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INSPEC

The service
INSPEC, from the Institute of Electrical Engineers (IEE), is the world's leading database in the fields of physics, electronics and electrical engineering, computers and control, and information technology.

Abstracts of articles from over 3000 journals and more than 3000 conference proceedings, books, technical reports and dissertations are included in the database's 6.5 million records. Coverage corresponds to that of the following publications: Physics Abstracts, Electrical & Electronics Abstracts and Computer & Control Abstracts, as well as to the online INSPEC database.

Topics covered in physics include:
  • mathematical and theoretical physics
  • nuclear physics and high energy physics
  • atomic and molecular physics
  • electromagnetism and optics
  • acoustics, heat and mechanics
  • gases, fluid dynamics and plasmas
  • solid state physics
  • geophysics
  • astronomy and strophysics
Coverage of electronics and electrical engineering includes:
  • circuits and components
  • electron devices and materials
  • energy and power systems and applications
  • instrumentation
  • telecommunications
Topics covered in computing and control include:
  • systems and control theory
  • control technology and applications
  • computer theory and numerical analysis
  • computer hardware
  • software techniques and systems
  • computer applications
The service is available to licensed users. Details of how to use this service can be found within its Service Guide.

Help & information
Contact staff at your local library or computing service for help in the first instance. Support for both advisors and users is also provided by the BIDS Help Desk via email at bidshelp@bids.ac.uk, or phone: 01225 361110.