| Function | Factiva | ABI/ProQuest | LexisNexis |
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| Starting Search: |
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| Logging In |
Log in from Baker Web site - intranet login required. |
Log in from Baker Web site - HU PIN required. |
Log in from Baker Web site - HU PIN required. |
| Recommended View to Do Search in |
Select "Search" tab. |
Choose "Advanced" tab. |
Choose"Power Search" tab if possible. |
| Function | Factiva | ABI/ProQuest | LexisNexis |
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| Basic Commands: |
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| Adding Index Terms to Search |
Select index terms from the "Factiva Intelligent Indexing" selection option. |
Click on "Advanced" tab, click on "Browse Topics" and select "Subjects." |
In Power Search screen click "Add keywords" to add Index Terms. |
| Concept Linking Operators |
AND, OR, NOT |
AND, OR, AND NOT |
AND, OR, AND NOT |
| Refining Searches |
Click on "Modify Search." |
Results screen offers option at bottom to refine search. |
Click on "Edit Search" to expand search strategy and "Search Within Results" to modify search strategy. |
| Phrase Searching |
interest rates |
"interest rates" |
interest rates |
| Sorting Result Options |
Drop-down menu allows sorting articles by most recent date, oldest date, or relevance. |
Drop-down menu allows sorting articles by most recent or most relevant. |
Sort by most recent Date or Relevance. |
| Truncation |
* [asterisk] |
* [asterisk] |
! [exclamation point] |
| Word Distance Operators |
Nokia w/3 digital - links terms by specified number of words from each other in order; nokia near4 digital - links terms by specified number of words regardless of order; tobacco same nicotine - terms appear in the same paragraph. |
Computer w/3 careers - links terms regardless of order; world pre/3 web - links terms in order; internet w/para education - links terms in the same paragraph. |
Computer w/3 careers - links by specified number of words in any order; pre/# - matches words in order; w/p - links terms same paragraph any order; w/s - links terms same sentence any order. |
| Function | Factiva | ABI/ProQuest | LexisNexis |
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| Full-Text Commands (When commands used, full-text option should be selected): |
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| How to Switch Search to Full-Text View |
From the drop-down menu that says "Search for free-text terms in": select "Full Article." |
In Advanced Search Screen search in box with "Article Text" field option chosen from drop-down menu. |
In Power Search screen type commands where it says "Enter Search Terms". |
| Atleast - Search Frequency of Term |
atleast5 microsoft - will locate articles where Microsoft appears at least 5 times. |
N/A |
atleast5(microsoft) |
| Company or Organization Name Indexing |
co=msft |
co(microsoft) |
company(microsoft) |
| Date Searching |
Choose from the drop-down menu. To use free text format, choose "All Dates" in drop-down menu and type in date - date 01/13/2000, date before, date after, date from 01/01/2005 to 12/31/2005. |
Offers use of drop-down menus or commands. Command search format - pdn(>12/12/1999). |
Choose from the drop-down menu or command search format - date aft 1998, date>1998, date bef 1999, date<2001. |
| Headline or Title, Lead Paragraph, Abstract |
Offers use of drop-down menus or commands. hl= searches within headline; hlp= searches within headline or lead paragraph. |
Offers use of drop-down menus or commands. ti(term) searches within article title - ex.
ti(future AND career); abs(term) searches within abstract - ex. abs(customer service). |
Offers use of drop-down menus or commands. headline(ford motor) searches within headline; hlead(ford motor) searches within headline or lead paragraph. |
| Word Count - Specify Number of Words in an Article |
wc>500 - finds articles of more than 500 words. |
words(>500) - finds articles containing 500 words or more. |
length>500 - will find articles with more than 500 words. |
| Function | Factiva | ABI/ProQuest | LexisNexis |
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| Downloading: |
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| Downloading Formats Available |
Text, Word (RTF), HTML |
Text, HTML, and sometimes .pdf |
Text and HTML |
| E-mailing Options |
Yes. Have option to e-mail a group of marked items. |
| Option Available to Select and Download a # of Articles at One Time in Full Text |
Yes. |
No. Best option is to open each document you're interested in and copy/paste to a word document. |
Yes. |
| Function | Factiva | ABI/ProQuest | LexisNexis |
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| Database Content: |
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| Duplicates Removed |
Yes. Check the box to "exclude republished news." |
N/A |
N/A |
| List of Publications Available in Database |
Click on the "Source" option. |
Click on the "Publication Search" tab. |
Click on "Sources" in the upper right of the screen. |
| Non-English Languages Available |
Yes. Sources from over 22 languages available including non-Latin character languages, such as Chinese, Japanese, and Russian. |
Mostly English. |
Mostly English, with non-English sources dominated by French, German, Italian, and Spanish. |
| Option to Only Search for Articles in a Specific Language. |
Yes. Open the "Language" option on the screen. |
N/A |
N/A |
| Searching Through Issues of Publications |
Yes, but only from the publications available from the "News Pages" tab. |
Yes, click on the Publication Search tab. |
N/A |
| Selecting Publications to Search |
Yes, use "Source Browser". |
Yes, click "Publications" tab or search multiple titles using the "Publication title" field. |
Yes, click "Sources" tab. |
| Types of Sources Available |
Strong in business, financial, and trade publications and foreign language sources. |
Strong coverage in magazines, journals, and academic publications. |
Provides a mix of sources. Good for legal sources and provides content in other document (non-article) categories, such as bankruptcy filings, directory listings, and company SEC filings. |
