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Compendex and INSPEC |
funded by |
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Subject Content |
Compendex
covers applied science and all engineering disciplines.
INSPEC covers physics, electrical engineering, electronics,
communications, control engineering, computers, computing, information
technology, manufacturing, production and mechanical engineering.
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Date Coverage |
Compendex: 1969-current
INSPEC: 1898-current
Both databases are updated weekly |
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Type of Material Covered |
Articles from journals and
papers from conferences are the primary materials; also included are
some technical reports, patents, dissertations and books.
Compendex indexes over 5,000 sources; INSPEC covers 3,500 scientific and
technical journals and 1,500 conference proceedings. |
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Full-text |
Links to some full-text, see
Special Notes below for further information. |
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Refereed Journal Filter |
No. |
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Remote Access |
Available to Boise State University students, staff, and faculty after
entering BroncoWeb userid and password |
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Help Pages |
Within the database, click
the HELP tab at the upper left. |
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Boolean |
And, or, not; available
through drop-down menus when using the Quick Search interface. |
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Truncation Symbol
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Automatically
stems in Quick Search unless “Autostemming off” box is checked. |
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Other Search Options |
Compendex Thesaurus.
INSPEC Thesaurus. |
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Alerts |
Email
alerts of saved searches
RSS feeds for search queries |
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Special Notes |
Compendex and INSPEC are
searched together, unless the box to the right of the database name on
the initial search page is unchecked.
The full-text icon indicates online content is theoretically available
but is only truly available if the Library subscribes to that journal
electronically directly with the publisher. The Library’s Journal List
is a more complete list of the journals available to Boise State
University faculty and staff. |
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List of Journals |
Compendex:
http://www.engineeringvillage2.org/controller/servlet/Controller?CID=help&database=3#
INSPEC:
http://www.iee.org/Publish/Support/INSPEC/Document/LoJ%202007.pdf
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Related Indexes |
Look under Engineering on
the Article Indexes by Subject (link to
http://library.boisestate.edu/reference/subjectindexes/) |
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Reference Assistance |
Phone, email, chat, and
in-person reference services are available; link to
http://library.boisestate.edu/reference.htm for further information.
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