INSPEC presentation

INSPEC Powering Quality Research©

ABOUT INSPEC

� Major indexing database of scientific and technical literature, published by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)

� The definitive database for •  Physics

•  Computers & control

•  Information technology

•  Mechanical & production engineering

•  Electrical Engineering & Electronics

Plus coverage of cross-disciplinary subjects such as biomedical physics, oceanography, nanotechnology and material science.

INFORMATION TAKEN FROM HTTP://EN.WIKIPEDIA.ORG/WIKI/INSPEC AND HTTP://WWW.THEIET.ORG/PUBLISHING/INSPEC/ABOUT/WHYINSPEC.CFM?TYPE=PDF

KEY FEATURES

�  Comprehensive coverage - nearly 12 million records in the fields of electronics, computer science, physics, electrical, control, production and mechanical engineering.

�  Content - indexing and abstracts of articles selected from nearly 5000 scientific and technical journals (1600 of which are indexed from cover to cover), some 2500 conference proceedings, as well as numerous books, reports and dissertations.

�  Specialized subject indexing by experts that retrieves accurate and extensive results.

�  Web links to the original article (where available) - currently 70 per cent of journal articles

INFORMATION TAKEN FROM HTTP://WWW.THEIET.ORG/PUBLISHING/INSPEC/ABOUT/

BROAD SCOPE & COVERAGE

�  675,000 new records added each year

�  More than 1,000 different publishers abstracted, including society publishers such as IEEE and SPIE and commercial publishers such as Elsevier, Springer and government agencies

�  Global, peer-reviewed material in publications from more than 68 countries from both English and non-English sources.

�  Full text linking via Digital Object Identifiers (DOI’s) (80% of current material)

�  Optional Archive with fully searchable access to over 70 years of research in science engineering and technology, dating from 1898 - 1968.

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GETTING THERE

� From the ULS home page (www.library.pitt.edu), INSPEC can be accessed through either •  ‘Find Articles’ tab → locate databases by title → choose ‘I’ from alphabetical list

or

•  ‘Find Articles’ tab → locate databases grouped by subject → INSPEC listed under the following subjects: Computer Science, Engineering, Chemistry, History & Philosophy of Science, and Physics

� Once selected from either search method, the database description page will display the link: CONNECT to the database

USING INSPEC

•  Easy Search o  Similar to a Google search:

Simple, straightforward…Easy!

•  Quick Search o  Browse Indexes

o  Select Database

o  Search For & Search In

o  Limit By

o  Sort By

•  Expert Search o  Browse Indexes

o  Select Database

o  Enter Search Terms box

o  Search From & Sort By

o  Search Codes”

•  Search Tips

� Search options: Easy, Quick, and Expert

INSPEC SEARCH OPTIONS

INSPEC SEARCH RESULTS

� Results Manager •  Select a range of search results – Choose the number of results and type of

format for a more comprehensive review

� Search Results •  Remove Duplicates •  Save Search •  RSS feed •  Sort by (Relevance, Date, Author)

� Refine Results •  View Chart •  Download Data

INSPEC EXTRAS

� Tags & Groups •  View and Sort

� Thesaurus •  Compendex and INSPEC only

•  Enter Term as Search, Exact Term, or Browse

� Ask An Expert

� Search History � Help!

LET’S TRY INSPEC!

For further assistance or questions concerning this presentation, please contact:

Jessica Smith Reference Librarian

Hillman Library University of Pittsburgh

[email protected]