Inspec ®Archive – Science Abstracts 1898-1968 Now Available via EBSCO

IPSWICH, Mass. — November 8, 2005 — EBSCO Publishing is pleased to announce the availability of the new Inspec ® Archive – Science Abstracts 1898-1968 database via EBSCOhost ®. Inspec Archive is an essential complement to the existing Inspec ® database and vital for all institutions that have research needs in the areas of any programs in engineering, physics, computer science or scientific & technical fields.

Inspec Archive , created by IEE (Institution of Electrical Engineers) , provides access to the digitized version of the entire collection of Science Abstracts Journals , which was the precursor to the current day Inspec database. This database provides coverage dating from 1898 to 1968 and contains over 870,000 records each retaining its original classifications. Inspec Archive indexing aligns to the current Inspec Thesaurus Terms and Inspec Classification Codes. This additional indexing assists in creating a seamless search environment for users of both Inspec and the Inspec Archive. This database features longer abstracts which often include tables, graphs and figures from the original source document. InspecArchive also contains conference proceedings, books, reports and dissertations.

Institutions are able to access both Inspec and Inspec Archive via the EBSCOhost platform, affording researchers the ability to search both databases simultaneously.

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