Military and Government Collection: Subject and Publication Authority Files

This exercise will give you some additional practice searching the Mililtary and Government Collection.

Locate the "Subjects" and "Publications" tabs at the top of the page. Select "Subjects" to browse through the "Subject Authority Files" of valid Subject terms. Select the "Publications" tab to browse through the "Publication Authority Files," which is the complete list of publication titles included in the database.

Try a few of your own searches, then use each of these search functions to help you answer the following questions.

In the Subject Authority File, which of the following is NOT a recognized extension of the subject term, Treaties?
1. Treaties -- Accession
2. Treaties -- Peace
3. Treaties -- Reservations
4. Treaties -- Termination
5. Treaties of alliance
Which Subject Term is classified as a Related Term to the Subject "Soldiers" ?
1. Guerillas
2. Draftees
3. Scouts and Scouting
4. Defense Industries
5. Soldiers as authors
In the Publication Authority File, I want to locate publications that include the term "combat" in the title of the Publication, but not the subject. To do this, I need to:
1. Enter "combat" in the Browse box, and click "Alphabetical."
2. Enter "combat" in the Browse box, and select "Match any words."
3. Enter "combat" in the Browse box and select "Alphabetical" and "Match any words."
4. Scroll through every page of Publication titles in the database until I found every occurrence of the word "combat."
5. Enter "combat" in the Browse box and choose "By subject and description."
Which Publication will appear in your results when you Browse for "Air Force" in the Authority File "by Subject & Description?"
1. Air Force Center for Environmental Excellence
2. Aerospace America
3. Flying Safety
4. Unidentified Flying Objects & Air Force Project Blue Book
5. Air Force Bands
Which Publication listed below is a Peer-Reviewed Journal?
1. Arms Control Today
2. Civil Wars
3. Presidents and Prime Ministers
4. NATO Review
5. FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin
All of the following are considered to be Narrower Terms than "Military art and science" EXCEPT:
1. GUARD duty
2. NAVAL art and science
3. TACTICS
4. DEFENSE industries
5. BRIEFING, military
Which one of the following Subject Terms will display the least number of results, according to the Subject Authority File?
1. CAMPAIGN debates
2. INTERNET in political campaigns
3. REPRESENTATIVE government & representation
4. ADVERTISING, political
5. PARTY committees
Which title is no longer published?
1. Military Medicine
2. Defense
3. Diplomacy & Statecraft
4. Aviation Week & Space Technology
5. Journal of Military Ethics

This activity was revised by Wendy Thompson in Spring 2007.
INF 382S: Library Instruction and Information Literacy, taught by Dr. Loriene Roy. School of Information, The University of Texas at Austin.

Military and Government Collection: Subject and Publication Authority Files

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