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Re: SportDiscus database available
Jeffry, et al. (I'm taking this off yulib to spyul where there are likely
to be more people interested in the nitty gritty of fixing this.)
I checked the java version of SD, which seems to do this search correctly
coming up with 7 records for Zimablist in AU,CA. I also checked another
SilverPlatter file (Soc Abs) in the web version doing a plain author
checked search, and it worked fine doing the search in AU. So, I'll report
on this to SilverPlatter and hopefully they will get it corrected!
--Kim
At 09:25 AM 1/6/00 -0500, you wrote:
>There seems to be a glitch in the search form: checking "author" above the
>search window limits the term to "CA" (=corprorate author), excluding
>personal author. Try "Zimbalist" & you get nothing. In order to find
>Andrew Zimbalist's articles, try that term as a keyword in any field, then
>in the first relevant item, click on the hot-linked author statement, to
>find 6 items--but not his books, for which you have to use Orbis. I wonder
>if the coaches' association doesn't want to hear Prof. Zimbalist's critique
>of sports financing.
>-Jeffry Larson
>RS&C, SML
>
>At 12:17 PM 1/5/00 -0500, Kimberly Parker wrote:
>>The Yale Library has recently subscribed to the SportDiscus file.
>>SPORTDiscus is an authoritative and comprehensive bibliographic database of
>>sport and fitness information. This file will be of interest to coaches,
>>sport scientists, physical educators, and fitness enthusiasts.
>>
>>SportDiscus is provided via Silverplatter Java and Web links, both of which
>>can be found on the Research Workstation descriptive page:
>>http://www.library.yale.edu/pubstation/databases/SD.html
>>
>>The acquisition of this resource is somewhat unique, since we are acquiring
>>it not to fulfill an academic programatic need, but in response to a
>>request from an administrative unit, the Athletic Department. Thanks go to
>>Sue Crockford-Peters and Ann Okerson for putting up the funding to acquire
>>SportDiscus.
>>
>>Enjoy!
>>
>>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>Kimberly Parker
>>Electronic Publishing & Collections Libn
>>SML 606 or Med Lib TS
>>432-0067 or 785-7116
>>mailto:kimberly.parker@yale.edu
>