Re: Fwd: WinSPIRS users: Thesaurus Searching Issue (SP Informational Posting)

[Lori Bronars <lori.bronars@yale.edu>]

We do not have any SilverPlatter cds at this time.
  Lori

On Wed, 22 Sep 1999, Kimberly Parker wrote:

> Does anyone still have SilverPlatter CDs?  This might be of interest, if so.
> --Kim
> 
> 
> >We'd like to call your attention to a problem that occurs when
> >using WinSPIRS v2.1 or v4 in conjunction with certain
> >SilverPlatter databases to search thesaurus terms that contain
> >parentheses.
> >:
> >For the databases listed below, when a term that contains one
> >or more words enclosed in parentheses is selected from the
> >thesaurus, and the user selects the action "Single Term
> >Search", WinSPIRS is unable to retrieve any matching records.
> >When the selected term is exploded, hits will be retrieved for
> >the narrower terms, but not for the original thesaurus term.
> >:
> >In order to retrieve records for affected thesaurus terms, you
> >need to enter the thesaurus term into the Search Box on the
> >main search screen, using hyphens between each term including
> >the term in parentheses.  For example, to retrieve hits for
> >the MLA International Bibliography thesaurus term "English
> >language (modern) translation", type the following into the
> >WinSPIRS Search box;
> >    english-language-modern-translation
> >:
> >The following databases are affected:
> >        AGRIS
> >        BIOSIS databases
> >        Contemporary Women's Issues
> >        ERIC **
> >        Exceptional Child Education Resources
> >        Food and Human Nutrition Database
> >        Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts
> >        MLA International Bibliography
> >        PAIS International
> >        PSYNDEX with Test Finder
> >        Sociological Abstracts
> >:
> >** For additional information about how the ERIC database is
> >affected, please refer to the News Flash at our Tech Support
> >website, located at the following URL:
> >   ttp://www.silverplatter.com/support/news/eric_thesaurus.html
> >:
> >This problem will be corrected in a future version of
> >WinSPIRS.  We will provide additional information about this
> >release as soon as it is available.
> >:
> >Sincerely,
> >Barbara Herzog
> >Technology Product Manager
> >:
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