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Ins pec content C ontent W o r ld ’s m o s t d e f in it iv e b ib lio g r a p h ic d a t a b a s e • • • • • • Ne a r ly 10 m illio n r e co r d s (f r o m 19 6 9 ) Up d a t e d w e e k ly 6 0 0 ,0 0 0 r e co r d s a d d e d e a ch y e a r Sca n s o v e r 3,80 0 q u a lit y jo u r n a ls , 2 ,2 0 0 co n f e r e n ce p r o ce e d in g s , n u m e r o u s b o o k s , r e p o r t s , d is s e r t a t io n s Fu ll t e x t lin k in g v ia D O I (80% of current Journals records ) O p t io n a l A r ch iv e f ile (189 8-19 6 8) C ontent and coverag e: content • • • • J o u r n a l a r t icle s : 70 % Co n f e r e n ce p r o ce e d in g s : 2 0 % Co n f e r e n ce p a p e r s in J o u r n a ls : 9 % O t h e r s : 1% 29 % Journals 70% O th e r s in c lu d e : • • • • Bo o k s /Bo o k Ch a p t e r s Re p o r t s P a t e n t s (19 6 8/9 -19 76 ) D is s e r t a t io n s Others 1% C onferences 29% C ontent and coverag e: coverag e Phys ics E lectronics & E lectrical E ng ineering C omputing & C ontrol Mechanical, Manufacturing & Production Eng ineering IT for B us ines s 6.1 million records 3.8 million records 2.75 million records 845,000 records 89,500 records C ontent and coverag e: multidis ciplinary Las er printers Long -haul las ers [buyer's g uide] T r a ffic c o n tr o l C omputer g ames A principal cog nitive precondition of s ucces s ful child-computer interactions in the information s ociety Traffic s ig nal control by E g og rams Photog raphy C olor handling in panoramic photog raphy R adar Fully integ rated automotive radar s ens or with vers atile res olution Pacemakers Paradoxical unders ens ing at a hig h s ens itivity in dual chamber pacemakers R adiation effects M odeling natural s pace ionizing radiation effects on external materials Nanotechnolog y M olecular motors : nature's nanomachines Environmental s cience Impact of s cience and technolog y on energ y and environmental res earch and development Manufacturing Analys is of a decentralized production-inventory s ys tem C ontent and coverag e S pecialis ed s ubject indexing In d e x e d b y s c ie n tis ts fo r s c ie n tis ts to e n s u r e s w ift a n d a c c u r a te r e tr ie v a l • T h e s a u r u s - d y n a m ic v o c a b u la r y o f o v e r 1 0 ,0 0 0 • • • • • te r m s C la s s ific a tio n c o d e s T r e a tm e n t c o d e s - d o c u m e n t ty p e s N u m e r ic a l d a ta in d e x in g C h e m ic a l s u b s ta n c e in d e x in g A s tr o n o m ic a l o b je c t in d e x in g Ins pec Archive Electronic acces s to the printed S cience Abs tracts journals • • • • • • C o m p le m e n ts In s p e c d a ta b a s e C o v e r s 1 8 9 8 to 1 9 6 8 C o n ta in s o v e r 8 7 3 ,7 0 0 r e c o r d s L o c a te r e fe r e n c e s to F u n d a m e n ta l te a c h in g S le e p in g b e a u tie s In c lu d e s s o m e ta b le s , g r a p h s , fig u r e s M o d e r n in d e x in g - C la s s ific a tio n a n d T h e s a u r u s te r m s Why s ubs cribe to Ins pec? Ins pec is the es s ential tool for locating : • In fo r m a tio n fo r a ll r e s e a r c h a n d d e v e lo p m e n t n e e d s , p r e -r e s e a r c h b a c k g r o u n d • C u r r e n t a w a r e n e s s (v ia w e e k ly a le r ts ) • N e w p r o d u c ts in fo r m a tio n • C o m p e tito r in te llig e n c e • T e c h n o lo g ic a l fo r e c a s tin g • P a te n t r e la te d s e a r c h in g • D a ta m in in g a n d a n a ly s is Why s ubs cribe to Ins pec? S ize & C overag e • • • N e a r ly 1 0 m illio n b ib lio g r a p h ic r e c o r d s a n d 2 m illio n D O Is J o u r n a l a r tic le s , c o n fe r e n c e p r o c e e d in g s a n d p a p e r s , b o o k s a n d b o o k s c h a p te r s , r e p o r ts a n d r e p o r t s e c tio n s , d is s e r ta tio n s , p a te n ts W o r ld -w id e p u b lic a tio n s o u r c e s , E n g lis h -la n g u a g e a n d n o n E n g lis h la n g u a g e s o u r c e s Why s ubs cribe to Ins pec? Quality & R eputation • • • • • P r o d u c e d b y th e m a jo r E u r o p e a n e n g in e e r in g p r o fe s s io n a l b o d y C o m p r e h e n s iv e c o v e r a g e In te lle c tu a l s e le c tio n - By engineers for engineers In te lle c tu a l c la s s ific a tio n & in d e x in g B y s u b je c t s p e c ia lis ts C o n s is te n t & e v o lv in g Q u a lity A w a r d , b y th e U K O n lin e U s e r G r o u p Why s ubs cribe to Ins pec? Added-Value Indexing • • • • • • • In d e x in g v ia In s p e c T h e s a u r u s T e r m s (C o n tr o lle d In d e x in g ) In s p e c C la s s ific a tio n C o d e s (C la s s C o d e s ) F r e e In d e x in g (U n c o n tr o lle d In d e x in g ) fr e e la n g u a g e te r m s d e s c r ib in g k e y c o n c e p ts T r e a tm e n t C o d e s T h e a u th o r ’s tr e a tm e n t o f h is s u b je c t C h e m ic a l In d e x in g N u m e r ic a l D a ta In d e x in g A s tr o n o m ic a l O b je c t In d e x in g Ins pec Direct - features and functionality Features • Q u ic k , A d v a n c e d a n d E x p e r t s e a r c h in te r fa c e s • B r o w s e in d e x e s a n d In s p e c s e a r c h a id s (T h e s a u r u s , C la s s ific a tio n , J o u r n a ls lis t) • F u ll-te x t lin k s w h e r e a v a ila b le v ia D O Is • P e r s o n a lis a tio n fe a tu r e s (e .g . a le r ts , s a v e s e a rc h e s ) • E x te n s iv e h e lp • E x p o r t r e c o r d s o p tio n s • Subsets available: Physics Engineering and Technology Ins pec Direct - features and functionality Powerful functionalities • • • • A n a ly s is a n d v is u a lis a tio n to o ls O p e n U R L – lin k in g to fu ll-te x t a n d lib r a r y r e s o u r c e s M e ta S e a r c h c o m p a tib ility – fo r fe d e r a te d s e a r c h in g U s a g e s ta tis tic s K eeping you ahead… … a better way to res earch We invite you to take a free trial for your ins titution S tay at the cutting edg e of your s pecialis m! 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