INSPEC is an index covering
the areas of physics, electrical engineering, electronics,
telecommunications, computers, control technology, and information technology.
The SFX at UT links from individual records display electronic and print
subscriptions in the UT Libraries, as well as ones not held. In addition
to the usual search fields (author, title, subject terms), INSPEC allows
searching by Astronomical Object Indexing, Chemical Indexing, Digital
Object Identifier, and Numerical Data Indexing. The database also allows
searching by Classification Code in order to browse a defined area of
research.
The
WebSpirs interface is similar to other databases you may have searched
at
UT, such as Compendex. The basic search allows you to put terms in
a box and to limit the search to subject, author, or title, or by publication
year. The advanced search allows you to combine terms and to limit
to
any of the search fields in INSPEC. Using “AND” to combine
two terms causes INSPEC to retrieve records containing both of the
terms. Using “OR” results in the retrieval of records with
either of the terms. Using “NOT” to combine two terms results
in the exclusion of records containing the second term.
The Thesaurus helps you identify appropriate subject terms to use
in your search. The Index allows you to look at the contents of most
of the search fields, in case you are wondering about spelling, or
if you wish to browse the Classification Codes.
If you would
like additional information about INSPEC or
any other database, please direct your questions to 
.
Jeanine
Williamson,
Engineering Librarian
21 March 2003
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