Agenda

1. Inspec on EBSCOHOSTJanuary and February 2006Amy BarnesInspec Customer Relationship Manager, Europe, Africa & Middle Eastabarnes@iee.org.uk

2. Agenda • The IEE & Inspec • Inspec Database - Content, structure & coverage • Inspec on EBSCOHOST - Subject searching - Bibliographic searching

3. 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. 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. 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. Journal articles 73 % • Conference proceedings 17 % • Conference papers in Journals 8 % • Others 2% 25 % Journals 73% Conferences 25% Others 2% Record Types • Others include: • Books/Book Chapters • Reports • Patents (1969-1976) • Dissertations

7. Physics Electronics & Electrical Engineering Computing & Control Manufacturing, Production & Mechanical Engineering IT for Business 5.7 million records 3.5 million records 2.5 million records 746,140 records 78,500 records Inspec Database Subjects Figures correct as of Jan 2004

8. 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. 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. 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. Information Technology 78,500 Records D1 General & Management D2 Applications D3 General Systems D4 Office automation/Communications D5 Office automation/Computing

12. Manufacturing & Production Engineering 746,140 Records E0 General topics in Manufacturing & Production Engineering E1 Manufacturing and Production E2 Engineering Mechanics E3 Industrial Sectors

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

15. Typical Uses • Scientific Research • latest developments • current awareness • state of the art • prior art • reviews • Technological forecasting • Patent related searching • Competitor tracking

16. Subject Fields Bibliographic Fields Author Title Author Affiliation Publication Year Abstract Subject Terms Identifiers Descriptors Record Type Language Added Value Fields! Country of Publication Classification Codes Source Treatment Codes Conference Details Chemical Indexing Accession Number Numerical Indexing Coden/ISSN Astronomical Indexing Update Code Search Fields on Inspec

17. Inspec Sample Record(from EBSCOHOST) (a)

18. Inspec Sample Record(from EBSCOHOST) (b)

19. For more refining features and Search History use Advanced Search EBSCOHOST Basic Search Screen

20. Search Screen with Results

21. Links from Inspec Records

22. Inspec on EBSCOHOSTfeatures • 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

23. 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. 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

25. Customer Support • Help Desk • Telephone number: +44 (0)1438 767297 • Fax number: +44 (0)1438 767339 • E-mail: inspec@iee.org • In-House Training Seminars • Inspec Documentation • Inspec Website: www.iee.org/inspec