Electronic Databases

Resources on Campus Network (Intranet) :  INIS | Metadex | Ei Compendex | NTIS | Inspec-Physics | ASTM | ISO | Indian Standards (BIS) | Current Contents | Mat. Science Citation Index | Chemical Abstracts | 

Online Databases : MathSciNet 

INIS Database on CD-ROM

Fact Sheet 

The International Nuclear Information System is a decentralized information system co-ordinated by the International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna, Austria. It is the world's leading information system on peaceful uses of nuclear science and technology. INIS maintains a database containing over 2 million bibliographic references and announces the availability of scientific literature published worldwide on the peaceful uses of nuclear energy. It also maintains a collection of full text non-conventional (grey) literature that would be difficult to obtain elsewhere.

103 countries and 19 international organizations comprise the current INIS membership.

All aspects of the peaceful uses of nuclear science and technology. There are central areas to the scope such as nuclear reactors, reactor safety, nuclear fusion, applications of radiations and radioisotopes in medicine, agriculture, industry and pest control as well as related fields such as nuclear chemistry, nuclear physics and materials science. Special emphasis is placed on the environmental, economic and health effects of nuclear energy. Legal and social aspects associated with nuclear energy are also covered. And, from 1992, the economic and environmental aspects of all non-nuclear energy sources are included in the scope.

Available in INIS Member States and co-operating International Organizations. Please contact your INIS Liaison Officer or the IAEA for details.

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and SilverPlatter Information Ltd.

Bibliographic

52% journal articles; 23% research reports; 14% books; 1% patents (%s are approximate)

English

76% English, 8% Russian, 5% German, 3% Japanese, 2% French, 1% Portugese, 5% others (% are approximate)

1970 to the present

More than 2 million

Quarterly

Approximately 20,000

Current disc: January 1997 - December 2000
7 archival discs covering 1976 through 1996

(Source : IAEA/INIS)

 Metadex 

METADEX®/Materials Collection: Metals Polymers Ceramics
METADEX®/Materials Collection Site Enhanced
Instant Access to the Information You Need About Engineered Materials

DIALOG OnDisc® METADEX/Materials Collection: Metals•Polymers•Ceramics and METADEX/Materials Collection Site Enhanced combine three comprehensive databases – METADEX, Engineered Materials Abstracts, and Materials Business File™ – with worldwide coverage offered from 1966 to the present. 

METADEX covers the science and technology of metals, from ore preparation to the finished product, including steel making and nonferrous alloy production, and much more.

Engineered Materials Abstracts covers worldwide technical literature on the applications and science of polymers, ceramics, and composites.

Materials Business File provides comprehensive business information on the world's materials industry, including new/competitive materials and processes, and news briefs.

Multiple Applications to Meet Your Specific Information Needs 

• Search multiple discs simultaneously as though they were a single disc (Site Enhanced only).
• Create reports customized to your own format and requirements.
• Search for conference papers using conference title, conference location, conference sponsor, or conference year search options.
• Limit your search to English-language publications.
• Sort your search by title, journal name, author, year of publication, frequency of search terms, conference date, or conference title.
• Search for patents by patent number, patent country, or application date.

Multiple Applications to Meet Your Specific Information Needs 

• Track technical and commercial developments related to metals and engineered materials.
• Review commercial-related applications of products and processes in the materials industry.
• Identify the characteristics and properties of materials.
• Locate engineering and design data on components and structures.
• Research laboratory techniques and quality control.

Find the Subject Coverage You Need 

Source : DIALOG onDisc

Ei Compendex

Ei Compendex® Instant Access to the World's Foremost Engineering and Technology Titles DIALOG OnDisc® Ei Compendex®, provides worldwide coverage of significant applied engineering and technology literature. DIALOG OnDisc Ei Compendex® combines two Engineering Information Inc. publications, The Engineering Index and Engineering Meetings to provide the most comprehensive, multi-disciplinary engineering reference tool. Virtually every engineering discipline is covered:

Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineering 
Environmental Engineering
Applied Physics
Energy Technology and Petroleum Engineering
Automotive and Transportation Engineering
Engineering Management
Bioengineering and Medical Equipment
Industrial Engineering
Chemical Engineering, Ceramics, Polymers, and Food Technology
Mining and Metallurgic Engineering, and Materials Science
Civil and Structural Engineering
Information Science
Electronic, Computer, and Communications Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Electrical, Instrumentation, Control, and Power Engineering
Marine Engineering, Architecture, and Technology
Light and Optical Technology

Over 2,600 sources including journals, technical reports, conference papers and
proceedings are covered with fully searchable bibliographic citations and abstracts.

Source : DIALOG OnDisc

NTIS

Instant Access to Government Sponsored Research and Analyses

DIALOG OnDisc NTIS (National Technical Information Service) contains summaries of U. S. government-sponsored research, development, and engineering projects, plus analyses prepared by federal agencies, their contractors, or grantees. 

NTIS abstracts unclassified public reports from government agencies including National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Department of Defence, Department of Energy, Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Transportation, the Department of Commerce and some 240 other government-related agencies. Some state and local government agencies also contribute summaries of their reports.

Subjects Covered

Aeronautics and Aerodynamics
Agriculture and Food
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Atmospheric and Earth Sciences
Biomedical Technology and Engineering
Building Industry Technology
Chemistry and Physics
Civil Engineering
Communications
Computers, Control, and Information
Electrotechnology
Energy, Propulsion, and Fuels
Environmental Pollution and Control
Industrial and Mechanical Engineering
Library and Information Sciences
Mathematical and Military Sciences
Medicine and Biology
Missile and Space Technology
Navigation, Guidance, and Control
Nuclear Science and Technology
Ocean Technology and Engineering
Photography and Recording Devices Theory
Urban Regional Technology

Source : DIALOG OnDisc

INSPEC - Physics

INSPEC - the Quality Database for Physics, Electronics and Computing

INSPEC is the leading English-language bibliographic information service providing access to the world's scientific and technical literature in physics, electrical engineering, electronics, communications, control engineering, computers and computing, and information technology.
INSPEC was formed in 1967, based on the Science Abstracts service which has been provided by the Institution of Electrical Engineers since 1898. (A complete history of Science Abstracts is provided on our centenary website). Though based in the UK, its sales are worldwide with over 80 per cent exported. The INSPEC database, which lies at the centre of this service, dates back to 1969 and has a long-standing reputation for database quality.
INSPEC assists engineers, scientists and others in their research, to locate relevant journal articles, conference papers and other documents. In addition, the database may be used for:

Current Awareness 
New Product Information 
Technological Forecasting 
Competitive Intelligence 
Patent-Related Searching 
Database Content

Over 3500 scientific and technical journals and some 1500 conference proceedings, as well as numerous books, reports and dissertations are scanned each year by INSPEC staff for relevant articles to abstract and index for inclusion in the Database. The Database now contains over 6.8 million bibliographic records and is growing at the rate of 350,000 records each year.

Copies of source documents are available from INSPEC's preferred Document Delivery Service. If you are not familiar with bibliographic information services, then this paper from the IEE Switzerland Symposium on the Data Highway in October 1995 gives an introduction to INSPEC, with some recorded demonstrations.

Subject Coverage

Although INSPEC provides a comprehensive index to the literature in physics,
electrical/electronic engineering, computing, control engineering and information technology, it also has significant coverage in areas such as materials science, oceanography, nuclear engineering, geophysics, biomedical engineering and biophysics. The full scope of subject coverage is given in the INSPEC Classification.

SECTION A: PHYSICS

A00 GENERAL
A01 - Communication, education, history, and philosophy 
A02 - Mathematical methods in physics 
A03 - Classical and quantum physics; mechanics and fields 
A04 - Relativity and gravitation 
A05 - Statistical physics and thermodynamics 
A06 - Measurement science, general laboratory techniques, and instrumentation
systems 
A07 - Specific instrumentation and techniques of general use in physics 
A10 THE PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS 
A11 - General theory of fields and particles 
A12 - Specific theories and interaction models; particle systematics 
A13 - Specific reactions and phenomenology 
A14 - Properties of specific particles and resonances 
A20 NUCLEAR PHYSICS
A21 - Nuclear structure 
A23 - Radioactivity and electromagnetic transitions 
A24 - Nuclear reactions and scattering: general 
A25 - Nuclear reactions and scattering: specific reactions 
A27 - Properties of specific nuclei listed by mass ranges 
A28 - Nuclear engineering and nuclear power studies 
A29 - Experimental methods and instrumentation for elementary particle and   nuclear physics 
A30 ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS
A31 - Theory of atoms and molecules 
A32 - Atomic spectra and interactions with photons 
A33 - Molecular spectra and interactions with photons 
A34 - Atomic and molecular collision processes and interactions 
A35 - Properties of atoms and molecules: instruments and techniques 
A36 - Studies of special atoms and molecules 
A40 FUNDAMENTAL AREAS OF PHENOMENOLOGY
A41 - Electricity and magnetism; fields and charged particles 
A42 - Optics 
A43 - Acoustics 
A44 - Heat flow, thermal and thermodynamic processes 
A46 - Mechanics, elasticity, rheology 
A47 - Fluid dynamics 
A50 FLUIDS, PLASMAS AND ELECTRIC DISCHARGES
A51 - Kinetic and transport theory of fluids; physical properties of gases 
A52 - The physics of plasmas and electric discharges 
A60 CONDENSED MATTER: STRUCTURE, THERMAL AND MECHANICAL
PROPERTIES
A61 - Structure of liquids and solids; crystallography 
A62 - Mechanical and acoustic properties of condensed matter 
A63 - Lattice dynamics and crystal statistics 
A64 - Equations of state, phase equilibria, and phase transitions 
A65 - Thermal properties of condensed matter 
A66 - Transport properties of condensed matter (nonelectronic) 
A67 - Quantum fluids and solids; liquid and solid helium 
A68 - Surfaces and interfaces; thin films and whiskers 
A70 CONDENSED MATTER: ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE, ELECTRICAL,
MAGNETIC, AND OPTICAL PROPERTIES
A71 - Electron states in condensed matter 
A72 - Electronic transport in condensed matter 
A73 - Electronic structure and electrical properties of surfaces, interfaces, and thin
films 
A74 - Superconductivity 
A75 - Magnetic properties and materials 
A76 - Magnetic resonances and relaxation in condensed matter; Mössbauer effect 
A77 - Dielectric properties and materials 
A78 - Optical properties and condensed matter spectroscopy and other interactions
of matter with particles and radiation 
A79 - Electron and ion emission by liquids and solids; impact phenomena 
A80 CROSS-DISCIPLINARY PHYSICS AND RELATED AREAS OF SCIENCE
AND TECHNOLOGY
A81 - Materials science 
A82 - Physical chemistry 
A86 - Energy research and environmental science 
A87 - Biophysics, medical physics, and biomedical engineering 
A90 - GEOPHYSICS, ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS
A91 - Solid Earth physics 
A92 - Hydrospheric and lower atmospheric physics 
A93 - Geophysical observations, instrumentation and techniques 
A94 - Aeronomy, space physics and cosmic rays 
A95 - Fundamental astronomy and astrophysics, instrumentation and techniques and astronomical observations 
A96 - Solar system 
A97 - Stars 
A98 - Stellar systems; Galactic and extragalactic objects and systems; Universe 

(Source : The Institution of Electrical Engineers-IEE)

ASTM Standards 

Access to ASTM Standards (all 11,000+ for full set buyers; select standards for collection buyers) 
Powerful search tools - conduct fast and accurate searches that meet your specific information needs. You can search by designation - both full and partial designation numbers can be entered. Or you can search by word or phrase (Boolean search) using an easy menu interface. The convenience of printing a page or a complete standard - After your search, you can view the actual standard on your computer screen. Browse through the full standard, enlarge illustrations and tables to enhance readability, and print out the pages you need in accordance with ASTM's
site license.

(Source : American Society For Testing and Materials - ASTM)

Online Database :

MathSciNet

Our site users can now access MathSciNet,  the Online Information services
by the American Mathematical Society (AMS).  It is a wonderful resource for
the mathematical literature. URL : http://www.ams.org/mathscinet

MathSciNet is a comprehensive database covering the world's mathematical
literature of the past 61 years.
MathSciNet provides Web access to the signed reviews and bibliographic data from Mathematical Reviews and Current Mathematical Publications, an early awareness journal.
MathSciNet has signed reviews, powerful search functionality, and timely
updates.
MathSciNet fosters the navigation of mathematics literature by providing
links to original articles and other original documents and by encouraging
links from journal article references to MathSciNet.
MathSciNet offers World-wide access via multiple mirror sites.
MathSciNet offers free access to Featured Reviews, those reviews from the
Mathematical Reviews database that were especially commissioned for some of the books and papers that are considered particularly important in the areas
that they cover.
The American Mathematical Society is committed to annual review of
MathSciNet for improvements and accommodating changes in technology.

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