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SUBJECT COVERAGE
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Analytical Methods |
Food Microbiology |
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Basic Food Science |
Food Packaging |
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Bakery and Cereal Products |
Fresh Produce |
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Beverages and Soft Drinks |
Frozen, Chilled, and Ambient Temperature Foods |
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Biotechnology |
Fruits, Vegetables, and Nuts |
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Catering |
Functional Foods and Beverages |
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Chocolate and Confectionery Products |
Legislation |
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Dairy Products |
Meat, Fish, and Poultry |
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Fats and Oils |
Nutrition |
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Food Additives and Ingredients |
Pet Foods |
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Food Processing and Engineering |
Retailing |
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Food Hygiene |
DATABASE DESCRIPTION
FROSTI (Foodline®: Food Science and Technology) provides details of international scientific and technical infirmation relating to the food and drink sectors. Growing at a rate of 2,200 records monthly and with nearly 30 years' of data available, FROSTI is one of the largest databases of its kind. All areas of food science and technology are covered, including food safety, processing, microbiology, ingredients, analysis, toxicology, equipment, nutrition, packaging, environmental issues, biotechnology, quality control and food chemistry. All product sectors within the food and drinks industry are covered. Key journals are abstracted and available online within two weeks of delivery.
DATABASE PRODUCER
The Leatherhead Food Research Association
Randalls Road
Leatherhead, Surrey, KT22 7RY
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0) 1372 376761
Fax: +44 (0) 1372 386228
Email: foodline@lfra.co.uk
SOURCES
Sources include approximately 800 scientific and technical journals, books, conference titles, government documents, bulletins, technical reports, standards and patents.
AVAILABILITY ON GEM
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Time Span: |
1972 to date |
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Database Size: |
Approximately 465,565 references |
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Database Update: |
Updated twice a week; approximately 2,400 references per month |
The FROSTI database is available on the GEM Web site www.einsgem.org through the gateway to FIZ-Karlsruhe.
ACCESSING THE DATABASE
To access FROSTI with a Begin command in Command Search you can use the database number or database name, ie:OUTPUT FORMATS
You may totally or partially display references using various formats as follows:
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Format |
Abbr. |
Display |
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Scan |
S |
Titles |
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Browse |
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Titles, Indexing Terms (Controlled Terms), Subject Headings etc. |
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Browse plus abstract |
BA |
Titles, Indexing Terms (Controlled Terms), Subject Headings etc. plus Abstract |
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Reference |
R |
Titles, Authors, Corporate Source, Bibliographic (Source) Details |
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All |
A |
Complete reference |
Note:
The format MUST always be abbreviated, eg to display references 3-5 in scan format for set 4 type: T 4/S/3-5
FURTHER INFORMATION ON FROSTI
More detailed information on searching FROSTI, including a sample reference, access codes and limit options can be found on the FROSTI Infosheet. If you subscribe to GEM Documentation this is available free of charge. If you do not subscribe to GEM Documentation this is available at a cost, for which we will invoice you. For details of the costs please see your National Centre’s Price List.
See the FROSTI Infosheet for detailed information.
NB: You will be charged for this if you do not subscribe to GEM Documentation.
GENERAL INFORMATION
For information on basic search commands, eg Expand, Select, Limit, Zoom, refer to your GEM Quick Reference Guide.
The SDI Alert service is available with results sent by email.
Document ordering is available.
HELP
The FROSTI Thesaurus is available from the producer.
For more detailed help refer to your National Centre.