INFORMATION SOLUTIONS DialogClassic Web™ Experience the Power! Ron Rodrigues BSc MLS 425 Market St., 4 th floor San Francisco, Ca., © 2007 Dialog, a Thomson Business

2 INFORMATION SOLUTIONS Product Overview General Features and Functionality Special Features What’s Next? Agenda Product Overview

3 INFORMATION SOLUTIONS Product Overview The latest release of DialogClassic Web is the next generation of professional search tools provided by Dialog Key features and functionality include: –Completely browser based so there is no software to install –Type-ahead buffer enables creating and editing a search strategy before running it –Robust post-processing features allowing search results to be easily converted into other formats (XML, Microsoft® Word and Excel, HTML and PDF) –Powerful search capabilities such as support for search statements of up to 2,000 characters and stacking of multiple search statements –Full access to Dialog’s fulltext linking services through Dialog eLinks and OpenURL compliant links resolvers –Supports Chemical Structure Searching using a drawing file (MOL)

4 INFORMATION SOLUTIONS Agenda Product Overview Special Features What’s Next? General Features and Functionality

5 INFORMATION SOLUTIONS General Features & Functionality The new DialogClassic Web is available now at Enter Dialog User ID and password in the Log In boxes. Alternate way to Login via Secure Server

6 INFORMATION SOLUTIONS Product Overview General Features and Functionality –Screens Special Features What’s Next? General Features and Functionality Agenda

7 INFORMATION SOLUTIONS Home Screen A “Status Bar” shows you how long you have been connected, what commands are in the queue, and how long the current command has taken to execute. A “Type Ahead” buffer lets you compose, edit and execute sophisticated queries. An “Output Buffer” gives you “scrolling” access to your entire search session.

8 INFORMATION SOLUTIONS Databases Screen The Databases pane lets you link to the Bluesheet for any of the databases you are searching.

9 INFORMATION SOLUTIONS Session Navigator Screen You can check a box in the Session Navigator; then click the “Send to Buffer” button to place the command in the Type Ahead buffer. The Session Navigator lets you link to search statements you have entered during your search session.

10 INFORMATION SOLUTIONS Product Overview General Features and Functionality –Toolbars and Icons Special Features What’s Next? General Features and Functionality Agenda

11 INFORMATION SOLUTIONS Toolbar Functionality — Load Script Icon The “Load Script” icon lets you load saved search scripts stored on your computer. Any TEXT file can be executed as a search script.

12 INFORMATION SOLUTIONS Toolbar Functionality — Save Icon Select the format from the drop- down list. You can choose HTML, TEXT, Microsoft® Word or Adobe® Acrobat PDF. The “Save” icon saves your output in the buffer

13 INFORMATION SOLUTIONS Toolbar Functionality — Clear Buffer Icon The “Clear Buffer” icon lets you clear all or individual buffers, including the Output, Type Ahead and Session.

14 INFORMATION SOLUTIONS Toolbar Functionality — Stop Icon Keep your presentations simple and clean –Use Arial for cross-platform compatibility –Do not use type smaller than 18 point –Avoid using distracting animations, transitions and sounds Only use this approved template –Copy slides from previous presentations and then apply master pages to slides using the “Slide Layout” command in the “Format” menu –Do not alter the master pages –Use “Return” to create a new bullet point –Use “Shift” + “Return” to create a new line without a bullet –Use the “Promote” and “Demote” arrows to change text levels The “Stop” icon terminates any search statement that is in the process of executing.

15 INFORMATION SOLUTIONS Toolbar Functionality — Padlock Icon The “Padlock” icon lets you lock and unlock the Type Ahead buffer for the construction and execution of multiple line searches.

16 INFORMATION SOLUTIONS Toolbar Functionality — Contact Dialog Icon The “Envelope” icon lets you send an to the Dialog Knowledge Center for help.

17 INFORMATION SOLUTIONS Toolbar Functionality — Order Documents Icon The “Order Documents” icon connects you to the SourceOne service for Document Delivery and the Thomson Patent Store.

18 INFORMATION SOLUTIONS Toolbar Functionality — Printer Icon The “Printer” icon brings up the Print dialog box which allows you to utilize the printer options available on your computer.

19 INFORMATION SOLUTIONS Toolbar Functionality — Mark Text Icon The “Mark” icon lets you select sections of text from your output to create documents for later use.

20 INFORMATION SOLUTIONS Product Overview General Features and Functionality –Tabs Special Features What’s Next? General Features and Functionality Agenda

21 INFORMATION SOLUTIONS Editor Tab The Editor Window shows all of the text you have marked during your session. You can use the editing tools to change, add and delete text.

22 INFORMATION SOLUTIONS Editor Tab When you have completed your edits, use the Save icon to save the output in HTML, TEXT, Microsoft Word or Adobe Acrobat PDF. Clicking the Command Tab returns you to your search window.

23 INFORMATION SOLUTIONS History Tab Commands for the searches display in the Commands pane. Results are available for 30 days. From the History Tab you can see dates and times of all your search sessions in the Sessions pane.

24 INFORMATION SOLUTIONS Toolbar Functionality — Preferences Tab From the Preferences Tab you can set image size, pane and status locations and other screen details. Click Save to set your preferences.

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26 INFORMATION SOLUTIONS Special Features — eLinks Dialog eLinks are fully supported displaying the provider icon when available. Fulltext materials appear in a separate window.

27 INFORMATION SOLUTIONS Special Features — Fulltext Links Fulltext Links to reports from Investext, D&B and NTIS are fully supported.

28 INFORMATION SOLUTIONS Special Features — Creating and Editing Alerts Creating and Editing Alerts is managed through a form that is loaded as a separate window. All settings, databases, addresses and frequencies can be managed in this window, which appears whenever SAVE ALERT or EDIT ALERT commands are used.

29 INFORMATION SOLUTIONS Special Features — Editing SearchSaves Editing SearchSaves is managed through a form that is loaded as a separate window. Enter EDIT.

30 INFORMATION SOLUTIONS Special Features — Editing Profiles Editing Profile settings is also managed through a form that is loaded as a separate window.

31 INFORMATION SOLUTIONS Special Features — XML, HTML and Text Commands Just like Type, you can specify XML, HTML or TEXT followed by Set #/Format/Range of Records. Results of the TEXT and HTML commands are stored in separate windows. Links to the windows appear in the Retrieve buffer. Click a link to open the window; use the browser options to save the HTML or TEXT.

32 INFORMATION SOLUTIONS Special Features — XML Command XML output is generated using the command syntax: XML Set #/ Format/Range of Records. Results of the XML command are stored in a separate window. A link to the window appears in the Output buffer. Click the link to open the window; use the browser options to save the XML.

33 INFORMATION SOLUTIONS Using XML Templates from DialogLink 5.0 It is not necessary to be logged on in Dialoglink 5.0 to use the Reports features. If you have an existing template, simply click Create Report.

34 INFORMATION SOLUTIONS Choose the Template

35 INFORMATION SOLUTIONS Choose the XML Document Downloaded from DialogClassic on the Web

36 INFORMATION SOLUTIONS Report is Created!

37 INFORMATION SOLUTIONS Special Features — CSS Command If you have.MOL files, you can execute a chemical structure search using the CSS command. A separate window appears allowing you to define search type, select databases, and choose your.MOL file to search. Click Run to execute the search.

38 INFORMATION SOLUTIONS Product Overview General Features and Functionality Special Features What’s Next? Agenda What’s Next?

39 INFORMATION SOLUTIONS What’s Next? Hands-On Training Use the Knowledge Center –Within North America DIALOG ( ) –Outside North America DIALOG ( ) –Online supportsupport.dialog.com Use the Free Practice ONTAP Databases Stay informed by signing up for e-newsletters about new training, products and content at

40 INFORMATION SOLUTIONS What’s Next? Use the Dialog How Do I…? series at –Concise step-by-step instructions –Available using DialogClassic and DialogLink 5 –Solutions available for patents, pharma, trademark and copyright research –Continue to check the Web site for additional subjects

41 INFORMATION SOLUTIONS Don’t forget “The Finder Files” File 411:DIALINDEX (R) File 413:DIALOG PRODUCT CODE FINDER (TM) File 414:Dialog Journal Name Finder (TM) File 416:DIALOG COMPANY NAME FINDER (TM)

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47 INFORMATION SOLUTIONS Conclusions: DialogClassic Web™ – Still the B.E.S.T. Begin (Databases) –16 terabytes –Archives Expand (Indexes) –Verification –Range Select (keywords, special characters, acronyms) –Only 9 stop words –Set building with Boolean, Proximity, Nesting, Limiting etc. Type –Send results , Fax, UPS –Endnotes or other Post Bibliographic Software –Document Delivery Options Thomson Store, Elinking, DOI, Embedded Links & URL’s XML –Microsoft™ Excel or Word Reports –Thomson Data Analyzer –iEpros

48 INFORMATION SOLUTIONS THANKS!