ProceedingsFirst (Proceedings)
Why select this database?
- Covers every published congress, symposium, conference, exposition, workshop and meeting received by The British Library Document Supply Centre.
- Contains in each record a list of the papers presented at each conference.
Subjects included
- conference proceedings
- congresses
- exhibitions
- meetings
- symposiums
- workshops
Database details
| Database name | Proceedings |
|---|---|
| Short database name | PCF1 |
| Available on | FirstSearch, WorldCat Discovery, and WorldCat.org |
| Sources | Included in each record |
| Number of records | Over 490,000 |
| Coverage | Covers 1993 to the present |
| Update frequency | Weekly |
| Producer | OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc. |
Indexes
Index labels and search examples
Use a colon after an index label (for example, au:) when you are not certain of your search terms. Use an equal sign after an index label (au=) for an exact match search. You can search with an index label from any search screen. The information you type overrides any default menu selections. The following examples show sample rather than actual searches.
| Search indexes | Labels | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| Keyword | kw: | desert+ |
| Accession number | no: | pcfiwases3elsevier19951994se |
| BL location | bl: | q88/04009 4538.488500 |
| Conference location | cl: | new delhi |
| Conference name | cn: | management |
| Conference name phrase | cn= | world environment congress |
| Conference sponsor | sp: | lunar |
| Conference sponsor phrase | sp= | lunar and planetary institute |
| Content type | ct: | abstracts |
| Content type phrase | ct= | printed papers |
| Date of conference | dk: | 1985 |
| Editor | ed: | nicolis |
| Editor phrase | ed= | nicolis g |
| Identifier | id: | probability theory |
| Language phrase | ln= | spanish |
| Notes | nt: | food* |
| Publication date | pd: | 1994 [browse index for date formats] |
| Publisher | pb: | cambridge |
| Standard number | sn: | 0001-2092 9780070435483 [ISBN] |
| Subject | su: | mathematical statistics |
| Subject phrase | su= | maternal nutrition |
| Table of Contents | tc: | foster |
| Table of Contents phrase | tc= | brain efflux pathways for gp120 |
| Title | ti: | cannabinoids |
| Title phrase | ti= | symposium a la memoire de francois jaeger |
| Year | yr: | 1997 |
Index use and structure
What follows is a list of FirstSearch indexes and the combination of USE and STRUCTURE attributes that can be used to access them.
- For any FirstSearch label where multiple USE attributes are listed all the attributes will provide the exact same search result sets.
- Any USE attribute that is not marked as a restrictor is available via the SCAN service.
- Limiters are specially implemented indexes and are not available for scanning. Terms for these must be ANDed with other terms to limit the size of the result set. See the table provided for each limiter to determine valid terms and their associated meaning.
FirstSearch Indexes and USE and STRUCTURE attributes used to access them:
| Index | Description | Use Attribute | Structure Attribute | Indexed Fields and Subfields |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keyword (kw) | Any | 5110 | 2 | 245/a,p 246/a 500/a 505/r,t 653/a 740/a |
| Keyword All (ka) | Any | 1016 | 2 | 100/a 245/a,p 246/a 500/a 505/r,t 653/a 700/a 740/a |
| Accession Number (no) | Control number local | 12 | 2 | 035/a 505/c |
| BL Location | OCLC Defined | 5663 | 2 | 980/x,y |
| Conference Location (cl) | Name Geographic | 5119 | 2 | 711/c |
| Conference Name (cn, cn=) | Author-name-conference | 1006 | 1,2 | 711/a |
| Date of Conference (dk) | OCLC Defined | 5066 | 2 | 711/d |
| Editor (ed, ed=) | OCLC Defined | 1020 | 1,2 | 100/a 700/a |
| Identifier (id) | OCLC Defined | 29 | 2 | 653/a |
| Language Phrase (ln=) | Code — language | 54 | 1 | 546/a 917/j |
| Material Type (ct, ct=) | Material-type | 1034 | 1,2 | 598/b |
| Notes (nt) | Note | 63 | 2 | 500/a |
| Publisher (pb) | Name Publisher | 1018 | 2 | 260/a |
| Publication Date (pd) | Date | 30 | 2 | 008 |
| Series Title (se, se= ) | Title-series | 5 | 1,2 | 490/a |
| Standard Number (sn, sn=) | Identifier — standard | 1007 | 1,2 | 020/a 490/x |
| Sponsor (sp, sp=) | OCLC Defined | 5710 | 1, 2 | 970/w |
| Subject (su, su=) | Subject | 21 | 1, 2 | 653/a |
| Table of Contents (tc, tc=) | OCLC Defined | 5677 | 1, 2 | 505/r,t |
| Title (ti, ti=) | Title | 4 | 1,2 | 245/a,p 246/a 740/a |
| Year (yr) | Date-publication | 31 | 2,4,5 | 008 711/d |
Record display information
List of FirstSearch fields for Proceedings and the MARC fields to which they correspond:
| Field Name | MARC field(s) |
|---|---|
| Year | 008 |
| ISBN | 020/a |
| Accession number | 035/a |
| Language Code of Text | 041/a |
| Editor(s) | 100/a 700/a |
| Main Title | 245/a |
| Volume Title | 245/p |
| Alternate Title | 246/a |
| Book Publisher | 260/a |
| Book Series Title | 490/a |
| Book Series Volume Number | 490/v |
| Series ISSN | 490/x |
| Notes | 500/a |
| Table of Contents | 505/c,r,t,w |
| Language | 546/a |
| Material Type | 598/b |
| Identifier | 653/a |
| Conference | 711/a,c,d |
| Variant Title | 740/a |
| Non-English (languages) | 917/j |
| Language of Text Code Expanded | 936/0 |
| Conference Sponsor | 970/w |
| Document Type | 949/i |
| OCLC Record Display Type | 949/x |
| British Library Serial Shelfmark | 980/x |
| British Library Book Location | 980/y |
Restrictors
The following limiters can be used only in conjunction with an index search. They must be added to an index search with the Boolean AND in order to receive results:
| Limiter | Type | Input | Use Attribute | Structure Attribute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Language* | No Limit English Non-English | — english non-English | 54 | 1 |
| Year* | All years Single year Range of years | -- 19xx, 20xx 19xx - 20xx | 31 | 4,5 |
* Both an index and a limiter.
Sorting
Search results in the Proceedings database can be sorted by Conference Name (1006), Date of Conference (5066), Publication Date (30), Editor (1020) and Title (4)
General punctuation rules
(Exceptions are made, but these are generally correct):
| Punctuation | Rule | Punctuation | Rule |
|---|---|---|---|
| " | Delete and collapse | $ | Delete and collapse |
| ' | (apostrophe) Delete and collapse | % | Delete and collapse |
| . | Delete and collapse | * | Delete and collapse |
| , | (comma) Delete and collapse | + | Delete and collapse |
| ; | Delete and collapse | > | Delete and collapse |
| : | Delete and collapse | < | Delete and collapse |
| () | Delete and collapse | @ | Delete and collapse |
| <> | Delete and collapse | ? | Delete and collapse |
| {} | Delete and collapse | -- | Delete and collapse |
| [] | Delete and collapse | / | Substitute a space |
| = | Delete and collapse | - | Retain and index |
| ! | Delete and collapse | & | Retain and index |
| # | Delete and collapse | ||
Searching tips
Phrase indexes: Delete and collapse leading articles A, AN & THE.
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