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The Inspec database contains over 11 million bibliographic abstracts and indexing to journal articles, conference proceedings, technical reports and other literature in the fields of science and technology.

The Inspec database is the world's largest and most comprehensive English-language bibliographic database, in physics, electronics and computing. Over 4000 scientific and technical journals and some 2200 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. Of the 4000 journals, around 1600 are indexed cover-to-cover.

Inspec provides comprehensive coverage in the fields of physics; electrical engineering and electronics; computers and control; information technology; and mechanical and production engineering.

In addition there is significant coverage of areas such as operations research, material science, oceanography, engineering mathematics, nuclear engineering, environmental science, geophysics, nanotechnology, biomedical technology and biophysics.

The Institution of Engineering and Technology is registered as a Charity in England & Wales (no 211014) and Scotland (no SC038698).

Product Description	Updated	Access	Status	Platform
Inspec 1969-date	Weekly	Internet	Released	Ovid
Inspec Loader	None	Local	Released	Ovid
INSPEC Monthly Update Hard Disc Access ONLY 1969 to	Monthly	Internet,Local	Released	SilverPlatter
Inspec Archive File 1898-1968 - LEASE Option	None	Internet,Local	Released	SilverPlatter
INSPEC Weekly Updates Internet/QUIKdata access only 1969 to Pres	Weekly	Internet,Local	Released	SilverPlatter

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