health Information

Clearinghouse, Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, DHHS;Joan Burnside, Specialized Information Services, NLM

A second component of the Directory of Information Resources Online (DIRLINE)database (see Technical Bulletin, July 1983)was made available in June 1984.The second component consists or records from the National Health InformationClearinghouse (NHIC). The original component, the National Referral Centerdata from the Library of Congress (LC), has been online since August 1983.

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The Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP), Public HealthService, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, created the NationalHealth Information Clearinghouse (NHIC) in 1979to help consumers and healthprofessionals locate information. The Clearinghouse has built a database ofdescriptions of about 2,000 organizations that have agreed to accept requestsfor information from the consumer as well as from the health professional.Approximately 500 of these records were added in this first expanded version ofDIRLINE and the remainder are expected to be added by the end of 1984.

The unit record used for ODPHP/NHIC records is the same as that used for theLibrary of Congress's National Referral Center (NRC) records currently includedin DIRLINE. The Secondary Source Identifier (SI) field can be used to restrictretrieval to either the National Referral Center or the National HealthInformation Clearinghouse records; the SI field contains the designationHR for health resources to identify the NHIC records and the designation NRCfor the LC records. For example, to search for Information Clearinghouserecords:

SS 2 /C?USER:1 AND HR (SI)

To limit to NRC records:

SS 2 /C?USER:1 AND NRC (SI)

Please note that some new data elements have been added (see below) and not allrecords contain all data elements. For information on searchable elements,category qualifiers, and PRINT formats, please connect to FILE INFORM and typeEXPLAIN DIRLINE or refer to the DIRLINE Pocket Card enclosed with this Bulletin.

The new DIRLINE data elements are:

Forward Cross Reference (FX)- A see related reference to other organizationsthat have similar types of information to offer. Text Word searchable.

Holdings (HO)- Contains descriptions of the various types of informationoffered by the organization, e.g., newsletters, pamphlets, databases.Text Word searchable.

Identification Number (ID)- Identifies the grant, project, or contractnumber associated with the funding of the organization. Not searchable.

Institution Contacts (1C) - The name and/or title of the person in theorganization and the telephone number of the contact for providing theinformation. Not searchable.

Last Revision Date (LR)- Date of verification of the last editing of a recordin a six digit format, YYMMDD. Directly searchable.

Performing Organization (PO) - The name of the organization delivering theservices which may differ from the name of the resource center. Not searchable.

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Supporting Agency (SA)- The agency sponsoring the Information resource whenIt differs from the performing organization or the name of the resource center.Search as Value (SA) or Text Word searchable.

Following is a sample ODPHP/NHIC record:

iSI - HR/OO36NA - Arthritis ID-formation Clearinghouse <AIC)AD - P.O. Box 9782, Arlington, VA 22209CY - Virginia <VA)ZP - 222091C - Information Specialist, (703)558-8250SA - National Institute of Arthritis, Diabetes, and Digestive and

Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of HealthPO - Herner and Company, Arlingron, VAAB - The Clearinghouse is designed to help health professionals

identify print and audiovisual educational materials concernedwith arthritis and related musculoskeletal diseases, and toserve as an information exchange for individuals andorganizations involved in public, professional, and patienteducation. Requests are answered Mi thin 1 to 2 week bysearchi r.g the Clearinghouse's database and other bibliographicsources and by making referrals to appropriate resources.DATABASE: The database begun in 1979, includes abstracts of3,300 documents published since 1975; about 1,OOO records willbe added each /ear. A thesaurus is used to index the entries.A portion of the database is searchable online as a privatefile;. A publicly accessible online AIC database, as part of acombined health database?, is planned. Copies of materialsfound in the database are not provided by the Clearinghouse,but materials may be reviewed there by appointment. Sourcesindt?,it--d by the database include bool-s, bibliographies,pamphlets, journal .articles, and audiovisual materials.SERVICE LIMITATIONS: Personal requests from patients arereferred to the Arthritis Foundatiofi.

HO - Publications include bibliographies, reference sheets, anddirector1!es. Serial publication: Arthritis Clearinghouse Memo,irregular—Announcements of materials, resources, and services.

GN - Authorizing Legislation: Pubic Law 93-640, National ArthritisAct

KW - ArthritisKW - Musculoskeletal DiseasesKW - Computer SearchingFX - See also HR073O, Arthritis FoundationID - Contract: l-AM-2-2212

For further information about searching the DIRLINE database, contact theSpecialized Information Services, NLM (301/496-1131), or the MEDLARS ManagementService Desk at 800/638-8480 or 301/496-6193.

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UNINET ACCESS PROCEDURES FOR NLM

On June 6, 1984, UNINET access to NLM became available to the NLM OnlineUsers Network. An updated Phones List containing UNINET telephone numbersis enclosed with this issue of the Technical Bulletin.

To access the NLM computer through UNINET, use the following procedure:

Dial the local UNINET number and connect the telephone to yourterminal after receiving the high-pitched tone.

UNINET MESSAGE USER RESPONSE

L? (or garbled message if you (CR).(CR)terminal is set at 1200baud)

UNINET PAD 25cl PORT04SERVICE: NLM (CR)

** See note below

*U001 000 CONNECTED TO 30100025 /LOGIN (CR)

PLEASE ENTER USER ID/PASSWORD OR LOGONxxxoI/WORD (CR)

(CR) = CARRIAGE RETURN

** = If your terminal is set at half duplex, enter SET2:0 (CR)at SERVICE:message. At next SERVICE: message, enter NLM (CR).

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DATA COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK SERVICESHarry D. Bennett, Deputy Director, Office of

Computer and Communications Systems

Recently NLM announced that recompetition for the public data network accesssystems supporting its information services had been successfully completed.NLM is pleased to announce that UNINET, a third supplier of network services,has joined the two existing suppliers, TELENET and TYMNET. The addition ofUNINET expands local access to over 500 cities. This is the sum of TELENET.TYMNET, and UNINET coverage. UNINET will provide service to thirty-sevenc a l l i n g areas where local service had not been previously available. Theaddition of UNINET should prove to be very cost-effective for the Library.It has also enabled NLM to enhance its X.25 network protocol capabilities. TheX.25 network protocol 1s an International data communications standard whichprovides increased network reliability and performance to users of the networks.

There have been major changes recently in the telecommunications and informationprocessing industries, including the wholesale reorganization of the Bell System.Not only do these changes affect vocal communications in terms of charges,options and services, but there has also been a significant impact on datacommunications.

Last month the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced an across theboard 6.1% decrease in interstate*toll call charges for all tuYtomers. To makeup this revenue shortfall, the new local Bell companies are Instituting messageunits and reducing the number of areas previously available as "free" calls.For example, if you are located in Manhattan, NY and the network you are usingis located in Queens, NY, you may have to pay telephone message units. However,since there are generally three network facilities in each city, more possi-bilities for avoiding additional Bell System charges are available. To verifywhether or not the TELENET, TYMNET, or.UNINET number you wish to dial is a"free" call, just call your local operator, indicate the network telephonenumber, and the operator will determine if that number is a toll call.

Once you log on to a network your terminal session is protected and dataintegrity is insured. However, the connection from your terminal to thenetwork is still through the local Bell System. Depending on the distance tothe network you choose, you may find one network gives you better performance.This would be measured by the frequency of "garbage" output, disconnects, orinability to connect. You may find that one network gives you faster printingor quicker response. Try all three networks to decide which access methodworks best for you.

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SERIALS UPDATE

INDEXED TITLES UPDATE, JUNE 1984

The following titles cited in MEDLINE, HEALTH, and POPLINE have been recentlyselected for indexing,deselected, undergone a title change, or ceasedpublication. This list is not cumulative;the information provided is onlyfor titles whose indexing status has changed since the last UPDATE. Moredetailed information about each title may be found in SERLINE. For furtherinformation, please contact MMS or Ms. Esther Baldinger, (301)496-1276,Technical Services Division, NLM.

TITLES SELECTED FOR INDEXING, MAY 1984

IDL DENTAL MEDICINEDENT MED1N1-3.JUN 1983—ISRAEL DENTAL ASSOCIATIONTEL AVIV ISRAELINDEXING BEGAN WITH V1N1-2.JUN 1983.ON ORDERD04455000 JTC: DEM

INI JOURNAL OF THE ASSOCIATION OF PEDIATRICONCOLOGY NURSESJ ASSOC PEDIATR ONCOL NURSESINI,WINTER 1984—ASSOCIATION OF PEDIATRIC ONCOLOGY NURSESCHICAGO UNITED STATESOFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE ASSOCIATION OFPEDIATRIC ONCOLOGY NURSES.INDEXING BEGAN WITH V1N1,WINTER 1984.ON ORDERJ13470000 JTC: JPO

INI JOURNAL OF CHRISTIAN NURSINGJ CHRIST NURSSPRING 1984—NURSES CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIPDOWNERS GROVE IL UNITED STATESINDEXING BEGAN WITH SPRING 1984.ON ORDERJ16345000 JTC: JOC

INI RIVISTA DELL INFERMIERERIV INFERM1,1932?--PENSIERO SCIENTIFICO EDITOREROMA ITALYINDEXING BEGAN WITH VZN1,1983.ON ORDERR50726000 JTC: TJ6

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TITLE CHANGES, MAY 1984

IM ACT* VETERINARIA ACADEMIAE SCIENTIARUHHUNGARICAEACTA VET ACAD SCI HUNG1,1951-30,1982AKADEHIAI KIADOBUDAPEST HUNGARYSUPERSEDES ACTA VETERINARIA HUNGARICA.CONTINUED BY: ACTA VETERINARIA HUNGARICA.Wl AC9555 0001-7205A09750000 JTC: 27P

INI RCN NURSING STANDARDRCN NURS STANDN1.1968-N344.1984ROYAL COLLEGE OF NURSING AND NATIONALCOUNCIL OF NURSES OF THE UNITED KINGDOMLONDON ENGLANDTHIS TITLE IS NOT IN THE NLM COLLECTION.CONTINUED BY: NURSING STANDARDINDEXING BEGAN IN 1962.ANAR04880000 JTC: RTH

IM ACTA VETERINARIA HUNGARICAACTA VET HUNG31N1-3.1983--AKADEMIAI KIADOBUDAPEST HUNGARYSPINE TITLE; ACTA VETERINARIA. ISSUED BYTHE HUNGARIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES.CONTINUES: ACTA VETERINARIA ACADEMIAESCIENTIARUM HUNGARICAE.Wl AC955RA09794000 JTC: 27Q

IDL REVISTA DE ACTUALIDAD ESTOMATOLOGICAESPANOLAREV ACTUAL ESTOMATOL ESP44N334.JAN-FEB 1984--CONSEJO GENERAL DE COLEGIOS DE ODONTOLOGOSMADRID SPAINCONTINUES: BOLETIN DE INFORMACION DENTAL.IN PROCESSR29384000 JTC: REY

IDL BOLETIN DE INFORMACION DENTALBOL INF DENT (MADR)14,1954-43N333,NOV-DEC19B3CONSEJO GENERAL DE COLEGIOS DE ODONTOLOGOSMADRID SPAINCONTINUES INFORMACION DENTAL. CONTINUEDBY: REVISTA DE ACTUALIDAD ESTOMATOLOGICAESPANOLA.Ull IN412 0006-6311B26740000 JTC: AE5

IDL NADL JOURNALNADL J1N10.SEP 1954-14,OCT 196B;18N12,DEC1971-30N6,NOV-DEC 1983NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF DENTAL LABORATORIESWASHINGTON UNITED STATESOFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE NATIONALASSOCIATION OF DENTAL LABORATORIES. ISSUEDNOV. 1966-NOV.1971 WITH TITLE: NACDLJOURNAL. ONE NUMBER EACH YEAR, 1959-62>CONTAINS THE OFFICIAL ROSTER OF CERTIFIEDDENTAL TECHNICIANS. CONTINUED BY: TRENDSAND TECHNIQUES IN THE CONTEMPORARY DENTALLABORATORY.Ml N106N00380000 JTC: NPF

INI NURSING STANDARDNURS STANDN345.MAY 3 1984—ROYAL COLLEGE OF NURSINGLONDON ENGLANDCONTINUES: RCN NURSING STANDARD.OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE ROYAL COLLEGE OFNURSING. THIS TITLE IS NOT IN THE NLMCOLLECTION.ANAN35315000 JTC: NUS

IM REVUE FRANCAISE DES MALADIES RESPIRATOIRESREV FR MAL RESPIR1.1973-11N6.1983MASSONPARIS FRANCESUPERSEDES REVUE DE TUBERCULOSE ET DEPNEUMOLOGIE. SOCIETE FRANCAISE DE LATUBERCULOSE ET DES MALADIES RESPIRATOIRESAND THE COMITE NATIONAL CONTRE LATUBERCULOSE ET LES MALADIES RESPIRATOIRES.CONTINUED BY: REVUE DES MALADIESRESPIRATOIRES.INDEXING BEGAN WITH V.7.NO.1,JAN-FEB.1979Ml RE849 0301-0279R42740000 JTC: RZ8

IM REVUE DES MALADIES RESPIRATOIRESREV MAL RESPIR1,1984—MASSONPARIS FRANCECONTINUES: REVUE FRANCAISE DES MALADIESRESPIRATOIRES.IN PROCESSR44341000 JTC: RZ9

IDL TRENDS AND TECHNIQUES IN THE CONTEMPORARYDENTAL LABORATORYTRENDS TECH CONTEMP DENT LAB1N1.JAN 1984—NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF DENTAL LABORATORIESALEXANDRIA VA UNITED STATESCONTINUES: NADL JOURNAL.INDEXING BEGAN WITH V1N1.1984.IN PROCESST20375000 JTC: TAT

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TITLES NO LONGER INDEXED

ERRATA: All of the titles in the section TITLES DESELECTED FOR INDEXINGJANUARY - APRIL 1984' were erroneously labelled 'IM' in the MayTechnical Bulletin. The following lists indicate which titles were indexed forIndex Medicus and which were indexed for HEALTH.

INDEX MEDICUS TITLES NO LONGER INDEXED AS OF APRIL 1984

The IM titles no longer indexed (having either ceasedpublication or been deselected) as of April 1984 are:

Unique Identifier (Ul) Journal Title

A03855000A05240000A11535000A13680000A14445000A15420000A19320000B18700000B32030000

B36580000C13160000C25477000

C58900000F12480000H17280000J10820000J17400000J35080000J37920000M25940000M35860000M41040000N22880000P27260000P48540000R28960000R41120000V01900000Y02760000205800000

207660000

ACQUISITIONS MEDICALES RECENTESACTA EMBRYOLOGIAE ET MORPHOLOGIAEACTUALITES PHARMACOLOGIQUESADVANCES IN COMPARATIVE PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRYADVANCES IN METABOLIC DISORDERSADVANCES IN STEROID BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHARMACOLOGYAKTUELLE GERONTOLOGIEBIOMEHBRANESBOOK SUPPLEMENT TO THE JOURNAL OF CHILDPSYCHOLOGY AND PSYCHIATRYBROOKHAVEN SYMPOSIA IN BIOLOGYCESKOSLOVENSKA GASTROENTEROLOGIE A VYZIVACLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL HYPERTENSION.PART B, HYPERTENSION IN PREGNANCYCYTOLOGIAFORTSCHRITTE IN DER TIERPHYSIOLOGIE UNO TIERERNAHRUN6HORUMON TO RINSHO. CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGYJOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRYJOURNAL OF COMMUNICATIONJOURNAL OF PHYSICS E. SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTSJOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTUREMEDIZINISCHE WELTMIKROSKOPIEMMW. MUNCHENER MEDIZINISCHE HOCHENSCHRIFTNIGERIAN MEDICAL JOURNALPROBLEMY SEVERAPROGRESS IN PEDIATRIC SURGERYREVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTSREVISTA VENEZOLANA DE SANIDAD Y ASISTENCIA SOCIALVERHANDLUNGEN DER ANATOMISCHEN GESELLSCHAFTYONAGO ACTA MEDICAZEITSCHRIFT FUR TIERPHYSIOLOGIE, TIERERNAHRUNGUNO FUTTERMITTELKUNDEZFA. ZEITSCHRIFT FUR ALLGEMEINMEDIZIN

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HEALTH TITLES NO LONGER INDEXED AS OF APRIL 1984

Indexing ceased for the following HEALTH titles duringthe sixteen month period of January 1983- April 1984:

Unique Identifier (Ul) Journal Title

C14020000C32000000C46220000C46980000E05690000E06270000H03250000H03590000H04135900H04200000H04970000H06380000H07220000H17580000H17670000H17750000H18130000H18780000H19640000H19965000H20240000112915000L07660000H03520000M17900000N05670100P34850000P58020500R05060000S024600DOS15630000S47660000S48460000T14760000U04340000U00280000

CHANGECOMMITMENTCONSUMER REPORTSCONTEMPORARY SURGERY1199 NEWSEMPLOYEE HEALTH AND FITNESS NEWSLETTERHBI REPORTHEALTHHEALTH CARE FINANCING TRENDSHEALTH CARE NEWSLETTERHEALTH EDUCATION REPORTSHEALTH MANPOWER LITERATUREHEALTH PLANNING AND MANPOWER REPORTHOSPITAL ADMINISTRATIONHOSPITAL ADMITTING MONTHLYHOSPITAL BOND REVIEWHOSPITAL EMPLOYEE HEALTHHOSPITAL INFECTION CONTROLHOSPITAL PEER REVIEWHOSPITAL RISK MANAGEMENTHOSPITAL SUPERVISORS BULLETININFECTION CONTROL DIGESTLIBRARY TECHNOLOGY REPORTSMANAGEMENT FOCUSMEDICAL SERVICENATIONAL NOSOCOMIAL INFECTIONS STUDY REPORTPROCEEDINGS OF THE HEALTH POLICY FORUMPUBLIC SECTOR, HEALTH CARE RISK MANAGEMENTREADERS DIGESTSAME-DAY SURGERYSECOND OPINIONS OF HEALTH CARE ISSUESSUPERVISORY MANAGEMENTSURGICAL BUSINESSTRAININGURBAN DESIGNWALL STREET JOURNAL. MIDWEST EDITION

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NEW SERIALS AND TITLE CHANGES ANNOUNCEMENT, NON-INDEXED TITLES - MAY 1984

The fo l lowing substantive serial titles were received or ordered by the SerialRecords Section. Titles indexed for MEDLINE, HEALTH, and POPLINE are listed inthe "INULXED TITLES UPDATE" section. ON ORDER, IN PROCESS, or an actual NLMcall number appears at the bottom of the entry. Please include the NiM callnumber on interlibrary loan requests. Of course, NLM cannot fill loans fortit les not yet received by the Library. The list is offered as an earlyannouncement and wil l include price information if known. Information providedis not authorized NLM cataloging data. For further information, contactMs. Janice Lennox, 301/496-1276, Technical Services Division, NLM.

ADVANCES IN PSYCHOANALYSIS1,1984—ANALYTIC PRESSHILLSDALE NJ UNITED STATESANALYTIC PRESS,365 BROADWAY,HILLSOALE NJ07642ON ORDERA15160000

BRITISH JOURNAL OF HEALTHCARE COMPUTING1,1984—INCLUDES SUPPLEMENT.LONDON? ENGLANDON ORDERB34790000

$18.00

CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH1N1,1984—MEDICAL PUBLISHINGNEW YORK UNITED STATESON ORDERC07567000

CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN ENDOCRINOLOGY ANDMETABOLISM1,1984—CHURCHILL LIVINGSTONEDINBURGH SCOTLANDON ORDERC46753000

CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN NUCLEAR IMAGING1,1984—CHURCHILL LIVINGSTONEEDINBURGH SCOTLANDON ORDERC46780500

CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN SMALL ANIMAL PRACTICE1,1984—CHURCHILL LIVINGSTONEEDINBURGH SCOTLANDON ORDERC46783000

CHEMICAL HAZARDS IN INDUSTRYJAN 1984—ROYAL SOCIETY OF CHEMISTRYLETCHWORTH ENGLANDROYAL SOCIETY OF CHEMISTRY, DISTRIBUTIONCENTRE, BLACKHORSE ROAD, LETCHWORTH HERTSSG6 1HN, ENGLANDON ORDERC15370000

$228.00

CLINICS IN PODIATRY1,1984—W.B. SAUNDERSNEW YORKON ORDERC27510000

$36.00

UNITED STATES

COGNITION AND INSTRUCTION1.1984—LAWRENCE ERLBAUM ASSOCIATESHILLSDALE NJ UNITED STATESON ORDERC28495000

$50.00

COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING1,1984—LAWPENCE ERLBAUM ASSOCIATESHILLSDALE NJ UNITED STATESON ORDERC33310000

$40.00

CRC CRITICAL REVIEWS IN ONCOLOGY/HEMATOLOGY1N1.1984—CRC PRESSBOCA RATON FL UNITED STATESCRC PRESS, 2000 CORPORATE BLVD. N.W., BOCARATON FL 33431IN PROCESSC51270000

CURRENT TOPICS IN VECTOR RESEARCH1,1983—PRAEGERNEW YORK UNITED STATESON ORDERC58063000

EXPERIMENTAL AND CLINICAL IMMUNOGENETICS1,1984—KARGERBASEL SWITZERLANDON ORDERE19347000

$97.00

FAMILY PRACTICEINI,SPRING 1984—OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESSOXFORD ENGLANDOXFORD JOURNAL SUBSCRIPTION DEPT,WALTONST,OXFORD 0X2 6DP,ENGLANDON ORDERF01050000

$69.00

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GENETIC EPIDEMIOLOGY1,1934--ALAN R. LISSNEW YORKON ORDERG04577000

UNITED STATES

JOURNAL OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE1,198*--PERGAMON PRESSOXFORD ENGLANDON ORDERJ39750000

IVF, JOURNAL OF IN VITRO FERTILIZATION ANDEMBRYO TRANSFER1N1.MAR 198*--PLENUM PRESSLONDON ENGLANDON ORDER141570000

$80.00

JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY1,198*--ELSEVIERAMSTERDAM NETHERLANDSON ORDERJ14685000

$2*1.00

JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NEUROPHYSIOLOGY1,198*--RAVEN PRESSNEW YORK UNITED STATESOH ORDERJ16827000

JOURNAL DE TRAUMATOLOGIE DU SPORT1.198*—MASSONPARIS FRANCEON ORDERJ40690000

MEDICINE IN OLD AGE1,198*—CHURCHILL LIVINGSTONEEDINBURGHON ORDER

SCOTLAND

M22231000

OPHTHALMIC, PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVESURGERY1,198*--MASSONNEW YORKON ORDER007827000

UNITED STATES

JOURNAL OF RECONSTRUCTIVE MICROSURGERY1,198*—THIEME-STRATTONNEW YORK UNITED STATESTHIEME-STRATTON INC., 381 PARK AVENUE, NEWYORK NY 100016ON ORDERJ36657000

$*9.00

PSYCHOANALYTIC PSYCHOLOGY1,198*—LAWRENCE ERLBAUM ASSOCIATESOFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE DIVISION OFPSYCHOANALYSIS, AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICALASSOCIATION.HILLSDALE NJ UNITED STATESON ORDERP5*090000

$45.00

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BULLETIN

ISSN 0146-3055

JULY 1984

No. 183

REGULAR ITEMS 2 Files3 Technical Notes8 Serials Update

ARTICLES & FEATURES 5 Online Indexing System Begins6 New POPLINE THESAURUS Available7 POPLINE THESAURUS Request Form



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AVLINE 12,572BIOETH1CS 16,552CANCERLIT 409,665CANCERPROJ 21,117CATLINE 533,714CHEMLINE 605,954CLINPROT 4,393DIRLINE 13,672EXPRESS 7,979HEALTH 282,951H1STLINE 62,544MEDLINE 616,737MED80 529,246MED77 775,186MEU75 642,721MLD71 883,972MED66 954,650MESH VOC 50,627NAME AUTH 163,277PDQ 972PDQ/DIRECTORY 11,247POPLINE 125,212RTECS 66,954SDILINE 23,887SERLINE 42,930TDB 4,117TOXL1NE 756,126

CBAC 387,753TOXBIB 138,999IPA (ASHP) 34,464HEEP 61,789PESTAB 8,209EMIC 41,995ET1C 30,595RPROJ 28,306TD3 20,072


TOXBACK65 387,377CBAC 196,015TOXBIB 112,170IPA 21,973HEEP 29,662HAPAB/ PESTAB 12,966HAYES 10,039TMIC 4,552



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1979-VOL 100(11-12)1979-JUL 841979-VOL 21(11)1979-VOL 13(7)1979-VOL 14(DEC 81)1950-JAN 841950-NOV 831979-FEB 82GRA & I 84(4,5)

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19 APR 821965-19731968-19731969-19731970-19731968-19731940-19681940-1973


LATESTUPDATE TAG

8406(EM)8407 EM)8110(EM)

8406(EM)8406(EM)

8407(EM)8408(EM)8407(EM)8408(EM)

8406(EM)8403(EM)8407(EM)

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Assistant Editor: Rose Marie Woodsmall MEDLARS Management SectionTechnical Notes Editor: PatriciaProduction Assistant: Mildred D.301/496-6193

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TECHNICAL NOTES

Whenever applicable, the headings of each Technical Note include a reference tothe section of the 1982 Online Services Reference Manual that is consideredmost relevant to the item being discussed (e.g., Manual 2.9). Users shouldkeep in mind that the item may pertain to other sections of the Manual as well.

MEMORANDUM OFUNDERSTANDING

LABOR DAYHOLIDAYSCHEDULE

- On June 22, 1984, the National Library of Medicine issueda new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to every MEDLARS accesscode holder. The Memorandum of Understanding is a document ofagreement between NLM and its system users, outlining the basicresponsibilities of both parties. Two copies of theMOU,signed by NLM's Associate Director for Library Operations, LoisAnn Colaianni, were sent to the administrative address of eachdomestic user code. One copy should be signed by the codeadministrator (to be designated by the institution) and returnedto NLM by September 1, 1984. The other copy of the MOU shouldbe signed and retained for the organization's records.

If NLM does not receive its signed copy by September 1, 1984,termination of the access code may result since a validagreement will no longer be in effect. Users who have notreceived an MOU for signature should contact the MEDLARSManagement Section immediately.

- The NLM computer will be down on Monday, September 3, 1984,in observance of the Labor Day holiday.

SERLINE CHANGES -

CHEMLINE/TDBUPDATES DELAYED

The following changes to SERLINE, which are of special interestto organizations reporting holdings to the SERHOLD database,went into effect with the June 1984 update:

1. All Unique Identifiers (UI) for titles with a Date ofEntry (DA) of 840618 or greater will begin with the letters"SR" followed by seven digits. The Unique Identifiers fortitles added before 840618 will not change.

2. The number that formerly appeared at the end of theAdded Title (AT) field will no longer appear with thestandard print commands.

Please note that the Unique Identifier (UI) will remain theonly number that should be used to report holdings data tothe NLM SERHOLD database.

The CHEML1NE and TDB databases are experiencing delayedupdates. Normally, CHEMLINE has an annual regeneration inJanuary followed by bimonthly updates. For 1984, the CHEMLINEregeneration occurred in April, with an Entry Month tag of8403 (EM); the first update to CHEMLINE occurred in June andcarries the tag 8406 (EM).

TDB is usually regenerated quarterly with versions labelledWinter, Spring, Summer, and Fall. The last TDB update occurredin December 1983 and was labelled the Fall 1983 update.

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RLTRAlT lUN UFP U B L I C A T I O N

HEALTHINFORMATIONTERMS

Because of the potential importance of an article retraction,NLM has added the heading RETRACTION OF PUBLICATION to theMedical Subject Headings (MeSH), effective immediately.Citations containing this heading w i l l begin appearing in thedatabase with the 8409 (EM) update to MEDLINE. This headingwill De used only for citations in which the author(s) of apreviously published article or the editor of the journal inwhich it was published retract the original article. Theretraction will be indexed only with this heading. The Editorof Index Medicus has initiated action to assure that a l ldiscoverable retractions that have been published in the lastthree years are input into MEDLINE. The title of the retractionw i l l be modified to include a "Retraction of..." statement inbrackets, and the title of the retracted citation w i l l bemodified to include a "Retracted by..." statement in brackets.

Example of a retraction as it will appear in MEDLINE:

AUTI

- Braunwald E; Kloner RARetraction: Border zone salvage by flurbiprofen [letter][Retraction of Darsee JR, Kloner RA, Braunwald E. In:Circulation 1981 Jan;63(l)':29-35]

SO - Circulation 1982 Nov;66(5):1136

Example of the original citation as modified for MEDLINE afterpublication of the retraction:

AU - Darsee JR; Kloner RA; Braunwald ETI - Demonstration of lateral and epicardial border zone

salvage by flurbiprofen using an in vivo method forassessing myocardium at risk. [Retracted by BraunwaldE, Kloner RA. In: Circulation 1982 Nov;66(5): 1136]

SO - Circulation 1981 Jan;63(l):29-35

You may update your 1984 MeSH with the following information:

RETRACTION OF PUBLICATIONLI.737.840IM; no qualif; for retraction of an article or part of anarticle previously indexed in INDEX MEDICUS: not forpublication retraction as a subject (as an article on"Retraction of Fraudulent Data") (index under PUBLISHING);do not use for authors' or editors' errata; Manual 33.1684

Health Information Terms (HITS), the thesaurus used to indexthe National Health Information Clearinghouse (NHIC) componentof DIRLINE, is available through:

National Health Information ClearinghouseP.O. Box 1133Washington, D.C. 20013

The price of the publication is $4.00.

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ONLINE INDEXING SYSTEM BEGINS

The production of Index Medicus and MEDLINE became more fully automated inJanuary 1984 when indexers in NLM's Bibliographic Services Division beganusing a new online indexing and management system. The system supports checkinof Index Medicus and Special List journals, input typing of descriptiveinformation, subject indexing, corrections and validations, and generation ofmanagement statistics on the indexing workload. The system tracks each journalas it moves from step to step in the work flow, and supplies reports to warn ofpossible processing backlogs in the production of Index Medicus and MEDLINE.

The initial portion of the online indexing record for each journal is inputin the Serial Records Section at the point of journal checkin. A machine-readable bar code label is affixed to each journal issue indexed for IndexMedicus and read into the checkin record, along with the journal volume,issue, and date of publication. The bar code label is used to call up therecord for the journal when it is processed at subsequent points in the IndexMedicus production work flow.

After checkin, journals are sent to an NLM contractor for editing and keyboard-ing of the descriptive data for each article, including author, title, language,abstract, and pagination. The journals are then returned to NLM for indexing.

Indexers process each article by reviewing and interacting with a series offormatted screens displayed on their computer terminals. The first screendisplays most of the descriptive data for the article. The second screendisplays the abstract. A program designed to prevent misspellings andtypographical errors from appearing in Index Medicus and MEDLINE comparestext words in the title and abstract with a dictionary file. Any words notin the dictionary are highlighted for the indexer's attention. The highlightedwords are either misspellings that the indexer must correct, or are wordsthat have never appeared in the dictionary, in which case the indexer overridesthe warning of a possible misspelling. Each month, the words that have neverappeared in the dictionary are reviewed for inclusion.

The final two screens allow the indexer to add check tags and MeSH headingsto the article record. Many validations are built into this part of theonline indexing system to improve the accuracy and consistency of Index Medicusand MEDLINE. For example, if an indexer adds the check tag "PREGNANCY,"the system automatically adds "FEMALE," and then displays a message askingthe indexer to add "HUMAN" or "ANIMAL." If an indexer adds the MeSH heading"DUG DISEASES" to an article, the program will automatically add the checktags "DOGS" and "ANIMAL." Error messages appear if an indexer enters amisspelled MeSH heading, or if an indexer enters an invalid MeSH heading/subheading combination. The system will not allow a record to be added to thedatabase until all errors are corrected.

The online indexing system was designed to make production within NLM's IndexSection more efficient, and to further improve the currency and accuracy ofIndex Medicus and MEDLINE.

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NEW POPLINE THESAURUS AVAILABLE

The second edition of the POPLINE Thesaurus is now available. It updates andsupersedes the 1981edition^The material on geographical regions and countrynames in the 1 83 Geographical Supplement has also been included. The newThesaurus contains expanded demographic vocabulary, a revised alphabeticalsection with extensive scope notes, a permuted display, and ahierarchicalarrangement. A number of changes have been made to increase compatibility withthe Population Multilingual Thesaurus and to facilitate use in the United NationsPUP1N network. The PQPLINE Thesaurus has been printed in a loose!eaf format forease of use and updating. A limited supply has been printed, therefore, theproducers are requesting that whenever possible, only one copy be requested perinstitution.

The Thesaurus is available free of charge from:

Population Information ProgramThe Johns Hopkins University624 North BroadwayBaltimore, Mayland 21205

Library/Information ProgramCenter for Population and Family HealthColumbia University60 Haven AvenueNew York, New York 10032

Please use the form on the following page to request your copy. Departmentnames or position titles are preferred as updates will be sent periodically inthe future.

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PLEASE ACCESS FILE INFORM AND TYPE NEWS TO SEE THEMOST RECENT NEWS ITEMS ONLINE

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POPLINE THESAURUSSecond EditionSummer 1984

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SERIALS UPDATE

INDEXED TITLES UPDATE,JULY 1984

The following titles cited in MEDLINE, HEALTH, and POPLINt have been recentlyselected for indexing, deselected, undergone a title change, or ceasedpublication. This list is not cumulative; the information provided is onlyfor titles whose indexing status has changed since the last UPDATE. Moredetailed information about each title may be found in SERLINE. For furtherinformation, please contact MMS or Ms. Esther Baldinger, (301) 496-1276,Technical Services Division, NLM.

TITLES SELECTED FOR INDEXING,JUNE 1984

INI JOURNAL OF THE CATHOLIC NURSES BUILD OFENGLAND AND WALESJ CATHOL NURSES 6UILD ENGL HALESCATHOLIC NURSES GUILD OF ENGLAND AND HALESNOTTINGHAM ENGLANDTHIS TITLE IS NOT IN THE NLM COLLECTION.INDEXING BEGAN WITH SPRING 1984.ANASR0050098 JTC-- JCG

INI JOURNAL OF COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSINGJ COMMUNITY HEALTH NURS1N1.JAN 1984--LAURENCE ERLBAUM ASSOCIATESHILLSDALE NJ UNITED STATESINDEXING BEGAN WITH V1N1.1984.IN PROCESS 0737-0016J17445000 JTC: JCH

IDL JOURNAL OF DENTAL PRACTICE ADMINISTRATIONJ DENT PRACT ADMINI,JAN/MAR 1984—LIPPINCOTTPHILADELPHIA UNITED STATESINDEXING BEGAN WITH VI.1984.IN PROCESS 0741-6630J18650000 JTC: JDA

IDL REVISTA ESPANOLA DE ENDODONCIAREV ESP ENDODONCIA1,1983--EDITORIAL 6ARSIMADRID SPAINORGAN OF ASOCIACION ESPANOLA DE ENDODONCIA.INDEXING BEGAN HITH VI,1983.ON ORDERSR0050005 JTC: REE

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TITLE CHANGES, JUNE 1984

HLI APPLIED CARDIOLOGYAPPL CARDIOL12N4.JUN-JUL 1984--PARRINGTON PUBLICATIONSLOS ANGELESCONTINUES:CVP.ON ORDERSR0050147

UNITED STATES

0048-7392JTC: ACA

IM ENDOCRINE RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONSENDOCR RES COMMUN1.1974-9N3-4,1982-83MARCEL DEKKERNEW YORK UNITED STATESCONTINUED BY: ENDOCRINE RESEARCH.Wl EN367K 0093-6391E06960000 JTC: EFX

POP CURRENT POPULATION REPORTS, SERIES P-26.FEDERAL-STATE COOPERATIVE PROGRAM FORPOPULATION ESTIMATESCU°R POPUL REP P-26Nl.JUN 1969-N78/49.NOV 1979U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, BUREAU OF THECENSUSWASHINGTON UNITED STATESISSUED OCT. 1969-OCT. 1973 AS A UNITEDSTATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE PUBLICATION.ISSUES FOR JUNE 1969-SEPT. 1975 CALLED NO.1-138. PREPARED UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THEFEDERAL-STATE COOPERATIVE PROGRAM FOR LOCALPOPULATION ESTIMATES. SOME NUMBERS ISSUEDIN REVISED EDITIONS. CONTINUED BY: CURRENTPOPULATION REPORTS, SERIES P-26. LOCALPOPULATION ESTIMATES.W2 A B93C 0565-0917C56642000 JTC: DWV

OP CURRENT POPULATION REPORTS, SERIES P-26.LOCAL POPULATION ESTIMATESCURR POPUL REP P-26N82/3-C, FEB 1984?--U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, BUREAU OF THECENSUSWASHINGTON UNITED STATESCONTINUES: CURRENT POPULATION REPORTS.SERIES P-26. FEDERAL-STATECOOPERATIVEPROGRAM FOR POPULATION ESTIMATES.IN PROCESSC56642500 JTC: CPR

HLI HEALTH POLICYHEALTH POLICY4N1.1984-ELSEVIERAMSTERDAM NETHERLANDSCONTINUES: HEALTH POLICY AND EDUCATION.PUBLISHED IN COLLABORATION WITH THENATIONAL COMMISSION OF HEALTH CERTIFYINGAGENCIES (U.S.A).ON ORDER 0168-8510SR0050231 JTC: HEP

HLI HEALTH POLICY AND EDUCATIONHEALTH POLICY EDUC1.1979-3N4.APR 1983ELSEVIERAMSTERDAM NETHERLANDSCONTINUED BY: HEALTH POLICY.Wl HE474 0165-2281H07340000 JTC: G2I

IM MMMR CDC SURVEILLANCE SUMMARIESMMWR CDC SURVEILL SUMM32N3SS.AUG 1983--U.S. CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROLATLANTA GA UNITED STATESCONTINUES; MMWR SURVEILLANCE SUMMARIES.W2 A C7CMASR0050062 JTC: NE9

HLI CVPCVP1.1973-12N3,APR-MAY 1984BARRINGTON PUBLICATIONSLOS ANGELES UNITED STATESCONTINUED BY: APPLIED CARDIOLOGY.INDEXING BEGAN WITH V11.1983.Wl C955 0091-4738C58560000 JTC: D94

IM ENDOCRINE RESEARCHENDOCR RES10N1.1984--MARCEL DEKKERNEW YORK UNITED STATESCONTINUES: ENDOCRINE RESEARCHCOMMUNICATIONS.IN PROCESS 0743-5800SR0050174 JTC: EIH

IM MMWR SURVEILLANCE SUMMARIESMMWR SURVEILL SUMM32N1SS.FEB 1983-32N2SS.MAY 1983U.S. CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROLATLANTA GA UNITED STATESCALLED ALSO: CDC SURVEILLANCE SUMMARIES.VOLS. FOR FEB. 1983- ISSUED BY THEEPIDEMIOLOGY PROGRAM OFFICE. ASSUMES VOL.NUMBERING OF MMWR. MORBIDITY AND MORTALITYWEEKLY REPORT. CONTINUED BY: MMWR CDCSURVEILLANCE SUMMARIES.W2 A C7CMAM41065000 JTC: NNB

IM NATURAL IMMUNITY AND CELL GROWTH REGULATIONNAT IMMUN CELL GROWTH REGUL3N1.MAY 1984--KARGERBASEL SWITZERLANDCONTINUES: STEM CELLS.Wl NA805F 0254-7600N07495000 JTC: NIC

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IDL OSTERREICHISCHE ZEITSCHRIFT FUR STOMATOLOGIEOSTERR Z STOMATOL46N7.1949-80N12.DEC 1983BUNDESFACHGRUPPE FUR ZAHNHEILKUNDE DEROSTERREICHISCHEN ARZTEKAMMERWIEN AUSTRIAISSUED JAN. 1921-JUNE 1949 WITH TITLE:ZEITSCHRIFT FUR STOMATOLOGIE. CONTINUEDBY: ZEITSCHRIFT FUR STOMATOLOGIE.Wl OE828003353000 JTC: OMZ

IM STEM CELLSSTEM CELLS1N1.JUN 1981-2N6.NOV-DEC 1982KARGERBASEL SWITZERLANDCONTINUED BY: NATURAL IMMUNITY AND CELLGROWTH REGULATION.INDEXING BEGAN WITH V1N1,1981.Wl ST439T 0250-6793S41910000 JTC: UZH

IDL ZEITSCHRIFT FUR STOMATOLOGIEZ STOMATOL61N1.FEB 1984--SPRINGER VERLAGWIEN AUSTRIACONTINUES; OSTERREICHISCHE ZEITSCHRIFT FURSTOMATOLOGIE.Wl ZE609F 0175-7784SR0050130 JTC: ZFS

TITLES NO LONGER INDEXED AS OF JUNE 1984

IM REVUE DE L INSTITUT D HYGIENE DES MINESREV INST HYG MINES (HASSELT)15,1960-38N4,1983INSTITUT D HYGIENE DES MINESHASSELT BELGIUMWl RE79N 0301-3901R43580000 JTC: S8Y

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NEW SERIALS AND TITLE CHANGES ANNOUNCEMENT, NON-INDEXED TITLES -- JUNE 1984

The following substantive serial titles were received or ordered by the SerialRecords Section. Titles indexed for MEDLINE, HEALTH, and POPLINE are listed inthe "INDEXED TITLES UPDATE" section. ON ORDER, IN PROCESS, or an actual NLMcall number appears at the bottom of the entry. Please include the NLM callnumber on interlibrary loan requests. Of course, NLM cannot fill loans fortitles not yet received by the Library. The list is offered as an earlyannouncement and wi l l include price information if known. Information providedis not authorized NLM cataloging data. For further information, contactMs. Janice Lennox, 301/496-1276, Technical Services Division, NLM.

CHRONOBIOLOGY INTERNATIONAL1,1934—PERGAMON PRESSOXFORD ENGLANDON ORDERSR0050031 $85.00

DIABETES RESEARCH1N1.MAY 1984—TEVIOT-KIMPTON PUBLICATIONSEDINBURGH SCOTLANDIN PROCESSD09270000 $130.00TEVIOT-KIMPTON PUBLICATIONS, 31 MONTPELIERPARK, EDINBURGH EH104LX,SCOTLAND

INNOVATIONS IN MICROBIOLOGY1,1984—WILEYNEW YORK UNITED STATESON ORDER117109000

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CHINESE MEDICINE1N1.MAR 1984—CENTER FOR CHINESE MEDICINEMONTEREY PARK CA UNITED STATESIN PROCESSSR0050027 $50.00CENTER FOR CHINESE MEDICINE, 230 SOUTHGARFIELD AVENUE, MONTEREY PARK CA 91754

JOURNAL OF FORENSIC ODONTO-STOMATOLOGY1,1983—MEDITORJOHANNESBURG SOUTH AFRICAON ORDERJ21670000

JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCE1N1,JUL 1983—RAMITASUDHAKA BANGLADESHIN PROCESSJ29245000RAMITASU, G.P.O. BOX 3497, DHAKA-2,BANGLADESH

REVISTA PORTUGUESA DE SAUDE PUBLICA1N1.1983—ESCOLA NATIONAL DE SAUDE PUBLICALISBOA PORTUGALIN PROCESSR39050000ESCOLA NATIONAL DE SAUDE PUBLICA, AV. PADRECRUZ, 1699 LISBOA CODEX, PORTUGAL

RIVISTA ITALIANA DI COLO-PROCTOLOGIA1N1.19S2—LA GAGANGOLAPADOVA ITALYIN PROCESSSR0050101LA GARANGOLA, VIA MONTONA 4-, 35137 PADOVA,ITALY

STUDIES IN HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES1,1983—EDWIN MELLEN PRESSNEW YORK UNITED STATESIN PROCESSS44185000EDWIN MELLEN PRESS, P.O. BOX 450, LEWISTONNY 14092

TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE DIGEST1,1984—PEOPLES MEDICAL PUBLISHING HOUSEHONG KONG HONG KONGON ORDERSR0050114SHK INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LTD., 3/F.,ADMIRALTY CENTRE TOWER II, HONG KONG

TROPICAL MEDICINE SERIES4,1963—RESEARCH STUDIES PRESSLETCHWORTH ENGLANDIN PROCESSSR0050065CONTINUES: TROPICAL MEDICINE RESEARCHSTUDIES SERIES.RESEARCH STUDIES PRESS, 58B STATION RD.,LETWORTH HERTS SG6 3BE, ENGLAND

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THE NLMTECHNICAL

BULLETIN

ISSN 0146-3055

AUGUST 1984

No. 184


14 Serials Update

ARTICLES & FEATURES 5 TOXLINE Regeneration7 NLM Online Users' Meeting, 1984

11 Easy as Pie a la Modem13 The Dating of Delayed Publications


U S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ANP HUMAN SERVICES • Public Health Service • National Institutes of HealthNational tih.ary ox Medicine

NLM TECHNICAL BULLETIN - AUG 84


AVLINE 12,648BIOETHICS 16,552CANCERLIT 414,416CANCERPROJ 21,117CATLIKE 549,544

DATESCOVERED

THROUGH 1984JAN 73-APR 84JAN 63-AUG 841978-1981THROUGH 1984

CHEMLINE 612,812CLINPROT 4,447DIRLINE 14,u*9EXPRESS 8,029HEALTH 286,224

MAY 84-AUG 84JAN 75-SEP 84

HISTLINE 62,544MEDLINE 644,443MED80MED77MED75MED71MED66

529,246775,186642,710883,906954,650

MESH VOC 50,975

JAN 82-SEP 84JAN 80-DEC 81JAN 77-DEC 79JAN 75-DEC 76JAN 71-DEC 74JAN 66-DEC 701984

NAME AUTH 164,914PDQ 972PDQ/DIRECTORY 11,247POPLINE 125,889RTECS 66,954SDILINE 27,707SERLINE 42,930TDB 4,117

MAR 841970-AUG 84THROUGH JAN 84SEP 841984

TOXLINE 766,633CBAC 398,336TOXBIB 141,795IPA (ASHP) 34,464KEEP 62,994PESTAB 8,209EMICETIC

41,99530,595

RPROJ 28,306TD3 20,072

1979-VOL 100(13)1979-AUG 841979-VOL 21(11)1979-VOL 13(8)1979-VOL 14(DEC1950-JAN 841950-NOV 831979-FEB 82GRA & I 84(4,5)

TOXBACK74 474,653CBAC 265,253TOXBIB 103,386IPAHEEP

(ASHP) 30,60661,871

PESTAB 13,537

1974-19781974-19781974-19781974-19781974-1978

TOXBACK65 387,377CBAC 196,015TOXBIB 112,170IPAHEEP

21,97329,662

HAPAB/PESTAB 12,966HAYES 10,039TMIC 4,552

1965-19731968-19731969-19731970-19731968-19731940-19681940-1973

DATE LASTUPDATED

16 AUG 8425 JUN 8407 AUG 8412 NOV 8120 AUG 8406 AUG 8423 JUL 8416 AUG 8408 AUG 8413 AUG 8406 JUL 8406 AUG 8421 MAY 8416 APR 8420 AUG 8420 AUG 8407 MAY 8420 AUG 8420 AUG 8420 JUN 8402 APR 8413 AUG 8419 MAR 8406 AUG 8410 JUL 8427 DEC 8323 JUL 84

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81)

19 APR 82

19 APR 82

LATESTUPDATE TAG

8406 (EM)8408 EM)8110(EM)

8407 (EM)8407 (EM)

8408 (EM)8409 (EM)8407 (EM)8409 (EM)

8406 (EM)8403 (EM)8408 (EM)

8409 (EM)

8407 (EM)

Editor: Carolyn B. Tilley Direct Inquiries to:Assistant Editor: PeggyConsulting Editor: AnnTechnical Notes Editor:

J. BeaversJoseph PreissPatricia E. Healy

Production Assistant: Mildred D. Mader(301) 496-6193

MEDLARS Management SectionNational Library of MedicineBldg. 38A, Rm. 4N421Bethesda, Maryland 20209

NLM TECHNICAL BULLETIN - AtJG 84

TECHNICAL NOTES

Whenever applicable, the headings of each Technical Note include a reference tothe section of the 1982 Online Services Reference Manual that is consideredmost relevant to the item being discussed (e.g., Manual 2.9). Users shouldkeep in mind that the item may pertain to other sections of the Manual as well.

TELENET WATSUSERS

MESH TOOLS1985

CHEMLINESYNONYMS

- Users who access NLM using a Telenet WATS (800) numbershould be aware that the Telenet password required duringthe Telenet login procedure has been changed. WATS usersare the only Telenet users affected by this change and maycall the MEDLARS Management Service Desk 8:30 AM - 5:00 PMMonday-Friday for the new password. The Tymnet WATS passwordhas not been changed. WATS users are reminded that at thistime they may use either Tymnet or Telenet to access NLM.Specific instructions on access were sent to all WATS usersin October 1983.

- The following 1985 MeSH tools may now be ordered from theNational Technical Information Service (NTIS) for deliveryin late September:

Title

Medical Subject Headings -Annotated AlphabeticList, 1985

Medical Subject Headings -Tree Structures, 1985

Permuted MedicalSubject Headings, 1985

The address of NTIS is:

Order Number Price

PB84-216084 $18.00($6.50 Microfiche)

PB84-216092

PB84-216100

$13.00($4.50 Microfiche)

$12.00($4.50 Microfiche)

National Technical Information ServiceU.S. Department of Commerce5285 Port Royal RoadSpringfield, Virginia 22161(703) 487-4650 — for phone orders with a deposit account

or credit card

Remittance should be sent with all mail orders.

In August 1983, NLM began using other NLM databases toaugment the synonyms derived from the CA Index Guide (ofthe Chemical Abstracts Service) for incTusion in theCHEMLINE Synonym (SY) Field. These databases are: theMESH VOCABULARYFILE (MESH), the REGISTRY OF TOXIC EFFECTSOF CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES (RTECS) and the TOXICOLOGY DATABANK (TDB).

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To help the searcher identify the source of a synonym nameIn CHEMLINE, the NLM database(s) of origin for the synonymis listed in square brackets immediately following the name.There are three possible NLM database values: MESH, RTECS,and TDB. Since a synonym may appear in more than one ofthese databases, several database names may appear afterthe synonym name. Additionally, the designation,CAS,may also follow the name in the (SY)Field to indicatethat the synonym appears In the current Index Guide ofChemical Abstracts Service. The following is an exampleof a CHEMLINE synonym:

SY - NAPROXEN [CAS:MESH*:RTECS:TDB*]

An asterisk (*) may be used with the MeSH and TDB databasetags to provide the searcher with further information aboutthe nature of the synonym. An asterisk with MESH meansthat the CHEMLINE synonym was a MeSH heading when it wastaken from the MeSH File for inclusion in the CHEMLINESynonym (SY) Field. An asterisk with TDB means that theCHEMLINE synonym was taken from the Name of Substance (NM)Field of TDB. No asterisk with MESH means that the CHEMLINEsynonym was derived from either the Backward Cross Reference(BX) Field, the Synonym (SY)Field or the CAS Type 1 Name(Nl) Field in the MESH File. No asterisk with TDB meansthat the CHEMLINE synonym is also a synonym in TDB. Thetags CAS and RTECS are currently not asterisked; all RTECS-derived CHEMLINE synonyms originated in either the CASType 1 Name (Nl) Field or the Synonym (SY)Field of RTECS.

EXPLODING TREE - When Exploding tree numbers, searchers should not use aNUMBERS period and a colon (themultiple character truncation

symbol). For example, the following should not be input:

USER*EXPC3.752.552.: WRONG WAY

Use of the above will cause the Explode instruction to beoverridden and will retrieve only those citations withtree numbers extending beyond C3.752.552.

Instead, searchers should use the following format whenExploding tree numbers:

USER*EXP C3.752.552 R.GHTWAY


TOXLINE REGENERATION, 1984Carolyn G. McHale, Specialized Information Services, NLM

A regenerated TOXLINE became available August 27, 1984. The files havebeen reconfigured with the citations distributed according to the publicationyear, between TOXLINE and its backfiles. As usual, duplicate citations wereremoved during this process. We have enhanced the TOXLINE database to providemore efficient retrieval of information. These enhancements include:

Language enrichment to identify foreign articlesReplacement of the IPA subfile from 1976 to presentReplacement of the entire EMIC and ETIC subfilesPublication Type data element now used by EMIC and ETIC

1. Reconfiguration of the files

TOXLINE has been reconfigured so that each file contains specific publicationyears. Citations from the EMIC and ETIC subfiles now appear in the cor-responding TOXLINE file.

There are three files associated with the TOXLINE database: TOXLINE,TOXBACK76, and TOXBACK65. Note the name change from TOXBACK74 to TOXBACK76.

TOXLINE contains 445,749 citations from publication year 1981 to thepresent. TOXBACK76 contains 555,808 citations from publication years 1976through 1980. TOXBACK65 contains 598,424 citations from pre-1965 publicationyears through 1975. Approximately 3% of the file is from publication yearsprior to 1965; most of these citations are found in the EMIC, ETIC, HAYES,and TMIC subfiles.

2. Duplicate Citations Removed

Due to the subfile structure of TOXLINE, many duplicate citations occurin the file (some more than twice). Removal of most of these duplicatecitations is accomplished during the regeneration process. A series ofcomputer programs are used to identify and eliminate duplicate citationsfrom only the TOXLINE file (i.e., citations are not removed from thebackfiles). This reduces tiie number of duplicate citations retrievedthroughout the user's online and offline prints. However, all duplicateshave not been eliminated:

a. When the machine identification of a duplicate is questionable, nodeletion occurs;

b. No EMIC or ETIC records have been deleted;c. TOXBIB subfile (from MEDLINE) duplicates have been retained with the

abstract removed from the record; all other data elements includingthe Keyword field (KW), which contains the MeSH terms, have beenretained for searching.

3. Language enrichment to identify foreign articles

The English language tag now appears on all citations in the ETIC and EMICsubfile, on all citations in the IPA subfile from publication year 1976 topresent, and on all citations in the HEEP subfile entered after the March 1984update. A language tag, whether ENG or a foreign language code, appears on

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95': of the TOXLINE records and 83% of the TOXBACK76 records. Citations thatcontain foreign-language codes can now be retrieved by using the term FOR (LA).Thus, foreign-language citations can be eliminated from a retrieval by usingAND NOT FOR (LA) with the search strategy.

4. IPA Replacement

A portion of the IPA subfile was completely replaced during this regeneration.The American Society of Hospital Pharmacists (ASHP) continually enhances theindexing terms for the IPA database. The TOXLINE regeneration was an opportunetime to replace a portic.'. of this subfile. Only citations appearing in theTOXLINE and TOXBACK76 files were replaced. The Entry Month for these citationscorresponds to the collection period. That is, all citations collected (notpublished) in 1976 have the Entry Month of 7601; 1977-collected citationshave 7701; etc.

One very useful enhancement is the index term HUMAN that now appears on theapplicable citations. Another enhancement is the appearance of the languagecode indicating whether the article is in English or a foreign language. Inthe past, and remaining on the TOXBACK65 citations, only the foreign-languagecode appears.

5. Replacement of the EMIC and ETIC subfiles

The EMIC and ETIC subfiles have been completely replaced during this regenera-tion. The Environmental Mutagen and Environmental Teratology InformationCenters at the Oak Ridgo National Laboratory (ORNL) continually enhance theEMIC/ETIC databases and the TOXLINE regeneration was an opportune time to re-place these subfiles. There are 19.5G4 EMIC records and 13,694 ETIC records inthe TOXBACK65 file, 17,267 EMIC records and 11,970 ETIC records in the TOXBACK76file, and 6,899 EMIC records and 5,937 ETIC records in the TOXLINE file.

One enhancement is the addition of the Publication Type (PT) to each of theEMIC and ETIC records. Prior to regeneration, the Keyword field contained anentry for the literature type. This no longer appears on the records; instead,the Publication Type data element is used. The following Publication Types arevalid:

Journal ArticleLetter to EditorMeeting AbstractMeeting PaperMeeting ReportMonographOtherPatentResearchTechnical ReportThesis

As you may remember, the Publication Type data element had been added at thetime of the 1982 TOXLINE regeneration specifically for the CBAC subfile.

All EMIC/ETIC records contain a language code whether ENG or foreign. Allrecords are indexed with HUMAN, when applicable. All EMIC/ETIC records havethe Entry Month of 8405.

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NLM ONLINE USERS' MEETINGMEDICAL LIBRARY ASSOCIATION ANNUAL MEETING

DENVER, COLORADO - May 28, 1984

The following are the answers to questions posed during the online users'meeting:

Q. Will the health professionals who are trained by the local intermediarieswho themselves have been trained by NLM be able to receive access toMEDLARS?

A. Yes. If the individual teaching the health professional course hasbeen trained by NLM, or by an NLM-authorized trainer of trainers, thenthose health professionals who have attended these workshops nay applyfor access and have the initial training requirement waived.

Q. Can you tell us more about 2400 BAUD access?

A. At the present time, Tymnet is the only one of the three networks thathas 2400 BAUD access nodes. Those numbers are fairly limited, althoughit is expected that more cities will be added. The 2400 BAUD numbers areindicated by a "$" in the NLM Phones List. It is also probable thatTelenet and Uninet will add 2400 BAUD nodes.

Q. Will the new PDQ user-friendly system be available through the ELH1LLsoftware?

A. The PDQ user-friendly system (PDQUFS) is designed to run under INQUIREwhich is a database management system and differs considerably from ELHILL.For the present time, PDQ is available through ELHILL and PDQUFS throughINQUIRE.

Q. Hill the user-friendly PDQ be available to those who have hard-printterminals?

A. PDQUFS may be used on either a print terminal or a CRT.

Q. Are you planning a feature similar to adjacency?

A. Adjacency searching is expected to be a feature of MEDLARS III.

Q. I've had problems receiving offline prints in Canada.

A. All offline prints are mailed on the day following their input tothe system. Unfortunately, once the prints leave NLM, we cannotcontrol the speed with which they are handled and delivered. Canadianusers regularly experiencing long delays should report these delays toCanada Institute for Scientific and Technical Information (CISTI) forassistance.


Q. Can you include a date with each online NEWS Item?

A. The proposal to include the date of the next NEWS item with each onlineNEWS note will be considered.

Q. With the annual vocabulary changes approaching, is it possible to editour Automatic SDI stored searches or do we have to purge them entirelyand re-enter new strategies?

A. There is no edit capability available for stored searches or for savedsearches in the present ELHILL program. NLM has requested thatcapabilityas an enhancement to MEDLARS (MEDLARS III), but there is no way to makethat added capability available to you at this time.

Q. On the offline printouts, why don't they come sorted chronologically?

A. The databases on MEDLARS are configured on four "streams" for post-processing. The streams are each based on the sizes of the files andconfigured in such a way as to speed up processing. This necessitatesplacing MEDLINE and its backfiles in different streams; therefore,*he ofnines print out of chronological order.

Q. How will the trained intermediary be compensated for training healthprofessionals?

A. Those individuals who are teaching MEDLINE to health professionals may becompensated for their time the way libraries or searchers are compensatedfor performing searches. Certainly, costs of organizing the workshops,such as duplicating materials, may be recouped. It is expected thatthis compensation would come from those attending the workshops.

Q. What is wrong with the term end-user? Why is NLM using the term "ultimate"?

A. Nothing is wrong with the term "end-user." NLM has been using "ultimate"to indicate the ultimate recipient of the data. NLM is primarily using theterm "health professional" at this time. If you have suggestions for otherterminology, please submit these ideas to us.

Q. We are turned off by the word "intermediary".

A. Intermediary is the term being used by the industry to indicate the personacting on behalf of the ultimate user of the information. Other suggestionswill certainly be considered.

Q. Would it be possible to treat the NEWS as a Multi-Meaning message?

A. The Multi-Meaning message is an ELHILL message indicating more than onemeaning to a search term. The NEWS is not part of the retrieval file; itresides in a dataset that is retrieved when the searcher issues the commandNEWS. The INFORM file can Leep costs of retrieving the online NEWS to aminimum.

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Q. Is INTROMED a program file or is it training?

A. INTROMED is a database that is designed as a training tool. It is intendedto be used by new searchers to practice search techniques. It containsapproximately 20,000 citations extracted randomly from the MEDLINE data-base. INTROMED is charged at a rate that does not charge for citationsor characters printed. A detailed description can be found in the NLMTechnical Bulletin 1984 April; 180:7.

Q. Can the workshops "Teaching MEDLINE to the Health Professional" be taped?

A. NLM will not be taping any of the workshops it gives to health professionals,but those taught elsewhere may certainly be taped. It is expected that atrainer will be present to answer questions as this is important whenteaching MEDLINE to health professionals.

Q. Many health professionals cannot attend one day of training. What istheir alternative?

A. Intermediaries who have been trained by NLM or by an NLM-authorizedtrainer, may divide the workshop as they see fit. It is designed tobe taught over a six hour period of time. This may be done in one day,over two days, or over several days, depending on the needs and desires ofthose attending.

Q. Do the health professionals who are receiving training have their ownterminals or are they using the library's terminals?

A. Most of the health professionals who have attended either the one-dayseminar or the regular initial training class have their own terminalsor microcomputers; however, libraries could make arrangements to maketerminals available to health professionals for searching.

Q. Because you are now using UNINET, are you committed to sending onlinecommercials?

A. We are not aware of the existence of online commercials and neither isour UNINET representative.

Q. What are the priority 1 journals? Is a list available?

A. At the present time, no list is available. NLM is investigating anin-process file for journals that may help users identify the highlysubstantive titles.

Q. Can you provide a published list of these journal titles? We don't knowwhich journals are included.

A. Most of these journals are AIM titles. There are probably about 200titles in total.

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Q. Are all the AIM titles in there?

A. Yes, all AIM titles are considered to be priority 1 titles.

Q. Are the health professionals that have been trained so far who have accessto the system paying their bill directly or charging it to their institutions?

A. Any health professionals who have obtained their own codes as individualsare responsible for the charges incurred on those codes. If they in turnare reimbursed by t!ieir institutions, that is arranged by the institutionand the individual.

Q. Will the health professionals who are doing their own searching get aspecial rate?

A. At the present time, all users of the NLM online system are charged atthe same rate.

Q. NTIS is not crediting payments. What do we do?

A. If NTIS is not crediting payments to your account, you should contactNTIS directly. If that is not successful, then contact MMS for assistance.A deposit account may be the best way to resolve this issue.

Q. Why can't you have a subheading .0 identify articles that cover thegeneral aspects of a subject?

i

A. We will forward this request to the MeSH Section. In the meantime,lookfor a Monthly Hint on how this can be accomplished.

Q. Can NLM define REVIEW?

A. The MeSH heading REVIEW is assigned to articles that are reviews of theliterature. The selection of an article to be considered for REVIEW is attimes a matter of judgment. Section 12.2.17 of the MEDLARS IndexingManual, Part II, 1983 states:

"If an article deals with many aspects of a subject and mightconstitute, for example, a refresher course for a physician, thearticle will not be considered a review. If on the other hand,the subject review is written by an expert in the field and coverscomprehensively the status of the subject at the time of writingand is truly a review of the literature, include as a review."

Reviews are generally limited to analyses of the literature for mainly thepast 10 years (at the time of indexing).

Q. We often have difficulty retrieving what our patron physicians call "state-of-the-art" articles. Can you provide help?

A. This question has been referred to our Index Section. They are monitoringthe literature and more information on this issue will be published inan upcoming NLM Technical Bulletin.

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EASY AS PIE A LA MODEM

As employees of the Federal Government, MMS staff cannot recommend particularmakes and models of equipment for searchers' use in accessing MEDLARS. Neithercan we recommend microcomputer configurations or software packages. However,we do receive questions of this nature on our Service Desk and feel it isimportant for searchers to be able to share information on available modems,terminals, printers, microcomputers, software, etc. When shared, informationof this type should allow both new and experienced searchers to gather detailson what equipment or software actually "works."

With this issue of the Bulletin, we would like to introduce this new columnfor MEDLARS searchers to have a vehicle to share this important information.We welcome all who will write up and send us information of this type oneither the equipment or software used in accessing MEDLARS. We would preferthat the material be written up in a format of "a solution to a problem,"or "howto."

In this way, we can all learn about various equipment configurations andsoftware uses. MMS will try to publish as many items as are received. Pleaseinclude your name, institution,and telephone number when submitting items.Appearance of equipment or software in this column is not to be construed asendorsement of any particular products by any individual, institution ororganization. It is simply an indication of present use of a particular itemto answer a particular problem or need.

The following information was submitted by Kathryn Deck, Center for EnvironmentalWealth (CEH), Centers for Disease Control (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia. She issharing the present microcomputer configuration used by both the CEH and theAgency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), which allows bothquick responses between staff involved with "Superfund" activities and therapid retrieval of information from online systems. "Superfund" is a term usedto mean activities under the Comprehensive Environmental Responsibility Compen-sation and Liability Act of 1980. "Superfund" activities include increasedresponsibilities for staff regarding the clean-up of hazardous materials andrelated emergencies, problems and questions. The information provided here isnot meant to be an endorsement by CDC, by ATSDR or by the Federal Government ofany brand of microcomputers, modems, or software. It is merely a report about>*hat the CDC and ATSDR staff are using at this time to transmit messagesbetween professional staff and to access databases in order to better serve thepublic in work with hazardous substances.


MICROCOMPUTERS FOR CEH HOME BASE USE

The following equipment is in use at Technical Information Services, CEH, CDC,in Atlanta for online information retrieval and transmission of data to fieldunits.

IBM PC XT with IBM monochrome displayOne 5 1/4-inch 320K disk drive and one 10 Megabyte hard disk512K RAM

256K on IBM system board (128K standard; two 64K chips added)256K added with a Quadboard by QUADRAM Corporation

Latest Quadboard now offers up to 384K.Quadboard also supplies real-time clock, parallel interface, and serialRS-232-C interface.

Hayes Smartmodem 1200Ok i data Microline 84 printer (200 cps draft; 50 cps correspondence quality)Crosstalk XVI telecommunications software with Transporter option by Microstuf

COMPAQ portable microcomputer with integral 9-inch monochrome screen (25 x 80)Intel 8088 16-bit microprocessorTwo 5 1/4-inch 320K disk drives256K RAM

Hayes Smartmodem 1200 B (internal modem card for portability)Okidata Microline 92 printer (160 cps draft; 40 cps correspondence quality)Crosstalk XVI softwareDOS 2.0 for compatibility with IBM PC XT

MICROCOMPUTERS FOR ATSDR FIELD USE

This equipment has been deployed in the field for the use of eight publichealth advisors assigned to EPA regional offices. It is used to accessMEDLARS directly and to exchange information with the CEH, CDC home base inAtlanta.

DOT II portable microcomputer with integral 9-inch monochrome screenIntel 8088 16-bit microprocessor running MS DOS 1.25Two 31/2 inch 280K disk drivesIntegral 160 cps thermal printer256K RAM

U.S. Robotics Password 1200 Baud Modem (7x5 Inch plastic housing)Crosstalk XVI software

Additional printer for use with any of the microcomputers:Olympia Electronic Compact 2

Functions as a typewriter or as a printer (14 cps)Built-in Centronics parallel interfaceCorrection memory 46 characters on line being typed

All machines run Crosstalk XVI telecommunications software which is availablefor most 8- and 16-bit microcomputers. Crosstalk allows for easy programmingof automatic dial up, logon, and uploading to systems and for simultaneousdownloading to disk or RAM,screen, and printer. Two machines of any kindrunning Crosstalk can easily transfer files using an error checked protocol,and the Transporter option allows for easy programming for a sequence oftransmissions to a series of different machines.

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THE DATING OF DELAYED PUBLICATIONSClifford A. Bachrach, M.D., Editor, Index Medicus

When the publication of a p.rt of a journal is delayed, the actual datingof the issues published latt in the year may lead to bibliographic confusion.A recent example is Pharmacology and Therapeutics published by PergamonPress. Each year the journal is published in four volumes of three issueseach. The final volume of 1982 is volume 19 and 1982 is the date printedon the cover of each of i.e three issues in the volume. However thepublication date 1983 appears on the first page of each article in theseissues. The last two issues of Volume 23 have 1983 on the cover and 1984on the articles.

The date(s) on the cove-3 of journal issues are usually used when markingthe bound volume. Tor this reason, the dale on the cover of the issue isalso used as the publication date in Index Medicus and MEDLINE citations.

Confusion may be caused when a reference is prepared from the individualarticle. The volume, issue and pagination should be cited correctly butthe date may not agree with that found in secondary sources or on issuesor bound volumes. Fortunately this is not a common practice but when itoccurs it can be a source of confusion.

*****

PLEASE ACCESS FILE INFORM AND TYPE NEWS TO SEE THE MOST

RECENT NEWS ITEMS ONLINE!

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SERIALS UPDATE

INDEXED TITLES UPDATE, AUGUST 1984

The following titles cited in MEDLINE, HEALTH, and POPLINE have been recentlyselected for indexing, deselected, undergone a title change, or ceasedpublication. This list is not cumulative; the information provided is onlyfor titles whose indexing status has changed since the last UPDATE. Moredetailed information about each title may be found in SERLINE. For furtherinformation, please contact MMS or Ms. Esther Baldinger, (301) 496-1276,Technical Services Division, NLM.

TITLES SELECTED FOR INDEXING, JULY 1984

IM ADVANCES IN BIOCHEMICALENGINEERING/BIOTECHNOLOGYAOV BIOCHEM ENG BIOTECHMOL

SPPINSER VERLAGHEIDELBERG GERMANY, WESTCONTINUES: ADVANCES INBIOCHEMICALENSINEEPING. INDEXES: --VOLS. 1 11971)-26(1^63) IN V. Z6 (INCLUDES INDEX TO ADVANCESIN BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING) .INDEXING BEGAN WITH V2fr,1963.Ul AD436NA13205000 JTC1- 2IQ

IM AUSTRALASIAN PHYSICAL AND ENGINEERINGSCIENCES IN MEDICINEAUSTRALAS PHYS ENS SCI MEDMS3N1,JAN/FEB 1960--AUSTPALASIAN COLLEGE OF PHfSICAL SCIENTISTSIN MEDICINEMELBOURNE AUSTRALIACONTINUES: AUSTRALASIANPHYSICAL SCIENCESIN MEDICINE.INDEXING BEGAN UITH VfcNl.1963.Wl AU335H 0158-9938A75155000 JTC: «fl

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ADVANCES IN INORGANIC BIOCHEMISTRYADV INDRG BIOCHEM1,197?--ELSEVIER/NORTH-HOLLANDNEW YORK UNITED STATESSUPPLEMENT TO INORGANIC BIOCHEMISTRYINDEXING BEGAN WITH V5.1983.Wl AD648L 01«1-021BAi<»2<ioooo JTC: cur

APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOTECHNOLOGYAPFL BK'CHEM B10TECHNOLtill,MAP l<=r.l--H'J'HNA FPESSCLIFTON NJ UNITED STATESCC'JTII.'UES: JCUPNAL OF SOLID-PHASEEIOCHEnlCTRy.IN:IEXINS BEGAN WITH veNi,i«e3.Wl ATSl^frD OC73-228'

JTC: 6KJ

APPLIED PATHOLOGYAPPL PATHOLl'!l,J'N-FEB 1963--

f.'.tEL SHITZEPLANDOFFICIAL C">PM4 OF THE ITALIAN DIVISION OFTHE INTEfN'TIP'liL ACADFMf OF FATHDL03Y.Ii">EXII.S r E G \ » J UITH V1N1,1"S3.Ul ftP5:£LP 0252-1172A:-77:tcro JTC:AFP

IM BEHAVIOR MODIFICATIONBEHAV MCDIF1,1977--SAGE PL'PLICATTC'ISBEVEPLY HILLS CA UNITED STATESIK"EVIMG BEGAN UITH V7Nlil°S3.Wl BE12^tT 01<45-<t<>55P02060000 JTC: "L5

IM BEHRIIIG INSTITUTE MITTEILUNCENDEHP1NG 1H5T MITT51,1972 —EEHPIt;C-WERKE AGM^P!^U='G/LAHN GERMANY, UE5TCOIfTItlUES EEHPIN5WEPK-MITTEILU»i5EN.IinEXINS BEGAN UITH N72,19C>3.Wl BE13' 0301-0^.57D02760000 JTC: «!.I

IM BIOCHEMISTRY INTERNATIONALEIOd'tM INTINI, JUL IOGO—ACADEMIC PPESSS t D ' J E Y AUSTRALIAIt,"DE-'II.'G BEGAN UITH V6N1.1933.Ul EI6'«3 0153-5231B15C7DOOO JTC'- 9f

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PIOOPGANICHF.SKAIA KHIMIIAF\IOt.^G KIIIM1.1075--M \UK \>WA'A USSRISSUED BY AKAOEMIIA NAUK SSSR. ARTICLES IN-RUSSIAN; SUMMARIES IN ENGLISH AND RUSSIAN.INDEXING BEGAN WITH V9N1.19B3.Wl 6I6.76M 0132-3423B19060000 JTC:9ZB

IM CELL BIOCHEMISTRY AND FUNCTIONCELL BIOCHEM FUNCT1N1.APR 1933--BUTTERUORTH SCIENTIFICGUILDFORD ENGLANDINDEXING BEGAN WITH V1N1.1983.Ul CE126F 0263-64B4C10715000 JTC:C9W

IM CHI SHENG CHUNG HSUEH YU CHI SHENG CHUNGPING TS4 CHIHCHI SHENG CHUNG HSUEH YU CHI SHENG CHUNGPING TSA CHIH1N1.19B3--SHANGHAI CHINAINDEXING BEGAN WITH V1N1.1983.U1~CH-'»£1DC17063000 JTC:DAK

IM CLINICAL RHEUMATOLOGYCLIN RHEUMATOL1N1,MAR 1982 —ACTA MEDICA BELGICABRUSSELS BELGIUMCONTINUES: ACTA RHUMATOLOGICA.INDEXING BEGAN WITH V1N1.1982.Wl CL779LC 0770-3198C26910500 JTC:DI6

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FORTSCHRITTE DER KIEFERORTHOPADIEFORTSCHR KIEFERORTHOP13,1952—URBAN AND SCHWARZENBERGMUNCHEN GERMANY, WESTCONTINUES FORTSCHRITTE DER ORTHODONTIK.ORGAN OF THE DEUTSCHEN GESELLSCHAFT FURKIEFERORTHOPADIE.43,19B2-«N2,1984 INDEXED ONLY FOR IDL.INDEXING FOR IM RESUMED WITH 45N3.1984.Wl F0859 0015-B16XF12210000 JTC:F5U

GENERAL PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOPHYSICSGEN PHYSIOL BIOPHYS1N1.JAN 1982--VEDABRATISLAVA CZECHOSLOVAKIAPUBLISHED UNDER THE AUSPICES OF: THE SLOVAKACADEMY OF SCIENCES.INDEXING BEGAN WITH V1N1.1962.Wl GE256 0231-5B82G04230000 JTC: FME

HEMATOLOGICAL ONCOLOGYHEMATOL ONCOLINI,JAN/MAR 1983—JOHN WILEY AND SONSCHICHESTER ENGLANDINDEXING BEGAN WITH V1N1.1983.Wl HE87E 0278-0232H11105000 JTC: GB2

HYBRIDOMAHYBRIDOMA1N1,1982—MARY ANN LIEBERTNEW YORK UNITED STATESINDEXING BEGAN WITH V1N1.19B2.Wl HY26 0272-457XH22905000 JTC:GFS

IM DRUG-NUTRIENT INTERACTIONSDRUG NUTR INTERACT1N1.19B2—ALAN R. LISSNEW YORK UNITED STATESINDEXING BEGAN WITH V1N1.1982.Wl DR892D 0272-3530D21030000 JTC:EBY

IM INDIAN JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGYINDIAN J GASTROENTEROL1N1.APR 19B2--INDIAN SOCIETY OF GASTROENTEROLOGYBOMBAY INDIAINDEXING BEGAN WITH V1N1.1902.Wl IN20BW109^50000 JTC: GJA

IM ECOLOGY OF DISEASEECOL DIS1N1.1982—PEPGAMON PRESSOXFORD ENGLANDINDEXING BEGAN WITH V1N1.1982.Wl EC916M 0278- 300E01150000 JTC:EEG

IM INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLINCALPHARMACOLOGY RESEARCHINT J CLIN PHARMACOL RES1N1,1961—BIOSCIEHCE EDIPRINTGENEVA SWITZERLANDCALLED ALSO'- CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGYRESEARCH. OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE ITALIANSOCIETY OF CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY.INDEXING BEGAN WITH V3N1.19S3.Wl IN766DKH 0251-1649126590000 JTC: GRA

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IM INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MICROCIRCULATXON:CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL1HT J MICROCIRC CLIN EXP1N1.1982—NARTINUS NIJHOFFHAGUE NETHERLANDSINDEXING BEGAN WITH V1N1.1982.Ml IH769Z 0167-6665I27C87000 JTC: GSY

IM LYMPHDKINE RESEARCHLYMPHOKINE RES1N1,1982—MARY ANN LIEBERTNEW YORK UNITED STATESINDEXING BEGAN WITH V1N1.1962.Ml LY527D 0277-6766L13813000 . JTC: LAI

IM INVASION AND METASTASISINVASION METASTASIS1N1.SEP 1961 —KAR6ERBASEL SWITZERLANDINDEXING BEGAN WITH V1N1.1981.Wl IN993M 0251-1789137455000 JTC: 6V4

IM PROGRESS IN BEHAVIOR MODIFICATIONPROG BEHAV MODIF1,1975—ACADEMIC PRESSNEW YORK UNITED STATESINDEXING BEGAN WITH V15.1983.Wl PR666GM 0099-037XP47040000 JTC: PBM

IM INVESTIGATIONAL NEW DRUGSINVEST NEW DRUGS1N1.1983--MARTINUS NIJHOFFBOSTON UNITED STATESINDEXING BEGAN WITH V1N1.1983.Wl IN949R 0167-6997137910000 JTC: GWJ

IM SANGYO IKA DAIGAKU ZASSHISANGYO IKA DAIGAKU ZASSHIl.MAR 1979—UNIVERSITY OF OCCUPATIONAL ANDENVIRONMENTAL HEALTHKITAKYUSHU JAPANADDED TITLE PAGE TITLE: JOURNAL OF UOEH.INDEXING BEGAN WITH V5N1.1963.Wl SA649D 0387-621XS03450000 JTC: SID

IM JOURNAL OF APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRYJ APPL BIOCHEMl.FEB 1979—ACADEMIC PRESSNEW YORK UNITED STATESINDEXING BEGAN WITH V5N1.1983.Wl J0539V 0161-735*J12605000 JTC: HEA

IM SEMINARS IN UROLOGYSEMIN UROLINI FEB.1963—GRUNE AND STRATTONNEW YORK UNITED STATESINDEXING BEGAN WITH V1N1,19B3.Wl SE489H 0730-9147S19404500 JTC: SIU

IM JOURNAL OF NEURO-ONCOLOGYJ NEUROONCOL1141,1983—NIJHOFFBOSTON UNITED STATESINDEXING BEGAN WITH V1N1.1983.Wl J0789T 0167-594XJ31065500 JTC: JCP

IM LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMSLIFE SUPPORT SYSTINI,JAN/MAR 1963—W.B. SAUNDERSEASTBOURNE EAST ENGLANDSUSSEXJOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN SOCIETY FOPARTIFICIAL ORGANS.INDEXING BEGAN WITH V1N1,1983.Wl LI407I 0261-989XL08975000 JTC: LAY

IM SYMPOSIUM ON FUNDAMENTAL CANCER RESEARCHSYMP FUNDAM CANCER RES1ST, 1947—RAVEN PRESSNEW YORK UNITED STATESCO-SPONSORED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS ATHOUSTON GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BIOMEDICALSCIENCES.INDEXING BEGAN WITH 36TH SYMPOSIUM, 1983.W3 SY5177 0190-1214S52240000 JTC: SFC

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TITLE CHANGES, JULY 1984

PTOrilYSICS OF STRUCTURE AND MECHANISMMOPHY5 S1RUCT MtCH1 .107*-10N»,]°£i4SPLINTER VERLAGl.riPELPERG GERMANY, WESTCONTINUED BY: EUROPEAN BIOPHYSICS JOURNAL.Wl EIS70B 0340-1057B10CHOOOO JTC: A5V

IM ONCODEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY AND MEDICINECNCODJV BIOL MED1,'AUG- 1960-4,1983ELSEVIERAMSTERDAM NETHERLANDSCONTINUED BY: TUMOUR BIOLOGY.INDEXING BEGAN WITH V.I,NO.1,1980.Wl ON102 0167-1618006610000 JTC: PAJ.

IM EUROPEAN BIOPHYSICS JOURNALEL'H BIOPHYS J11N1.19S4--SFRINCER-VERLAGHEIDELBERG GERMANY, WESTCONTINUES: BIOPHYSICS OF STRUCTURE ANDMECHANISM.IN PROCESSSR0050646 JTC: EHU

IM TUMOURTUMOUR BIOL5,1964—SAIKON PUBLISHINGTOKYOCONTINUESMEDICINE.ON ORDERSR0050462

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INDEX MEDICUS TltLES NO LONGER INDEXED AS OF AUGUST 1984

AJS. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SOCIOLOGYAJS70,1964—UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PRESSCHICAGO UNITED STATESINHEXING CEASED WITH V89N6.1984.Wl A117H 0002-9602A18555000 JTC: 3YT

HEFTE ZUR UNFALLHEILKUNDEHEFTE UNFALLHEILKDN1.1929—SPRINGER VERLAGBERLIN GER^AMY, WESTINDEXING CEASED WITH V170.19C4.Wl HE663 0085-1469H09860000 JTC: G3B

AMFRICAN CORRECTIVE THERAPY JOURNALAM CORRECT THER J21N5.1967--AMERICAN CORRECTIVE THERAPY ASSOCIATIONREHOBOTH BEACH DE UNITED STATESINDEXING CEASED WITH V38N3.1984.Wl AM346 0002-8068A23400000 JTC: 3BQ

HUMAN DEVELOPMENTHUM DEV8,1965—KARGERBASEL SWITZERLANDINDEXING CEASED WITH V27N3-4.1934.Wl HU446C 0018-716XH22000000 JTC: GDZ

AMERICAN SOCIOLOGICAL REVIEWAM SOCIOL REV1,1936—AMERICAN SOCIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATIONNEW YOPK UNITED STATESINDEXING CEASED WITH V49N3.19Q4.Wl AM808 0003-1224A25845000 JTC: 433

JOURNAL OF REHABILITATIONJ PEHABIL11,1945—NATIONAL REHABILITATION ASSOCIATIONWASHINGTON UUITCD STATESINDEXING CEASED WITH V50N2.1934.Wl J0866R 0022-4154J36660000 JTC: ju?

FYSIATRICKY A REVMATOLOGICKY VESTNIKFysia-tr Reumatol Vestn44,1966—AVICENUMTR#HA CZECHOSLOVAKIAII.DF.XING CEASED WITH V6?N3,19S4.Wl FY634 0072-0038F15300000 JTC: F9L

PHYSIOTHERAPYPHYSIOTHERAPY34,1948—CHAPTERED SOCIETY OF PHYSIOTHEPAPY LONDONLONDON EfSGLAI'DINDEXING CEASED WITH V70N5.1984.Wl PII966 0031-9406P15460000 JTC: PCC

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SOZIALMEDIZIN[•HiSIKALISCIIEMFDIZIN PRAVEHTIVMEDIZINFPl'T-ILITATION (BONN)35.1-6:--MITArr'N GERMANY, UESTI'TiEXING CEASED WITH V36N3-*,1983.HI RF176 00*8-71*7P11360000 JTC: R3L

SPECIAL EDUCATION: FORWARD TREUDSSPEC EDUC FORWARD TRENDS1,197*—NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR SPECIAL EDUCATIONLONDON ENGLANDINDEXING CEASED WITH V11N2,19S*.Wl SP286P 0305-7526S3**80000 JTC: UXS

REUMATOLOGIAREUMATOLOGIA1,1963—FANSTIICWY ZAKLAD WYDAWHICTU LEKARSKICH(.'"PSZAUA POLANDINnEXINS CEASED HITH V22N1.198*.Wl RE251H 0034-6233R27660000 JTC: R95

ZEITSCHRIFT FUR TIERPHYSIOLOGIE,TIERERNAHRUNG Ut!D FUTTERHITTELKLfJOEZ TIERPHYSIOL TIERNAUR FUTTEPMITFELKD13,1958—VERLAG PAUL PAPEYHAMBURG GERMANY, WESTINDEXING CEASED WITH V52N1,1<;G''».Wl ZE625K 00 -3565Z05000000 JTC: YOY

SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY QUARTERLYSQC PSYCHOL QAMERICAN SOCIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATIONALBANY NY UNITED STATESINDEXING CEASED WITH V*7N2,190'4.Wl S01C3TQ 0190-2725SC6610000 JTC: UTR

SOCIOLOGICAL REVIEWSOCIOL REVHS1.1953—UNIVERSITY OF KEELEKEELE ENGLANDIfDEXING CEASED WITH V32N1.198*.WV S0379E 0038-0261530120000 JTC: UUG

ZENTRALBLATT FUR ARBEITSMEDIZIH,ARBEITSSCHUTZ, PROFHYLAXE UHD ERGOt'OMIEZENTRALBL ARBEITSHED APEEIT5SCHUTZ FRCPHYLERGONOMIE30N*,APR 1980--HAFNERHEIDELBERG GEPMANY, WESTINDEXING CEASED WITH V3*y!6,193a.Wl ZE767M 0173-3338Z06605000 JTC: >^R

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NE\\ SERIALS AND TITLE CHANGES ANNOUNCEMENT, NON-INDEXED TITLES -- JULY 1984

T IL following substantive serial titles were received or ordered by the SerialAccords Section. Titles indexed for MEDLIME, HEALTH, and POPLINE are listed inthe "IriDEXLD TITLES UPDATE" section. ON ORbER, IN PROCESS, or an actual NLMcall nunber appears at the bottom of the entry. Please include the NLM callnumber on interlibrary loan requests. Of course, NLM cannot fill loans fortitles not yet receivea by the Library. The list is offered as an earlyannouncement and will include price information if known. Information providedis not authorized NLM cataloging data. For further information, contacti.s. Janice Lennox, 301/496-1276, Technical Services Division, NLM.

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No. 185

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20 Serials Update

ARTICLES & FEATURES 5 NLM Announces Subsets Program13 NLM Online Training Program17 NLM Online Services Update Schedule

Appendix A Phones List


U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES • Public Health Service • National Institutes or HealthNational Library of Medicine

NLM TECHNICAL BULtFFTN - §Sf»iJ4

DATABASETOTALRECORDS

DATESCOVERED

DATE LASTUEDAIED

AVLINE 12,739BIOETHICS 16,852CANCERLIT A18,808CANCERPROJ 21,117CATLINE 550,335CHEMLINE 607,203CLINPROT 4,508DIRLINE 14,049EXPRESS 7,510HEALTH 288,959HISTLINE 62,942MEDLINE 669,261MED80 529,237MED77 775,167MED75 642,710MED71 883,906MED66 954,650MESH VOC 51,132NAME AUTH 165,366PDQ 1,009PDQ/DIRECTORY 11,247POPLINE 126,344RTECS 70,029SDILINE 24,818SERLINE 44,088TDB 4,112TOXLINE 445,749CBAC 263,187TOXBIB 98,492IPA (ASHP) 22,122HEEP 37,246PESTAB 1,536EMIC 6,899ETIC 5,937TD3 10,330

TOXBACK76 555,«08CBAC 298,383TOXBIB 106,643IPA(ASHP) 33,321HEEP 63,796PESTAB 14,757EMIC 17,267ETIC 11,970TD3 9,671

TOXBACK65 598,424CBAC 287,992TOXBIB 155,387IPA(ASHP) 33,876HEEP 54,075HAPAB/PESTAB18.416EMIC 19,554ETIC, 13,694TD3 839 PRE-HAYES 10,039TMIC 4,552

THROUGH 19§4 13 SEP 84JAN 73-JUN 84 14 SEP 84JAN 63-SEP 84 04 SEP 841978-1981 12 mm BlTHROUGH 1984 135EP' 4

04 SEP -8427'AUG »416 AUG 84

MAY 84-SEP 84 04 SEP "84JAN 75-OCT 84 10 SE-P 84

04 SEP 84JAN 82-OCT 84 04 SEP 84JAN 80-DEC 81 10 SEP €4JAN 77-DEC 79 04 SEP 84JAN 75-DEC 76 20 AUG 84JAN 71-DEC 74 20 AUG 84JAN 66-DEC 70 10 SEP 841984 10 SEP 84

04 SEP 8427 AUG 84

MAR 84 -Q2 APR 841970-SEP 84 10 SEP 84THROUGH JUL 84 12 SEP 84OCT 84 04 SEP 841984 23 ADG 84

06 SEP 8427 AUG 84

1981-VOL 101(2,3)1981-SEP 841981-VOL 21(13-16)1981-VOL 13(9)19811981-APR 19841981-APR 1984I981-GRA&I 84(6-9)

27 AUG 841976-19801976-19801976-19801976-19801976-19801976-19801976-19801976-1980

27 AUG 841965-19751965-19751969-19751970-1975L968-19751950-19751950-1975-1965-19751940-19681940-1975

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Editor: Carolyn B. TilleyAssistant Editor: Ann Joseph PreissTechnical Notes Editor: Patricia E. HealyProduction Assistant: Mildred D. Mader(301) 496-6193

Direct Inquiries to:MEDLARS Management SectionNational Library of MedicineBldg. 38A, Rm. 4N421Bethesda, Maryland 20209

NLM TECHNICAL BULLETIN - SEP 84

TECHNICAL NOTES

Whenever applicable, the headings of each Technical Note include areference to the section of the 1982 Onl1ne Services Reference Manual thatis considered most relevant to the item being discussed (e.g., Manual 2.9).Users should keep in mind that-the item may pertain to other sections ofthe Manual as well.

COLUMBUS DAYHOLIDAYSCHEDULE

TOXLINE UPDATESCHEDULEREVISION

TOXBACK FILEALIASES

The NLM computer will be up on Monday, October 8, 1984, theday of the Federal Government observance of Columbus Day.Non-erne rates will be in effect all day. The MEDLARSManagement Service Desk will not be staffed. On ColumbusDay, Friday, October 12, 1984,the NLM computer will beup and the MMS Service Desk staffed. Regular rates willbe in effect all day.

Beginning with the September 1984 (8409 (EM)) update,TOXLINE will be updated monthly on the third weekend of themonth rather than the fourth weekend. The updated filewill be available that Monday according to the followingschedule:

AUGUST 1984INVOICES FORTOXLINE/TOXBACKS

UPDATE TAG

8409841084118412

DATE AVAILABLE

September 17, 1984October 15,1984November 19, 1984December 17,1984

The dates listed above supersede the dates published inAppendix B, "Database Update Schedule for 1984," of theOctober 1983Technical Bulletin. Please update thisschedule to reflect these changes.

Effective with the TOXLINE regeneration of August 27, 1984,any of the following aliases may be used with a FILEcommand to access the TOXLINE backfiles:

Database Name

TOXBACK76TOXBACK65

Aliases

TOX76 or T76TOX65 or T65

These aliases may also be used with the EXPLAIN commandwhen requesting an online EXPLAIN of these files.

Due to the regeneration of TOXLINE and its backfiles whichoccurred on August 27, 1984, August invoices will have off-line prints and OFFSEARCHes for TOXBACK74 (the old TOXLINEbackfile) and TOXBACK76 recorded separately. However, allonline usage for TOXBACK74 during the first three weeks ofAugust will be reported as a total under the headingTOXBACK76; there will be no separate usage report for onlineTOXBACK74 usage. September invoices will not show theheading TOXBACK74 for prints, OFFSEARCHes, or usage.

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CHEMLINEREGENERATION

TDBREGENERATION

CANCERLITCITATIONS

HEALTH PLANNINGADMINISTRATIONDATABASEBROCHURE

PHONES LIST

The CHEMLINE file has been regenerated to reflect changesresulting from the August 27, 1984 regeneration of theTOXLINE files. The Locator (LO) field now carries TOXBACK76as a locator instead of TOXBACK74. In addition, otherlocators in a record may have changed because of changes inthe distribution of Registry Numbers in the TOXLINE andTOXBACK files. No new data have been added and Entry Months(EM) remain the same. The new file size is 607,203.

The Toxicology Data Bank (TDB)was regenerated onSeptembor 6, 1984. The file contains 4,112 records of which4,077 are complete. The Last Revision Date (LR) fieldshould not be used to determine the revision status of therecord because, for this update, the (LR)field isinaccurate on a small portion of records (less than 10%).The last TDB regeneration occurred in December 1983.

Beginning with the September 1984 update, the CANCERLITdatabase once again will include citations to the publishedliterature in addition to the citations extracted fromthe MEDLINE database. For the next two months, most of theadditional material will consist of meeting abstracts.Later, monographs, technical reports, theses, someadditional journal articles and occasional letters to theeditor will be added. All citations not derived fromMEDLINE will have ICDB in the Secondary Source (SI) field.This non-MEDLINE material will not be added to theCANCEREXPRESS database.

A new brochure on the HEALTH PLANNING & ADMINISTRATIONdatabase is available from the American Hospital Association(AHA). Please call the AHA Library at 312/280-6263 formore information.

A list of available telephone numbers used to access theNLM computer is enclosed as Appendix A.

PLEASE ACCESS FILE INFORM AND TYPE NEWS TO SEE THE MOSTRECENT NEWS ITEMS ONLINE!

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NLM ANNOUNCES SUBSETS PROGRAM

The NLM is announcing the availability of subsets on magnetic tape of theMEDLINE database. Details may be found in the "Domestic MEDLARS Subset Policy"and its "Attachment A: Charges-for Subsets," both of which are reproducedfollowing this article. Both documents are self-explanatory. Among the majorpoints are the following:

0 The Subset Policy is being implemented in phases. NLM expectsto begin service '"oilowing the introduction of the 1985 MeSH.

0 In its first phase, the Subset Policy will cover only IndividualizedSubsets and Custom Subsets, each of which will be provided on magnetictape. It will not cover Predetermined Subsets, subsets on floppy disk,leasing arranaewents for users outside the United States (only domesticusers may currently apply), or any database other than MEDLINE or itsbackfiles.

0 A subset user is not required to hold a MEDLARS UserID code, althoughthis is recommended.

0 NLM will supply only the data (i.e., MEDLINE or backfile citationsand MESH Vocabulary File data); software required to store andsearch the subset data is the responsibility of the licensee.

0 An NLM Subset Packet that contains technical details and informa-tion on how to order a subset or sample tape may be requested fromMMS.

RECOMMENDED PROCEDURE FOR OBTAINING A SUBSET

The general steps for obtaining a subset are listed below:

1. Read the Subset Policy and Attachment A: Charges for Subsets.

2. If you are interested, request the NLM Subset Packet available fromMMS.

3. NLM strongly recommends that you purchase a sample tape in theStandard DistributionFormat (SDF) that will be used for subsets.Sample tapes of MEDLINE and the MESH Vocabulary File are avail-able for $25 each. Information about these sample tapes is con-tained in the subset packet.

4. If you wish to proceed after examining the test tape data, submit thecompleted subset applicationform and related documentation to MMS. MMSstaff will be available for general questions; however, the analysis andthe subset search strategy design are the responsibility of the applicant.

5. MMS will process the application and generate the subset.

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6. While having a MEDLARS UserlD code 1s not a requirement for licensing asubset, we anticipate that many subset licensees also will have an onlinecode. In these cases, we ask that the licensees follow the newlyestablished Subset Program procedures for designing and naming thesubset search. These procedures are similar to the Automatic SDIProgram procedures, and1are based on the ELHILL STORESEARCH capabilitywhich is documented in Section 5.2+ of the Online Services ReferenceManual, 1982. (NOTE: If you do not have a MEDLARS UserlD code, a formfor supplying the strategy on paper is included in the NLM SubsetPacket. Alternatively, you may wish to apply for an online code and usethe STORESEARCH capability.)

SUBSET PROGRAM PROCEDURE

The procedure for subsets, using the STORESEARCH capability, is as follows:

1. Naming Conventions

A. The name may be up to 30 characters in length, counting spaces;make sure the 30th character itself is not a space.

B. Begin the name with the letter Z which tells the computer thatthis is a subset strategy.

C. Follow the letter Z with a three digit number which tells thecomputer what print format to use for your search as shown below:

Number Range Mear.*n£1 0 0-199~PRINt~STANDARD* plus DA, UI, and EM200-299 All data elements for Range 100 above plus MH300-399 All data elements for Range 100 above plus AB400-499 All data elements for Range 100 above plus

MH, AB, TT, LA, RN, ID500-599 PRINT DETAILED

*PRINT STANDARD includes AU, TI, and the separate data elements thatmake up the source information, i.e., TA, DP, VI, IP, and PG.

D. Follow the three digit number with a space. The remaining 25characters may be whatever you choose with the exception that a namemay not contain a Boolean operator (i.e., AND, OR, AND NOT)or anyspecial characters such as punctuation marks. A sample subset searchname could be: Z400 Cardiology Subset

2. Design and refine the strategy in MEDLINE or SDILINE.

3. Use the command STORESEARCH and enter the search formulation topermanently record it.

4. At the prompt, type in the search name you have chosen according tothe naming conventions above.


5. Make sure that all terms desired for retrieval are logically pulledtogether in the last search statement since only the last search,statement is used to generate the final product.

6. To end the STORESEARCH procedure, type the word FINISHED in responseto the next USER: cue. :

7. On the following day, use the DISPLAY command followed by the fullsearch name to verify that the search was stored properly.(NOTE: Searches entered on Saturday are stored Monday evening andtherefore cannot be DISPLAYed until Tuesday.)

8. Test the search strategy in SDILINE to evaluate the retrieval in termsof scope and quantity.

9. An incorrect STORESEARCH must be deleted by using the PURGESEARCHcommand and the correct strategy re-entered with another STORESEARCHcommand. Stored search names and strategies cannot be edited; theymust be deleted and re-stored. Never use exactly the same name formultiple stored searches. (Note: "Stored searches" is a generic phrasethat includes searches recorded permanently through STORESEARCH ortemporarily through SAVE or SAVESEARCH.)

10. Stored searches for subset licensees cannot be sorted. Retrievalwill be output in reverse chronological order of entry into MEDLARS.

We invite your comments and questions in writing to MMS. NLM is lookingforward to the implementation of the subset program as an effective means offurther disseminatingbiomedical information.

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National Library of MedicineDomestic MEDLARS Subset PoTTcy

1. Introduction

Since initiating online MEDLARS services, the National Library ofMedicine (NLM) has provided access directly to its databases from itsown computer resources or by making tapes of the databases availablethrough cooperative ayeement with foreign centers or by leasing themto commercial vendors" Because of the size of the NLM databases, tapedistribution has been limited to organizations having major computerresources. With the development of sophisticated and relatively lowcost mini- and microcomputers, it has become feasible for individualusers and organizations with smaller computers to set up local retrievalcapabilities for files of substantial size. The Library has thereforedecided to make it possible to mount subsets of MEDLARS on personalor institutional computers. The NLM has developed a subset policyand license agreement through which portions of the totalMEDLARS database can be made available to the Library's domesticusers. This document describes the basic policy which the Library hasadopted to implement the subset service. Obtaining software requiredto store and search subsets is the responsibility of the licensee.

2. Primary Objective

The NLM subset policy seeks to encourage and facilitate increased useof biomedical information by increasing the availability of NLMbibliographic databases. Effective use of contemporary computertechnology and distributed information processing techniques arethe means to this end.

3. Definition of Subsets

A "subset" is a portion of a database made available offline inelectronic form via tape, floppy disk, etc., for subsequent storageand re-use in a distributed local processing mode. Subsets areprovided under explicitly stated terms and conditions as part of aformalized license agreement. This differs from "downloading" whereinusers execute a search online and retrieve records that aresubsequently stored in a local computer for re-use. Downloading issubject to the restrictions and pricing algorithms applicable toonline users, (c.f. Memorandum of Understanding)

Revised 8/28/84

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4. Contents of Subsets

Subsets will consist of portions of unit records which may includecitations, index terms and abstracts comprising defined portions ofan NLM database. Initially, subset contents will be limited to thecurrent year of the MEDLINE file (approximately 300,000 citations) andthe MEDLINE backfiles from 1966 to the current year, totalingapproximately 4.0 million citations.

5. Types of Subsets

Three types of subsets will be produced and distributed in response touser requests:

a. "Predetermined Subsets" which are selected by NLM based upon theLibrary's experience or advice of professional groups, and areexpected to be of use to a sizeable number of people. Monthly orquarterly updates will be provided for annual subscriptions.

b. "Individualized Subsets" which are selected by the subsetrequester from MEDLINE current year and backfiles. Monthly orquarterly updates will be provided for annual subscriptions.

c. "Custom Subsets" which are selected by the subset requester fromMEDLINE current year and backfiles. These subsets are non-recurringand no updates will be provided.

6. Classes of Subset Service

Two classes of subset service will be offered by NLM:

a. "Personal Use" Subsets intended for use by an individual;

b. "Multiple Use" Subsets intended for use by more than one person atone or more sites.

"Personal Use" and "Multiple Use" subsets may be obtained as "PredeterminedSubsets" or "Individualized Subsets". "Custom Subsets" are available for"Personal Use" only.

7. Restrictions

Subsets will be offered solely by NLM or its authorized contractualagent(s). Some of the contents of subsets may be subject to copyright,and licensees should be cognizant of restrictions on their use.Recipients of subsets are expressly prohibited from republishing,duplicating or offering the subset for re-sale to others.

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8. Charges

The NLM's pricing policy is predicated on the principle that users paythe full cost for accessing the products and services of MEDLARS. Indetermining the price of any individual product or service, includingsubsets, a primary concern is to ensure that the price does not impairaccess by users, while at the same time ensuring that an appropriateshare of the overall costs are recovered. Thus, the pricing of subsetsis intended to recover access related costs, including NLM computercosts, materials, stripping, staff costs, and overhead.

"Personal Use"subsets are available on the basis of a flat rate chargewhich varies by type of subset and medium of distribution (magnetictape, floppy disk, etc.). "Multiple Use"subsets are priced on thebasis of the size of files obtained and the frequency of theiruse.Under certain circumstances, a flat rate pricing option may beavailable for "Multiple Use"subsets whose licensees do not vend adatabase service. In order to qualify for the flat rate, the licenseemust limit access to either academically affiliated institutions orcorporate members of the organization which are located within areasonable geographic distance from the licensee.*

See Attachment A for current prices and availabilities.

9. How to Order Subsets

A complete instruction packet for ordering subsets is available onrequest from:

MEDLARS Management SectionNational Library of MedicineBldg. 38A, Room 4N421Bethesda, Maryland 20209ATTN: Subsets

*A "reasonable geographic distance" is interpreted to be normally within theconfines of a local region's telephone area code. The boundaries of aninstitution/organization's corporate responsibility will be interpretedliberally, but cannot, for example, be construed to be a chain of widelybased corporate related hospitals, or a consortium of cooperatinglibraries.

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Attachment ANational Library of Medicine

CHARGES FOR SUBSETS*

"PERSONAL USE" SUBSETS: For Predetermined Subsets and for Individualized Subsets,charges include monthly or quarterly updates. Subscriptions in subsequentyears include replacement tape(s) for which maintenance and error correction havebeen performed.

I. Magnetic Tape (there is an annual limit of 150,000 citations)

A. Predetermined Sjbsets - not presently available; annual subscriptionto the current year and backfiles expected to be $1,000 annual flat rate

B. Individualized Subsets - annual subscription to the current yearand backfiles - $1,500 annual flat rate

C. Custom Subsets - one time retrieval from current year and backfiles$500 flat rate; no updates provided

II. Floppy Disk - not presently available; charges to be announced

"MULTIPLE USE" SUBSETS: Charges include monthly or quarterly updates.

I. Magnetic Tape

A. Predetermined Subsets - not presently available; charges to beannounced.

B. Individualized Subsets

1. Option A: Annual minimum with use charge**

a. Current Year Annual Subscription

1) Annual Minimum Charge: up to 25% file: $1,25026% to 50% file: $2,50051% to 75% file: $3,750

76% to full file: $5,000

2) Use charges offset annual minimum: $4 per connect hourduring prime time and $3 per hour during non-prime time(6:00 PMto 6:00 AMlocal time Monday through Fridayand Saturday, Sunday and holidays) PLUS $0.01 for eachcitation printed offline at the host computer.

b. Backfiles Annual Subscription

1) Annual Minimum Charge: up to 25% file: $2,50026% to 50% file: $5,00051% to 75% file: $7,500

76% to full file: $10,000

*A11 charges include a copy of the MeSH Vocabulary File, if requested.**The use charge offsets the annual minimum charge. If the use is the dollar

equivalent to less than the minimum, the minimum is paid. If the actual use isthe dollar equivalent to more than the minimum, the dollar equivalent is paid.

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2) Use charges offset annual minimum: as describedfor Current Year Annual Subscription.

3) In subsequent years the annual charge for thebackfiles includes the cost of a replacementtape(s) for which maintenance and error correc-tion have been performed.

Under certain circumstances, a flat rate pricing option (Option B) isavailable for an institution/organization which does not vend a databaseservice. In order to qualify for the flat rate, the institution/organi-zation must limit access to either academically affiliated institutionsor corporate members of the organization which are located within areasonable geographic distance***. If the institution/organizationdoes not anticipate having sufficient use to warrant paying the flatrate, it may offset the minimum annual charge by paying a $4 perconnect hour use charge with no charges for citations printed offline.

2. Option B: Flat Rate

An institution/organization which limits access to eitheracademically affiliated institutions or corporate membersof the organization which are located within a reasonablegeographic distance*** may elect to pay an annual flat ratewith no hourly use or citation charge.

a. Current Year Annual Subscription

Charges are not dependent upon size of file. Thereis a $10,000 annual flat rate which includes one academi-cally affiliated institution. An additional annualcharge of $1,000 is made for each additional academi-cally affiliated institution to which service isprovided.

b. Backfiles Annual Subscription - annual flat rate isdependent upon size of the file: up to 25% file: $2,500

26% to 50% file: $5,00051% to 75% file: $7,50076% to full file: $10,000

In subsequent years the annual charge for the back-files includes the cost of a replacement tape(s) forwhich maintenance and error correction have beenperformed.

C. Custom Subsets - not available for multiple use

II. Floppy Disk - not available at this time

***A "reasonable geographic distance" is interpreted to be normally within theconfines of a local region's telephone area code.


SUBWAY STATION OPENS

On August 25, 1984 a new subway station-part of theMetro Red Line serving the D.C. metropolitan area-openednear the Library. This station, known as Medical Center, islocated or the National Institutes of Health campus near theLibrary at oouth Drive and Rockville Pike. An extension ofthe Red Line of the Metro Rail System, the station is theseventh stop from Dupont Circle, in northwest Washington,about a 15 minute ride. Staff, patrons, and out-of-townvisitors should find the subway a convenient means oftransportation to the Library from various points in thearea, including National Airport and Union Station. Thestation also serves visitors to NIH and the National NavalMedical Center.

NLM ONLINE TRAINING PROGRAMPatricia Clark Buchan, MEDLARS Management Section, NLM

The schedule of NLM Online Services Training Classes has been announced for1985. This year NLM continues Us coranitrcent to provide training at de-centralized sites on both the Initial and Advanced levels. To this end,twenty-two of the thirty-nine scheduled Initial classes will be hosted atsites other than NLM. Every attempt will be made to place trainingapplicants in the class being taught in the location nearest to them.Presently, all of the Initial Classes are filled through the end of1984, and a number of applicants have been placed on a waiting list forattending the classes in early 1985.

This year there will be eight offerings of the Advanced Online ServicesTraining class. Four of these will be taught at NLM, and one each inHonolulu, HI, Palo Alto, CA, Hanover, NH, and Lansing, MI. We hopethese will provide ample opportunity for searchers to learn about thespecialized databases and searching capabilities of the MEDLARS system.

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MONTHJANUARY

FEBRUARY

MARCH

APRIL

MAY

JUNE

JULY

AUGUST

SEPTEMBER

OCTOBER

128-Feb. 1

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28-Nov. 1

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NLM ONLINE SERVICESTRAININGTENTATIVE

1985 SCHEDULE

COURSEAdvancedInitialInitialIni t ia lAdvanced

In i t ia lIni t ia lIn i t ia lIn i t i a l

AdvancedInitialIni t ia lIni t ia l

Ini t ialIn i t ia lIni t ia lAdvanced

Ini t ia lIn i t ia lIni t ia l

Ini t ia lIn i t ia lIr.itialInit ial

Init ialIn i t i a lAdvancedIni t ialIni t ialInitial

InitialIn i t ia lAdvanced

Init ialInitialInit ial

InitialInitialIni t ia lInitialAdvancedInit ial

Init ialIni t ial

Ini t ia lIni t ia lAdvanced

1

LOCATIONHonolulu, HINLMCleveland, OHUCLANLM

Tulsa, OKTampa, FLUCLANLM

Palo Alto, CANLMChicago, ILNLM

UCLA

Omaha, NENLMNLM

Seattle, WAMinneapolis, MNNew York, NY

NLMUCLADallas, TXNLM

Denver, COHanover, NHHanover, NHReno, NVOmaha, NENLM

NLMUCLANLM

Madison, WINLMNLM

UCLASt. Louis, MONLM "Lansing, MILansing, MIUCLA

NLMPhoenix, AZ

NLMNew Orleans! LANLM

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NLM ONLINE TRAINING APPLICATIONDate:

TRAINEE:Name/Title

ORGANIZATION:

Name:

Address:

City, State, Zip:

ONLINE STATUS:

AUTHORIZED BY:

New Code

Nsme/Title

_Telephone

Existing Code (Code= )

elephone Date

TRAINEE INFORMATION

1. Reason for Training: (check one)

Primary SearcherReplacement for Primary Searcher

Backup/Secondary SearcherOther (Specify)

2. Online Training Courses Attended ^Include dates and sponsoring organizations)

a.

b.

c.

d.

3. Previous Experience with NLM Online Databases (Specify approximate connecthours used):

MEDLINE

TOXLINE

Cancer Databases

Others (Specify)

4. Experience with Other Online Systems (Specify approximate connect hours used):

Bibliographic Retrieval Service (BRS)

Systems Development Corporation (ORBIT)

Dialog Retrieval Service

Others (Specify)

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(over)

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TRAINING CLASS INFORMATION

1. Dates Requested:

1st Choice

2nd Choice

INITIAL ADVANCED (3-6 mos.after Initial)

2. INITIAL CLASS ONLY Modules to be Attended: (check all that apply)

(required)

(optional)

(optional)

a. Introduction to MEDLARS/MEDLINEDays 1. 2, & 3 (Module I)

b. Chenrical/Toxicological DatabasesDay 4 (Module II)

c. Cancer DatabasesDay 5 (Module III)

****************************************** Return form to:

MEDLARS Management SectionNational Library of Medicine8600 Rockvilie PikeBethesda MD 20209

*****************************************

NLM USE ONLY

Training Class Assignment:

INITIAL

Date

Date

a. Intro to MEDLARS/MEDLINE(Module I)

b. Chem/Tox Databases(Module II)

c. Cancer Databases(ModuleIII)

ADVANCEDDate

Class Location:

cc: RML

Waived

Date

Date

Date

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NLM ONLINE SERVICES UPDATE SCHEDULE

The National Library of Medicine Online Services Updates for fall 1984havebeen scheduled by local groups in each of the seven regions. The dates andlocations of the sessions are listed below. For further information contactthe individual listed for each session or the Regional Medical Library (RML).

REGION 1 Regional Contact Person: Julie Quain 212/876-8763

October 11, 1984 November 6, 1984Syracuse, NY Summit, NJFran Schelander 315/470-7380 or Kathy Moeller 201/522-2119 orLinda Hulbert 315/473-4583 Judy Schuback 609/435-2421

October 21 and 23, T984 November 9, 1984Portland, ME Wallingford, CTDebi Warner 207/795-2560 Maryanne Witters 203/797-7279

October 30 and 31, 1984 November 14, 1984Philadelphia, PA Boston, MASara Richardson 215/952-9404 Christine Bell 617/964-2800, Ext.2279

November 2, 1984 November 15,1984Pittsburgh, PA Worcester,MAMadlynne Harris 412/624-2521 Christine Bell 617/964-2800, Ext.2279

November 5, 1984 November 27, 1984Mount Holly, NJ New York, NYElizabeth O'Connor 609/267-0700, William Self 212/427-1630

Ext. 3021 orJudy Schuback 609/435-2421 December 5, 1984

New York, NYKate Finch 212/876-8200, Ext.308

REGION 2 Regional Contact Person: Carol Jenkins 301/528-2855

October 10, 1984 November 17,1984Key Biscayne, FL Washington, DCHenry Lemkau 305/547-6441 Karen Patrias 301/496-6097

October 25, 1984 December 3,1984Atlanta, GA Research Triangle Park, NCCarol Burns 404/329-5820 Jim Shedlock 919/962-0700

October 29, 1984Memphis, TNMary King Givens 901/528-5634

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REGION _3 Regional Contact Person: Patricia Pinkowski 312/996-2464

October 12, 1984 November 9, 1984Flint, MI Chicago, IL

October 24, 1984 - RML Sponsored November 13, 1984Cedar Rapids, IA Update Clinic Louisville, KY

November 1, 1984 November 15, 1984Cleveland, OH Wisconsin Educational Telephone Network

November 2, 1984 November 16, 1984Columbus, OH Waukesha, WI

November 6, 1984 November 29, 1984Fargo, ND Indianapolis, IN - IndianaMedical

Television NetworkNovember 7, 1984Minneapolis, MN

REGION 4 Regional Contact Person: Helen-Ann Brown 402/559-4326

October 17 and 18, 1984 November 26, 1984Omaha, NE (MCMLA) Salt Lake City, UT

November 2, 1984 November 28, 1984Omaha, NE Denver, CO (more experienced searchers)

November 12, 1984 November 29, 1984Wichita, KS Denver, CO (less experienced searchers)

November 13, 1984 December 3, 1984Kansas City, KS Cheyenne,WY

November 15, 1984St. Louis, MO

REGION 5 Regional Contact Person: Donna Coleman 214/688-2085

October 15, 1984 November 9, 1984Houston, TX Albuquerque, NMGail Yokote 713/797-1230 Sandra Spurlock 505/277-2311

October 16, 1984 November 16, 1984San Antonio, TX Oklahoma City, OKPat Riley 512/691-6278 Phyllis Lansing 405/271-2680

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Region 6 __

October 26,1984Seattle, VIA

November 10.1984Bozeman, MT

Regional Contact Person; Carole Stock 206/543-8262

November 12, 1984Boise, ID

December 7,1984Portland, OR

REGION 7 Regional Contact Person; Collette Ford 213/825-5341

October 19,1984Phoenix, AZ

October 26, 1984San Francisco, CA

November 5,1984Honolulu. HI

November 14, 1984Long Beach, CA

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SERIALS UPDATE

INDEXED TITLES UPDATE, SEPTEMBER 1984

The following titles cited in MEDLINE, HEALTH, and POPLINE have been recentlyselected for indexing, deselected, undergone a title change, or ceasedpublication. This list is not cumulative; the information provided is onlyfor titles whose indexing status has changed since the last UPDATE. Moredetailed information about each title may be found in SERLINE. For furtherinformation, please contact MMS or Ms. Esther Baldinger, (301) 496-1276,Technical Services Division, NLM.

TITLES SELECTED FOR INDEXING, AUGUST 1984

IDL FUNCTIONAL ORTHODONTISTFUNCT ORTHOD1N1.MAY/JUN 1984—AMERICAN ASSOCATION OF FUNCTIONALORTHODONTISTSWINCHESTER VA UNITED STATESINDEXING BEGAN WITH V1N1.HAY/JUN 1984.ON ORDERF14930000 JTC: FUO

IOL RESTORATIVE DENTISTRYRESTORATIVE DENT1N1.AFR 1984--A.E. MORGAN PUBLICATIONSEPSOM ENGLANDINDEXING BEGAN WITH V1N1.1984.ON 09DERSR0050706 JTC: RED

IDL NIGERIAN DENTAL JOURNALNIGER DENT J1,1980—COLLEGE OF MEDICINELAGOS NIGERIAOFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE NIGERIAN DENTALASSOCIATION.INDEXING BEGAN WITH V4N1.MAY1983.ON ORDERN2Z803000 JTC: NDJ

IDL VIDA ODONTOLGICAVIDA ODONTOL1,1978?--SOCIEDADE PORTUGUESA DE ODONTOLOGIALISBOA PORTUGALINDEXING BEGAN WITH V16N6.1983.ON ORDERSR0051236 JTC: VOD

INI PAEDOVITAPAEDOVITA1N1.JAN 1984—ETERNA PRESSOAK BROOK IL UNITED STATESINDEXING BEGAN WITH V1N1.1984.IN PROCESS 0737-5131SR0050980 JTC: PAT

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TITLE CHANGES, AUGUST 1984

INI AANNT JOURNALAAUNT J8N1.FEB 1981-11N3.MAY 1984AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NEPHROLOGY NURSESAND TECHNICIANSPITMAN NJ UNITED STATESCONTINUES: THE JOURNAL OF THE AMERICANASSOCIATION OF NEPHROLOGY NURSES ANDTECHNICIANS. CONTINUED BY: ANNA JOURNAL.Ml AA101B 0744-1479A00365000 JTC: AAX

IMIDL

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PSYCHOSOMATICS

INT J PSYCHOSOM31N1.1984—

INTERNATIONAL PSYCHOSOMATICS INSTITUTEPHILADELPHIA UNITED STATESCONTINUES: THE JOURNAL OF THE AMERICANSOCIETY OF PSYCHOSOMATIC DENTISTRY ANDMEDICINE.Wl IN777PSR0050786 JTC= GTC

IM ACTA PHYSIOLOGICA LATINOAMERICANAAct a Physiol Lat An1.1950-37N4.1983ASOCIACION LATINOAMERICANA DE CIENCIASI:ISIOLOGICASBUENOS AIRES ARGENTINACONTINUED BY: ACTA PHYSIOLOGICA ETPHARMACOLOGICA LATINOAMERICANA.Wl AC923 0001-6764A08400000 JTC: ISA

INI ISSUES IN HEALTH CARE OF WOMENISSUES HEALTH CARE WOMENl.JUNE 1978-4N6.NOV-DEC 1983HEMISPHERE PUBLISHINGWASHINGTON UNITED STATESPUBLISHED TO PROVIDE A MEANS FOR CONTINUINGTHE NURSES EDUCATION. CONTINUED BY: HEALTHCARE FOR WOMEN INTERNATIONAL.Wl IS668M 0161-5246140730000 JTC: H36

INI

ACTA PHYSIOLOGICA ET PHARMACOLOGICALATINOAMERICANAACT PHYSIOL PHARAMACOL LATINOAM34N1.1984--ASOCIACION LATINOAMERICANA DE CIENCIASFISIOLOGICASBUENOS AIRES ARGENTINAARTICLES CHIEFLY IN ENGLISH WITH SOME INSPANISH. CONTINUES: ACTA PHYSIOLOGICALATINO AMERICANA. VOLS. FOR 1984-INCLUDE THE ABSTRACTS OF THE PROCEEDINGS OFVARIOUS LATIN-AMERICANBIOLOGICAL ANDSCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES.Wl AC92ZRSR0050939 JTC: ISM

ANNA JOURNALANNA J11N4.1984--AMERICAN NEPHROLOGY NURSES ASSOCIATIONPITMAN NJ UNITED STATESCONTINUES: AANNT JOURNAL.IN PROCESSSROQ51246 JTC:61F

IM

IDL

IM

JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OFPSYCHOSOMATIC DENTISTRY AND MEDICINE

J AM SOC PSYCHOSOM DENT MED5N3,1958-30N4,19e3AMERI^N SOCIETY OF PSYCHOSOMATIC DENTISTRYAND MEDICINEBROOKLYN NY UNITED STATESCONTINUES JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETYOF PSYCHOSOMATIC DENTISTRY. CONTINUED BY:INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PSYCHOSOMATICS.Wl J0911D 0003-1194J12240000 JTC: HAF

STATISTICAL BULLETIN / METROPOLITANINSURANCE COMPANIESSTAT BULL METROP INSUR CO65H1,JAN-MAR 1984--METROPOLITAN INSURANCE COMPANIESNEW YORK UNITED STATESCONTINUES: STATISTICAL BULLETIN /METROPOLITAN LIFE FOUNDATION.IN PROCESS 0741-9767SR0051250 JTC:VBV

INI HEALTH CARE FOR WOMEN INTERNATIONALHEALTH CARE WOMEN INT5N1.1984—HEMISPHERE PUBLISHINGWASHINGTON UNITED STATESCONTINUES: ISSUES IN HEALTH CARE OF WOMEN.IN PROCESS 0739-9332SR0051242 JTC-- HCW

IM STATISTICAL BULLETIN / METROPOLITAN LIFEFOUNDATIONSTAT BULL METROP LIFE FOUND63N1,JAN/MAR 1982-64N1.1963METROPOLITAN LIFE FOUNDATIONNEW YORK UNITED STATESCONTINUES: STATISTICAL BULLETIN,METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY. 64N1,JAN-JUN 1983 ONLY ISSUE PUBLISHED IN1983.CONTINUED BY: STATISTICAL BULLETIN /METROPOLITAN INSURANCE COMPANIES.Wl ST316EA 0736-4822S38630000 JTC: VBU

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NEW SERIALS AND TITLE CHANGES ANNOUNCEMENT, NON-INDEXED TITLES - AUGUST 1984

The following substantive serial titles were received or ordered by the SerialRecords Section. Titles indexed for MEDLINE, HEALTH, and POPLINE are listed inthe "INDEXED TITLES UPDATE" section. ON ORDER, IN PROCESS, or an actual NLMcall number appears at the bottom of the entry. Please include the NLM callnumber on interlibrary loan requests. Of course, NLM cannot fill loans fortitles not yet received by the Library. The list is offered as an earlyannouncement and will include price information if known. Information providedis not authorized NLM cataloging data. For further information, contactMs. Janice Lennox, 301/496-1276,Technical Services Division, NLM.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLINICALMONITORING AND COMPUTING1N1.1984--MARTINUS NIJHOFFBOSTON UNITED STATESIN PROCESSSR0051006 $66.00MARTINUS NIJHOFF PUBLISHERS, KLUWER BOSTONINC, 190 OLD DERBY STREET, KINGHAM MA 02043

JOURNAL OF HEPATOLOGY1N1.SEP 1984—ELSEVIERAMSTERDAM NETHERLANDSON ORDERSR0050582 $104.25JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN ASSOCIATION FOR THESTUDY OF THE LIVER

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ISSN 0146-3055

OCTOBER 1984

No. 186

I HENLMTECHNICAL

BULLETIN


15 Serials Update

ARTICLES & FEATURES 10

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Hazardous Material TechnicalCenter Bulletin Informationin ToxlineToxicology Data Bank UpdateSpecialized Training for the NLMChemical and Toxicological FilesLimited Access Codes Featured

Appendix A Available Pre-explosions, 1985Appendix B Database Update Schedule for 1985



NLM TECHNICAL BULLETIN - OCT 84

DATABASE

AVLINEBIOETHICSCANCERLITCANCERPROJCATLINECHEMLINECLINPROTDIRLINEEXPRESSHEALTHHISTLINEMEDLINEMED80MED77MED75MED71MED66MESH VOCNAME AUTHPDQPDQ/DIRECTORYPOPLINERTECSSDILINESERLINETDBTOXLINE

CBACTOXBIBIPA (ASHP)KEEPPESTABEMICETICTD3HMTC

TOXBACK76CBACTOXBIBIPA (ASHP)KEEPPESTABEMICETICTD3

TOXBACK65CBACTOXBIBIPA (ASHP)HEEPHAPAB /PESTABEMICETICTD3HAYESTMIC

Editor: CarolynAssistant Editor:

TOTALRECORDS

12,85216,852

42^,88621,117

562, '.55614,058

4,62314,049

7,533291,582t.,742

691,743529,237775,167642,710883.906954,65051,476

166,649990

11,247126,625

70,02922,48746,231

4,112458,276270,384101,394

22,84438,429

1,5366,8995.937

10,330563

555,808298,383106,64333,32)63,79614,75717,26711,9709,671

598,424287,992155,38733,87654,07518,41619,55413,694

83910,0394,552

B. TilleyAnn Joseph

DATESCOVERED

THROUGH 1984JAN-JUN 84JAN 63-OCT 841978-1981THROUGH 1984

JUN 84-OCT 84JAN 75-NOV 84

JAN 82-NOV 84JAN 80-DEC 81JAN 77-DEC 79JAN 75-DEC 76JAN 71-DEC 74JAN 66-DEC 701984

MAR 841970-OCT 84THROUGH JUL 84MOV 841984

1981-VOL 101(4,1981-OCT 8419b -VOL 21 (171981-VOL 13(10)19811981-APR 19841981 -APR 1984

DATE LAST LATESTUPDATED UPDATE TAG

18 OCT 8414 SEP 84 8408 (EM)01 OCT 84 84 10 (EM)12 NOV 81 8110(EM)18 OCT 8409 OCT 84 84 10 (EM)19 OCT 84 8410(EM)16 AUG 8402 OCT 84 84 10 (EM)02 OCT 84 8410(EM)17 OCT 84 84 10 (EM)01 OCT 84 8411 (EM)10 SEP 8404 SEP 8420 AUG 8420 AUG 8410 SEP 8415 OCT 8409 OCT 8402 OCT 84 8409 (EM)02 APR 84 8403 (EM)15 OCT 84 8410(EM)12 SEP 8401 OCT 8402 OCT 8406 SEP 8401 OCT 84 8410(EM)

5)

,18)

1981-GRA&I 84 (6-9)

1976-19801976-19801976-19801976-19801976-19801976-19801976-19801976-1980

1965-19751965-19751969-19751970-19751968-19751950-19751950-1975

PRE-1965-19751940-19681940-1975

27 AUG 84

27 AUG 84

Direct Inquiries to:Preiss

Consulting Editor. T. Scott PlutchakTechnical Notes(301) 496-6193

Editor: Patricia E. Healy

MEDLARS Management SectionNational Library of MedicineBldg. 38A, Rm. 4N421Bethesda, Maryland 20209


TECHNICAL NOTES

Whenever applicable, the headings of each Technical Note include a referenceto the section of the 1982 Online Services Reference Manual that is consideredmost relevant to the item being discussed (e.g., Manual 2.9). Users shouldkeep in mind that the item may pertain to other sections of the Manual aswell.

VETERANS DAYHOLIDAY

NEW SYSTEMGREETING

DELETIONOF PDQPDQ/DIRECTORYFILES

CLINPROT/PDQ CHANGES(Manual 18.3.13,25.3.13)

The NLM computer will be up on Monday, November 12, 1984,the day of the Federal Government observance of VeteransDay. Non-prime rates will be in effect all day. TheMEDLARS Management Service Desk will not be staffed.

Effective September 18, 1984, NLM changed the systemgreeting received at log in from "HELLO FROM ELHILL ATNLM" to "WELCOME TO THE NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE'sELHILL RETRIEVAL SYSTEM." This change was made toidentify more specifically to our users that they areconnected to files resident on NLM's computer. Thischange does not affect searching on the system.

The National Cancer Institute has decided to discontinuethe PDQ files currently available on the ELHILL systemaccording to the following schedule:

DatabasePDQ/DIRECTORYPDQ (protocol file)

Date of DiscontinuationDecember 10, 1984March I, 1985

The user-friendly version of PDQ (PDQUFS) will continue tobe available to patient care and educational users,however. This system includes all the informationcontained within the ELHILL files, including thedirectory, as well as prognostic and treatment informationon all major cancers. For more information on theavailability of PDQUFS, contact NCI (301) 496-7403.

The Simplified Title (STI) field will be deleted from allrecords in the CLINPROT file and the ELHILL PDQ(protocol) file as of the December updates.

RPROJ SUBFILE -TEMPORARILYREMOVED FROMTOXLINE(Manual 12.6.8)

Effective with the TOXLINE regeneration, August 27, 1984,the RPROJ (Toxicology Epidemiology Research Projects)subfile was temporarily removed from TOXLINE. This wasdone because the RPROJ information was current onlythrough February 1982. No new data had been added toRPROJ due to the termination of the Smithsonian ScienceInformation Exchange (SSIE), the source of all RPROJ data,in October 1981.

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The RPROJ subfile content will be reinstated in TOXLINE ina few months with information from two new sources: 1) theComputer Retrieval of Information on Scientific Projects(CRISP) database, which includes information on extramuralresearch projects of the National Institutes of Health(NIH); and 2) a portion of the Federal Research inProgress (FEDRIP) database of the National TechnicalInformation Services (NTIS). The RPROJ subfile name willbe retained.

YEAR-END - The 1^35 MEDLINE and HEALTH files will be available onlinePROCESSNG with January 1985 data on Monday, December 10, 1984. At

that time, all searches using MeSH headings must conformto the Medical Subject Headings, 1985. Changes to theMeSH vocabulary for 1985 are reflected in the variouslists contained in the preface to the Medical SubjectHeadings - Annotated Alphabetic List, 1985. Thispublication has been available from the National TechnicalInformation Service since the beginning of September;order information was given in the August 1984 TechnicalBulletin.

When using these lists please note that:

1) three of the four lists of new headings ("New MedicalSubject Headings with Previous Indexing," "New MedicalSubject Headings with Scope Notes," and "New MedicalSubject Headings by Subcategory") contain only thoseheadings that were not in the 1984 MeSH. They do notinclude new forms of existing headings; these appear onthe list titled, "New Medical Subject Headings ReplacingDeleted Headings."

2) deleted headings on the two lists, "New MedicalSubject Headings Replacing Deleted Headings" and "DeletedMedical Subject Headings with Replaced-By Headings,"followed by (en) or (ep) may still be used as searchterms. (A deleted heading followed by (ep) is a printed"see" cross reference. A deleted heading followed by (en)does not print in the Annotated MeSH.) Those few termsnot followed by (en) or (ep) may not be used as searchterms and must be deleted from all stored and/or savedsearches. Terms followed by (en) or (ep) may remain inany stored and/or saved searches.

3) there are two lists of "Topical Subheadings byCategory": since 1975 and 1966-74. Before 1975,subheadings were allowed for entire categories, e.g., thesubheading "anatomy & histology" could be used with allCategory A and Category B MeSH headings. Beginning in1975, NLM began the practice of restricting somesubheadings to use with MeSH headings classified inspecific subcategories within a category. For example,the subheading "anatomy & histology" is now restrictedwithin Categories A and B for use only with those MeSHheadings in Subcategories A1-A10, A13-A16, B1-B2, andB5-B6.

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However, use of some subheadings added since 1975 is stillpermitted or restricted at the category rather than thesubcategory level.

A) the list of tree number changes is included as partof the Tree Structures publication. Although it isrecommended that the MeSH heading terms themselves be usedin the EXPLODE instruction whenever possible, there arecircumstances that require the use of the tree numberinstead, e.g., when a term is in more than one tree, withdifferent terms in each tree. When this occurs, the termwill have more than one tree number. If the user wishesto search the terra EXPLODEd only in a specific tree, theuser should EXPLODE using the desired tree number. Thislist of changes may be used to validate tree numbers usedin previous searches, especially stored or saved searches.

All STORESEARCHes stored for use with the SD1LINE andHEALTH files in the Automatic SD1 Program should bereviewed. Those searches requiring revision due to 1985vocabulary changes must be deleted and re-stored byDecember 7, 1984. (The January SDTLINE and HEALTH SDIswill be processed beginning on or about December 10,1984.) To facilitate review of stored searches, searcherswill be able to execute their STORESEARCHes online betweenNovember 19, 1984 and December 7, 1984; the December 1984SDILTNE will contain 1985 MeSH terms at this time sosearchers can run their STORESEARCHes against this revisedSDILINE to check correct operation of stored strategiesagainst the new vocabulary. Only SDILINE will have 1985vocabulary terms during this time period.

In order to check correct operation of stored searchesduring this designated period, searchers should firstrecord the number of citations received for each storedsearch executed by NLM through the Automatic SDI Programagainst the December 1984 SDI (available November 5) with1984 vocabulary. Beginning November 19, 1984, searchersshould execute, online, each stored search against theDecember SDILINE, which will then reflect 1985 MeSHvocabulary. (Stored searches may be executed in the samemanner as saved searches during this period, i.e., byinputting the stored search name online qualified by(SN).) If the number of citations (i.e., postings)retrieved is not equal to the number retrieved from theDecember 1984 SDILINE with 1984 vocabulary, searchers mayassume the stored search has been impacted by a 1985vocabulary change. Searchers should then display thestrategy and check the terms used against the lists in thefront of the 1985 MeSH. Tree numbers should be checked inthe 1985 MeSH Tree Structures; Registry Numbers should bechecked in the online MeSH Vocabulary File. Remember tocheck the list of headings new for 1985; some of these new

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YEAR-ENDPROCESSINGOF TITLEABBREVIATIONSAND JOURNALTITLE CODES

MeSH headings may be pertinent to the search strategiesbeing reviewed.In summary, the 1984 year-end processing schedule is asfollows:

November 5, 1984

November 19, 1984(through December 7,1984)

December 8, 1984

December 10, 1984

December 10, 1984

December 1984MEDLINE/SDILINEavailable online.

December 1984 SDILINEwith 1985 MeSH termsavailable online withSTORESEARCHes executableonline.

The computer will beunavailable for searchingso that the 1985 MEDLINE/HEALTH databases andMEDLINE backfiles may beinstalled.

8501 (EM) MEDLINE/SDILINE/HEALTH database updatesavailable with January 1985data.

HEALTH and SDILINE AutomaticSDIs processed against January1985 data on or about this date,

During 1981, the Serial Records Section at NLM convertedthe spelling of German language Titles (TI) and TitleAbbreviations (TA) with umlauts (••) to agree with thespelling found in the CATLINE records. The CATLINErecords had been changed to conform with the new AACR2rules. Prior to this time, the umlaut vowel was spelledand filed with a following "e" (e.g., Gynaekologe). Nowthe "e" is dropped and words are filed by the simple vowel(e.g., Gynakologe). The Title Abbreviations (TA) in theMEDLINE, MEDLINE backfiles, and HEALTH files retained theoriginal spellings. As part of the year-end processingactivities this year, the spelling of many of these TitleAbbreviations are being corrected to correspond to theSERLINE records. Maintenance on other databases is underinvestigation at this time.

In addition to the umlaut changes, a smaller number ofSERLINE records have been "collapsed" during the pastseveral years due to other cataloging rule changes. A"collapsed" title is one that has been known under severalnames, but actually has been and remains only onebibliographic entity; therefore, one and only one Title(TI) and corresponding Title Abbreviation (TA) have been

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established in SERLINE. However, the citations from thosejournals in MEDLINE had retained the various earliernames. The majority of these citations are now beingcorrected to the preferred TA during year-end processingactivities to correspond with the SERLINE records.

1TI - JOURNAL OF NURSING EDUCATIONTA - J NUPS EducPL - THOROFARE NJCY - UNITED STATESLA - EMCZN - Z1.107.567.875AI - IMAI - INIAI -SCIII - TITLE COLLAPSED 12-33. ENTRY FOR JNE. JOURNAL OF NURSING

EDUCATION (JC=HAP) DELETED.IS - 0022-3153X - .JENJD - EDUCATIONJD - NURSINGSB - MLJ - 1984IA - 650924XS - 1UI - J32180000

All corrections for umlauts and collapsed TAs will beeffective with the new 1985 system on December 10, 1985.When necessary appropriate corrections are also being madeto the Journal Title Code (JC).

Searchers who encounter similar titles in a databasecitation with Title Abbreviations or Journal Title Codesthat do not match a SERLINE record are urged to reporttheir findings to the MEDLARS Management Service Desk.NLM would like to check them against our mastercorrections list and make arrangements to correct, during1985, any that are not on the current list.

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1985 MESHVOCABULARY ANDDATABASES

HOLIDAYSCHEDULE1985

Only the MEDLINE, SDILINE, and HEALTH files will beavailable on December 10,1984 with 1985 Mesh terms.Other files using MeSH vocabulary (i.e. CANCERLIT,EXPRESS, CATINE, AVLINE, BIOETHICS, and POPLINE) will bemaintained for 1985 vocabulary at later dates. Pleasewatch future issues of the Bulletin and the online NEWSfor announcements. Searches stored for the Automatic SDIprogram for CATLINE/AVLINE/CANCERLIT/POPLINE should not berevised for 1985 vocabulary at this time.

DATE

Tue, Dec 25Tue, Jan 1Mon, Jan 21Mon, Feb 18

SYSTEM STATUS

DOWNDOWNUP*UP*

HOLIDAY

Christmas Day (1984)New Year's DayInauguration DayG. Washington's B'day

(Observed)G. Washington's B'dayMemorial Day (Observed)Memorial DayIndependence DayLabor DayColumbus DayColumbus Day (Observed)Veteran's DayChristmas Day

*Non-prime rates in effect all day.

Users are advised that hours of operation may be limitedon'Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve. Notice of changes tothis schedule and/or temporary changes in hours ofoperation will appear in the online NEWS.

Fri,Mon,Thu,Thu,Mon,Sat,Mon,Mon,Wed,

FebMayMayJulSepOctOctNovDec

2227304412141125

UPUP*UPDOWNDOWNUPUP*UP*DOWN

NLMCOMPUTEREXTENDEDHOURS

The NLM computer will be operational until 10:00 P.M. ETMonday-Friday (one extra hour each evening) on a trialbasis during the month of November. TSO files such as*MEDLEARN* and PDQUFS will not be available after 9:00P.M. ET during this experiment. The system will continueto be brought up at 3:00 A.M. ET Monday-Friday.

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AVAILABLEPRE-EXPLOSIONS

DATABASEUPDATESCHEDULE

Appendix A is a list of AVAILABLE PRE-EXPLOSIONS for1985. Pre-explosions added for 1985 are preceded by (85).The list is printed on one side so that it can be removedfrom the Bulletin and posted near the searcher's terminal.

The Pre-explosions are included on pages XCVI-XCVII of theMedical Subject Headings - Annotated Alphabetic List,1985. Pre-exploded terms are indicated by a black dot (•)next to the heading in the 1985 MeSH and Tree Structures.When the form of a pre-explosion name varies from thecorresponding MeSH term, the variant form is provided inthe annotation for the heading. Searchers should be awarethat there was a printing error in the MeSH annotationsfor some of the pre-explosion names with embedded ANDs.The hash mark (#) was omitted from the annotations forthese terms. For example, the annotation for BEHAVIOR ANDBEHAVIOR MECHANISMS (NON-MESH) lists the pre-explosionvariant incorrectly as BEHAVIOR AD BEHAVIOR MECHANISMS(PX). The correct variant name is BEHAVIOR A//D BEHAVIORMECHANISMS (PX). The annotations for the followingheadings are affected: BEHAVIOR AND BEHAVIOR MECHANISMS,BEHAVIORAL AND MENTAL DISORDERS, MOUTH AND TOOTH DISEASES,and SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS. Searchers are advised to makecorrections to these annotations. Please note that thefollowing three unannotated pre-explosions with embeddedsANDS must also be searched using A#D: EQUIPMENT A#DSUPPLIES; ORGANIZATION A#D ADMINISTRATION; and WOUNDS A#DINJURIES.

Appendix B is the DATABASE UPDATE SCHEDULE FOR 1985. Thislist includes the schedule for updating the followingdatabases: MEDLINE/SDILINE, HEALTH, POPLINE, CANCERLIT,CANCEREXPRESS, and TOXLINE. The list is printed on oneside so that it can be removed from the Bulletin andposted near the searcher's terminal.

PLEASE ACCESS FILE INFORM AND TYPE NEWS TO SEE THE MOSTRECENT NEWS ITEM ONLINE

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HAZARDOUS MATERIAL TECHNICAL CENTERBULLETIN INFORMATION IN TOXLINE

Henry M. Kissman, Ph.D. and Jeanne C. Goshorn, M.S.Specialized Information Services, NLM

Through its Toxicology Information Program (TIP) in Specialized InformationServices (SIS), the National Library of Medicine has responsibility forproviding certain information support to the Department of Health and HumanServices (DHHS) under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensationand Liability Act (CERCLA) of 1980 (also known as the Superfund Act). Inparticular, these efforts come under Section 104(i) of the Act, viz.,"Establishment and Maintenance of an Inventory of Literature, Research andStudies on the Health Effects of Toxic Substances."

To meet these requirements, NLM's online files, CHEMLINE, TOXLINE, TDB, andRTECS, are being augmented with information about chemicals and subject areasof concern under CERCLA. As part of this activity, TOXLINE is being enhancedwith references to publications on topics such as the environmental fate of anoccupational protection from hazardous chemicals. A first step in thisprogram is the addition of selected portions from the HMTC Abstract Bulletin,a quarterly publication of the Hazardous Material Technical Center (HMTC).

The HMTC is a service of the Department of Defense through its DefenseLogistics Agency and is operated by Dynamac Corporation.* The Bulletinprovides bibliographic citations, keywords and abstracts to references fromthe current scientific and technical literature on hazardous materials. "Thefocus of the Bulletin is on the practical aspects of safety, health, storage,handling, transportation, disposal, and environmental protection in themanagement of hazardous materials and wastes." HMTC Abstract Bulletin 3(2):p.i, 1984.

For the new HMTC subfile in TOXLINE, NLM selects items from the HMTC AbstractBulletin which reference primarily published literature pertaining to themanagement of hazardous materials including the disposal, storage, andtransportation of these substances. A subject keyword system is used to indexitems included in the Bulletin. These keywords appear in TOXLINE's Keyword(KW) field where they are directly searchable, and as is routinely the case inTOXLINE, the terms are also searchable as single term textwords (TW) alongwith those from the abstract and title fields.

*Information concerning the HMTC Abstract Bulletin can be obtained from: HMTC,P. 0. Box 8168, Rockville, MD 20856-8168; tel. (301) 468-8858 in Maryland or(800) 638-8958 otherwise.

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TOXLINE uses the acronym "HMTC" as a header in the Abstract (AB) field toidentify this subfile, and also uses HMTC in the Secondary SourceIdentification (SI) field for each record. The initial group of entries forthe HMTC subfile consists of 563 records. Quarterly updates are expected. Asample HMTC record from TOXLINE is shown below:

1SECONDARY SOURCE IDAUTHORAUTHORTITLESOURCELANGUAGEABSTRACT

KEYWORDSKEYWORDSKEYWORDSKEYWORDSKEYWORDSKEYWORDSKEYWORDSENTRY MONTH

H1TC/S3/0001171Shaub WnTsang UDIOXIN FORMATION IN INCINERATORSEnvironmental Science & Technology 17 (121:721-730;1983.ENGHMTC Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs) and polychlorinateddibenzofurans (PCDFs) have been reported to have been found inincinerator emissions and other combustion sources. Processes which maycontribute to the formation of PCDDs in incinerators are examined. Toexamine the possibility of homogeneous gas phase formation of PCDDs fromchlorophenols in an incinerator environment a model mechanism wasconstructed and numerical calculations made. Based on the results, theprobability of sasphase formation of PCDDs is likely to be very lou attemperatures greater than or equal to 1200Kelvin, if mixing between fueland air is efficient. Production of PCDDs from chlorophenols isdependent upon the siuare of the chlorophenol concentration. Possiblegas-phase and nongas-phase effects which may develop duringincinerationare examined. Problems complicating a further understanding of PCDDformation processes in incinerators are discussed. (85 ref.)polychl'orinated dibenzo-p-dioxinspolychlorinated dibenzo-furansSubstance IdentificationTreatment MethodsEthersThermal TreatmentIncineration8409

Negotiations with other organizations collecting bibliographic informationpertinent to NLM's activities under CERCLA, and particularly information inthe industrial hygiene area, are underway for the acquisition of additionalmaterials for TOXLINE. These additions will be described when the newinformation becomes available to the TOXLINE user community. As with all itsresponsibilities under CERCLA, NLM performs these activities in conjunctionwith the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, the leadorganization for CERCLA in DHHS.

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TOXICOLOGY DATA BANK (TDB) UPDATEWinter 1983 - Spring, Summer 1984

Carol B. Haberman, M.S., M.P.A.Specialized Information Services, NLM

A new regenerated TDB (Toxicology Data Bank) became publicly availableonline under ELHILL on September 6, 1984. This Winter 1983-Spring,Summer 1984 update resulted in a file of 4,112 records, of which 4,077are complete.

The TDB is a peer-reviewed database containing information* on thetoxicities of chemicals and their impact on occupational health and theenvironment. Before the complete records are made available ,to thepublic, they are reviewed by the TDB Peer Review Committee (PRC) todetermine that they accurately convey what is known about the toxicityof the chemicals being considered.

Over 3,200 records in the regenerated TDB have information added at therequest of the PRC. These additions are now presented in two formats.Where the Committee has requested the addition of information, mostoften from the current journal and report literature, the Source (SO)fields for the data occurrence reads (Peer Review Committee].Information within an occurrence which has been modified by the additionof an explanatory term is identified by using disclaimers such as: /PRC:greater/. In this example, the PRC wanted the term "greater" insertedwithin the text to make the information more accurate.

A major undertaking for this update has been the addition ofchemical/economics information from SRI International (Stanford ResearchInstitute International) to 410 records which did not have this data inprior TDB versions. Additionally, about fifty records had theirchemical/economics information updated. - Unfortunately, the LastRevision (LR) field for these records has not been updated properly.The user is cautioned not to use the LR field as a search key todetermine the change in status of a TDB record from the last fileregeneration to this regeneration. A list of the records so affectedcan be obtained from Specialized Information Services., This situationwill be corrected with the next TDB file regeneration/update which isscheduled to take place in early 1985.

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SPECIALIZED TRAINING FOR THE NLM CHEMICALAND TOXICOLOGICAL FILES

LIMITED ACCESS CODES FEATURED

Miriam Perkins and Jeanne Goahorn,M.S.Specialized Information Services, NLM

In FY 1984 the Toxicology Information Program (TIP) began an expandedexhibit program at professional meetings to acquaint potential users inthe areas of chemistry, toxicology, and environmental health with theNLM Chemical and Toxicological Files (CHEMLINE, TOXLINE, RTECS, andTDB). It also initiated limited access codes and is sponsoringspecialized training at professional meetings and governmental sites forpersons whose information needs are limited to these files.

Limited access codes allow entry only to the Chemical and ToxicologicalFiles. Persons familiar with online searching techniques for similarsystems or who have been trained in the use of these files may request alimited access code in a letter accompanying their NLM OnlineApplication when it is submitted to the MEDLARS Management Section.This allows for more immediate access to the Chemical and Toxicologicalfiles than is possible with the normal NLM application process' since thethree-day MEDLARS initial online training is not required. Access tothe other NLM databases may be obtained at a later date by completingformal MEDLARS training.

TIP has developed two specialized training programs for the NLM Chemicaland Toxicological Files: a three-hour abbreviated program and a fullsix-hour program. The three-hour course introduces the ELHILL searchsystem and covers the basic scope and content of CHEMLINE, TOXLINE,RTECS, and TDB. Its purpose is to give an overview of informationavailable in the files and to illustrate simple searches. The six-hourprogram covers the content of each of the files in more detail andincludes examples of various types of search strategies. Participantsshould be able to gain an understanding of the use of the files and toperform simple searches. Both training programs are modular in formatbut emphasize the interrelationship of the files. Future plans are tooffer hands-on training with each of the programs where facilitiespermit. Participants who complete these training programs may request alimited access code.

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The abbreviated training program was presented for the first time at theAmerican Chemical Society meeting in Philadelphia on August 26. It waspresented again at the National Safety Council meeting in Chicago onOctober 16. At the present time, specialized training is planned forthe following national meetings:

Management of Uncontrolled Hazardous Waste Sites; Nov. 7-9, 1984;Washington, DC.

Society of Toxicology; March 18-22, 1985; San Diego, CA.

American Chemical Society; April 28-May 3, 1985; Miami Beach, FL.

Management of Hazardous Wastes and Environmental Emergencies; May 13-15,1985, Cincinnati, OH.

American Industrial Hygienists Conference; May 20-25, 1985;Las Vegas, NV.

American Chemical Society; September 8-13, 1985; Chicago, IL.

Persons interested in participating in the training at these meetingsshould contact the sponsoring organization. Institutions interested insponsoring on-site, specialized training in the NLM Chemical andToxicological Files should contact Ms. Miriam Perkins or Ms. JeanneGpghorn at Specialized Information Services, National Library ofMedicine, (301) 496-1131.

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NLM TECHNICAL pULLETJN - QCT 84

SERIES UPDATE

INDEXED TITLES UPDATE, OCTOBER 1984

The following titles cited in MEDLItyE, HEALTfi, and POPLINE have been recentlyselected for indexing, deselected, undergone a title change, or ceasedpublication. This list is not cumulative; the information provided is onlyfpr titles whose indexing status has changed since the last UPDATE. Moredetailed information about each title may be foijnd in SERLINE. For furtherinformation, plea$e contact MMS or Ms. Esther Baldinger, (301) 496-1276,Technical Services Division, NLM.

TITLED SELECTEP FOR INDEXING, SEPTEMBER 1934

HLI COLLEGE REVIEWCOLL REVINI, SPRING 1984^-AMERICAN COLLEGE OF MEDICAL GROUPADMINISTRATORSDENVER CO UNJTEp STATESINDEXING BEGAN WITH V1N1, SPRING 1984,IN PROCESS 074ZT8057C3040?OQO JTC: CRV

INI JOURNAL OF NEPHROL06Y NURSINGJ NEPHROL NURS1N1.JUL-AUG 1964PHOENIX EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMSASHLAND CITY TN UNITED STATESINDEXING BEGAN WITH V1N1.1984.01 ORDER 0748-5328SR0051666 JTC: JNN

HH HEALTHCARE CpMPUTING AND COMMUNICATIONSHEALTHC COMPUT COMMUN1NJUFEB 1984--HEALTH DATA ANALYSISLITTLETON CO UNITED STATESINDEXING BEGAN WITH V1N1>1984.ON ORDER

HLI MEDICAL REFERENCE SERVICES QUARTERLYMED REF SERV QINI,SPRING 198Z—HAWORTH PRESSNEW YORK UNITED STATESINDEXING BEGAN WITH V3N1,SPRING 1984.Z 699.5 M39 M489 0276-3869M17070000 JTC: MRS

HLI HOSPITAL TECHNOLOGY SERIESHOSP TECHNOL SER2N25.1983--AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATIONCHICAGO UNITED STATESCONTINUES: AHA HOSPITAL TECHNOLOGY SERIES.ONLY THE SECTION GUIDELINE REPORT I§INDEXED FOR HLI.ON ORDER 0735^4681SR0051345 JTC: HTS

INI SENIOR NURSESR NURSE1N.1,APR 1984—INTERNATIONAL THOMSON PUBLISHINGLONDON ENGLANDCONTINUES: NURSING FOCUS.INDEXING BEGAN WITH V1N1,APRIL 4 1984.IN PROCESS 0265-9999S19450000 JTC: SRN

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TITLE CHANGES, SEPTEMBER 1984

IM

Ifl

HLI

ARCHIV FUR PSYCHIATRIE UNO NERVENKRANKHEITENARCH PSYCHIATR NERVENKR213N3.1970-233N6.1983SPRINGER VERLAGBERLIN GERMANY, WESTCONTINUES ARCHIV FUR PSYCHIATRIE UNONERVENKRANKHEITEN, VEREINIGT MITZEITSCHRIFT FUR DIE GESAMTE NEUROLOGIE UNO

CONTINUED BY: EUROPEANPSYCHIATRY AND NEUROLOGICAL

PSYCHIATRIE.ARCHIVES OFSCIENCES.Ml AR255DA60255000

HLI

0003-9373JTC: 8DE

CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL DIALYSIS ANDAPHEPESISCLIN EXP DIAL APHERESIS5N1,1981-7N4,1983MARCEL DEKKERNEW YORK UNITED STATESCONTINUES; JOURNAL OF DIALYSIS. CONTINUEDBY: UREMIA INVESTIGATION.Wl CL657 0276-5497C25450000 JTC: DDV

CONTEMPORARY ADMINISTRATORCONTEMP ADM1,1979-3N8,1980CONTEMPORARY ADMINISTRATORBIRMINGHAM AL UNITED STATESTHIS TITLE IS NOT IN THE NLM COLLECTION.CONTINUED BY: CONTEMPORARY ADMINISTRATORFOR LONG-TERM CARE.AHA 0191-9873C46670000 JTC: DP3

CONTEMPORARY ADMINISTRATOR FOR LONG-TERMCARECONTEMP ADM LONG TERM CARE3N9.1980--CONTEMPORARY ADMINISTRATORMURFREESBORO TN UNITED STATESCONTINUES: CONTEMPORARY ADMINISTRATOR.THIS TITLE IS NOT IN THE NLM COLLECTION.AHA 0745-2837SR0051415 JTC: DRH

HLI HEALTH PROGRESSHEALTH PROG65N8.SEP 1984--CATHOLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATIONST LOUIS UNITED STATESCONTINUES: HOSPITAL PROGRESS.ON ORDERSR0051668 JTC: HPR

HLI HOSPITAL PROGRESSHOSP PROG1,1920-65N7,JUL-AUG 1984CATHOLIC HOSPITAL ASSOCIATIONST LOUIS UNITED STATESCONTINUED BY: HEALTH PROGRESS.INDEXED FOR INDEX MEDICUS PRIOR TO 1980Wl H0371 0018-5817H19860000 JTC: GDI

IDL JORDAN DENTAL JOURNALJORDAN DENT J4N1.APR 1984--JORDAN DENTAL ASSOCIATIONAMMAN - ' JORDAN' INTINUES: MAJALLAT NIQABAT ATTIBAAL-ASNNAN AL-URDUNIYAH.Wl J0185WSR0051433 JTC: JOD

IDL MAJALLAT NIQABAT ATTIBA AL-ASNNANAL-URDUNIYAHMAJALLAT NIQABAT ATTIBA AL-ASNNANAL-URDUNIYAH196?-5N3,APR 1983?JORDANIAN"DENTAL ASSOCIATIONAMMAN JORDANADDED TITLE PAGE TITLE: THE JOURNAL OF THEJORDANIAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION, I960.- ;JOURNAL OF THE JORDAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION,198-?- .. MOST ARTICLES IN ARABIC ANDENGLISH; SOME IN FRENCH. VOL. NUMBERINGIRREGULAR; ISSUES FOR NOV. 1932 CALLED NO.5, VOL. 3. CONTINUED BY: JORDAN DENTALJOURNAL.Wl MA492LTM02355000 JTC: HS6

IM EUROPEAN ARCHIVES OF PSYCHIATRY ANDNEUROLOGICAL SCIENCESEUR ARCH PSYCHIATRY NEUROL SCI234N1.1984--SPRINGER VERLAGBERLIN GERMANY, WESTCONTINUES: ARCHIV FUR PSYCHIATRIE UNONERVENKRANKHEITEN.IN PROCESS 0175-758XSR0051667 JTC: ENI

IM UREMIA INVESTIGATIONUREMIA INVEST8N1.1984--MARCEL DEKKEPNEW YORK UNITED STATESCONTINUES: CLINICAL ANDEXPERIMENTALDIALYSIS AND APHERESIS.IN PROCESS 0740-1353SR0050455 JTC: W9C

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NEW SERIALS AND TITLE CHANGES ANNOUNCEMENT, NON-INDEXED TITLES - SEPTEMBER 1984

The following substantive serial titles were received or ordered by the Serial RecordsSection. Titles indexed for MEDLINE, HEALTH, and POPLINE are listed in the"INDEXED TITLES UPDATE" section. ON ORDER, IN PROCESS, or an actualNLM call number appears at the bottom of the entry. Please include the NLM callnumber on interlibrary loan requests. Of course, NLM cannot fill loans for titlesnot yet received by the Library. The list is offered as an early announcement and willinclude price information if known. Information provided is not authorized NLMcataloging data. For further information, contact Ms. Janice Lennox, (301) 496-1276,Technical Services Division,NLM.

ARCHIVES OF INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY ANDPHYSIOLOGY1,1984--ALAN R. LISSNEW YORK UNITED STATESIN PROCESSSR0051346 4150.00ALAN R. LISS,150 5TH AVE.NEW YORK NY 10011

BEITRAGE ZUR PSYCHOLOGISHCEN FOHSCHUNG1,1984--WESTDEUTSCHER VERLAGOPLADEN GERMANY, WESTIN PROCESSSR0051444WESTDEUTSCHER VERLAG.OPENHOVENER STR.l,POSTFACH 1620, 5670 OPLADEN, WEST GERMANY

COGNITIVE REHABILITATION1,1983--B AND B PUBLISHINGINDIANAPOLIS IN UNITED STATESON ORDERS°0051513 $25.00B AND B PUBLISHING,P.O.BOX29344,INDIANAPOLIS IN 46229

FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY12,1984--MARCEL DEKKERNEW YORK UNITED STATESIN PROCESSSR0051337CONTINUES: FOOD SCIENCE.MARCEL DEKKER INC., 270 MADISON AVE, NEWYORK NY 10016

JOURNAL OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT1N1.1984—PERGAMON PRESSNEW YORK UNITED STATESIN PROCESSSR0051263 $40.00

THERAPEUTIKAINl.MAG/GIU 1984--CIC EDIZIONI INTERNAZIONALIROMA ITALYIN PROCESSSR0051400CIC EDIZIONI INTERNAZIONALI, VIA L.SPALLANZANI 11, 00161 ROMA, ITALY

TRAUMA QUARTERLY1N1,NOV 1984--ASPEN SYSTEMSROCKVILLE MD UNITED STATESON ORDERSR0051403 $45.95ASPEN SYSTEMS CORP,BOX 6018.GAITHERSBURG MD20877

ULTRASUONI IN OSTETRICIA E GINECOLOGIA1N1.1983—CIC EDIZIONI INTERNAZIONALIROMA ITALYIN PROCESSSR0051402OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SOCIETA ITALIANA DIECOGRAFIA OSTETRICO-GINECOLOGICA.CIC EDIZIONI INTERNAZIONALI, VIA LAZZAROSPALLANZANI 11, 00161 ROMA, ITALY

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AVAILABLE PRE-EXPLOSIONS, 1985 APPENDIX A

Pre-explodcd terns are Indicated with the symbol • 1n the AnnotatedAlphabetic HeSH and MeSH Tree Structures. Pre-explos1ons added foriybs art prtctotd by~TBF).

Pre-exploslon Ma»e (PX| Tree No.

(851ABNORMALITIES C16.131ANTIBIOTICS 020.85

(85)ANTIBODIES 024.611.125BACTERIA B3BACTERIAL INFECTIONS C1.252BEHAVIOR F1.145BEHAVIOR AND BEHAVIOR MECHANISMS FlBEHAVIORAL AND MENTAL DISORDERS F3BIOCHEM PHENOM METAB G6BLOOD PROTEINS 012.776.124BRAIN A8.186.211CARBOHYDRATES 09.203CARDIOVASCULAR AGENTS 018CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES C14CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM A7CELLS AllCENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM A8.186CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES CIO.228CHEMISTRY, ANALYTICAL E5.196CIRCULATORY. RESPIRATORY PHYSIOLOGY G9DENTISTRY E6DIAGNOSIS, LABORATORY El.223DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DISEASES C6ENZYMES 08.586EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES E7

(851GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES C6.405GENETICS G5HEALTH FACILITIES N2.278HEALTH SERVICES N2.421HEART DISEASES C14.280HORMONES 06.472IMMUNITY G4.610IMMUNOLOGIC FACTORS . 024.611LIPIDS 010.516MAMMALS B2.649MENTAL DISORDERS F3.709METABOLIC DISEASES CIS.452METALS 01.552MISCELLANEOUS TECHNICS E5MOUTH AND TOOTH DISEASES C7

(851MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES C5NEOPLASMS C4NERVOUS SYSTEM A8NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES CIONEUROLOGIC MANIFESTATIONS CIO.597ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION N4.452PHYSIOLOGY, GENERAL G7PROTEINS 012.776PSYCHOLOGIC PROCESSES PRINCIPLES F2REPRODUCTION, UROGENITAL PHYSIOLOGY G8RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES C8RODENTIA B2.649.865SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS C23.888

(85)SKIN DISEASES C17STEROIDS 04.808SURGERY, OPERATIVE E4UNITED STATES MC [as MeSH heading] Zl.107.567.875UNITED STATES [as place of publication] Zl.107.567.875VASCULAR DISEASES C14.907VERTEBRATE VIRUSES B4.909VERTEBRATES B2VIRUS DISEASES C2VIRUSES B4WOUNDS AND INJURIES C21.866

Remember to disguise the AND in names of pre-explosions just asyou do for regular searching on MeSH headings with embedded ANDs.


APPENDIX B

DATABASE UPDATE SCHEDULE FOR 1985

UPDATEDMEDLINF./

UPDATE SDILINEMONTH AVAILABLE

JAN DEC 10

FEB JAN 7

MAR FEB 4

APR MAR 4

MAY APR 1

JUN MAY 6

JUL JUN 3

AUG JUL 1

SEP AUG 5

OCT SEP 3*

NOV OCT 7

DEC NOV 4

UPDATEDHEALTHAVAILABLE

DEC 10

JAN 14

FEB 11

MAR 11

APR 8

MAY 13

JUN 10

JUL 8

AUG 12

SEP 9

OCT 15*

NOV 12*

UPDATEDPOPLINEAVAILABLE

JAN 14

FEB 11

MAR 11

APR 15

MAY 13

JUN 10

JUL 15

AUG 12

SEP 16

OCT 15*

NOV 12*

DEC 16

UPDATEDCANCERLIT/EXPRESSAVAILABLE

JAN 7

FEB 4

MAR 4

APR 1

MAY 6

JUN 3

JUL 1

AUG 5

SEP 3*

OCT 7

NOV 4

DEC 9

UPDATEDTOXLINEAVAILABLE

JAN 21

FEB 19*

MAR 18

APR 15

MAY 20

JUN 17

JUL 15

AUG 19

SEP 16

OCT 21

NOV 18

DEC 16

*Modified due to holiday.

December updates for POPLINE, CANCERLIT, and TOXLINE are subject to change.

THE NLMTECHNICAL

BULLETIN

ISSN 0146-3055

NOVEMBER 1984

No. 187


14 Serials Update

ARTICLES & FEATURES 6 Teaching MEDLINE To The Health Professional:NLM's Workshop For Search Intermediaries

8 Standardization Of The Date Of Publication (DP) Field10 New TOXLINE Subfile

From The International Labour Office12 Easy As Pie A La Modem:

Terminal Access To MEDLARS At NLM



NLM TECHNICAL BULLETIN - NOV 84

DATABASE

AVLINEBIOETHICSCANCERLITCANCERPROJCATLINECHEMLINECLINPROTDIRLINEEXPRESSHEALTHHISTLINEMEDLINEMED80MED77MED75MED71MED66MESH VOCNAME AUTHPDQPDQ/DIRECTORYPOPLINERTECSSDILINESERLINETDBTOXLINE

CBACTOXBIBIPA (ASHP)HEEPPESTABEMICETICTD3HMTC

TOXBACK76CBACTOXBIBIPA(ASHP)HEEPPESTABEMICETICTD3

TOXBACK65CBACTOXBIBIPA(ASHP)HEEPHAPAB/PESTABEMICETICTD3HAYESTMIC

Editor: Carolyn B.Assistant Editor: TConsulting Editor:

TOTALRECORDS

12,96717,152

428,47121,117

563,564614,058

4,62314,0498,038

294,70263,742

718,419529,237775,167642,710883,906954,65051,619

167,547963

11,247127,04070,02926,78750,4664,112

472,184277,796104,03623,78739,579

1,5366,8995,937

12,091563

555,808298,383106,64333,32163,79614,75717,26711,9709,671

598,424287,992155,38733,87654,07518,41619,55413,694

83910,039

4,552

Tilley


THROUGH 1984 15 NOV 84JAN 73-SEP 84 01 NOV 84JAN 63-NOV 84 05 NOV 841978-1981 12 NOV 81THROUGH 1984 15 NOV 84

09 OCT 8419 OCT 8416 AUG 84

AUG 84-NOV 84 12 NOV 84JAN 75-DEC 84 12 NOV 84

17 OCT 84JAN 82-DEC 84 05 NOV 84JAN 80-DEC 81 10 SEP 84JAN 77-DEC 79 04 SEP 84JAN 75-DEC 76 20 AUG 84JAN 71-DEC 74 20 AUG 84JAN 66-DEC 70 10 SEP 841984 29 OCT 84

05 NOV 8405 NOV 84

MAR 84 02 APR 841970-NOV 84 19 NOV 84THROUGH JUL 84 12 SEP 84DEC 84 05 NOV 841984 12 NOV 84

06 SEP 84?2 OCT 84

1981-VOL 101(6,7)1981-NOV 841981-VOL 21 (19,20)1981-VOL 13(11)19811981-APR 19841981-APR 19841981-GRA&I 84 (10-15)

27 AUG 841976-19801976-19801976-19801976-19801976-19801976-19801976-19801976-1980

27 AUG 841965-19751965-19751969-19751970-19751968-19751950-19751950-1975

PRE-1965-19751940-19681940-1975


LATESTUPDATE TAG

8410(EM)8411(EM)8110(EM)

8410(EM)8410(EM)

8411(EM)8412(EM)8410(EM)8412(EM)

8410(EM)8403(EM)8411(EM)

8412(EM)

8410(EM)

. Scott Plutchak MEDLARS Management SectionAnn Joseph Preiss National Library of Medicine

Technical Notes Editor: Patricia E. Healy Bldg. 38A, Rm. 4N21(301) 496-6193 Bethesda, Maryland 20209


TECHNICAL NOTES

Whenever applicable, the heading of each Technical Note includes a referenceto the section of the 1982Online Services Reference Manual that is consideredmost relevant to the item being discussed e.g., (Manual 2.9). Users shouldkeep in mind that the item may pertain to other sections of the Manual aswell.

NLM COMPUTERUNAVAILABLESATURDAY,DECEMBER 8,1984

DECEMBERHOLIDAYSCHEDULE

POO/DIRECTORYDATABASEDISCONTINUED(Manual 27+)

TOXLINEAUTOMATICSDIST601-700(Manual 5.2.5)

REMINDER: The NLM computer will be unavailable on Saturday,December 8, 1984,in order to install the 1985MEDLINE/BACKFILES and HEALTH databases. Please see the TechnicalNote in the October 1984Technical Bulletin, p.4, titled"YEAR-END PROCESSING," for additional information.

The NLM computer will be down all day on the followingdates in observance of the Christmas and New Year'sholidays:

December 25, 1984 (Tuesday)January 1, 1985 (Tuesday)

Users are advised that hours of operation may be limited onChristmas Eve and New Year's Eve. Changes to regular hours,if they occur, will appear in the online NEWS.

REMINDER: The National Cancer Institute has decided todiscontinue the PDQ/DIRECTORY file on the ELHILL systemeffective December 10, 1984. Please see the Technical Notein the October 1984Technical Bulletin, p.3, titled,"DELETION OF PDQ, PDQ/DIRECTORY FILES," for furtherinformation about the future of the PDQ files.

Please note that the specifications for data elementsprinted for the T601-700 number range indicated on the versoof the Automatic SDI Request Form published in the 1982edition of the Online Services Reference Manual and also inthe March 1983 and November 1983 issues of the NLM TechnicalBulletin are incorrect.

The T601-700 number range prints the Secondary SourceIdentifier (SI),the Author (AU), the Title (TI),the Source(SO) and the Address (AD) fields. It does not print theAbstract (AB) field as indicated on the form. The Abstract(AB) is printed for the T201-400 and T401-600 number ranges.The Address (AD)is printed for T601-700.

Please correct the copy of the Automatic SDI Service RequestForm in PART 5 of your Manual so that it reads:

T601-700 SI, AU, TI, SO, AD

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BACKFILEPOSTINGS INMESH VOCABULARYFILE(Manual 6.8.2)

OFFSEARCH/OFFLINE PRINTCANCELLATIONS

After December 10, 1984, the date when the 1985MEDLINEdatabases become available, the Backfile Postings field ofthe MESH VOCABULARY FILE will be changed to reflect thelatest regeneration of the MEDLINE backfiles. The five dataelements will be:

M80 (for MED80 backfile)M77 (for MEP77 backfile)M75 (for MED75 backfile)M71 (for MED71 backfile)M66 (for MED66 backfile)

The numeric values in each of these fields will reflect thepostings for the term in each of the backfiles. Eachbackfile has two entries: the total postings for the term ina particular backfile, and the Index Medicus (IM) or "mainpoint" postings (indicated by an asterisk (*)).

For example, one descriptor term in the MESH VOCABULARY FILEmay have entries similar to the following:

M80M80M77M77M75M75M71M71M66M66

- 122- *100- 179- *120- 166- *131- 195- *155- 183- *101

Watch the online NEWS for the date on which these changeswill be implemented.

To request cancellation of an OFFLINE PRINT or an OFFSEARCH,users must cal1 the MEDLARS Management Service Desk between8:30 A.M. and 5:00 P.M.Eastern Time on the same day theOFFLINE PRINT or OFFSEARCH was entered. OFFLINE PRINTS andOFFSEARCHes cannot be cancelled the day after input. Theonly exception to this is for OFFLINE PRINTS and OFFSEARCHesentered on Saturday. (Since these requests are notprocessed until Monday evening, users may call the ServiceDesk on Monday to request their cancellation.) NLM does notrecommend requesting an OFFLINE PRINT or OFFSEARCHcancellation via the COMMENT command. This is becauseCOMMENTS are only received in MMS at approximately 9:00A.M.and 4:00 P.M.Eastern Time, Monday-Friday, and may not bereceived during working hours in the event of a computerproblem. Requesting an OFFLINE PRINT or OFFSEARCHcancellation during the Service Desk's hours of operation isthe only way to insure that a request is received. While

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OFFSEARCH/OFFLINE PRINTCANCELLATIONS(CONTINUED)

UNINETLOGIN WITHMICROCOMPUTERS

SELECTRIC-TYPE TERMINALSAND UNINET

every attempt wiM be made to cancel designated OFFLINEPRINTS and OFFSEARCHes, NLM cannot guarantee successfulcancellation of any OFFLINE PRINT or OFFSEARCH.

Microcomputer users may find several UNINET Profiles orparameter changes useful when logging into NLM via UNINET.Use of UNINET's Profile or Set commands allows microcomputerusers to change the UNINET login default parameters toparameters more amenable to NLM access via a microcomputer.Commands to change default parameters must be input at eachUNINET login following the SERVICE: prompt and beforerequesting NLM. Relevant commands are (user inputs areunderlined):

Command

SERVICE: PROF3

Result

SERVICE: SET?200:16

Speeds up the carriage returnby elimination of some paddingcharacters.

Establishes a break key formicros that don't have one.In this case, 16 establishesbreak key as Control P (i.e.,pressing the Control key andthe P key simultaneously willcause a break to occur).

Users may use all, some, or none of these commands whenaccessing NLM via a microcomputer depending on therequirements of their machines. However, if the Profilecommand is to be used in conjunction with a Set command, theProfile command should be input first. After input of thesecommands, users will again be prompted with SERVICE:. Toaccess NLM, input NLM in response to this prompt after allProfile and Set commands are input, i.e., SERVICE:NLM.

Users with selectric-type terminals, i.e., IBM2741-compatible, cannot access NLM via UNINET.

PL EASE ACCESS FILE INFORM AND TYPE NEWS TO SEE THE MOSTRECENT NEWS ITEM ONLINE!

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TEACHING MEDLINE TO THE HEALTH PROFESSIONAL:NLM'S WORKSHOP FOR SEARCH INTERMEDIARIES

Patricia Clark BuchanMEDLARS Management Section, NLM

The first NLM-sponsored seminar entitled "Teaching MEDLINE to the HealthProfessional: A Workshop for Search Intermediaries" was held on Thursday,September 20, 1984. Over 140 NLM-trained searchers from throughout the UnitedStates and abroad attended the full-day session at the National Library ofMedicine. This workshop was developed to augment NLM's Health Professionaltraining program "The Basics of Searching MEDLINE" by providing theinformation and materials needed by searchers in conducting training programsfor health professionals within their organizations or in their communities.

As computer equipment increases in sophistication and decreases in cost, manyhealth professionals are electing to perform their own online searches. Theregular five-day Initial Online Services Training class offered by NLM inBethesda, MD and at numerous other sites throughout the country does notadequately serve the needs of these health professionals. Their scheduleconstraints make it difficult to attend the sessions, and the existingtraining, which is slanted toward information specialists, is not focused ontheir specific concerns. Therefore, a special one-day format was designedspecifically for these health professionals and was taught experimentallyseveral times during 1984 by both NLM training staff and the RML7 (UCLA)training staff. It quickly became evident that these seminars, as successfulas they were, would need to be taught in more locations and on a varying timeschedule. In an effort to serve this need, NLM developed the workshop totrain librarians/information specialists to sponsor local health professionaltraining classes.

During the one-day seminar for "training trainers", the Guide for the HealthProfessional was distributed and discussed. In addition, a copy ofSupplemental Instructional Notes was given to each of the attendees. TheseNotes provide insights into the experiences of NLM staff during their teachingof the health professional seminars. Suggestions concerning areas of lecturethat may need to be elaborated, items of information on which not to spendlarge amounts of time, and pointers on possible areas of confusion arepresented.

All search exercises within the Guide were performed against the smalltraining database INTROMED. Because INTROMED is a static subset of MEDLINE(i.e., no new citations are added to the database), all exercise answers andstrategies can be checked for accuracy against the suggested answers provided.

Accreditation for these training sessions can be made available through theAmerican Medical Association so that physicians attending the Health

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Professional Training Classes may receive CE credit. Trainers should contactthe following organization for information about accrediting their courseslocally.

Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical EducationOffice of the SecretaryP.O. Box 245Lake Bluff, Illinois 60044(312) 295-1490.

Additional NLM-taught sessions of the-one day workshop "Teaching MEDLINE tothe Health Professional: A Workshop for Search Intermediaries" are being heldduring December 1984 in Regions 1 and 3. The first is being sponsored by theNew York Academy of Medicine (RML1) on Thursday, December 6, in New York City,the second by the University of Illinois (RML3) on Thursday, December 13, inChicago, Illinois. A third session is being planned for RML5 in Dallas,Texas. These NLM-taught sessions not only train the librarian/searcher toteach health professionals the basics of searching MEDLINE, but also enablethem to train other "trainers" in the use of the Guide for teaching healthprofessionals.

In several regions the Technical Resource Persons from the Regional MedicalLibrary are conducting similar "training trainers" workshops. Interestedsearchers should contact their RMLs to learn more about regional workshops.

NOTICE TO INTERLIBRARY LOAN LIBRARIANS

In past years, during the December/January holiday season, theNational Library of Medicine imposed a six week moratorium on mailingoriginal loans of books and audiovisuals by means of the U.S. PostalService. This year, because of the transition to United ParcelService for shipment of original loans from NLM, this moratorium willnot be necessary. NLM will process al1 requests, whether forphotoduplicates or loan of original material, as usual during thisperiod. For material which would be due between November 12, 1984 andJanuary 4, 1985 the loan period will be extended and these items willbe due back at the National Library of Medicine no later than January7, 1985.

We ask that all books now overdue be returned promptly.

If you have any questions, please contact:Circulation & Control SectionNational Library of Medicine8600 Rockville PikeBethesda, MD 20209(301) 496-5511

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STANDARDIZATION OF THE DATE OF PUBLICATION (DP) FIELDFOR MEDLINE, ITS BACKFILES, AND HEALTH FOR THE 1985 SYSTEM

Lou Wave S. KnechtMEDLARS Management Section, NLM

Background

The National Library of Medicine changed its citation format effective withthe 1980 indexing year. (Please see the article "Online Citation FormatChanges For 1980" in the October 1979 NLM Technical Bulletin for details.) Insummary, the change: 1) implemented the American National Standard Institute'sStandard for Bibliographic References (ANSI Z39.29-1977, reaffirmed 1983) asthe NLM format; 2) was effective for MEDLINE data from 1977 forward and allHealth Planning and Administration data; and 3) had the greatest impact on theDate of Publication (DP) field.

Existing Situation From 1980 To 1984

MEDLINE citations from 1980 forward utilize the ANSI standard format for theDate of Publication. This is a 4-digit year, an abbreviated 3-charactermonth, and a 1- or 2-digit day, e.g., 1984 Dec 1.

MEDLINE citations from 1977 to 1979 and all HEALTH citations were converted tothe new general format, and the DP field in these citations begins with a4-digit year. However, some inconsistencies with the placement of the monthand day in the DP field resulted from this machine conversion (see examplesbe1ow).

MEDLINE citations created from 1966 to 1976 were not changed and had adifferent general DP field format of day (1- or 2-digits)", abbreviated month(3 characters), and 2-digit year, e.g., 2 Apr 74.

Examples of the DP field formats for the 1980-84 time frame are shown below.

1980-84 Date of Publication (DP) Field Formats

MED66 MED77 MED80MED71 HEALTH (from MEDLINEMED75 1975-79) HEALTH (from 1980-

forward)

2 Apr 74 1979 Apr 1 1984 Feb 111974-75 1979 1 Apr 1984 Feb 2-81975 1979 Apr 1984 FebWinter 74 1979 1984Apr-Aug 74 1978-79 1983-84Apr 74 1979 Winter 1984 Winter

NLM generates a 2-digit, searchablp-only Year (YR) field from the DP field.The various DP field formats impacted on NLM's generation of the YR value.Even though there are three DP field format groups, they can be reduced to twogroups for the creation of the YR element. The first group includes MED66,MED71, and MED75 where the year is always last in the DP field. NLM creates

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the YR field by selecting the last 2 digits of the DP field. Note that forcompound years, e.g., 1974-75, only the last year is searchable. The secondgroup includes MED77, MED80, MEDLINE, amTRTALTH, where the year is alwaysfirst in the DP field. Because the year is 4 digits in these databases, NLMcreates the YR field by selecting the third and fourth digits of the DP field.Note that for compound years in this group, e.g., 1983-84, only the first yearis searchable.

Standardization For1985

Effective December 10, 1984 for the 1985 system and forward, the Date ofPublication (DP)field has been reprogrammed for MED66, MED71, MED75, MED77,and HEALTH (where necessary) to reflect the current MEDLINE Pate ofPublication format, i.e., 4-digit year, abbreviated month of 3 characters, and1- or 2-digit day. Benefits of this reprogramming effort include:

1) A uniform Date of Publication format that is more easily handled byNLM and magnetic tape subscribers to NLM data;

2) A uniform method of generating the 2-digit, searchable Year (YR) fieldfrom the DP field by always choosing the third and fourth digits in all theMEDLINE family of databases and HEALTH; and

3) Possible future reconfiguration of MEDLINE and its backfiles is nolonger restricted by the citation format change of 1980.

In summary, from a searcher's point of view, there is no change in searchingby Year (YR) in MEDLINE, its backfiles, or HEALTH. The changes to the YRfield presented above are transparent to the online searcher. However, if asearcher is looking for a particular issue of a journal and decides to limitby ANDing the DP field value, then the searcher must remember that all DPfield values in MEDLINE, its Backfiles, and HEALTH are now being input with a4-digit year regardless of the time frame.

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NEW TOXLINE SUBFILE FROM THE INTERNATIONAL LABOUR OFFICE

Susan Hawk, MLS, EdMSpecialized Information Services, NLM

On November 19, 1984, 2,800 records were added to TOXLINE from the CISAbstracts database, produced by the International Labour Office (ILO), Inter-national Occupational Safety and Health Information Centre. The ILO is aUnited Nations Organization with offices in Geneva, Switzerland. CIS has beenin existence since 1959, and specializes in abstracting and indexing materialsin the field of occupational safety and health.

As with several other TOXLINE subfiles, only certain portions of the databaseare entered into TOXLINE. Of 39 categories of information compiled by CIS, 10have been selected for TOXLINE. The ten categories, with their CIS subjectcategory numbers are listed below.

1. Dust, Aerosols and Related Diseases (070)2. Noise, Hearing, Vibration (080)3. Toxic and Dangerous Substances (120)4. Occupational Pathology (130)5. Air and Water Pollution, and other Environmental Problems (150)6. Agriculture, Fishing, and Livestock Breeding (160)7. Chemical, Oil and Fuel, Plastics and Rubber Industries (230)8. Textiles and Clothing Industries (240)9. Food, Beverage and Tobacco Industries (260)10. Commerce, Service Industries, Offices (300)

TOXLINE searchers w i l l be able to limit their searching to the ILO subfile byANDing "ILO (KW)" with a search statement. Qualifying with (KW) is necessaryfor this subfile in order to avoid false drops, i.e., citations about ILOrather than from ILO. Users may also limit their searches to a certaincategory by using the three-digit code qualified by (CC).

The new subfile references publications from 1981 to the present, and includesreferences to both monographs and journal articles. While half of thecitations refer to non-English materials, all have English abstracts in thedatabase. Search retrieval may be limited to English language materials by"AND NOT FOR (LA)". Users w i l l be pleased to find that, the source field inthis subfile is very readable, since the full title of the source is usedinstead of abbreviations. The ILO subfile will be updated eight times a year.

Thesaurus terms from the CIS database w i l l be placed in the keyword field.NLM users may purchase the CIS Thesaurus for the subscriber's rate of $25from:

International Labour Office1750 New York AvenueWashington, DC 20006

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Each of the records in the new subfile contains the following data elements:

Mnemonic Field Name (Comments)

AB AbstractAU AuthorCC Classification Code (Category Code from ILO Subject List)CN Corporate NameEM Entry MonthKW Keywords (CIS Thesaurus Terms)LA Language (Three-Letter Code)PT Publication Type (journal article, monograph, other)RN CAS Registry NumberSI Secondary Source ID (from printed CIS Abstracts)SO SourceTI TitleYR Year

The following is a sample record from the ILO subfile of TOXLINE:

SI - CIS/84/00837CC - 130AU - Lauwerys RAU - Herbrand JrtU - Buchet JPAU - Bernard AAU - Gaussin JTI - Health surveillance of workers exposed to

tetrachloroethylene in dry-cleaning shopsSO - I n t e r n a t i o n a l Archives of O c c u p a t i o n a l and E n v i r o n m e n t a l

Health 1983. Vol.52, No.1. p.69-77. 28 ref.PT - JOURNAL ARTICLELA - EnqAB - Behavioural, renal, h e p a t i c and p u l m o n a r y f u n c t i o n (peak

e x p i r a t o r y flow tests were performed in 26 workers (all but2 women) at 6 dry-cleaning shops, and 33 non-exposedsubjects. TWA exposure was 21 (9-38)ppm. Results ofcharcoal tube sampling and passive d o s i m e t r y werecomparable. The u r i n e was analysed for trichloroacetic acidand the e x p i r e d air and venous blood fortetrachloroethylene. The i n t e r n a l dose may be betterevaluated by m e a s u r i n g i t s c o n c e n t r a t i o n in the blood 16ha f t e r exposure, rather than i m m e d i a t e l y . If the bloodc o n c e n t r a t i o n of tetrachloroetrwlene does not exceed Img/lat t h i s time, the TNA exposure is l i k e l y to have been*>50ppm. Such exposure caused no detectable effects on thecentral n e r v o u s system, l i v e r or k i d n e y .

KW - TETRACHLOROETHYLENEKW - DRf CLEANINGKW - EXPOSURE TESTSKW - MEDICAL SUPERVISIONKW - ORGANIC SOLVENTSKW - DETERMINATION IN URINEKW - DETERMINATION IN AIRKW - BLOOD MONITORINGKW - DETERMINATION IN EXHALED A I RKW - COMPARATIVE. STUDrKW - DELAYED EFFECTSKW - ILORN - 127-18-4EM - 8411

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EASY AS PIE A LA MODEM:TERMINAL ACCESS TO MEDLARS AT THE NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE

I. Methods of Access

The NLM databases may be accessed four ways: direct dial to Bethesda,or through the TELENET, TYMNET, and UNINET networks. The latter threeare commercial telecommunications networks. NLM currently includes thecost of using any of these commercial networks in the basic connecthour fees for domestic users.

II. Basic Terminal Operating Features

In general, equipment must emulate a TTY 33/35 (teletype) terminal tobe compatible with MEDLARS.

A. Transmission Code: Of the four transmission codes available --BCD (Binary Coded Decimal), EBCDIC (Extended Binary Coded DecimalInterchange Code), Correspondence Code, and ASCII (AmericanStandard Code for Information Interchange) -- the NLM system iscompletely compatible with ASCII for dial-up terminals.Correspondence and EBCDIC are available with IBM 2741-compatibleterminals; however, they are only supported by the NLM systemthrough TELENET and TYMNET. The NLM system does not support theBCD code at all. The NLM computer accepts asynchronous charactermode transmission, not synchronous or bisynchronous.

B. Duplex: The NLM system may be used in either the Full- or Half-duplex mode through the commercial telecommunications networks.However, direct dial access requires Half duplex only.

C. Speed of Transmission: The NLM system supports 10, 30, or120 characters-per-second (110, 300, or 1200 baud) transmission.Different telephone numbers are used to access the system at eachspeed, and for either of the two types of compatible modems (Vadicor Bell). Some U.S. cities have 2400 baud compatible telephonenumbers. NLM supports 2400 baud if the user has 2400 baud equipmentand access to a 2400 baud telephone number.

D. Parity: The NLM system prefers Even (or None in certain cases);it cannot accept transmission in Odd parity.

III. Other Operating Features

A. Telephone: The terminal equipment must have a means of beingconnected to a telephone. Often an acoustic coupler or modem is usedwith the telephone, or a direct connection to the telephone lineusing an RJ11jack is possible. The telephone to be used for datacommunications with the terminal should be a separate telephone line(i.e., no extensions where someone else could pick up the line anddisconnect it) and not have "call forwarding" or "call waiting"service which often disconnects a data telecommunications call.

B. Modems: Modems at 300 baud are all Bell 103-compatible and will

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work with the NLM direct dial number or through any network. Modemsat 1200 baud are Bell 212A-compatible, VADIC 3400 series-compatibleor compatible with both. The telecommunications networks in somecities have different phone numbers for different modem types. Thismay impact on the modem selection. However, the trend is for thenetwork phone numbers to be compatible with both modems at 1200 baud.International access requires that the terminal's modem be compatiblewith that used by the country's network.

C. Microcomputers: In addition to the microcomputer itself (along witha telephone, and modem), a microcomputer set-up requires an auxiliaryasynchronous communications software package that allows themicrocomputer to emulate a TTY 33/35 terminal. These softwarepackages are many and varied. In general, they permit the user toset terminal operating features such as transmission speed andparity. Sometimes the auxiliary communications software is abuilt-in feature of the microcomputer (often called a communicationsboard).

IV. Miscellaneous Helpful Facts

A. The NLM mainframe computer is an IBM 3033 MP (Multi-Processor).

B. A data word equals 10 bits as follows: 1 start bit, 7 data bits,1 parity bit,and 1 stop bit. In some cases, equipment cannotaccess MEDLARS with the normal setting of 7 data bits and 1 stopbit: then try 8 data bits (some equipment treats the data andparity bits as a unit).

C. The NLM computer does not support X-ON,X-OFF (or DC1, DC3).However, the networks will perform this flow control if instructed todo so after logging in to NLM's databases. The procedure (which isdone at the network command level after completing a logon toMEDLARS) involves setting ITI (Interactive Terminal Interface)parameter 12 (twelve) to 1 (one, which means "on"). The actualprocedure is different for each network; please call the MEDLARSManagement Service Desk for instructions. This flow controlcapability is often important for hardcopy terminals andmicrocomputer set-ups that may have small buffers. If the buffer issmall, data sent to the terminal may be lost or overwritten. Flowcontrol enables the terminal to prevent further receipt of data untilits buffer has emptied and is capable of storing more data.

D. The automatic line feed feature should be disabled if it is presenton the equipment. The NLM computer sends the automatic line feed anddoes not accept a carriage return-automatic line feed combinationfrom the terminal. The terminal end-of-line transmission charactershould only be a carriage return.

V. User Assistance

Need more help? Call MEDLARS Management Section from 8:30 A.M. to 5:00P.M. ET Monday through Friday at (301) 496-6193 or (800) 638-8480.

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SERIALS UPDATE

INDEXED TITLES UPDATE, NOVEMBER 1984

The following titles cited in MEDLINE, HEALTH, and POPLINE have been recently selectedfor indexing, deselected, undergone a title change, or ceased publication. This list is not

cumulative; the information provided is only for titles whose indexing status has changed

since the last UPDATE. More detailed information about each title may be found inSERLINE. For further information, please contact MMS or Ms. Esther Baldinger,(301) 496-1276, Technical Services Division, NLM.

TITLES SELECTED FOR INDEXING, OCTOBER 1984

IM ADVANCES IN ALCOHOL AND SUBSTANCE ABUSEADV ALCOHOL SUBST ABUSE1N1.FALL 1981--HAWORTH PRESSNEW YORK UNITED STATESCONTINUES: DRUG ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM REVIEW.INDEXING BEGAN WITH V.3,N.1-2,1933-84.Wl A0432 0270-3106A12980000 JTC: 2NZ

IM ADVERSE DRUG REACTIONS AND ACUTE POISONINGREVIEWSADVERSE DRUG REACT ACUTE POISONING REVINI,SPRING 1982--OXFORD UNIVERSITr PRESSOXFORD ENGLANDINDEXING BEGAN WITH V.3,N.1,1984.Wl A092 0260-647XA15665000 JTC: 2P6

IM CLINICAL PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRYCLIN PHYSIOL BIOCHEM1N1.JAN/FEB 1983--KARGERBASEL SWITZERLANDOFFICIAL JOURNAL OF: THE NATIONAL ACADEMYOF CLINICAL BIOCHEMISTRY.INDEXING BEGAN WITH V.1,N.I,1983.Wl CL767I OC52-1164CC6524000 J1X: DHS

IM DIAGNOSTIC IMMUNOLOGYDIAGN IMHUNOL1N1.1983--ALAN R. LISSNEW YORK UNITED STATESINDEXING BEGAN WITH V.I,N.I,1963.Wl OI258IJ 0735-3111D09578000 JTC: DID

IM EKSPERIMENTALNAIA ONKOLOGIIAEKSP ONKOL1979--R.E. KAVETSKY INSTITUTE FOR ONCOLOGYPROBLEMSKIEV USSRCALLED ALSO: EXPERIMENTAL ONCOLOGY. ATHEAD OF CAPTION TITLE: AKAOEMIIA NHUK SSSR,OTOELENIE FIZIOLOGII; AKAOEMIIA MAUKUf-PMNSKOI SSR, OTDELENIE BICKHIMII,FIZIOLOGII I TEORETICHESKOI MEOITSINY.INDEXING EEGAN WITH V.6,N.I,1934.Wl EK4823 0204-<564E04530000 JTC: EEC

IM INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGYINT J PSYCHOPHYSIOL1N1.AUG 1933--ELSEVIER SCIENCE PUBLISHERSAMSTERDAM NETHERLANDSINDEXING BEGAN WITH V.I,N.I,1983.Wl IN777N 0167-8760127890000 JTC: HAH

IM JOURNAL OF DIARRHOEAL DISEASES RESEARCHJ OIARRHOEAL OIS RES1N1.MAR 1983 —INTERHATIONAL CENTRE FOR OIARRHOEAL DISEASERESEARCHDHAKA BANGLADESHINCLUDES REGULAR SECTION: ANNOTATEDBIBLIOGRAPHY OF ASIAN LITERATURE ONDIAPRHOEAL DISEASES.INDEXING BEGAN WITH V.1,N.1,1933.Wl J0622C 0253-8768J19050000 JTC: IBA

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IM JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINEJ EMERG MED1N1.1983--PERGAMONNEW YORK UNITED STATESINDEXING BEGAN WITH V.I,N.I,1983.Wl J0638 0736-4679J19875000 JTC: IBO

IM NEUROLOGIC CLINICSNEUROL CLIN1N1.FEB 1983--SAUNDERSPHILADELPHIA UNITED STATESINDEXING BEGAN WITH V1N1.1983.Wl NE329T 0733-8619N12852000 JTC: NEU

IM JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDIC RESEARCHJ ORTHOP RES1N1.1983--RAVEN PRESSNEW YORK UNITED STATESOFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE ORTHOPAEDICRESEARCH SOCIETY AND THE BIOELECTRIC REPAIRAND GROWTH SOCIETY.INDEXING BEGAN WITH V.l.N.1,1983.Wl J0804SF 0736-0266J33365000 JTC: JIQ

IM PEDIATRIC DERMATOLOGYPEDIATR OERMATOL1N1.JUL 1983—BLACKWELL SCIENTIFICBOSTON UNITED STATESCLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH THE INTERNATIONALSOCIETY OF PEDIATRIC DERMATOLOGY AND THESOCIETY FOR PEOIATRIC DERMATOLOGY.INDEXING BEGAN WITH V1N1.1983.Wl PE167F 0736-8046P06333000 JTC: RED

IM JOURNAL OF VASCULAR SURGERYJ VASC SURG1N1.JAN 1984—C.V. MOSBYST. LOUIS UNITED STATESOFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE SOCIETY FORVASCULAR SURGERY AND THE NORTH AMERICANCHAPTER OF THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OFCARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY.INDEXING BEGAN WITH V.I,N.I,1984.Wl J097CH 0741-5214J41125000 JTC: KD2

IM MAGNESIUMMAGNESIUM1N1.JAN/FEB 1982 —KARGERBASEL SWITZERLANDINDEXING BEGAN WITH V.3,N.I,1984.Wl MA334 0252-1156M01105000 JTC: LB9

IM PEDIATRIC PATHOLOGYPEDIATR PATHOLINI, JAN/MAR 1983—HEMISPHERE PUBLISHING CORPORATIONWASHINGTON UNITED STATESINDEXING BEGAN WITH V1N1,1983.Wl PE169R 0277-0938P06423000 JTC: PEE

INI PERSPECTIVESPERSPECTIVES1N1.1977--GERONTOLOGICAL NURSING ASSOCIATIONTORONTO CANADAOFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE GERONTOLOGICALNURSIN3 ASSOCIATION.INDEXING BEGAN WITH VOL.8 NO.1,1984.ON ORDERSP0051880 JTC: OZL

IM MINERVA ENDOCRINOLOGICAMINERVA ENDOCRINOL1,1976?--EDIZIONI MINERVA MEDICATURIN ITALYINDEXING BEGAN WITH V9N1.1984.Wl MI64 0391-1977M37010000 JTC: NAN

IM RADIATION MEDICINERADIAT MEDINI,JAM/MAR 1983 —RADIATION MEDICINE ASSOCIATIONTOKYO JAPANINDEXING BEGAN WITH V1N1.1983.Wl PA162H 0288-2043R00550000 JTC= RAD

IM MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND MEDICINEMOL BIOL MED1N1.JUL 1983--ACADEMIC PRESSLONDON ENGLANDINDEXING BEGAN WITH V.I N.I,1983.Wl M0195P 0735-1313M43250000 JTC: MOL

IM RADIOTHERAPY AND ONCOLOGYPADIOTHER ONCOLINl.AUG 1933—ELSEVIER SCIENCEAM5TEPDAM NETHERLANDSJOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN SOCIETY FORTHERAPEUTIC RADIOLOGY AND ONCOLOGY.INDEXING BEGAN WITH V1N1.1983.Wl RA371T 0167-8140R01835000 JTC: RAE

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IDL RIVISTA DI ODONTOSTOMATOLOSIA EIMPLANTOPROTESIRIV ODONTOSTOMATOL IMPLANTOPROTESINl.GEN/FEB 1984—ODONTOSTOMATOLOGIA E IMPLANTOPROTESIMILANO ITALYSPINE TITLE: OOONTOSTOMATOLOGIA EIMPLANTOPROTESI.HI RI567003020000 JTC: OE6

IM SOMATOSENSORY RESEARCHSOMATOSENS RES1N1.1983—GUILFORD PRESSNEW YORK UNITED STATESINDEXING BEGAN WITH V1N1.1983.Wl S0887LH 0736-7344S30865000 JTC: SOM

IM SPORTS MEDICINESPORTS MED1N1.JAN/FEB 1984—ADIS PRESS PUBLICATIONSWANCKAI HONG KONGINDEXING BEGAN WITH V1N1.1984.Wl SP509H 0012-1642S36237000 JTC: SPO

IM SURGICAL GASTROENTEROLOGYSURG GASTROENTEROL1N1.1982—MASSON PUBLISHING USANEW YORK UNITED STATESINDEXING BEGAN WITH V3N1.1984.Wl SU765K 0730-681S48525000 JTC: SUR

IM SURVEY AND SYNTHESIS OF PATHOLOGY RESEARCHSURV SYNTH PATHOL RES1N1-2.1983--KARGERBASEL SWITZERLANDINDEXING BEGAN WITH V3N1.1984.Wl SU918 0253-438XS49257000 JTC: SUS

IM TOXICOLOGIC PATHOLOGYTOXICOL PATHOL6N3/4.1978--SOCIETY OF PHARMACOLOGICAL ANDENVIRONMENTAL PATHOL06ISTSNEWARK DE UNITED STATESCONTINUES THE BULLETIN OF THE SOCIETY OFPHARMACOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTALPATHOLOGISTS.INDEXING BEGAN WITH V12N1.1984.Wl T0892 0192-6233T13790000 JTC: TOY

TITLE CHANGES, OCTOBER 1984

IM ACUTE CARE IMACUTE CARE1ONI, 1983-84—KARGERBASEL SWITZERLANDCONTINUES: BIOTELEMETRY AND PATIENTMONITORING.Wl AC999W 0254-0819A11855000 JTC: OY4

IM BIOTELEMETRY AND PATIENT MONITORINGBIOTELEM PATIENT MONIT5,1978-9,1982KARGER IDLBASEL SWITZERLANDCONTINUES BIOTELEMETRY. OFFICIAL ORGAN OFTHE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY ON BIOTELEMETRY.CONTINUED BY: ACUTE CARE.Wl BI919M 0378-309XB19900000 JTC: A6U

IM BULLETIN OF CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCESBULL CLIN NEUROSCI48,1983-- IDLACADEMIC PRESSNEW YORK UNITED STATESPUBLISHED UNDER THE AUSPICES OF: THE LOSANGELES SOCIETY OF NEUROLOGY ANDPSYCHIATRY, AND: THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIANEUROSURGICAL SOCIETY. CONTINUES: BULLETINOF THE LOS ANGELES NEUROLOGICAL SOCIETIES.Wl BU756T 0736-3583SR0051830 JTC: BEZ

BULLETIN OF THE LOS ANGELES NEUROLOGICALSOCIETIESBULL LOS ANGELES NEUROL SOC31,1966-47,1982ACADEMIC PRESSNEW YORK NY UNITED STATESCONTINUES BULLETIN OF THE LOS ANGELESNEUROLOGICAL SOCIETY. V45-47, 1980-1982BOUND IN ONE VOLUME. CONTINUED BY: BULLETINOF CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCES.Wl BU854R 0024-659XB47260000 JTC: BNK

HAWAII DENTAL JOURNALHAWAII DENT J15N1.JUL 1984—HAWAII DENTAL ASSOCIAITONHONOLULU HI UNITED STATESCONTINUES: JOURNAL OF THE HAWAIIDENTALASSOCIATION.IN PROCESSSR0051816 JTC: HDE

JOURNAL OF THE HAWAII DENTAL ASSOCIATIONJ HAWAII DENT ASSOC3,1970-14N3,DEC 1983HAWAII DENTAL ASSOCIATIONHONOLULU HI UNITED STATESCONTINUES: JOURNAL OF THE HAWAII STATEDENTAL ASSOCIATION. CONTINUED BY: HAWAIIDENTAL JOURNAL.Wl J0928D 0017-8616J22420000 JTC: IB2

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NEW SERIALS AND TITLE CHANGES ANNOUNCEMENT, NON-INDEXED TITLES -- OCTOBER 1984

The following substantive serial titles were received or ordered by the Serial Records Section.Titles indexed for MEDLINE, HEALTH, and POPLINE are listed in the "INDEXED TITLESUPDATE" section. ON ORDER, IN PROCESS, or an actual NLM call number appears at thebottom of the entry. Please include the NLM call number on interlibrary loan requests. Ofcourse, NLM cannot fill loans for titles not yet received by the Library. The list is offeredas an early announcement and will include price information if known. Informationprovided is not authorized NLM cataloging data. For further information, contact Ms.Janice Lennox, (301) 496-1276, Technical Services Division, NLM.

BIOESSAYS1N1.JUL 1984--CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESSNEW YORK UNITED STATESON ORDERSR0051782 $135.00PUBLISHED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OFSCIENTIFIC UNIONS

CANCER CARE1N1.MAR 1984?--MEDICAL EDUCATION SERVICESOXFORD ENGLANDIN PROCESSSR0051907MEDICAL EDUCATION SERVICES LIMITED,PEMBROKE HOUSE, 36/37 PEMBROKE STREET,OXFORD 0X1 1BL, ENGLAND

CIRCULARFEB/MAR 1984--MCMAHON PUBLISHINGGEORGETOWN CT UNITED STATESIN PROCESSSR0051573DR. J. ANTONIO ALDRETE, DEPARTMENT OFANESTHESIOLOGY, THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMAIN BIRMINGHAM, J.T. *730 UNIVERSITYSTATION, BIRMINGHAM AL 35294

COLLECTION D ANESTHESIOLOGIE ET DEREANIMATION CHIRURGICALE ET MEDICALE1,1984—MASSONPARIS FRANCEON ORDERSR0051871MASSON EDITEUR, 120 BD SAINT-GERMAIN, 75280PARIS, FRANCE

CURRENT PROBLEMS IN EPILEPSY1,1983—JOHN LIBBEYLONDON ENGLANDIN PROCESSSR0051773JOHN LIBBEY, 80/84 BONDWAY, LONDON SW8 1SF,ENGLAND

GENETIC ENGINEERING AND BIOTECHNOLOGYYEARBOOK1983—ELSEVIER SCIENCE PUBLISHERSAMSTERDAM NETHERLANDSIN PROCESSSR0051632ELSEVIER SCIENCE PUBLISHERS B.V., MOLENWERF1, P.O. BOX 211, 1000 AE AMSTERDAM,NETHERLANDS

HAMMERSMITH CARDIOLOGY WORKSHOP SERIES1,1984—RAVEN PRESSNEW YORK UNITED STATESIN PROCESSSR0051821RAVEN PRESS, 1140 AVENUE OF THE AMERICASNEW YORK NY 10036

INTERNAL MEDICINE REPORTS1,1984?—AMERICAN MEDICAL REPORTSSAN FRANCISCO UNITED STATESON ORDERSR0051772AMERICAN MEDICAL REPORTS SUBSCRIBERSERVICES, P.O. BOX 77552, SAN FRANCISCO CA94107 (TEL: 415-541-0672)

JOURNAL OF REPRODUCTIVE AND INFANTPSYCHOLOGY1 PT l.MAY 1983—SOCIETY FOR REPRODUCTIVE AND INFANTPSYCHOLOGYLONDON ENGLANDIN PROCESSSR0051834SOCIETY FOR REPRODUCTIVE AND INFANTPSYCHOLOGY, GROSVENOR SQUARE, WELLINGORELINCOLN LN5 OHT, ENGLAND

MICROCIRCULATION, ENDOTHELIUM, ANDLYMPHATICS1N1.FEB 1984—DEERFIELD SCIENTIFIC PUBLISHERSDEERFIELD BEACH FL UNITED STATESON ORDERSR0051843 $135.00DEERFIELD SCIENTIFIC PUBLISHERS INC., 303NW 12TH AVE., DEERFIELD BEACH FL 33441

PATHOLOGY OF THE EXTREMELY AGED1,1984—ISHIYAKA EUROAMERICAST. LOUIS UNITED STATESIN PROCESSSR0051656ISHIYAKA EUROAMERICA INC., ST. LOUIS MO

PROGRESSI CLINICI. CHIRUR6IA1N1.1984—PICCIN EDITOREPADOVA ITALYON ORDERSR0051775PICCIN EDITORS, VIA ALTINATE 107, 35121PADOVA, ITALY

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ISSN 0146-3055

DECEMBER 1984

No. 188

THE NLMTECHNICAL

BULLETIN


11 Serials Update

ARTICLES & FEATURES 5 PDQ Update6 RPROJ Subfile Updated In TOXLINE9 Indexing Of Letters, Editorials And News

10 Errata To 1985 Annotated Alphabetic MeSH



NLM TECHNICAL BULLETIN - DEC 84

DATABASE

AVLINEBIOETHICSCANCERLITCANCERPROJCATLINECHEMLINECLINPROTDIRLINEEXPRESSHEALTHHISTLINEMEDLINEMED80MED77MED75MED71MED66MESH VOCNAME AUTHPDQPOPLINERTECSSDILINESERLINETDBTOXLINE

CBACTOXBIBIPA (ASHP)HEEPPESTABEMICETICTD3HMTCILO

TOXBACK76CBACTOXBIBIPA(ASHP)HEEPPESTABEMICETICTD3

TOXBACK65CBACTOXBIBIPA(ASHP)HEEPHAPAB/ PESTABEMICETICTD3HAYESTMIC

Editor: CarolynAssistant Editor

TOTALRECORDS

13,05817,502

432,51821,117

585,490614,058

4,65814,0497,175

297,06864,039

465,280804,874775,167642,710883,906954,650

52,233168,788

963127,04070,02922,39150,4664,112

489,096286,045107,01724,84240,729

1,5366,8995,937

12,725563

2,843555,808298,383106,64333,32163,79614,75717,26711,9709,671

598,424287,992155,38733,87654,07518,41619,55413,694

DATES DATE LAST LATESTCOVERED UPDATED UPDATE TAG

THROUGH 1984 13 DEC 84JAN 73-DEC 84 10 DEC 84 8412(EM)JAN 63-DEC 84 10 DEC 84 8412(EM)1978-1981 12 NOV 81 8110(EM)THROUGH 1984 13 DEC 84

09 OCT 84 84 10 (EM)26 OCT 84 8411(EM)16 AUG 84

SEP 84-DEC 84 10 DEC 84 8412(EM)JAN 75-JAN 85 10 DEC 84 8501(EM)

10 DEC 84 8412(EM)JAN 83-JAN 85 10 DEC 84 8501(EM)JAN 80-DEC 82 10 DEC 84JAN 77-DEC 79 10 DEC 84JAN 75-DEC 76 10 DEC 84JAN 71-DEC 74 10 DEC 84JAN 66-DEC 70 10 DEC 841985 10 DEC 84

03 DEC 8405 NOV 84 8410(EM)

1970-NOV 84 19 NOV 84 8411(EM)THROUGH JUL 84 12 SEP 84JAN 85 10 DEC 84 8501(EM)1984 12 NOV 84

06 SEP 8419 NOV 84 8411(EM)

1981-VOL 101(8,9)1981-DEC 841981-VOL 21 (21,22,23)1981-VOL 13(12)19811981-APR 19841981-APR 19841981-GRA&I 84 (16,17)

NOV 198427 AUG 84

1976-19801976-19801976-19801976-19801976-19801976-19801976-19801976-1980

27 AUG 841965-19751965-19751969-19751970-19751968-19751950-19751950-1975

839 PRE-1965-197510,0394,552

1940-19681940-1975

B. Tilley Direct Inquiries to:T. Scott Plutchak MEDLARS Management Section

Consulting Editor: Ann Joseph Preiss National Library of MedicineTechnical Notes(301)496-6193

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TECHNICAL NOTES

Whenever applicable, the heading of each Technical Note includes a referenceto the section of the 1982Online Services Reference Manual that isconsidered most relevant to the item being discussed, e.g., (Manual 2.9).Users should keep in mind that the item may pertain to other sections of theManual as well.

INAUGURATIONDAY HOLIDAYSCHEDULE

HOLIDAYSCHEDULE 1985ADDITION

JANUARY 1985SDILINEAUTOMATICSDIs DELAYEDDUE TOYEAR-ENDPROCESSING

ADDITIONALTRAININGTRAINERSSESSION

- The NLM computer will be up on Monday, January 21,1985,Inauguration Day, a federal government holiday. Non-primerates will be in effect all day. The MEDLARS ManagementService Desk will not be staffed.

- Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 28, 1985, wasinadvertently omitted from the 1985Holiday Schedulepublished in the October 1984 Technical Bulletin, p. 8.Please annotate the schedule to include this holiday. Thesystem will be DOWN on this date.

- The 1985MEDLINE, MEDLINE backfiles, and SDILINE fileswere made available on Monday, December 10, 1984. Becausethis date of availability is one week later than usual dueto year-end processing activities, Automatic SDIs onSDILINE could not be run on their normal schedule -- thatis, one week prior to the normal online availability ofthe latest SDILINE. Therefore, users may have experienceddelays in receiving their SDILINE SDIs for the January1985 update (8501(EM)). The 8502(EM) SDILINE AutomaticSDIs for February 1985will be run one week early -- thatis, the weekend of December 22, 1984 -- and will be mailedthe following week.

Due to the two updates of SDILINE SDIs in the month ofDecember 1984,participants in the Automatic SDI programshould expect charges for two sets of SDILINE AutomaticSDIs on their December invoices. Also, because of this,no SDILINE Automatic SDIs were run in November 1984.Therefore, participants in the Automatic SDI programshould expect no charges for SDILINE Automatic SDIs ontheir November invoices.

- An additional "training trainers" workshop has beenscheduled for January 25, 1985 in Dallas, Texas. Thiscourse, titled "Teaching MEDLINE to the HealthProfessional: A Workshop for Search Intermediaries" willbe co-sponsored by the South Central Regional MedicalLibrary Program (RML5) and NLM; it will be taught by anNLM training staff member.

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ADDITIONALTRAININGTRAINERSSESSION(CONT.)

DATES OFENTRY (DA)IN MEDLINE

HISTLINEKEYWORDS/FACTSHEET

CLINPROTINDEX TERMLIST

All requests for information and/or application formsshould be directed to the RML 5 office at:

South Central RegionalMedical Library Program (TALON)University of TexasHealth Science Center at Dallas5323 Harry Mines Blvd.Dallas, Texas 75235(214) 688-2085

Searchers who use Dates of Entry (DA) to limit MEDLINEsearches should be aware that the number of Dates of Entry(DA) used in a month has increased with the installationof the online indexing system at NLM. Previously, MEDLINEcitations were entered in batches into the next month'sMEDLINE "hold" file approximately four times per month,generating approximately four Dates of Entry (DA) permonth. Under the new system, citations are added to thenext month's MEDLINE "hold" file almost daily, generatingDates of Entry (DA) for almost every working day of themonth.

Generally, this increase in the number of MEDLINE Dates ofEntry (DA) should be of little consequence to mostsearchers. Searchers who might use Dates of Entry(DA)when limiting searches will be unaffected in normalranging operations (e.g., using a FROM YYMMDD TO YYMMDD(DA) statement). Remember that a Date of Entry (DA) valueis not the same as the Entry Month (EM). The DA is aboutli to 2 months earlier than the EM.

Copies of the revised Guide to Keywords in the StructuredHISTLINE Vocabulary, as well as a new factsheet describingthe HISTLINE database, are available free of charge fromthe MEDLARS Management Section. Please include aself-addressed label with each request. No postage isnecessary.

The CLINPROT Index Term listing for December 1984 is nowavailable. It may be requested by writing Jim Carter,International Cancer Information Center, R.A. BlochBuilding, Bethesda, Maryland 20205, or the MEDLARSManagement Section.

PLEASE ACCESS FILE INFORM AND TYPE NEWS TO SEE THE MOSTRECENT NEWS ITEM ONLINE'

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POQ UPDATE

Dianne E. Tingley and James W. CarterNational Cancer Institute

Since a user-friendly version of PDQ first went up in March 1984, therehave been numerous enhancements to the system's capabilities. For nearlythe first three months of its existence, it was available to only a limitednumber of users as a test file. By the end of May, access with special PDQpasswords had been granted to over 2,000 domestic users of the MEDLARSnetwork associated with direct patient care. Since September, nearly 100physicians identified by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) have gainedaccess through special MEDLARS PDQ codes. As usage has increased, NCI hasimplemented major enhancements as well as some fine tuning of the system.

This past summer, NCI increased the number of synonyms and acronyms in thevocabulary that will map to the more than 80 types of tumor diagnoses inthe cancer treatment and protocol files. For example, if the acronym ALLis entered, the system will map to adult acute lymphocytic leukemia and tochildhood acute lymphocytic leukemia. The user is then able to choosebetween thetwo.

Early this fall, NCI enhanced the menus of the physician, organization andprotocol files, making it possible to narrow retrieval to discrete subsetsin a fashion similar to the use of the Boolean AND in ELHILL. In thephysician file, it is now possible to narrow retrieval by medicalspecialty, state, city and/or zip code. In the protocol file, it ispossible to narrow by diagnosis, state of the disease, phase of theprotocol, treatment modality, and even the names of specific drugs used.

In the near future, NCI plans to add a HELP command to clarify problems andanswer questions that the user may have while online. NCI also expects toenhance the printing capabilities of the physician, organization andprotocol files to allow users to print pre-selected portions without havingto browse through individual names or titles to request detailed profileinformation.

A drug information database is to be added that would contain specificinformation on drugs used in cancer chemotherapy. Also, drug dosagemodification information is to be added to protocols in the future.

The original PDQ user manuals that were sent to the more than 2,000 membersof the MEDLARS network have been revised. A copy of the updated manual maybe requested from the MEDLARS Management Section or from the PDQCoordinator, National Cancer Institute, R.A. Bloch International CancerInformation Center, Bethesda, MD 20205. This manual will become availablefor online access and printing in early 1985. Future updates will be madeavailable online.

Any user who would like to demonstrate PDQ before a group of physicians athis or her online center should contact Jana Johnston at the R.A. BlochBuilding (301)496-7403, for a demonstration code that will allow access tothe system for one day at no cost. Public relations kits are also

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available, containing materials useful for announcing PDQ in librarynewsletters or other media.

The user-friendly version of PDQ has enabled NCI to structure its fourfiles (cancer treatment, physicians, organizations, and protocols) into anintegrated format. Since this has been successfully accomplished, NCI hasdropped the PDQ/Directory file on ELHILL effective December 10, 1984, andwill drop the original ELHILL PDQ file on protocols in March 1985.

Early in 1985, PDQ will become available outside the United States to allMEDLARS centers which access the NLM databases online. In approximatelyJanuary 1985, BRS/Saunders Colleague will join NLM as a vendor of PDQ.

The National Cancer Institute considers PDQ to be a user-driven system.Anyone having questions or comments should not hesitate to contact NCI sothat PDQ's capabilities may continue to be improved . Any users who areuncertain as to whether they have received a special code to access theuser-friendly version of PDQ may call the MEDLARS Management Section forconfirmation.

RPROJ SUBFILE UPDATED IN TOXLINE

Carolyn G. McHaleSpecialized Information Services, NLM

The research projects (RPROJ) subfile of TOXLINE used to be obtained as a"toxicology subset" of the Smithsonian Science Information Exchange (SSIE)database. However, since the SSIE was discontinued in 1981, NLM has notbeen able to update this subfile. We are pleased to report that anagreement with the Division of Research Grants (DRG) of the NationalInstitutes of Health (NIH), will make it possible to carry a subset ofDRG's CRISP (Computer Retrieval of Information on Scientific Projects) inthe RPROJ segment of TOXLINE. This will take effect with the 8412 (EM)update on December 17, with the addition of 4,518 records.

CRISP is a comprehensive system developed and maintained to facilitate therapid dissemination of up-to-date, in-depth scientific information aboutresearch projects supported through the various research grants and

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contracts programs of the Public Health Service, or conducted intramurallyby NIH and the National Institute of Mental Health. Each funded project isindexed by DRG staff scientists on the basis of applications or progressreports for extramural research projects, and annual reports or projectnarratives for intramural research. Records in CRISP are maintained byfiscal year. Projects are indexed with terms from DRG's Medical and HealthRelated Thesaurus to reflect the research area, disease, research subject,and materials and methods.

A toxicology profile based on these index terms is used to select researchprojects from CRISP that are within the scope of TOXLINE. Index termsappear in TOXLINE's Keywords (KW) field where they are directly searchable.As is routinely the case in TOXLINE, the terms are also searchable assingle-term Text Words (TW) along with the terms from the Abstract andTitle fields.

Projects funded during the 1983 Fiscal Year have now been added to TOXLINE.This information will be updated in the Spring of each year. All RPROJrecords older than two years will be removed from TOXLINE during thebiannual file regeneration.

NLM will continue its efforts to obtain other research projects informationin order to approximate the coverage previously achieved through use of theSSIE database. Negotiations to this end are under way with the NationalTechnical Information Service to obtain a relevant subset of its FEDRIP(Federal Research In Progress) database, and also with other agencies thateither do or sponsor research in toxicology and related fields.

All CRISP records will contain the following data elements:

Data Element Data Element NameAbbreviation (Comments)

AB AbstractAD Address (of Principal Investigator)All Author (i.e., Principal Investigator)AW Award Type (C = Contracts; A = Intramural; G = Grants)CY Country (or State of Principal Investigator)EM Entry MonthID Identification Number (of Research Project)KW Keywords (CRISP Indexing Terms)LA Language (always contains "ENG")PT Publication Type (always contains "Research")SA Supporting Agency (at NIH)SI Secondary Source IDSO Source (always contains "CRISP Database National

Institutes of Health")TI Title (of Research)YR Year (Fiscal Year of funding)ZP Zip Code (of Principal Investigator)

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A sample record from this subfile is shown below:

SI - CRISP/S4/AI2006O-O1AU - PATTERSON RAD - NQRTHWSTERN UNIV MEB SCHOOL, 3O3 EAST CHICAGO AVENUE, CHICAGO,

ILLINOIS 6O611TI - Animal models of asthma and occupational lung disease

(monkeys, dogs)SO - Crisp Data Base National Institutes Of HealthPT - ResearchAW - BCY - ILLINOISID - 1R01AI20060-01SA - U.S. DEPT. OF HEALTH EDUCATION 8< WELFARE; PUBLIC HEALTH

SERVICE: NATIONAL INST. OF HEALTH, NATIONAL INSTITUTE OFALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES

ZP - 60611LA - ENGAB - RPROJ/CRISP This project incorporates studies on immunologic

and cellular events during induction of IgE mediated airwayresponses in rhesus monkeys by ascaris infestation. Thecurrent colony of asthmatic monkeys will be maintained andantigen induced airway responses compared to responses inducedby metabolites of arachidonic acid such as leukotrienes C4,D4, E4. Inhibitors o-f phosphol ipase A, which releasesarachidonic acid, will be evaluated as inhibitors of primateantigen induced asthma. Inhibitors of the lipoxygenasemetabolic pathway of arachidonic acid metabolism which wouldinhibit production of leulotnenes will be evaluated asinhibitors of asthma. Finally, antagonists of leukotrieneswill be analyzed as they are made available. Other potentialtherapeutic agents -for asthma will be studied as they areevolved in other laboratories. This primate model of asthmawill thus be used to evaluate basic immunologic mechanisms andas a pharmacologic model for inhibition of primate asthma as astep in evolution of therapeutic agents far human IgE mediatedasthma. Occupational immunologic lung diseases of severaltypes have been described and immunologic correlations madeusing 3 chemical-protein conjugates. Serial studies can bedone in workers but frequent studies, sequential bronchialchallenge and evaluation of passible mechanisms are difficultto carry out, particularly at distant plant sites. For thesereasons, animal models of trimellitic anhydride (TMA),diphenylmethane diisocyanate (MDI) and toluence diisocyanate(TDI) are being established. Dogs are utilized as a largeanimal suitable for repeated pulmonary function studies andbecause they make IgE antibody against inhaled antigens.Preliminary studies indicate that dogs can be used as modelsof TMA, MDI and TDI pulmonary disease. These models will beexpanded and correlations of various immunologic and branchialchallenge responses made. Local pulmonary response to inhaledhaptens will be measured and correlated with systemicresponses and studies of methods of control of antibodyresponses will be initiated.

KW - ENZYME INHIBITORS ,»-» 'KW - FATTY ACIDS, UNSATURATED, LEUKOTRIENESKW - GLOBULINS, GAMMA GLOBULINS, IMMUNOGLOBUL1N EKW - HYPERSENSITIVITY, RESPIRATORY HYPERSENSITIVITY, ASTHMAKW - IMIDAZOLES, HISTAMINE LIBERATIONKW - IMMUNOLOGICAL SCIENCES STUDY SECTIONtU - IMMUNOLOGY, HAPTENSKW - MODELS, DISEASE MODELSKW - OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH, OCCUPATIONAL DISEASESKW - PHOSPHOLIPASE, LECITHINASE AKW - RESPIRATORY DISORDERS, LUNG DISORDERS (GENERAL)I W - THERAPY EVALUATIONKW - CRISPK W - RPROJEM - 8412

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INDEXING OF LETTERS, EDITORIALS AND NEWS

Michele AlsheimerMEDLARS Management Section, NLM

A number of searchers have expressed interest in NLM's indexing policy onthe selection of letters, editorials, and news. The following is a generalsummary of the policy. Searchers should refer to the MEDLARS IndexingManual Section 4.6 for the Index Medicus selection policy in general, andto Section 14.5.1+ for the policy on letters, editorials, and news.

Letters to the editor that are:substantive; contain case reports; reportadverse effects of drugs and procedures; report on activities of officialcommittees, study groups, or task forces; or note factual errors in apreviously published article will be indexed. The rubric [letter] will beappended to the article title (appearing in the TI field) unless the letteris judged to be equal in substance to a standard article. On occasion,several letters on one subject may be indexed as a group, using the titleprovided by the journal's editor. In these cases, no author is listed.

Editorials from JAMA, the New England Journal of Medicine, the BritishMedical Journal, and Lancet are indexed. Substantive editorials from otherjournals will be indexed also. The rubric [editorial] will be added to thetitle (as above) unless the editorial is judged to be the equivalent of anarticle.

News from JAMA, Science, and Nature will be indexed selectively, based onscope. Material in sections of other journals labeled by the editor as"News" is indexed only if substantive. Substantive news will generally beon timely, important, sometimes controversial subjects of interest to boththe general public and the scientific community. The rubric [news] will beused unless the news, like some substantive letters and editorials, isjudged to be equal to an article.

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ERRATA TO 1985 ANNOTATED ALPHABETIC MESH

Robin R. Chivers, M.B.,B.S.MeSH Section, NLM

CYTOKINESIS

p. 183 Change CYTOKINESIS see CELL CYCLEto CYTOKINESIS see CELL DIVISION

Change accompanying tree numbersto G4.335.135.220+ G5.148.165.220+

G7.553.135.220+

p. 127 Under CELL CYCLEDelete X CYTOKINESIS

Under CELL DIVISIONAdd X CYTOKINESIS

2. PL97-248

p. 571 Delete PL97-248

p. 567 Add PL97-248 between PL93-641 and PLACEBOS

3. PRE-EXPLOSIONS. Change AD in Online Note to A#D

p. 80 BEHAVIOR AND BEHAVIOR MECHANISMS (NONMESH)BEHAVIOR AND MENTAL DISORDERS (NONMESH)

p. 474 MOUTH AND TOOTH DISEASES (NONMESH)

p. 659 SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS (NONMESH)

4. SHORT FORMSp. XI Change PREOPERATIVE PG

to PREOPERATIVE PREOP

Add PROSTAGLANDIN(S) PG

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SERIALS UPDATE

INDEXED TITLES UPDATE, DECEMBER 1984

The following titles cited in MEDLINE, HEALTH, and POPLINE have been recently selectedfor indexing, deselected, undergone a title change, or ceased publication. This list is notcumulative; the information provided'Is only for titles whose indexing status has changedsince the last UPDATE. More detailed information about each title may be found inSERLINE. For further information, please contact MMS or Ms. Esther Baldinger,(301) 496-1276, Technical Services Division, NLM.

TITLES SELECTED FOR INDEXING, NOVEMBER 1984

IM ALCOHOL AND ALCOHOLISMALCOHOL ALCOHOL18N1.1983--PERGAMONOXFORD ENGLANDCONTINUES: BRITISH JOURNAL ON ALCOHOL ANDALCOHOLISM.INDEXING BEGAN WITH V19N1.198*.Ml AL303D 0735-0*1*A202*0500 JTCt AAL

IDL DENTAL THERAPEUTICS NEWSLETTERDENT THER NEMSLIN* MAY,198*--OENTAL THERAPMJTICS NEWSLETTERDETROIT MI UNITED STATESINDEXING BEGAN WITH V1N*,MAY 1984.ON ORDERSR0052113 JTC: DEO

HLI FRONTIERS OF HEALTH SERVICES MANAGEMENTFRONT HEALTH SERV MANAGE1N1.SEP 198*--HEALTH ADMINISTRATION PRESSANN ARBOk MI UNITED STATESINDEXING BEGAN WITH V1N1.SEP 198*.ON ORDER 0748-8157SR0051209 JTC: FHS

INI PERSPECTIVESPERSPECTIVES1N1.1977--GERONTOLOGTCAL NURSING ASSOCIATIONTORONTO CANADAOFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE GERONTOLOGICALNURSING ASSOCIATION.INDEXING BEGAN WITH VOL.8 NO.1.198*.IN PROCESS

JTC: OZL

TITLE CHANGES, NOVEMBER 1984

IDL NATIONAL DENTAL ASSOCIATION JOURNALNATL DENT ASSOC J41N1.198*--NATIONAL DENTAL ASSOCIATIONWASHINGTON UNITED STATESCONTINUES-. QUARTERLY OF THE NATIONALDENTAL ASSOCIATION.IN PROCESSSR0052001 JTC: NDA

IM PLUCNE BOLESTIPLUCNE BOLESTI36N1-2.198*—YUGOSLAV ASSOCIATION OF PHTHISIOLOGY ANDPNEUMOLOGYBELGRADE YUGOSLAVIAARTICLES IN CROATIAN; SUMMARIES IN CROATIANAND ENGLISH. CALLED ALSO: RESPIRATORYDISEASES. CONTINUES: PLUCNE BOLESTI iTUBERKULOZA.Wl PL266W 0370-0380SR0052021 JTC: P9U

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IM REPORT / GROUP FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OFPSYCHIATRYREP GROUP ADV PSYCHIATRYNO.116,1984--BRUNNER/MAZELNEW YORK UNITED STATESCONTINUES: PUBLICATION - GROUP FOR THEADVANCEMENT OF PSYCHIATRY.IN PROCESSSR0052166 JTC: RBI

IM PUBLICATION - GROUP FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OFPSYCHIATRYPUBL GROUP AD': PSYCHIATRY9,N0.97;NOV,1976-11N115,MAY 1983GROUP FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF PSYCHIATRYNEW YORK UNITED STATESCONTINUES REPORT - GROUP FOR THEADVANCEMENT OF PSYCHIATRY. CONTINUED BY:REPORT / GROUP FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OFPSYCHIATRY.HI PU675N 0149-2640P59020000 JTC: QJB

IM PLUCNE BOLESTI I TUBERKULOZAPLUCNE BOLESTI TUBERK21,1969-35N1-4,1983YUGOSLAV ASSOCIATION OF PHTHISIOLOGY ANDPNEUMOLOGYBELGRADE YUGOSLAVIACONTINUES TUBERKULOZA. CONTINUED BY:PLUCNE BOLESTI.Wl PL267 0370-0380P16800000 JTC: P9V

IDL QUARTERLY OF THE NATIONAL DENTAL ASSOCIATIONQ NATL DENT ASSOC18,1959-40,1981-82?NATIONAL DENTAL ASSOCIATIONLOS ANGELES UNITED STATESCONTINUES; BULLETIN OF THE NATIONAL DENTALASSOCIATION. CONTINUED BY: NATIONALDENTAL ASSOCIATION JOURNAL.HI QU422 0027-9145Q02020000 JTC: QLG

TITLES NO LONGER INDEXED AS OF NOVEMBER 1984

IM CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCH CENTER BULLETINCAROIOVASC RES CENT BULL1.1962-22N1.JUL-SEP 1983BAYLOR UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINEHOUSTON TX UNITED STATESWl CA773 0008-6371C07680000 JTC: COV

INI INFECTION CONTROL AND UROLOGICAL CAREINFECT CONTROL UROL CARE2.JAN/FEB 1977-8N2.1983?TRAVENOL LABORATORIESDEERFIELD IL UNITED STATESCONTINUES INFECTION CONTROL IN UROLOGICALCARE. SPONSORED MAY/JUNE 1977- BY THEMEDICAL PRODUCTS DIVISION.Ml IN406E 0740-3615112930000 JTC: GN4

IDL SOUTH CAROLINA DENTAL JOURNALSC DENT J2,1944-41N1,SUMMER 1983?SOUTH CAROLINA DENTAL JOURNALGREENVILLE SC UNITED STATESSUPERSEDES JOURNAL OF THE SOUTH CAROLINADENTAL ASSOCIATION. ABSORBED PALMETTOSTATE DENTAL JOURNAL IN 1944.Wl S09128 0049-1489S32160000 JTC: UC3

HLI SPRINGER SERIES ON HEALTH CARE AND SOCIETYSPRINGER SER HEALTH CARE SOC1,1977-7,1982SPRINGER VERLAGNEW YORK UNITED STATESWl SP685S 0748-0334S36706000 JTC: VCK

HLI PRACTICE DIGESTPRACT DIG1.JUN.1978-7N3,WINTER 1984NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SOCIAL WORKERSALBANY NY UNITED STATESWl PR155B 0161-0287P21800000 JTC: PHE

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NEW SERIALS AND TITLE CHANGES ANNOUNCEMENT, NON-INDEXED TITLES -- NOVEMBER 1984

The following substantive serial titles were received or ordered by the Serial Records Section.Titles indexed for MEDLINE, HEALTH, and POPLINE are listed in the "INDEXED TITLES

UPDATE" section. ON ORDER, IN PROCESS, or an actual NLM call number appears at thebottom of the entry. Please include the NLM call number on interlibrary loan requests. Ofcourse, NLM cannot fill loans for titles not yet received by the Library. The list is offeredas an early announcement and will include price information if known. Informationprovided is not authorized NLM cataloging data. For further information, contact Ms.Janice Lennox, (301) 496-1276, Technical Services Division, NLM.

ADVANCES IN THE BEHAVIORAL MEASUREMENT OFCHILDREN1,1984—JAI PRESSGREENWICH CT UNITED STATESON ORDERSR0051988

AUDIOLOGY1982?--GRUNE AND STRATTONNEW YORK UNITED STATESON ORDERSR0052058

CRC CRITICAL REVIEWS IN CLINICALNEUROBIOLOGY1,1984—CRCBOCA RATON FL UNITED STATESON ORDERSR0051965

DENTAL-MAGAZIN1,1983—DENTAL-MAGAZIN VERLAGSGESELLSCHAFTLEINFELDEN-ECHTERDINGEN GERMANY, WESTON ORDERSR0052040

DOMESTIC ANIMAL ENDOCRINOLOGY1N1,JAN 1984—DOMENDOAUBURN AL UNITED STATESON ORDERSR0052014 $40.00DEPT. OF PHYSIOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY,SCHOOL OF VETERINARY MEDICINE, AUBURNUNIVERSITY, AUBURN AL 36849

FOUNDATION OF THANATOLOGY SERIES1,1984—PRAEGER PUBLISHERSNEW YORK UNITED STATESIN PROCESSSR0052120EARLIER VOLS. WERE UNNUMBERED AND PUBLISHEDBY COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY PRESS.PRAEGER PUBLISHERS, 521 FIFTH AVENUE, NEWYORK NY 10175

JOURNAL OF PINEALRESEARCH1,1984—LISSNEW YORKON ORDERSR005196o

UNITED STATES

JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY1,1984—ELSEVIER APPLIED SCIENCE PUBLISHERSLONDON ENGLANDON ORDERSR0051960

OXFORD SURVEYS IN EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY1984—OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESSOXFORD ENGLANDON ORDERSR0051959 $50.00

A U . S . GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1985-461-320:4893

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