1. Fast-track to Innovation www.iee.org/inspec Eva Dimmock Customer Relationship Manager edimmock@iee.org.uk Searching Scientific Databases

2. Fast-track to Innovation www.iee.org/inspec Presentation Layout Role of Scientific Databases – comparison Inspec Database - Content, Structure and Coverage Inspec on various platforms Value Added Fields - Bibliographic searching (Exercises) - Special indexing searching (Exercises) Support & Contact

3. Fast-track to Innovation www.iee.org/inspec Electronic Resources Databases Full Text Resources –Electronics Journals –Electronic Books –Reports –Dissertations Internet Resources –Directories (e.g. Yahoo) –Information Gateways (e.g. EEVL. BUBL) –Subject Catalogues –Usenet News

4. Fast-track to Innovation www.iee.org/inspec Databases vs Web Resources Clearly Defined Resources Comprehensive & Focused Search Easy or Advanced Interfaces Advanced Search Aids Fast & Efficient Search Cost

5. Fast-track to Innovation www.iee.org/inspec Databases vs Full Text Primary Publishers –Searchable full text journals Disadvantage: Need subscription access to each journal – Inspec can be accessed by anyone on pay- as-you-go Disadvantage: Need to know the indexing policy and editorial conventions of each journal – Inspec has consistency in approach to all items –IEEE Xplore Only IEEE and IEE publications, 1988 to date

6. Fast-track to Innovation www.iee.org/inspec Databases - Important Features Quality & Reliability –Continuity –Identifiable resources Size & Coverage Added-Value Search Facilities

7. Fast-track to Innovation www.iee.org/inspec Leading Multidisciplinary Database  Physics  Electrical & Electronics Engineering  Computing & Control Engineering  Information Technology for Business  Manufacturing & Production Engineering Journals, Conferences and Other Documents Global Coverage International Recognition for High Quality What is Inspec?

8. Fast-track to Innovation www.iee.org/inspec The IEE/Inspec The Institution of Electrical Engineers Established in 1871 Learned Society (Not-For-Profit) Largest Professional Engineering Society in Europe 140,000 members worldwide Primary Publisher (journals, books, conference proceedings) Inspec Secondary Publisher: Inspec Fast-track to Innovation

9. www.iee.org/inspec Other Multidisciplinary Databases Secondary Publishers –Ei Compendex Covers all engineering disciplines but not Physics –ISI Web of Science/Science Citation Index Covers general and applied science No conference coverage –Cambridge Scientific Abstracts No longer on Dialog or DataStar 30 databases in Inspec subject areas

10. Fast-track to Innovation www.iee.org/inspec Cardiff Glasgow Belfast Dublin INSPEC is produced in STEVENAGE IEE is based in LONDON IEE/nspec Where are we? London

11. Fast-track to Innovation www.iee.org/inspec Contains over 8 Million Records Nearly 8,000 records added every week Covers 35 years of Electronic Data Covers research from 140+ Countries Over 3,400 Journals & 3,000 Other Publications Inspec Database Size

12. Fast-track to Innovation www.iee.org/inspec Record Types Others includes: Book / Book Chapter Reports Patents (1969-76) Dissertations Journal articles 73% Conference proceedings 17 % Conference papers in Journals 8 % Others 2% 25 % Journals 73% Conferences 25% Others 2%

13. Fast-track to Innovation www.iee.org/inspec Inspec Database Subjects 4.7 million records 2.1 million records 2.7 million records Physics Electronics & Electrical Engineering Computing & Control 65,000 records IT for Business 600,000 records Manufacturing & Production Engineering Figures correct as of Jan 2004

14. Fast-track to Innovation www.iee.org/inspec A0 General A1 Elementary Particles A2 Nuclear Physics A3 Atomic & Molecular A4 Fundamental Physics A5 Plasmas & Discharges A6 Solid State, Non-electronic A7 Solid State, Electronic A8 Cross-disciplinary Physics A9 Geophysics & Astronomy Physics 4.7 million records

15. Fast-track to Innovation www.iee.org/inspec B0 General, Maths and Materials B1 Circuits B2 Components, Electron Devices B3 Magnetic Devices & Materials B4 Optoelectronics B5 Electromagnetic Fields B6 Communications B7 Instruments & Applications B8 Power Systems Electrical & Electronic 2.7 million

16. Fast-track to Innovation www.iee.org/inspec C0 General Management C1 Systems & Control Theory C3 Control Technology C4 Numerical & Computer Theory C5 Computer Hardware C6 Computer Software C7 Computer Applications Computing & Control 2.1 M million

17. Fast-track to Innovation www.iee.org/inspec traffic control Traffic signal control by Egograms environmental science Impact of science and technology on energy and environmental research and development pacemakers Paradoxical undersensing at a high sensitivity in dual chamber pacemakers photography Color handling in panoramic photography computer games A principal cognitive precondition of successful child-computer interactions in the information society laser printers Long-haul lasers [buyer's guide] radar Fully integrated automotive radar sensor with versatile resolution radiation effects Modeling natural space ionizing radiation effects on external materials manufacturing Analysis of a decentralized production-inventory system nanotechnology Molecular motors: nature's nanomachines Diverse Coverage

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20. Fast-track to Innovation www.iee.org/inspec Inspec Top 25 Publishers Academic Press Japanese Journal Appl. Physics ACM Kluwer Academic Publishers AIP MAIK Nauka/Interperiodica Publishing Allerton Press Opt. Soc. America American Geophys. Union Plenum APS Science Press Astron. Soc. Pacific SPIE-Int. Soc. Opt. Eng. Elsevier Springer-Verlag Gordon & Breech Taylor & Francis IEE Univ. of Chicago Press IEEE Wiley IOP Publishing World Scientific Inst. Electron. Inf. & Commun. Eng.

21. Fast-track to Innovation www.iee.org/inspec Rapid growth of full text linking infrastructure 50 to 60% or current records have DOIs XML file for 1969-2003 Over 1 million of DOIs Corrected Data New E-section XML archival file 1898-1969 Original and enhanced indexing Available for purchase or lease Inspec Latest Developments

22. Fast-track to Innovation www.iee.org/inspec Inspec Provides (Vendors) CEDOCAR DataStar Dialog Ebsco EI EINS Fiz-Technik Web of Knowledge (ISI) KISTI OCLC Ovid Proquest Information Questel-Orbit ScienceDirect SilverPlatter STN

23. Fast-track to Innovation www.iee.org/inspec Typical uses Technological forecasting Scientific Research latest developments current awareness state of the art prior art reviews Competitor tracking

24. Fast-track to Innovation www.iee.org/inspec InspecUsers Universities Government Establishments Corporate Organisations

25. Fast-track to Innovation www.iee.org/inspec Help Desk In-House Training Seminars Inspec Documentation Inspec Website Customer Support

26. Fast-track to Innovation www.iee.org/inspec Help Desk:+44 (0)1438 767297 Fax:+44 (0)1438 742840 Web:www.iee.org/inspec/ E-mail:inspec@iee.org.uk Contacts