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Richard Simms
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Agenda
• The Institution of Engineering & Technology (The IET)
–Membership
–Professional Networks
–Publishing
• Inspec Database
– Content, Structure & Coverage
• Inspec on EBSCO
– Overview
– Value-Added Indexes Searching
– Bibliographic Searching
The Institution of Engineering & Technology
• Formerly The Institution of Electrical Engineers (The IEE)
• Learned Society established 1871
• Largest professional engineering society
in Europe with 150,000 members worldwide
• Primary Publisher
journals, books, conference proceedings, video
• Secondary Publisher
Inspec database
The IET - Publishing
IET.TV
“TV Channels” exist in key technology areas.
www.iet.tv
Recordings can
be played via
either a)
RealPlayer, or
b) Windows
Media Player.
FREE!!
The IET - Publishing
Primary Publisher
Books
Journals
e.g. Short Circuit
Currents.
Juergen Schlabbach
e.g. Electronics
Letters
- IET Digital Library
- www.ietdl.org
Conference
Proceedings
The IET - Publishing
Secondary Publisher
Inspec Database
Content and coverage: Inspec
Content
Key resource for global, quality and comprehensive science and
engineering information spanning 110 years for:
• Physics
• Electrical and electronic engineering
• Computing and control engineering
7.07 million
4.73 million
3.47 million
• Information technology
106,454
• Production, manufacturing & mechanical engineering
1.09 million
Plus many interdisciplinary subjects such as nanotechnology,
oceanography, environmental science.....
Document Types
• Journal articles 70 %
• Conference proceedings 20 %
• Conference papers in Journals 9 %
• Others 1%
Others include:
• Books/Book Chapters
• Reports
• Patents (1968/9-1976)
• Dissertations
Others 1%
29 %
Journals 70%
Conferences 29%
Inspec Database
•11.47 million records (December 2010)
– 700,000 records added in 2009
– Optional Archive adds a further 873699
• 1969 to date
Or 1898 with the Archive
•Over 4500 journals, and 3000 other publications
– Includes 140 Open Access Journals
• Full text linking via DOIs
– Up to 60% of current records
Physics
7.05 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
Electrical & Electronic
Engineering
4.71 Million Records
B0
B1
B2
B3
B4
B5
B6
B7
B8
General, Maths & Materials
Circuits
Components, Electron Devices
Magnetic Devices & Materials
Optoelectronics
Electromagnetic Fields
Communications
Instruments & Applications
Power Systems
Computing & Control
3.46 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
Information Technology
106,353 Records
D1 General & Management
D2 Applications
D3 General Systems
D4 Office Automation/
Communications
D5 Office Automation/Computing
Mechanical & Production
Engineering
1.08 million Records
E0 General topics in Manufacturing
& Production Engineering
E1 Manufacturing & Production
E2 Engineering Mechanics
E3 Industrial Sectors
Diverse Coverage
laser printers
Long-haul lasers [buyer's guide]
traffic control
computer games
A principal cognitive precondition of successful
child-computer interactions in the information
society
Traffic signal control by Egograms
photography
Color handling in panoramic photography
radar
pacemakers
Fully integrated automotive radar sensor with
Paradoxical undersensing at a high
versatile resolution
sensitivity in dual chamber pacemakers
radiation effects
Modeling natural space ionizing radiation
effects on external materials
nanotechnology
Molecular motors: nature's
nanomachines
environmental science
Impact of science and technology on energy
and environmental research and development
manufacturing
Analysis of a decentralized production-inventory system
Search Fields on Inspec
Subject Fields
Bibliographic Fields
Title
Abstract
Author
Author Affiliation
Publication Year
Document Type
Subject Terms
Uncontrolled
Controlled
Classification Codes
Treatment Type
Chemical Indexing
Numerical Indexing
Astronomical Indexing
Added
Value
Fields!
Language
Publication Country
Source
Conference Details
Accession Number
Coden/ISSN
Digital Object Identifier
Why Use Inspec
Comprehensive coverage
Content selected by specialists
Value add indexing
Time period
Easy to use interface
Full text linking
Management of searches and records
Save search and alerting features
Inspec Developments
Subject Headings
Updated Annually
Inspec Developments
Classification Updated Annually
January Introductions Include
A1317 Neutrino oscillations
A7570B Magnetic properties of nanostructures
More details at
www.theiet.org/publishing/inspec/support/docs
Inspec Development
Nearly 400 new Journals in 2009
Australian Journal of Structural Engineering, Australia
International Journal of Emerging Technologies in
Learning, Austria
Metrology and Instrument-Making, Belarus
Journal of Electronics, China
Around 500 new journals to be added in 2010
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Inspec Newish Features
Full Author Affiliation
Information
Inspec New Features on Ebscohost
IPC codes
Search by IPC title (PC)
Search by IPC code (CP)
Browsable Index
Inspec Upcoming Features
Unabbreviated Author Names
Author Contact Details
email address
Citations
Inspec Documentation
Inspec Useful Documentation
www.theiet.org/publishing/inspec/support/docs
Includes
User Guides
Journals Lists
Lists of Classifications
Lists of Controlled Terms
Inspec vs IEL Content & Coverage
Content & Coverage
IEL
Electrical & Electronic
Engineering
Computing
Inspec
Physics
Electrical and Electronics
Engineering
Computing and Control
Engineering
IT For Business
Manufacturing, Production
& Mechanical Engineering
Content & Coverage
IEL
Inspec
Full Text
Bibliographic
Over 2 million Records 11million records
1988 – Date
1969 – Date
Selected material
extends back 1873
149 Journals
900+ conferences
2000+ standards
2 publishers
IET & IEEE
Optional Archive extends
coverage back to 1898
4500 current journals
3000 Other publications
1000 publishers
Content & Coverage
IEL
Journals
Conferences
Standards
Inspec
Journals
Conferences
IEEE Standards
Reports
Patents
Dissertations
Books
IEL Features
Citation Searching
Author Search
Download into reference management
software
Email records
Some Inspec Indexing
TOC Alerts
Inspec Features
Features Vary according to Search Platform
Used. The following can be available
Citation searching
Author searching
Advanced search options i.e. Thesaurus Terms,
Classifications, Numerical Indexing, Chemical
Indexing, Treatment Code, IPC Codes
Email Records
Share searches
Download into reference management software
Current Awareness Alerts
Data Analysis Tools
Inspec Value Add
Features
Key Phrase Headings (KW)
(aka Free Term Indexing or Identifiers or Supplementary Terms or
Uncontrolled Indexing)
Single words or phrases from title & abstract
(or from full article text) to show all significant
concepts of document
Includes:
inorganic formulae
organic compound names
acronyms or full names
manufacturer/brand names
British & US English
Benefit
Index for new technologies, etc that do not yet have
a Thesaurus entry
Inspec Headings (IH or DE)
(aka Descriptors, Controlled Vocabulary, Thesaurus Terms)
• Key words & phrases from Inspec Thesaurus
- e.g. cascade control wn CV
• Standardised spelling, punctuation, terminology
- Overcome free language problems
• High relevance
• Terms are assigned at the most specific level
- Use the thesaurus to find related terms
Inspec Thesaurus
• Authority List for Controlled Terms
• Hierarchically Structured
• Availability:
- Online for EBSCOhost users, print or as an XML file
• 2010 edition contains 18,399 terms, of
which some 9,573 are preferred terms, and
8,826 are lead-ins
Classification Codes (CC)
At one letter level also searchable as Discipline (DI) e.g. A wn DI, or choose as a limit
via Quick Search or Expert Search
• A – Physics
• B – Electrical & Electronics
• C – Computers & Control
• D – Information Technology
• E – Manufacturing, Production & Mechanical Engineering
Inspec Classification
Computer Storage Equipment
& Techniques
Computer Hardware
Second Level
First Level
C 5 3 20 K
Fourth Level
(Optional)
Sector Code
Letter
Computing & Control
Third Level
Digital Storage
Optical
Storage
Classification Codes
Structure
C
C4
C42
Computer & control
Numerical analysis & theoretical
computer topics
Computer theory
C4230
Switching theory
C4230C Computational complexity
Notes:
1. Classification codes can be searched at any of the above level
2. Truncation must be used at the five or six character level
Inspec Classification
Hierarchically Structured
• Availability:
- Browsable list online for EBSCOhost users, print or
as an XML file
Treatment Codes (TR)
Choose as a limit in Quick Search, browse the Index or search by 3 letter code in Expert
Search
Applications
Bibliographic
Economic aspects/market survey
Experimental
General or review
New developments
Practical
Product review
Theoretical
APP
BIB
ECO
EXP
GEN
NEW
PRA
PRO
THR
There is a record within
Inspec with 32,000
references at the end of
the original document.
Reflect the authors approach to the topic, subjective, multiple codes may be
assigned
Chemical Indexing (CI)
Applied to records from 1987
Controlled indexing for inorganic chemical
compounds & material systems
Searching problems:
Nonstoichiometry, e.g. Ga1-xAlxAs
Case insensitivity, e.g. CO or Co, GaP or gap
Common words, different meanings, e.g. Be = beryllium &
beta emission line (variable star)
Chemical Indexing
Basic roles
Additional roles
el: element
bin: binary system
ss: 3 or more components
dop: dopant
int: interface
sur: surface/substrate
ads: adsorbate
Examples
Co/el
CO/bin C/bin O/bin
V2O3/bin V2/bin O3/bin V/bin O/bin
H2SO4/ss H2/ss SO4/ss H/ss S/ss O4/ss O/ss
Chemical Search Format
Search format:
substance (adjacent) role
proximity operator
substance (adjacent) role ....
Examples:
H2SO4
He-Ne
GaAlAs
ci h2so4/ss
ci he/bin n3 ne/bin
ci ga/int n5 al/int n5 as/int
Numerical Indexing (NI)
Applied to records from 1987
Controlled indexing for numerical data
Variations in quantities
velocity, speed standardised to velocity
Variations in units
C, Celsius, °C, K, Kelvin, F standardised to K
Variations in values
27,500 kW 27.5 MW 2.75 E07 W standardised
to 2.75 E07
Numerical Indexing Format
Search example: temperature of 100 ºC
From the Numerical Thesaurus
quantity
temperature
value
3.73E+02
Exponential (Floating) notation
(Explained in the Thesaurus)
unit
K
Numerical Indexing Examples
Frequency of 50 Hertz
Search as:
“frequency 5.0 e+01 Hz” wn NI
Time of 10 minutes
Search as:
“time 6.0E+02 s” wn NI
Temperature of 100 degrees Centigrade
Search as:
“temperature 3.73 e+02 k” wn NI
Note {} or “” can be used to enclose the numerical search statement
Astronomical Object Indexing (AI)
Applied to records from 1995
Uniquely identify millions of stars, nebulae & galaxies
Types of objects covered:
Objects in constellations
Galaxies in the Local Group
Objects in catalogues
Objects with only positions
Objects not covered:
Solar system objects (meteorites, the Moon, the Sun,
planets & satellites, comets, asteroids) – because
they move
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