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Inspec
Revised 6/21/2006
Database Name: INSPEC
Short Database Name: INSP
Available On: FirstSearch Production Server and Test Server
Note: Inspec is available on FirstSearch by special subscription only.
Why select this database?
- Cites scientific and technical journals and proceedings in physics, electrical
engineering and electronics, computing and control, and information technology
| Subjects included |
| communications |
computers and computing |
control engineering |
| electrical/electronic engineering |
information technology |
physics |
Coverage/update frequency
Covers 1969 to the present.
New records are added weekly.
Record display information
List of FirstSearch fields for Inspec and the MARC fields to which they correspond:
| Field Name |
MARC field(s) |
| 4-digit Year |
008 |
| Copyright No. |
017/a |
| Standard SICI Code |
024/a |
| Accession Number |
035/a |
| ISBN |
020/a
|
| Availability |
037/c |
| Report Number |
088/a |
| Author |
100/a |
| Corp. Author |
110/a |
| Title |
245/a |
| Place of Publication |
260/a |
| Publisher Name |
260/b |
| Publication Date |
260/c |
| Number of Pages |
300/a |
| Abstract |
520/a |
| Language |
546/a |
| Controlled Indexing |
650/a |
| Uncontrolled Indexing |
653/a |
| Identifiers |
690/a |
Classification Codes
|
698/b |
| Classification Descriptor |
698/c |
| Additional Author |
700/a |
| Title of Conference |
711/a |
| Conference Location |
711/c |
| Conference Dates |
711/d |
| Country of Publication |
773/c |
| Publisher |
773/d |
| Citation |
773/g |
| Title of Higher Level Publication |
773/p |
Full Journal Title
|
773/t |
| ISSN |
773/x |
| CODEN |
773/y |
| ISBN |
773/z |
| Editor |
799/a |
| Publisher |
799/d |
| Citation |
799/g |
| Inclusive Page Numbers |
799/q |
| Title of Higher Level Publication |
799/t |
| ISBN |
799/z |
| Place of Publication |
799/1 |
| Instructions To Get Full Text |
856/i |
| Full Text Format (e.g., ASCII, PDF) |
856/q |
| URL to External Website or Link to Full Text
Article (Direct Article Access) |
856/u |
| OCLC DAA (Direct Article Access) |
856/x |
| Database from which Full Text Article Is Accessed |
856/8 |
| Price |
907/b |
| "Non-English" |
917/j |
| Record Type-Code |
918/a |
| Record Type-Abbreviation |
918/b |
| Treatment Code |
918/c,d |
| Numerical Data Indexing |
918/e |
| Chemical Indexing |
918/f |
| Astronomical Object Indexing |
918/g |
| Title of Higher Level Publication |
918/h |
| Full Journal Title |
918/i |
| Country of Patent |
918/j |
| Translator |
918/k |
| Abstract Number(s) |
918/L |
| CODEN |
918/m |
| ISSN |
918/n |
| U.S. Copyright Clearance Center Code |
918/o |
| Material Identity Number |
918/p |
| U.S. Government Clearing House Number |
918/q |
| Contract Number |
918/r |
| Patent Number |
918/s |
| Original Patent Application Number |
918/t |
| SICI |
918/u,v |
| Document Number |
918/w |
| Volume and Issue Number |
918/x,y |
| Part Number |
918/z |
| Date Filed or Submitted |
918/1 |
| Country of Original Patent Application |
918/2 |
| Country of Publication |
918/3 |
| Country of Publication of Translation |
918/4 |
| Inclusive Page Numbers |
918/6 |
| Description of Unconventional Medium |
918/7 |
| Patent Assignee |
918/8 |
| Patent Priority Date |
918/9 |
| Library Holdings |
948
Detailed holdings information is available in FirstSearch
Z39.50 Configuration Guide - Element Set Names. |
| Volume |
949/a |
| Issue |
949/b |
| Inclusive Page Numbers |
949/c |
| Series |
949/d |
| Publication Date |
949/e |
| First Page |
949/f |
| Marketing Defined Publication Date |
949/g |
| Record Type-Text |
949/i |
| Marketing Defined Julian Day |
949/j |
| Author Affiliation |
949/u |
| Display Type |
949/x |
| Copyright Statement |
949/y |
| Number of References |
961/h |
| Editor Affiliation |
970/u |
| Sponsoring Organization |
970/w |
| Amendment Comments |
970/y |
| Amendment Reference |
970/z |
| Original Citation |
970/1 |
| Title of Translation Journal |
970/2 |
| Full Title of Translation Journal |
970/3 |
| CODEN of Translation |
970/4 |
| ISSN of Translation |
970/5 |
| Volume and Issue Number of Translation |
970/6 |
| Date Filed or Submitted |
970/7 |
| URL |
973/e |
| ISBN |
976/1 |
| Issuing Organization |
991/j |
| Issuing Organization |
995/c |
| Amendment Date |
995/4 |
| Editor |
997/L |
| DOI |
983/7 |
Indexes
What follows is a list of FirstSearch indexes and the combination of USE and
STRUCTURE attributes that can be used to access them.
- For any FirstSearch label where multiple USE attributes are listed all the
attributes will provide the exact same search result sets.
- Any USE attribute that is not marked as a restrictor is available via the
SCAN service.
- Restrictors are specially implemented indexes and are not available for scanning.
Terms for these must be ANDed with other terms to limit the size of the result
set. See the table provided for each restrictor to determine valid terms and their
associated meaning.
FirstSearch Indexes and USE and STRUCTURE attributes used to access them:
| Index |
Description |
Use Attribute |
Structure Attribute
|
Indexed Fields and
Subfields |
| Keyword (kw)
| Any
| 5110
| 2
| 245/a
520/a
650/a
653/a
698/b,c
773/p,t
970/2
970/3
918/h,i |
| Keyword All
| Any
| 1016
| 2
| 008
020/a
100/a
245/a
520/a
650/a
653/a
698/b,c
700/a
773/t,p,x,y,z
799/a,z
949/e,g
970/2,4,5
970/3
976/1
918/h,I,k,m,n
997/L |
| Abstract (ab)
| Abstract
| 62
| 2
| 520/a |
| Abstract Number (nu)
| OCLC Defined
| 5118
| 2
| 918/L |
| Accession Number (no)
| Control Number--Local
| 12
| 2
| 035/a |
| Astronomical Data (ao)
| OCLC Defined
| 5126
| 2
| 918/g |
| Author (au, au=)
| Author--Name
| 1003
| 1,2
| 100/a
700/a
799/a
997/L
918/k |
| Author Affiliation (aa)
| OCLC Defined
| 5100
| 2
| 949/u
970/u |
| Chemical Indexing (ci)
| OCLC Defined
| 5151
| 2
| 918/f |
| Class Code (cd, cd=)
| OCLC Defined
| 5699
| 1,2
| 698/b,c |
| Conference Location (cl)
| OCLC Defined
| 5119
| 2
| 711/c |
| Conference Name (cn, cn=)
| Conference Name
| 1006
| 1,2
| 711/a |
| Corporate Name (co, co=)
| Author-- Name Corporate
| 1005
| 1,2
| 995/c
991/j
970/w |
| Country of Patent (cp)
| OCLC Defined
| 5127
| 2
| 918/j,2 |
| Descriptor (de, de=)
| OCLC Defined
| 5650
| 1,2
| 650/a |
| Document Type (dt=)
| Code-record-type
| 1001
| 1
| 949/i
918/b |
| First Page (pg)
| OCLC Defined
| 5006
| 2
| 949/f |
| Host Author (ha)
| OCLC Defined
| 5799
| 2
| 799/a |
| Host Title (cb, cb=)
| OCLC Defined
| 5030
| 1,2
| 799/t |
| Identifier (id, id=)
| Identifier--Standard
| 29
| 1,2
| 653/a |
| Issue (is)
| OCLC Defined
| 5004
| 2
| 949/b |
| Language (ln)
| OCLC Defined
| 54
| 1
| 546/a
917/j |
| Numerical Data (ni)
| OCLC Defined
| 5120
| 2
| 918/e |
| Patent Assignee (pa)
| OCLC Defined
| 5124
| 2
| 918/8 |
| Patent Date (pe)
| OCLC Defined
| 5125
| 2
| 918/1 |
| Patent Number (pn)
| OCLC Defined
| 5123
| 2
| 918/s,t |
| Place of Publication (pl)
| Name-geographic-place-publication
| 59
| 2
| 260/a
799/1
773/c
918/3
918/4 |
| Publication Date (pd)
| Date
| 30
| 2
| 949/e,g |
| Publisher (pb)
| Name-publisher
| 1018
| 2
| 260/b
773/d
799/d |
| Report Number (rn, rn=)
| Report--Number
| 1027
| 1,2
| 088/a |
| Source (so, so=)
| Title-host-item
| 1033
| 1,2
| 773/p,t
970/2,3
918/h,i
|
| Standard Number (sn, sn=)
| Identifier-standard
|
1007
| 1,2
| 773/y
918/m
970/4
773/x
970/5
918/n
020/a
799/z
976/1
773/z |
| Subject (su, su=)
| Subject
| 21
| 1,2
| 650/a |
| Title (ti, ti=)
| Title
| 4
| 1,2
| 245/a |
| Treatment Codes (tc=)
| OCLC Defrined
| 5117
| 1
| 918/c,d |
| Volume (vo)
| OCLC Defined
| 5013
| 2
| 949/a |
| Year (yr)
| OCLC Defined
| 31
| 2,4,5
| 008 |
Restrictors
The following restrictors can be used only in conjunction with an index search.
They must be added to an index search with the Boolean AND in order to
receive results:
| Restrictor |
Type |
Input |
Structure Attribute |
Use Attribute |
| *Document Type |
No Limit
Journal Paper
Book
Book Chapter
Conference Proceedings
Conference Paper
Patent
Dissertation
Report
Report Section
|
--
journal paper
book
book chapter
conference proceedings
conference paper
patent
dissertation
report
report section |
1 |
1001 |
| *Language |
No Limit
English
Non-English |
--
english
nonenglish |
1 |
54 |
| Limit to Full Text |
limit to full text |
--
fulltext |
2 |
6002 |
| Limit to Holdings |
OCLC Institution Symbol |
Enter symbol for OCLC institution |
2 |
56 |
| *Year |
All years
Single year
Range of years |
--
1999 or 2000
-1995
1995-1997
1997- |
5 |
31 |
*Also an index.
Note: To find the OCLC symbol for an institution, please see
the online version of OCLC Participating
Institutions.
Sorting
Search results in the INSPEC database can be sorted by Author (1003), Title
(4), Publication Date (30), Source (1033) and Class Code (5699).
Stopwords
Stopwords are a list of terms that will not be indexed because they occur frequently
and do not add to the content of the indexes. Unless otherwise noted stopwords
apply to all WORD indexes in a database. Searches including a stopword as a term
will result in a search error being returned.
| a |
an |
and |
are |
as |
at |
be |
but |
by |
for |
| from |
had |
have |
he |
her |
his |
in |
is |
it |
not |
| of |
on |
or |
that |
the |
this |
to |
was |
which |
with |
| you |
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General punctuation rules
(exceptions are made, but these are generally correct):
| Punctuation |
Rule |
Punctuation |
Rule |
| " |
Delete and collapse |
$ |
Delete and collapse |
| ' |
(apostrophe) Delete and collapse |
% |
Delete and collapse |
| . |
Delete and collapse |
* |
Delete and collapse |
| , |
(comma) Delete and collapse |
+ |
Delete and collapse |
| ; |
Delete and collapse |
> |
Delete and collapse |
| : |
Delete and collapse |
< |
Delete and collapse |
| () |
Delete and collapse |
@ |
Delete and collapse |
| <> |
Delete and collapse |
? |
Delete and collapse |
| {} |
Delete and collapse |
-- |
Delete and collapse |
| [] |
Delete and collapse |
/ |
Substitute a space |
| = |
Delete and collapse |
- |
Retain and index |
| ! |
Delete and collapse |
& |
Retain and index |
| # |
Delete and collapse |
Searching tips
Keyword All searches: The Keyword All index for INSPEC uses attribute
number 1016. The Keyword All search finds information in the Abstract
(520/a), Author (100/a, 700/a, 779/a, 997/L, 918/k), Class
Code (698/b,c), Descriptors (650/a), Identifier
(653/a), Publication Date (949/e,g), Source
(773/p, 773/t, 970/2,3, 918/h,i), Standard Number (020/a, 761/1,
773/x,y,z, 799/z, 918/m,n, 970/4,5), Title (245/a), and Year
(008) fields.
Using limiters: You can limit searches by Year (31), Language (54),
Document Type (1001), Full Text (6002).and Library Holdings (56).
Copyright
Copyright ©
2008
Institution of Engineering and Technology.
Inspec data may not be duplicated in machine-readable form without written authorisation from the Institution of Engineering and Technology, except that data may be temporarily stored (for up to one month) in machine-readable form for re-formatting or editing and that limited reproduction of printed output up to twenty-five (25) copies is permitted for distribution within the customer organisation only. Under no circumstances may copies made under this provision be offered for resale.
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