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Each database/collection has an Advanced Search page which allows you to search in the specific fields for that database/collection. Using the Advanced Search page, you can:
- build your search step-by-step using the boxes at the top of the Advanced Search page,
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- type your query statement, including all appropriate syntax, in the Query box.
To search in a specific field, click on the drop down button next to All Fields and select the desired field, e.g. CASRegistryNumber. The most frequently searched fields are listed first. To find out the appropriate names of all fields, turn on the Field Help from the toolbar and click on the ? help symbol next to the field in any database record. You can now view the field name and its description.
Use the information below as a guide to executing detailed searches using the OSH References Advanced Search page:
Major Search Fields
Search Examples
Field Summary By Database (Names To Be Used For Searching)
These are the frequently searched fields listed in the drop down list on the Advanced Search page.
Searching using name
(or use abbreviation given in brackets): |
Finds information in these fields: |
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Subject (SU) |
Title, Original Title, Abstract Text, Descriptor, CIS Descriptor, Industry Code Description, Priority Area NORA, Summary, Universal Decimal Class, Abstract Text French, Contents, Keyword, Mesh Heading and Major Mesh Heading |
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Title (TI) |
Title
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Author (AU) |
Author, Editor, Corporate Author and Organization Name |
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Source (SO) |
Source, Organization Name, Corporate Author, Coden, ISSN, ISBN, Performing Organization, Publisher, Address, Part Chapter, and Journal Title. |
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RecordNumber (REC) |
Record Number |
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PublicationYear (PY) |
Publication Year |
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Language (LA) |
Language |
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CASRegistryNumber (CAS) |
CAS Registry Number |
| Note: All fields have been indexed. Each field has a specific name which must be used for searching. Use the Field Summary to view the specific
"field names" to be used for searching. |
Tip: For a complete list of database fields, while viewing a database record, turn on the Field Help from the toolbar and click on the ? help symbol next to the field in any database record. You can now view the field name and its description, from the complete list of fields for the database. You can easily print this list, by clicking in the field help window, right-clicking and then selecting Print.
Tip: For searches from the Advanced Search page, multiple words are automatically treated as a phrase. For example, a search for welding fumes will find all forms of these words as a phrase. To conduct a precise search using multiple words, use the Boolean search operator AND, OR and NOT (see the examples below).
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Search Examples |
Finds all records with |
| Note: The best results for chemical searches are frequently found by searching using a CAS Registry Number. |
1332-21-4<IN> CASRegistryNumber
1332-21-4<IN> CAS
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both searches find this CAS Registry Number |
| * <IN> Author |
names in the Author field |
| "Brown" <IN> Author |
the word Brown in the Author field |
| "Brown, L." <IN> Author |
the exact author in the Author field |
| "Brown, L." <IN> AU |
the exact author in the Author field (same search as above using field abbreviation/mnemonic) |
| 2003 <IN> PublicationYear |
published in 2003 |
| program <IN> Title |
all forms of the word program in the Title field |
| health program <IN> Title |
all forms of the words as a phrase in the Title field |
| packag* <IN> Title |
the words package, packaging, etc. in the Title field |
| environmental <IN> Source |
all forms of the word environmental in the Source field |
| american journal of industrial medicine <IN> Source |
this phrase in the Source field |
| weld*<IN> Subject |
variations of the word weld, in all the individual fields combined/included in the Subject field |
| workplace violence<IN> Subject |
all forms of these word as a phrase, in all the individual fields combined/included in the Subject field |
| workplace <AND> violence |
all forms of both words, in the default field (AllFields) |
| mould <OR> fungi |
all forms of either word, in the default field (AllFields) |
| (mould <OR> fungi) <AND> school |
all forms of either words that also contain forms of the word school, in the default field (AllFields) |
| (RMI <OR> RSI) <AND> computer |
either synonymous term, RMI or RSI, in all records that also contain computer, in the default field (AllFields) |
| mould <NOT> school |
all forms of the word mould but that do not contain forms of the word school, in the default field (AllFields) |
| welding fumes <IN> Subject <AND> industrial medicine <IN> Source |
all forms of these words as a phrase in the Subject and Source fields |
| welding fumes <IN> SU <AND> industrial medicine <IN> SO <AND> "Ross" <IN> AU |
all forms of these words as a phrase in the Subject (SU) field where the the Source (SO) field also contains the phrase industrial medicine and that also contain the author Ross |
OSH References Search Tips:
- If searching using CAS Registry Numbers, please note that some databases do not include CAS numbers, e.g. HSELINE.
- If searching for the proper name of an author make sure to use the <CASE> operator followed by quotation marks, e.g. <CASE> "White" will find White but not white. Or, you can search for "White" <IN> Author.
- It is important to try a variety of synonymous terms to ensure greater results, i.e. RSI <OR> RMI <OR> "Carpal Tunnel".
You can search all the fields in the database. Each field has a specific name which must be used for searching. The table below summarizes the commonly used fields and gives the syntax of the field name to be used for searching the OSH References collection -- for each database in the collection:
CANADIANA
CISILO (English)
HSELINE
OSHLINE™ with NIOSHTIC®/NIOSHTIC-2
CANADIANA
| Field Name |
Name/Tag Used for Searching |
| Abstract |
AbstractText |
| Address |
Address |
| Author(s) |
Author |
| Award Type |
AwardType |
| CAS Registry Number(s) |
CASRegistryNumber |
| Classification Code |
ClassificationCode |
| Coden |
Coden |
| Comment(s) |
Comments |
| Conference Name |
ConferenceName |
| Contents |
Contents |
| Country of Publication |
CountryofPublication |
| Country/State |
CountryOrState |
| Descriptor(s) |
Descriptor |
| Final Year |
FinalProjectYear |
| Gene Symbol(s) |
GeneSymbols |
| Identification Number(s) |
IdentificationNumber |
| Initial Year |
InitialYear |
| ISBN |
ISBN |
| ISSN |
ISSN |
| Keywords |
Keyword |
| Language(s) |
Language |
| MeSH Headings |
MeSHHeading |
| Notes |
Note |
| NTIS Order Number |
OrderNumber |
| NTIS Price |
Price |
| Organization Name(s) |
OrganizationName |
| PESTAB Pub Code |
PESTABPubCode |
| Publication Type |
PublicationType |
| Publication Year |
PublicationYear |
| Record Number |
RecordNumber |
| Report Number(s) |
ReportNumber |
| Series |
Series |
| SIC Codes/Descriptors |
IndustryCodeDescriptor |
| Source |
Source |
| Supporting Agency(s) |
SupportingAgency |
| Title |
Title |
| Title Abbreviation |
TitleAbbreviation |
| TOXLINE Accession Number |
TOXLINEAccessionNumber |
CISILO (English)
| Field Name |
Name/Tag Used for Searching |
| Abstract |
AbstractText |
| Author(s) |
Author |
| Bulletin Category |
BulletinCategory |
| CAS Registry Number(s) |
CASRegistryNumber |
| CIS Accession Number |
CISAccessionNumber |
| Descriptor(s) |
Descriptor |
| Document Type |
DocumentType |
| General Note |
GeneralNote |
| HSELINE Accession Number |
HSELINEAccessionNumber |
| ISBN |
ISBN |
| ISSN |
ISSN |
| Language(s) |
Language |
| Organization Name(s) |
OrganizationName |
| Original Title |
OriginalTitle |
| Publication Year |
PublicationYear |
| Record Number |
RecordNumber |
| Report Number(s) |
ReportNumber |
| Series/Report Number(s) |
ReportNumber |
| Specialist Category |
SpecialistCategory |
| Summary |
Summary |
| Source |
Source |
| Title |
Title |
HSELINE
Tip: If searching using CAS Registry Numbers, please note that some databases do not include CAS numbers, e.g. HSELINE.
| Field Name |
Name/Tag Used for Searching |
| Abstract |
AbstractText |
| Author(s) |
Author |
| Descriptor(s) |
Descriptor |
| ISBN |
ISBN |
| Language(s) |
Language |
| Organization Name(s) |
OrganizationName |
| Original Title |
OriginalTitle |
| Publication Year |
PublicationYear |
| Record Number |
RecordNumber |
| Source |
Source |
| Title |
Title |
| Universal Decimal Classification (UDC) |
Universal Decimal Class |
OSHLINE™ with NIOSHTIC®/NIOSHTIC-2
| Field Name |
Name/Tag Used for Searching |
| Abstract |
AbstractText |
| Accession Number (CIS/NTIS) |
AccessionNumber |
| Address |
Address |
| Author(s) |
Author |
| Available From NIOSH |
AvailableFromNIOSH |
| CAS Registry Number(s) |
CASRegistryNumber |
| CIS Descriptor(s) |
CISDescriptor |
| Coden |
Coden |
| Document Type |
DocumentType |
| Editors |
Editor |
| Electronic Address |
ElectronicAddress |
| Full Text |
FullText |
| Funding Amount |
FundingAmount |
| Funding Type |
FundingType |
| GPO Number |
GPONumber |
| GPO Price |
GPOPrice |
| Identifying Number |
IdentificationNumber |
| ISBN |
ISBN |
| ISSN |
ISSN |
| Link To Full Text |
LinkToFullText |
| NIOSH Office/Division |
NIOSHOfficeDivision |
| NIOSHTIC Control Number |
NIOSHTICControlNumber |
| NIOSHTIC Descriptor(s) |
Descriptor |
| NTIS Price |
NTISPrice |
| Organization Name(s) |
OrganizationName |
| Performing Organization |
PerformingOrganization |
| Priority Area (NORA) |
PriorityAreaNORA |
| Publication Year |
PublicationYear |
| Publisher |
Publisher |
| Record Number |
RecordNumber |
| SIC Codes/Descriptors |
IndustryCodeDescription |
| Source |
Source |
| Start Date |
StartDate |
| State/Territory |
StateTerritory |
| Subfile |
Subfile |
| Termination Date |
TerminationDate |
| Title |
Title |
Tip: For a complete list of database fields, while viewing a database record, turn on the Field Help from the toolbar and click on the ? help symbol next to the field in any database record. You can now view the field name and its description, from the complete list of fields for the database. You can easily print this list, by clicking in the field help window, right-clicking and then selecting Print.
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