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INSPEC on EV2

INSPEC on EV2. Eva Dimmock Sales and Training Executive edimmock@iee.org.uk. Presentation layout. INSPEC features overview INSPEC/IEE background Database content EV2 Implementation Quick Search vs Expert Search Indexes Search Fields Examples. IEE/INSPEC - Who are we?.

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INSPEC on EV2

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  1. INSPEC on EV2 Eva Dimmock Sales and Training Executive edimmock@iee.org.uk

  2. Presentation layout • INSPEC features overview • INSPEC/IEE background • Database content • EV2 Implementation • Quick Search vs Expert Search • Indexes • Search Fields • Examples

  3. IEE/INSPEC - Who are we? IEE - Institution of Electrical Engineers • Established in 1871 • UK-based Learned Society (not-for-profit) • 140,000 Members world-wide • Primary publisher - books, journals, conferences, colloquia & distance learning • Secondary publisher - INSPEC Database

  4. IEE/INSPEC Where are we? Glasgow Belfast INSPEC is produced in STEVENAGE Dublin Cardiff London IEE is based in LONDON

  5. What is INSPEC Database? • Bibliographic Database for Science & Engineering • Physics • Electrical & Electronics Engineering • Computing & Control Engineering • Information Technology • Wide range of cross-disciplinary topics • Journals, Conferences and Other Documents • Global Coverage • International Recognition for High Quality

  6. Why INSPEC? • Engineering and Science in one resource • Extensive size • Global coverage of journal articles, meetings, reports and other documents • In-depth Value-added Indexing • Clear Classification & Powerful Thesaurus • High quality of data

  7. INSPEC Database size • Over 7.3 Million Records • Over 350,000 records p.a. • Over 30 years of Electronic Data • Over 3,000 Journals & 3,000 Other Publications • 80+ Countries of Publication • 140+ Countries of Author June 2002

  8. Source Documents Journals 72.6% Other 2.1% Conference in Journal 8.5% Conference Articles 16.8%

  9. World-Wide Coverage Percent

  10. World-Wide Coverage Percent

  11. 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. June 2000

  12. Electrical Engineering & Electronics Physics A B Computing & Control C Information Technology D 57,000 INSPEC Database Subjects 4.3 million 2.5 million 1.9 million Jan 2002

  13. Physics - 4.3 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 10% 20% 30% Jan 2002

  14. 0% 20% 40% Electrical & Electronic - 2.5 M 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 Jan 2002

  15. 0% 20% 40% Computing & Control - 1.9 M C0 General & management C1 Systems & control theory C3 Control technology C4 Numerical & computer theory C5 Computer hardware C6 Computer software C7 Computer applications Jan 2002

  16. Information Technology - 57,000 D1 General & management D2 Applications D3 General Systems D4 Office automation/communications D5 Office automation/computing 0% 20% 40% 60% Jan 2002

  17. Biophysics & Biomedical Physics/Engineering 337,490 Materials Science/ Technology Instrumentation 604,343 604,342 Information Science/ Technology Environmental Science/ Engineering 147,532 41,876 Aerospace Engineering Military Systems 59,133 28,898 INSPEC Interdisciplinary Subjects Jan 2002

  18. INSPEC Database Features • Database size • Source Documents • World-wide coverage • Subject coverage • Searchability on EV2

  19. Subject Fields Bibliographic Fields Title Author Corporate Source Abstract Publication Year Identifiers Document Type Language Descriptors Country of Publication Added Value Fields Classification Codes ! Source Treatment Codes Journal Name Conference (CT,CL,CY) Chemical Indexing Accession Number Numerical Indexing Coden/ISSN/ISBN Astronomical Indexing Update Code Search Fields on INSPEC

  20. Controlled terms come from the INSPEC Thesaurus(CD or print) Uncontrolled Terms come fromTi, Ab, full text and INSPEC Indexers’ expertise Treatment type Codes can be selected from a drop-down menu (nine codes are available) Classification Codes come from the INSPEC Classification Scheme (CD or print) Added-Value Subject Fields

  21. Quick Search • This screen is suitable for basic searching by end users • A limited number of search fields is available • Session History is not available (results cannot be gradually modified)

  22. Expert Search • A number of specific fields and • limits can be used to improve your • search • Search results can be modified • using the Session History

  23. History enables you to improve gradually your search results Expert Search - History

  24. INSPEC Controlled Terms on EV2 Alphabetical Index of Controlled terms can be browsed in both the Quick and Expert screens

  25. INSPEC Controlled Terms - Example • Thesaurus enables you to find many other additional terms • INSPEC 2002 Thesaurus will have well over 16,000 terms • The INSPEC Thesaurus is available in Print or on the CD

  26. INSPEC Classification Codes CLS A - Physics B - Electrical & Electronics C - Computers & Control D - Information Technology • INSPEC Classification Codes always start with one of the A, B, C, D • letters • At the most specific level they have six digits, e.g. B7230G • TheINSPEC Classification is available in print and on CD

  27. INSPEC Classification Codes INSPEC Classification Codes are available in print or on a CD

  28. Specific codes can be searched in the CLS field The subfiles can be selected from the drop-down menu INSPEC Classification Codes on EV2

  29. Treatment Codes represent the type • of research described in the article • Treatment Codes are recommended • to be used at the end of the search Treatment Codes

  30. These Indexes are browsable Bibliographic Fields • Author AU • Author Affiliation AF • Serial Title ST • Publisher Name PN • Language LA • Document Type DT • CODEN CN • ISSN SN • ISBN BN

  31. INSPEC Document Types • Specific Document Types can be searched using the appropriate code • The Document Types can selected as a Limit in the Quick Search

  32. Selecting and Author from the Author Index is easy Titles are stripped but Jr and Sr are left to indicate Junior and Senior Author Index

  33. Quick Search • This screen is suitable for basic searching by end users • A limited number of search fields is available • Session History is not available (results cannot be gradually modified)

  34. Expert Search • A number of specific fields and • limits can be used to improve your • search • Search results can be modified • using the Session History

  35. Controlled terms come from the INSPEC Thesaurus(CD or print) Uncontrolled Terms come fromTi, Ab, full text and INSPEC Indexers’ expertise Treatment type Codes can be selected from a drop-down menu (nine codes are available) Classification Codes come from the INSPEC Classification Scheme (CD or print) Added-Value Subject Fields

  36. INSPEC Controlled Terms on EV2 Alphabetical Index of Controlled terms can be browsed in both the Quick and Expert screens

  37. INSPEC Controlled Terms - Example • Thesaurus enables you to find many other additional terms • INSPEC 2002 Thesaurus will have well over 16,000 terms • The INSPEC Thesaurus is available in Print or on the CD

  38. INSPEC Classification Codes CLS A - Physics B - Electrical & Electronics C - Computers & Control D - Information Technology • INSPEC Classification Codes always start with one of the A, B, C, D • letters • At the most specific level they have six digits, e.g. B7230G • TheINSPEC Classification is available in print and on CD

  39. INSPEC Classification Codes on CD The most specific INSPEC Classification Codeshave six digits

  40. Specific codes can be searched in the CLS field The subfiles can be selected from the drop-down menu INSPEC Classification Codes on EV2

  41. Treatment Codes represent the type • of research described in the article • Treatment Codes are recommended • to be used at the end of the search Treatment Codes

  42. These Indexes are browsable Bibliographic Fields • Author AU • Author Affiliation AF • Serial Title ST • Publisher Name PN • Language LA • Document Type DT • CODEN CN • ISSN SN • ISBN BN

  43. Browsing the Author Index is easy (authors often use one initial in one publication but two in another) Titles are stripped but Jr and Sr are left to indicate Junior and Senior Author Index

  44. INSPEC Document Types • Specific Document Types can be searched using the appropriate code • The Document Types can selected as a Limit in the Quick Search

  45. Browsing the List of Journal Titles is easy and efficient Serial Title Index

  46. EV2 - Results Manager

  47. EV2 Village - Additional Services

  48. Scientific Research • latest developments • current awareness • state of the art • prior art • reviews Technological forecasting Competitor tracking INSPEC - Typical uses

  49. Other Scientific/Engineering Databases • Multi-disciplinary databases • Compendex, ISI • Narrow-field-specific databases • METADEX, GeoRef, Computer Database,...… • Full text databases • IEL No direct competitor

  50. Universities Corporate Organisations Government Establishments INSPEC Customers

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