00000 EuroFIR Reference Type Thesaurus This term is for CLASSIFICATION ONLY; DO NOT USE term in indexing. Use a more precise narrower term. 1.0 AB Article in book Used either for a separate section of a book, often with its own authors separate from the overall editors of the book, or to cite a chapter within a book.
AJ Article in Journal More normally called "Journal article"
AR Article in Report B Book E Other reference type Other reference type not defined in this thesaurus. Use of this term should be avoided, if used only with great caution. See also Additional Information.
E = else.
Except for its use specified in a EuroFIR thesaurus or guidelines, please inform the maintainer of this thesaurus of the circumstances requiring the use of E in case a new reference type should be defined.
F File or Database Use for electronic files received through any medium (physical disk, FTP, etc.), including files retrieved through a webpage. If the reference is to data displayed directly on a webpage, i.e. delivered in HTML format, the Publication Type is "WW". Files that are compiled food composition databases or interchange files are assigned Acquisition Type "F". If the file is in PDF format and represents a bibliographic reference with its own Publication Type, it is assigned that Publication Type, with its form of delivery indicated by a URL or Remark.
JI Journal issue Use with extreme caution. This descriptor refers to a complete journal issue, perhaps a special issue of conference proceedings. To be used, if information - e.g. author, title or pages - for the more specific descriptor *Article in Journal [AJ]* is not available. L Product label Use for a reference to data taken from the nutritional data section of a food label.
P Personal communication Personal communication with no further bibliographic information but the reporter's name and address.
PA Pamphlet, folder Use for a reference to product information from a producer or distributor that is NOT taken from a food label. Food label information should be indexed *Product label [L]*.
R Report SW Software WW Webpage Use for a reference to data retrieved either through a static webpage or an active webpage displaying data extracted by the server from a database. For an active webpage, the URL recorded may include the search parameters, if known.
X Reference type not known Use when the reference type for the given value is not known.