Searching Inspec on EBSCOhost

1. Searching Inspec on EBSCOhost

2. Inspec on EBSCOhost features • Data from 1969 – over 8 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

3. For more refining features and Search History use Advanced Search EBSCO Basic Search Screen

4. EBSCO Advanced Search Screen

5. Advanced Screen Field Codes

6. As in Basic Search • Additional limiters Advanced Screen Limits

7. Search Screen with Results

8. Links from Inspec Records

9. Inspec Record on EBSCOhost

10. From Inspec Thesaurus From Ti, Ab & indexer’s expertise From Inspec Classification From 9 available codes that indicate the type of research Numerical data from Ti, Ab using Numerical Thesaurus Inorganic substances indexed using special roles: ‘el, bin, ss’... . Added Value Subject Fields

11. Identifiers improve your results – providing you with a more relevant set of records InspecHeadings(Thesaurus Terms) enable you to broaden your search in any ‘Inspec’ subject Classification Codes are useful for navigating your search to broad research areas or for repeated search of very specific narrow topics (e.g. for alerts) Treatment Codes refine your search by the type of research you are interested in Chemical, Numerical and Astronomical data can be searched when these are significant to your search Added ValueSubject Fields Overview

12. Inspec Added ValueFields In-depth

13. Key Phrase Headings Inspec Headings Classification Treatment Codes Chemical Data Numerical Data Astronomical Object Data Added-Value Subject Fields

14. What are they? KeyPhrase Headings • Keywords and Phrases from • Title, Abstract, Full text, Indexers’ expertise • Reflect the most important concepts

15. Key Benefits KeyPhrase Headings • Include implied concepts • Additional information from full text • Include topics not yet in Thesaurus • Search general but relevant topics (GaP, trees, impact…) • Search topics very common on Inspec (data, computers…) • Exclude topics that are only mentioned

16. Free Language Search Searching Title, Abstract, Key Phrase Headings Problems: Variations in spelling, acronyms and abbreviations

17. colour color defence defense atomisation atomization aluminium aluminum fibre fiber catalogue catalog sulphur sulfur modeling modelling haemodynamics hemodynamics disc disk programme program grey gray Spelling

18. Acronyms & Terminology • Thousands of acronyms are used, e.g. • RAM, NVRAM, DRAM, SRAM(RAM variations) • One acronym is often used for more subjects • PC (microcomputers or printed circuits or programmable controllers) • FEA (finite element analysis or field emitter arrays) • There are often several terms for one topic • PC, desk-top computer, microcomputer • Internal combustion engines, diesel engines, IC engines, petrol engines

19. Key Phrase Headings Inspec Headings Classification Treatment Codes Chemical Data Numerical Data Astronomical Object Data Added-Value Subject Fields

20. What are they? Inspec Headings • Key Words and Phrases from the Inspec Thesaurus • Standardized Spelling, Punctuation, Terminology • Reflect the most important concepts in Title and Abstract

21. Benefits Inspec Headings • Overcome problems with free language • Increase search precision • Allow you to broaden your search • Allow you to explore any subject of your interest within • the Inspec subject areas

22. UsingInspec Headings Search Example: asynchronous motors Display several records and browse Inspec Headings: Repeat the search using Inspec Headings

23. Thesaurus Terms

24. 2004 edition contains17,300terms 9,000are preferred terms (Inspec Headings with full relationships) 8,300are lead-ins(known as ‘pointers’ to preferred terms) Note: approximate numbers are given Inspec Thesaurus

25. Improving Search Accuracy Search Topic: RAM • The records in the set 1 include a number of false drops: • transport of radioactive material (RAM) • ram pressure stripping of dwarf galaxies • ram force of hydraulic cylinder • radar absorbent material (RAM) Smaller but more accurate result is obtained

26. Key Phrase Headings Inspec Headings Classification Treatment Codes Chemical Data Numerical Data Astronomical Object Data Added-Value Subject Fields

27. A - Physics B - Electrical & Electronics C - Computers & Control D - Information Technology for Business E - Manufacturing & Production Engineering Classification Subfiles

28. Classification Structure Image sensors Sensing devices and transducers Measurement Equipment Instrumentation & Applications Electrical & Electronic Engineering

29. b7 Classification Browsing

30. Search for computing topics Search for astronomy topics Classification Search Example Search Topic: Algol – Software (C6 section) Algol – Variable Star (A9 section)

31. Classification - Algol search Astronomical subject with strong computing bias

32. Finding Classification Codes

33. Record - Astronomical Topic

34. Broad Classification Codes, e.g. C61.cc. are useful particularly for setting context (e.g. when searching terms with multiple meanings (Algol, SDI…) Narrow Classification Codes, e.g. b7230G are useful particularly when searching repeatedly specific subjects (e.g. in alerts) Classification Search - Tips

35. Key Phrase Headings Inspec Headings Classification Treatment Codes Chemical Data Numerical Data Astronomical Object Data Added-Value Subject Fields

36. Treatment Codes • Applications • Bibliography • Economic • Experimental • General or review • New developments • Practical • Product Review (1985) • Theoretical or Mathematical

37. Reflect the authors approach to the topic theoretical, practical, economic…….. Nine codes are available Multiple treatment codes are often assigned Treatment codes are subjective, use at the end of the search Treatment Codes - Overview

38. Treatment Codes - Example • Search Topic: Multimedia - (hardware) • 1. Bibliography • 2. Economic • 3. Product Review

39. Treatment Codes - Bibliography

40. Key Phrase Headings Inspec Headings Classification Treatment Codes Chemical Data Numerical Data Astronomical Object Data Added-Value Subject Fields

41. Controlled indexing for inorganic compounds and systems Applied to records from 1987- Chemical Indexing

42. Problems: CO vs Co ? (also co-ordinated……) GaP vs gap Semiconductor materials - many variations of the same compound, e.g. gallium aluminium arsenides GaAlAs AlGaAs AlxGa1-xAs (GaAs)0.5(AlAs)0.5 Chemicalssearch problems

43. Imprecise: Thesaurus terms, e.g. vanadium / vanadium alloys / vanadium compounds Cannot distinguish vanadium trioxide from vanadium pentoxide sodium chloride from sodium bromide Chemicals in Descriptors

44. Basic roles el element bin binary system ss 3 or more components Additional roles dop dopant int interface sur surface/substrate ads adsorbate Chemical Indexing Roles

45. Co/el CO/bin C/bin O/bin V2O3/bin V2/bin O3/binV/bin O/bin V2O5/bin V2/bin O5/binV/bin O/bin H2SO4/ss H2/ss SO4/ssH/ss S/ss O4/ss O/ss Chemical Indexing Examples

46. Search format: substance (adjacent) role proximity operator substance (adjacent) role .... Examples: H2SO4 ci h2so4/ss He-Ne ci he/bin n3 ne/bin GaAlAs ci ga/intn5 al/int n5 as/int Chemicals Search Format

47. From the set S2 (Si as element): Chemical Data: Si/int Si/el From the set S5 (Si as dopant): Chemical Data: C:Si,N/ss Si/ss C/ss N/ss Si/el C/el N/el Si/dop N/dop Chemical Search - Silicon

48. Key Phrase Headings Inspec Headings Classification Treatment Codes Chemical Data Numerical Data Astronomical Object Data Added-Value Subject Fields

49. Controlled indexing for numerical data Applied to records from 1987 Numerical Indexing

50. Variations in quantities velocity, speed Variations in units C, Celsius, °C, K, Kelvin, F. ... Variations in values 27,500 kW 27.5 MW 2.75 E07 W Numerical Data Search