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FORIS
The FORIS File (FORschungInformationssystem Sozialwissenschaften)
contains information on current, planned and completed research projects for a
ten year peroiod in social sciences and their application fields carried out in
the Federal Republic of Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The database provides
details on subject, contents and methodology, and data collection as well as
information about the research institutions, project staff, financing, research
period, working papers, and publications. References are in German.
Left truncation is available in the following fields: CT and ME.
Subject Coverage
- Behavioral Science
- Communication Studies
- Communications
- Demography
- Economics
- Education
- Employment Research
- Institutions
- Labor Market
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Research Institutions
- Research Projects
- Research Staff
- Social History
- Social Sciences
- Social Psychology
- Social Policy
- Social Research Methods
- Social Services
- Sociology
- Teaching Staff
Sources
Yearly survey of approximately 4,700 institutions performing
social sciences research. Data resulting from this survey are compiled with data
supplied by other information and documentation centers such as the
Sozialwissenschaftliche Informationsstelle in Vienna, and further data are
obtained from the analyses of research reports.
File Data
- 1991-2000
- More than 39,040 projects (11/01)
- Reloaded 3 times a year
- Automatic current-awareness searches (SDIs) are not available
User Aids
- Keywords for the social sciences (available from the producer/supplier)
Database Producer
Informationszentrum Sozialwissenschaften
Lennestr. 30
W-5300 Bonn 1
F.R. Germany
STNmail ID: IZSOZK
Phone: (+49) 228/2281-134
Telefax: (+49) 228/2281-120
Database Supplier
Informationszentrum Sozialwissenschaften
Lennstr. 30
W-5300 Bonn 1
F.R. Germany
STNmail ID: IZSOZK
Phone: (+49) 228/2281-0
Telefax: (+49) 228/2281-120
Search and Display Field Codes
Fields that allow left truncation are
marked with an asterisk (*).
| Search | | Display
Search Field Name | Code | Search Examples | Codes
--------------------------------|---------|---------------------------|--------------
Basic Index (contains single |None |S AKADEMIKER? |TI, AB, ABME,
words from TI, AB, ABME, CT, | (or /BI)|S GESSELLSCHAFT? AND | CT, ME
ME) (1) | | WISSENSCHAFTSENTWICKL? |
| |S UNWELTPOLITI?(L) |
| | ENTSCHEIDUNG? |
| |S INHALTSANALYS?(S) |
| | DISSERTATION |
Author (staff, project leader, |/AU |S BELITZ-DEMIRIZ, H?/AU |AU
mentor) (2) | (/SF) |S (BELITZ-DEMIRIZ?(S) |
| | BEARBEITER)/AU |
| |S (VOIGT, D?(S)LEITER)/AU |
| |S (MAYNTZ,?(S)BETREUER)/AU |
Classification Codes (code and |/CC |S K01303/CC |CC
text in German) | |S (SOZIALE(S)SCHICHTUNG)/CC|
| |S INDUSTRIESOZIOLOGIE/CC |
Corporate Source (contains CSP, |/CS |S (UNIVERSITAET(S)BOCHUM) |CSS, CSSC
CSS, CSPC, CSSC) (3) | | /CS,CSP,CSPC |
| |S HAMBURG/CS |
| |S SOZIOLOGIE/CS |
| |S (BUNDESMINIS?(L) |
| | FORSCHUNG)/CS |
| |S GEWERKSCHAFT/CS |
Performing Organization (name) |/CSP |S UNIVERSITAET BOCHUM?/CSP |CSP
Performing Organization Code |/CSPC |S ESELLSCHAFTSWISS?/CSPC |CSPC
(classifying descriptors) | |S UNI/CSPC |
Supporting Organization (name) |/CSS |S LAND NORDRHEIN-WESTF?/CSS|CSS
| | |
Supporting Organization Code |/CSSC |S BUND?/CSSC |CSSC
(classifying descriptors) | | |
Controlled Term (*) |/CT |S UNTERNEHMENSKULTUR/CT |CT
| |S (WISSENSCHAFT(L) |
| | ENTWICKLUNG)/CT |
| |S ?ELITE/CT |
Duration Begin, Date |/DB |S 840600/DB |DB
Duration Begin, Year |/DBY |S 1984<=DBY |DB
Duration End, Date |/DE |S 881100/DE |DE
Duration End, Year |/DEY |S 1988<=DEY |DE
Duration (in months) |/DU |S 50<=DU |DU
Duration Note (controlled |/DUN |S GEPLANT/DUN |DUN
vocabulary) | |S ABGESCHLOSSEN/DUN |
Investigated Period, Begin |/IB |S 1950<=IB |IB
Investigated Period, End |/IE |S 1980>=IE |IE
| |S 1933<=IB AND 1945>=IE |
Information Provider |/IP |S IZ-ERHEBUNG?/IP |IP
Method (*) (contains vocabulary |/ME |S BIOGRAPHISCH?/ME |ME
of methods, vocabulary of | |S EMPIRISCH/ME |
evaluation, availability of | |S INFERENZ/ME |
machine-readable data) | |S MAGNETBAENDER/ME |
Reference (bibliographic |/RE |S (KOELN?(W)ZEITSCHRIFT)/RE|RE
citations, unpublished papers) | | |
Reference Type |/RET |S VEROEFFENTL?/RET |Not displayed
Status (4) |/STA |S R/STA AND 880830>=UP |STA
Survey Year |/SUY |S 1985-1988/SUY |SUY
Title of Project |/TI |S (POLITISCHE?(W)SYSTEM? |TI
| | AND SOZIALSTRUKTUR)/TI |
Type of Project |/TP |S AUFTRAGSFORSCHUNG/TP |TP
| (/DT) | |
Terms of Universe |/TU |S WISSENSCHAFTLER/TU |TU
Update |/UP |S 880601<=UP |UP
| (/ED) | |
(1) Hit-term highlighting is available
(2) Searching in field /AU can be specified for the person's function: "Bearbeiter" (staff),
"Leiter" (project leader), "Betreuer" (mentor) by use of the (S) operator
(3) Names, kinds of institutions, ZIP code, locations and country code (ISO)
are searchable
(4) Updated projects can be searched with R/STA
DISPLAY and PRINT Formats
Hit-term highlighting is available for the
search in the Basic Index. Highlighting must be ON during SEARCH in order to use
the HIT, KWIC, and OCC formats. Additionally, any combination of display formats
may be used to display or print answers. Multiple codes must be separated by
commas or spaces, e.g., D L1 1-5 TI AU. The fields are displayed or printed in
the order requested.
Format | Content | Examples
--------|----------------------------------------------|--------------
AB |Abstract |D TI AB
ABME |Abstract of Methods |D ABME
AN |Accession Number |D 1-5 AN
AU |Author (Staff) |D TI AU
CC |Classification Codes |D CC CT
CSP |Performing Organization |D CSP
CSPC |Performing Organization Code |D CSP CSPC
CSS |Supporting Organization |D CSS CSP
CSSC |Supporting Organization Code |D CSS CSSC
CT |Controlled Terms |D CT CC
DB |Duration Begin, Date |D DB DE
DE |Duration End, Date |D DB DE
DU |Duration |D DU
DUN |Duration Note |D DUN
IB |Investigated Period, Begin |D IB IE
IE |Investigated Period, End |D IB IE
IP |Information Provider |D IP
ME |Method |D ME
RE |Reference (Bibliographic Citations) |D RE
STA |Status |D STA
SUY |Survey Year |D AN SUY
TI |Title of Project |D TI 1-10
TP |Type of Project |D TP
TU |Terms of Universe |D TU
UP |Update |D UP
BIB |AN, SUY, TI, AU, CSP, DB, DUN, DE, DU, TP |D 8 BIB
| (BIB is default) |D 8
USER |BIB, AB, ABME, RE, CSS, IP, CT, UP STA |D USER
IND |AN, SUY, CC, CT, ME, TU |D IND
TRIAL |TI, CC, CT, ME, TU |D TRI
CS |AN, SUY, CSP, CSS, CSPC, CSSC |D CS
METH |AN, SUY, TI, ABME, ME |D L5 METH
ALL |BIB, IND, USER |D 1-3 ALL
| |D ACC 861968 ALL
HIT |Hit-term(s) and field(s) |D HIT
KWIC |Up to 20 words before and after hit-term(s) |D KWIC
| (KeyWord-In-Context) |
OCC |Number of occurrences of hit-term(s) and |D OCC
| field(s) in which they occur |
SELECT, ANALYZE, and SORT Fields
The SELECT command is used to create E-numbers or an L-number
containing terms taken from the specified field in an answer set.
The ANALYZE command is used to create an L-number containing
terms taken from the specified field in an answer set.
The SORT command is used to rearrange the search results in either
alphabetic or numeric order of the specified field(s).
| |ANALYZE/ |
Field Name |Field Code |SELECT (1) |SORT
-------------------------------------|------------|------------|-----------
Abstract |AB |Y |N
Abstract of Methods |ABME |Y |N
Accession Number |AN |Y |N
Author (Staff) |AU |Y |Y
Classification Codes |CC |Y |Y
Controlled Terms |CT |Y |N
Document Type (Type of Project) |DT |Y |Y
Duration |DU |Y |Y
Duration Begin, Date |DB |Y |Y
Duration End, Date |DE |Y |Y
Duration Note |DUN |Y |Y
Entry Date |ED |Y |N
Information Provider |IP |Y |Y
Investigated Period, Begin |IB |Y |Y
Investigated Period, End |IE |Y |Y
Method |ME |Y |Y
Occurrence Count of Hit Terms |OCC |N |Y
Performing Organization |CSP |Y (2) |Y
Performing Organization Code |CSPC |Y |Y
Reference (Bibliographic Citations) |RE |Y |N
Reference Type |RET |Y |Y
Staff |SF |Y |Y
Status |STA |N |Y
Supporting Organization |CSS |Y |Y
Supporting Organization Code |CSSC |Y |Y
Survey Year |SUY |Y |Y
Title of Project |TI |Y (default) |Y
Type of Project |TP |Y |Y
Update Date |UP |Y (3) |N
(1) HIT may be used to restrict terms extracted to terms that
match the search expression used to create the answer set,
e.g., SEL HIT CT.
(2) SELECT HIT and ANALYZE HIT are not valid with this field.
(3) Appends /ED to the terms created by SELECT.
Sample Records
DISPLAY BIB OF PROJECT
AN 872437 FORIS SUY 1988
TI Anforderungen des Einsatzes neuer Technologien an das
Arbeitsschutzsystem.
AU LEITER: Proell, Ulrich, Dr. rer. pol.
KONTAKT: Proell, Ulrich, Dipl.-Sozialwiss. 0231-128063
CSP Landesinstitut Sozialforschungsstelle Dortmund (Rheinlanddamm 199,
D-4600 Dortmund 1)
DB Aug 1985
DE Okt 1988
DU 38 Monate
TP Auftragsforschung; gefoerdert
DISPLAY CS OF PROJECT
AN 810611 FORIS SUY 1981
CSP Infratest Sozialforschung GmbH (D-8000 Muenchen 21, Landsberger
Strasse 338); Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin GmbH Internationales
Institut fuer Management und Verwaltung (D-1000 Berlin 42, Platz
der Luftbruecke 1-3); Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaftliches
Institut des Deutschen Gewerkschaftsbundes GmbH (D-4000
Duesseldorf, Hans-Boeckler-Strasse 39)
CSS AUFTRAGGEBER: Bundesministerium fuer Arbeit und Sozialordnung
(D-5300 Bonn 1, Rochusstrasse 1 Postfach); Bundesanstalt fuer
Arbeit (D-8500 Nuernberg 2, Postfach) FINANZIERER: Auftraggeber
CSPC Markt- und Meinungsforschung; gemeinnuetzig; gemeinnuetzig;
international; Gewerkschaft; Gesellschaftswissenschaft;
Gesellschaftswissenschaft; Wirtschaftswissenschaft;
Gesellschaftswissenschaft; Wirtschaftswissenschaft
CSSC Bund; Bundeseinrichtung; Auftraggeber
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