NCFR provides interdisciplinary access to resources relating to the study of the family, drawing information from many fields: education, psychology, theology, law, home economics, social work and others. The materials cited include abstracts of monographs and journal articles.

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Years of Coverage

1970 to date, with some historical materials;

1973 to date for journal articles; abstracts from 1987 to date.

Default fields for unqualified searches

AB, AU, TI, DE

The following alphabetical list provides the two-letter label, the relevant alias, and an example for each Family Resources Database database field.

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                Label        Name/Example
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                ab           Abstract
                example:     dsm iv.ab.

                ai           Audiovisual Information
                example:     35mm filmstrip.ai.

                an           Accession Number
                example:     113531.an.

                au           Author/s
                example:     pauly ira b.au.

                cc           Classification Codes
                example 1:   '014'.cc.
                example 2:   121t.cc.

                cn           Call Numbers
                example:     93-16877.cn.

                co           Collation
                example 1:   232p.co.
                example 2:   notes.co.

                de           Descriptors
                example:     sexual orientation.de.

                di           Distributor
                example:     columbia univ.di.

                fq           Frequency of Publication
                example:     monthly.fq.

                in           Author Affiliation
                example:     bryn mawr.in.

                lg           Language
                example:     en.lg.

                no           Identifying Numbers
                example:     0-8147-8759-2.no.

                nt           Notes
                Example:     yale univ.nt.

                pb           Published Works
                example:     supt docs.pb.

                pr           Price
                display only

                pt           Publication Type
                example:     ja.pt.

                so           Source
                example:     psychology human sexuality.so.

                sr           Series Information
                example:     prenatal development.sr.

                ti           Title
                example:     gender indentity disorder$.ti.

                up           Update Code
                example:     9406.up.

                yr           Year of Publication
                example:     1993.yr.

The following are the Ovid limits for the Family Resources Database database.

                Limit Name             Example

                Update Code
                Command Syntax:        ..l/2 up=9406

                Year of Publication
                Command Syntax:        ..l/2 yr=1993


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