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Inspec products and services

The information contained in the Inspec database can be retrieved through a variety of products with prices to suit most budgets.

Inspec Direct

Inspec Direct, an enhanced search platform of Inspec, the world’s leading bibliographic database providing access to scientific and technical literature is available as an online research tool.

 

Inspec site licence

An Inspec site licence is an annual subscription that allows unlimited searching of the database. Subscribers can choose from three options. 

 

Inspec direct data

Inspec data can be delivered in XML weekly by file transfer (FTP) for customers who wish to load the database in-house using their own software.

 

Inspec Archive

The Science Abstracts series of journals were the precursor to the Inspec database. The entire collection has now been digitised (1898-1968) and is available from the IET via Inspec Direct or from most Inspec vendors.

 

Inspec pay-as-you-go

For those who do not need unlimited searching, pay-as-you-go access is available through Inspec vendors.

 

Inspec print journals

The Physics Abstracts, Electrical & Electronics Abstracts and Computer & Control Abstracts journals together contain short summaries of published articles which also appear annually in the Inspec database.

 

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.

 

Document delivery

 How do I obtain a copy of the full text of the article I have found on Inspec? Some useful suggestions for how to obtain the full text of an article of interest.