Inspec vendors table
The Inspec database is available direct from Inspec or from a number of vendors, with a variety of pricing options to cater for both frequent and occasional users.
Inspec database products vendors
These tables shows a comparison of the features offered by each vendor.
Site licence - remote access
Vendor | Update frequency | Years available | Archive available? | Thesaurus? | Training file? |
| Inspec Direct | Weekly | 1989 - present | Yes | Yes | |
| Inspec Direct Data Service | Weekly | 1989 - present | Yes | Yes | |
| Datastar | Weekly | 1898 - present | Yes | Yes | TRIN |
| Dialog | Weekly | 1898 - present | Yes | Yes | 213 (ONTAP) |
| Ebsco | Weekly | 1898 - present | Yes | Yes | |
| Ei | Weekly | 1898 - present | Yes | Yes | |
| FIZ-Technik | Weekly | 1898 - present | Yes | Yes | INSL |
| ISI Web of Knowledge | Weekly | 1898 - present | Yes | Yes | |
| Ovid | Weekly | 1898 - present | Yes | Yes | |
| Questel.Orbit | Weekly | 1969 - present | |||
| STN | Weekly | 1898 - present | Yes | Yes | LInspec |
Pay-as-you-go
Vendor | Update frequency | Years available | Archive available? | Thesaurus? | Training file? |
| Datastar | Weekly | 1898 - present | Yes | Yes | TRIN |
| Dialog | Weekly | 1898 - present | Yes | Yes | 213 (ONTAP) |
| EINS | Weekly | 1898 - present | Yes | Yes | |
| FIZ-Technik | Weekly | 1898 - present | Yes | Yes | INSL |
| Questel | Weekly | 1969 - present | |||
| STN | Weekly | 1898 - present | Yes | Yes | LInspec |
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