1. Fast-track to Innovation www.iee.org/inspec Inspec on EBSCO HOST January and February 2006 Amy Barnes Inspec Customer Relationship Manager, Europe, Africa & Middle East abarnes@iee.org.uk

2. Fast-track to Innovation www.iee.org/inspec Agenda The IEE & Inspec Inspec Database - Content, structure & coverage Inspec on EBSCO HOST - Subject searching - Bibliographic searching

3. Fast-track to Innovation www.iee.org/inspec The IEE The Institution of Electrical Engineers Learned Society established 1871 Largest professional engineering society in Europe with 130,000 members worldwide Primary Publisher journals, books, conference proceedings Secondary Publisher Inspec database Fast-track to Innovation

4. www.iee.org/inspec What Is Inspec? Multidisciplinary Database –Physics –Electrical & Electronics Engineering –Computing & Control Engineering –Information Technology –Manufacturing, Production & Mechanical Engineering New 2004, 2005 Wide range of cross-disciplinary topics International Recognition for High Quality

5. Fast-track to Innovation www.iee.org/inspec Inspec Database 9,543,732 records as of January 2006 –405,000 added in 2004 -460,000 added in 2005 1969 to date, Archive 1898-1968 **NEW Over 3,740 journals 3,000 other publications Full text linking via DOIs* (50-60% of current records) *Digital Object Identifiers

6. Fast-track to Innovation www.iee.org/inspec Record Types Others include: Books/Book Chapters Reports Patents (1969-1976) Dissertations Journal articles 73% Conference proceedings 17 % Conference papers in Journals 8 % Others 2% 25 % Journals 73% Conferences 25% Others 2%

7. Fast-track to Innovation www.iee.org/inspec Inspec Database Subjects 5.7 million records 2.5 million records 3.5 million records Physics Electronics & Electrical Engineering Computing & Control 78,500 records IT for Business 746,140 records Manufacturing, Production & Mechanical Engineering Figures correct as of Jan 2004

8. Fast-track to Innovation www.iee.org/inspec Physics 5.7 Million Records 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

9. Fast-track to Innovation www.iee.org/inspec Electrical Engineering & Electronics 3.5M Records B0 General, Maths & Materials B1 Circuits B2 Components, Electron Devices B3 Magnetic Devices & Materials B4 Optoelectronics B5 Electromagnetic Fields B6 Communications B7 Instruments & Applications B8 Power Systems Figures correct as of Jan 2004

10. Fast-track to Innovation www.iee.org/inspec Computing & Control 2.5 Million Records C0 General Management C1 Systems & Control Theory C3 Control Technology C4 Numerical & Computer Theory C5 Computer Hardware C6 Computer Software C7 Computer Applications

11. Fast-track to Innovation www.iee.org/inspec Information Technology 78,500 Records D1 General & Management D2 Applications D3 General Systems D4 Office automation/Communications D5 Office automation/Computing

12. Fast-track to Innovation www.iee.org/inspec Manufacturing & Production Engineering 746,140 Records E0 General topics in Manufacturing & Production Engineering E1 Manufacturing and Production E2 Engineering Mechanics E3 Industrial Sectors

13. Fast-track to Innovation www.iee.org/inspec Additional Subject **new** Manufacturing & Production Engineering –Section E in the Inspec Classification –600,000 records from 1969 reclassified with section E codes –Thesaurus terms from January 2004 –Over 200 new sources –Approximately 40,000 to 60,000 records to be added annually Mechanical Engineering –New subject area from January 2005 forwards

14. Fast-track to Innovation www.iee.org/inspec Diverse Coverage 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

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16. Fast-track to Innovation www.iee.org/inspec Search Fields on Inspec Title Abstract Subject FieldsBibliographic Fields Author Language Record Type Publication Year Author Affiliation Conference Details Source Accession Number Coden/ISSN Update Code Country of Publication Classification Codes Treatment Codes Chemical Indexing Numerical Indexing Astronomical Indexing Subject Terms Identifiers Descriptors Added Value Fields!

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22. Fast-track to Innovation www.iee.org/inspec Data from 1969 – over 9 million records Updated weekly User friendly Interfaces - Basic or Advanced Search - Thesaurus, Classification and Journal Listing Wide range of Search Fields and Limits Easy to use Indexes Search History in Advanced Search Links to full text, OPAC and other resources Inspec on EBSCO HOST features

23. Fast-track to Innovation www.iee.org/inspec Inspec New Developments Section E added: Manufacturing, Production and Mechanical Engineering Increasing number of records added year on year Inspec Archive extends database from 1898 to 2006 – one off payment Subject Updates / Custom Alerts for current awareness Inspec Matters newsletter

24. Fast-track to Innovation www.iee.org/inspec Inspec Archive Electronic access to the printed Science Abstracts journals Covers 1898 to 1968 Complements Inspec database Combined files give access to scientific and technical literature from 1898 to date Contains over 873,700 records Enhanced indexing, tables, graphs, diagrams Saves search time and library shelving costs Available on EBSCO and the IEE web server

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