• Extractive metallurgy
• Melting and casting
• Fabrication
• Surface treatment
• Joining
• Powder metallurgy
• Physical metallurgy
• Properties
• Corrosion and oxidation
• Composites
• Copper compounds
• Superconductivity
• Competitive materials
• Applications
• Insulation
• Pollution control
• Energy

AB = Abstract	ON = Organization Name
AN = Accession Number	PD = Publication Date
AU = Authors	PN = Patent Number
CL = Classification	PT = Publication Type
CO = Country of Origin	PY = Publication Year
DE = Descriptors	RP = Report Number
KW = Keywords	SO = Source
LO = Location	TI = Title
NT = Notes

Abstract, AB=

The abstract includes key points about the source article. Older records in this database do not have abstracts and may instead have a long list of keywords or phrases that relate to the source content. Every word in the abstract field is searchable; however, to find precisely what you want, use only distinctive words and phrases and avoid using insignificant words, e.g. in the Any Field box, enter:

Any Field

Accession Number, AN=

This is a unique number assigned to each record that identifies the record to the database supplier. The supplier may then use that number to obtain a copy of the original fulltext article, or for other purposes such as correcting a typographic error in the record. In this database, accession numbers are in numeric sequence and can be readily searched in this way, e.g. in the Any Field box, enter:

Any Field

Author, AU=

In this database, author names are entered in the format of Lastname, initials, with the older records being in all upper case letters, e.g.:

FOSTER, ML; TROJAN, PK

Edwards, DJ; Newkirk, JW; Garner, FA; Hamilton, ML; Nadkarny, A; Samal, P

The system is not case-sensitive, so you do not have to use capital or upper case letters in your search query. Generally when you are searching for a particular author, you know in what field he or she is working, so unless the last name is very common, it is usually sufficient to search the Author field for the last name and Any Field for relevant subject terms, e.g.,:

To search for coauthors, use the Boolean operator and between names, e.g.,:

Author

Classification, CL=

The classification code and description denotes the broad subject area of the source material. Older records in this database do not have this field, but for newer records it can be useful for searching general areas. The classification scheme is as follows:

1 Extractive Metallurgy
2 Melting and Casting
3 Fabrication
4 Surface Treatment
5 Joining
6 Powder Metallurgy
7 Physical Metallurgy
8 Properties
9 Corrosion and Oxidation
10 Composites
11 Copper Compounds
12 Superconductivity
13 Competitive Materials
14 Applications
15 Insulation
16 Pollution Control
17 Energy
18 Other

Search by using either the number or the words, e.g., in the Any Field box, enter:

Any Field

Any Field

Country of Origin, CO=

This is the country of the author(s). To search by this, use the country name as you know it, but bear in mind that older records have old country names, such as USSR or German Democratic Republic. E.g., in the Any Field box, enter:

Any Field

Any Field

Descriptors, DE=

This field contains indexing terms taken from a thesaurus or controlled vocabulary. These descriptors may be single or multi-word terms and serve as standard ways to describe the subject of the original document. They may refer to very specific items or to general concepts; often the word or term is not to be found anywhere else in the record, including in the title or the abstract, so a descriptor provides another way for finding the information you want. Searching this field retrieves focused results. E.g., in the Any Field box, enter:

Any Field

Location, LO=

This contains the town or city or state where the author(s) performed the work. To search it, e.g., in the Any Field box, enter:

Any Field

Notes, NT=

This field contains miscellaneous information such as the availability of a translation. To search it, e.g., in the Any Field box, enter:

Any Field

Organization Name, ON=

This usually contains the name of the organization(s) with whom the author is affiliated, or if no author is listed in the record, then the name in this field could be regarded as the corporate author. Standard abbreviations are used for common terms such as Univ for University and Natl for National. To search for an organizationt, e.g., in the Any Field box, enter:

Any Field

Any Field

Publication Date, PD=

This is the date of publication of the source document in an all-numeric format of YYYYMMDD representing the year, month and day. If the month and day are not indicated, zeros display, e.g., 19980200 for February 1998. This field can be searched if you know a specific publication date that you are looking for by entering in the Any Field box, e.g.:

Any Field

If you know the month and not the day, use the truncation symbol * to retrieve all records published within that month, e.g.:

Any Field

Patent Number, PN=

This field contains the patent number of the source document. Unfortunately in the older records, this field is not always present, however in these records the patent number is always displayed in the Source field. To search by patent number, you may have to enter the number with and without commas separating the thousands; use the Boolean or operator between the two variations so the system will look for either format, e.g.:

Any Field

Publication Type, PT=

Records are categorized by the generic type, physical form or medium of the original source document, such as "Journal Articles", "Patents", etc. In this database, the types are as follows:

To search by this field, e.g., enter in the Any Field box:

Any Field

Publication Year, PY=

This is the year of publication of the original source document, and it is in the format of YYYY. Search it as a four-digit date, e.g.:

Any Field

For multiple years, use the Boolean or operator, e.g.:

Any Field

A publication year search is almost always combined with other search terms, e.g.:

Author
Title
Any Field

Report Number, RP=

This field contains the number of the original report, which is also displayed in the Source field. This is often a difficult field to search because of the possible presence of letters and unpredictable punctuation. If you have a report number, you are best advised to search for it "as is", e.g., in the Any Field box, enter:

Any Field

Source, SO=

This field contains bibliographic citation information that tells you where the document originated. This information is necessary for obtaining a copy of the fulltext. Up to and including works published in 1998, most journal names in this database have abbreviated titles, e.g., Mach Des, except for titles that are one word only, e.g., Fabricator. To search by journal name, you must therefore use the abbreviations, e.g., in the Any Field box, enter:

Any Field

Any Field

Any Field

Title, TI=

Title

Title

Title