Inspec Search Aid products

Inspec Search Aids

Inspec produce a range of search aids to assist the user to find the right results. These comprise the Inspec Classification, the Inspec Thesaurus and the List of Journals. The three can be bought individually, or in a complete package. They are all available in either print or XML.

Electronic Search Aids

The print and XML versions of the Inspec Search Aids are available to buy in the IET web shop. The Search Aids can be bought either individually or as a combined package. Please click on the name of the publication for full details, or to purchase.

Inspec Classification

Inspec

The Inspec Classification is the subject guide to the Inspec Database and print publications. Each code represents a specific subject area. When searching the Inspec Database the codes are useful in refining a search to a particular subject e.g. mechanical engineering applications, which improves the retrieval accuracy.

Inspec Classification XML download

Inspec

The Inspec Classification shows the period of use of each entry and, where appropriate, indicates the codes that should be used when searching the Inspec database for references prior to that date.

Inspec Thesaurus

Inspec

The Inspec Thesaurus contains a listing of the controlled terms and the lead-ins or cross-reference terms used in the Inspec database. It also gives the relationship between terms, the dates on which they were added, and the terms in use before these dates. The Thesaurus contains over 9400 preferred terms.

Inspec Thesaurus XML download

Inspec

As well as listing the controlled terms and lead-ins or cross-reference terms, the Thesaurus gives further help by showing the relationship between terms, the dates on which they were added and the terms in use before these dates.

Inspec List of Journals

Inspec

A useful reference to the serial publications covered by the Inspec database, including the dates and publishers of each title. The 2007 edition includes over 4000 entries, sorted by title. Every entry includes the abbreviated title, CODEN, ISSN, publisher's address, the date of the first issue covered by Inspec and, where appropriate, any change in title. It also features the publication frequency and the BLDSC shelf number for each entry. Cross referenced entries are provided to assist the user in locating titles within the list. Indexes are available for CODEN, ISSN, abbreviated title and country of publication. Approximately 1400 journals are abstracted completely for the database and are indicated in the main listing, and listed separately.