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The Institution of Engineering and Technology [ The IET]

Richard Simms

Customer Relationship Manager

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Agenda

The IET IET Publishing IET Digital Library IET Digital Library Archive Inspec The Inspec Archive

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About the IET

One of the world's leading professional societies for the engineering and technology community

Over 150,000 members in 127 countries Offices in the UK, USA, China and India

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IET Activities

Membership Careers and Education Events and Training Public Affairs Communities Publishing

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IET Publishing New titles every year in exciting areas of emerging

research - 24 academic research journals including: - 22 research journals - 2 letters journals (Electronics Letters and Micro &

Nano Letters) Magazines for IET Members and students Books, conference proceedings, seminar digests Regulations and standards Inspec database

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Publishing Areas

Communications Power & Control Computer Image & Vision Computer & Security Electronics Vehicular Technology

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New for 2011

New research journals launching in March 2011 IET Electrical Systems in Transportation IET Wireless Sensor Systems

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IET Electrical Systems in Transportation

Electrical power systems in modern transport applications: Generation, Storage, Distribution and Utilisation

Scope extends to all sectors of transportation: aerospace, marine and land-based

Central theme is to focus on the system and sub-system aspects of electrical energy: system architectures and integration, energy management, control and protection

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IET Wireless Sensor Systems

Wireless sensor networks and distributed systems

Covers the research, engineering, technological developments, innovative deployment of distributed sensor and actuator systems

Topics covered include: Theoretical developments of: Innovative Architectures for Smart Sensors, Nano

Sensors and Actuators Unstructured Networking, Cooperative and Clustering Distributed Sensors, Data Fusion for Distributed Sensors, Distributed Intelligence in Distributed Sensors, Energy Harvesting for and Lifetime of Smart Sensors and Actuators, Cross-Layer Design and Layer Optimisation in Distributed Sensors, Security, Trust and Dependability of Distributed Sensors

Innovative Services and Applications for: Monitoring: Health, Traffic, Weather and Toxins Surveillance: Target Tracking and Localization, Observation: Global Resources and Geological Activities (Earth, Forest, Mines, Underwater), Industrial Applications of Distributed Sensors in Green and Agile Manufacturing, Sensor and RFID Applications of the Internet-of-Things ("IoT"), Smart Metering, Machine-to-Machine Communications

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IET Digital Librarywww.ietdl.org

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IET Digital Library - www.ietdl.org Electronics Letters Micro & Nano Lettters IET Research Journals – 22 titles Engineering & Technology Magazine IET Conferences and Seminar Digests Over 100,000 technical articles available from 1994

onwards Over 70,000 technical articles available from 1872-1993

as part of the IET Digital Library Archive All available online - www.ietdl.org

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Benefits

Convenient access to content Available 24/7 Multi-user access at the same time Saves physical library space All IET publications in one place Easy to browse, search & find content quickly Access on demand with pay-per-view

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Features

Advanced search and linking capabilities Search by Inspec classification and indexing Save any search query as a dynamic RSS feed Content indexed by leading search engines COUNTER-compliant usage statistics Advance article publishing – articles available as

soon as they are ready!

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IET Digital Library Archive

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IET Digital Library Archive

Complete collection of research journals and magazines published by the Institution from 1872-1993

Over 70,000 peer reviewed articles Articles from Electronics Letters from 1965-1993 available Subjects include electrical and electronic engineering,

telecommunications, computing, power, control, radar, circuits, materials, and related research in IT

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IET Digital Library Archive

Your gateway into the history of science and technology as published by the Institution

Archive articles written by leading engineers and scientists including Edison and Marconi

Groundbreaking research from scientists such as Charles K. Kao, the “Father of Fiber Optics”

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IET Digital Library Archive

All articles have fully searchable PDFs Linked HTML references and citations (where available) A range of purchasing and subscription options to suit

your needs Now available online

www.ietdl.org/archive

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Subscriptions

Front file subscriptions - access to 2011 issues and all issues from

1994-2010 Archive Subscriptions Available - access to content from 1872-1993 Unlimited searching, display & printing at single

local site Access method - institutional access – IP Address

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Coming soon!

IET Digital Library platform upgrade to the Scitation C3 platform during 2011

IET Books to be added to IET Digital Library during 2011

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Publication frequency increases for 2011

Micro & Nano Letters - 6 issues to 12 issues IET Computer Vision - 4 issues to 6 issues IET Control Theory & Applications - 12 issues to 18

issues IET Image Processing - 6 issues to 8 issues IET Microwave, Antennas & Propagation - 12 issues to

15 issues IET Power Electronics – 6 issues to 9 issues IET Radar, Sonar & Navigation – 6 issues to 9 issues IET Signal Processing – 6 issues to 8 issues

The Inspec Database

Content and coverage: InspecContentKey resource for global, quality and comprehensive science and engineering information spanning 110 years for:

• Physics

• Electrical and electronic engineering

• Computing and control engineering

• Information technology

• Production, manufacturing & mechanical engineering

7.07 million

3.47 million

4.73 million

106,454

1.09 million

Plus many interdisciplinary subjects such as nanotechnology, oceanography, environmental science.....

Inspec Database•11.59 million records (November 2010)

– 720,000 records to be added in 2010

– Optional Archive adds a further 873 k

• 1969 to date Or 1898 with the Archive

•Over 4500 journals (1600 Cover to Cover), and 3000 other publications

– Includes 140 Open Access Journals

• Full text linking via DOIs– Up to 60% of current records

Document Types

Others include:• Books/Book Chapters• Reports• Patents (1968/9-1976)• Dissertations

• Journal articles 70 %• Conference proceedings 20 %• Conference papers in Journals 9 %• Others 1%

29 %

Journals 70%

Conferences 29%Others 1%

Diverse Coverage

traffic controltraffic controlTraffic signal control by Egograms

environmental scienceenvironmental scienceImpact of science and technology on energy and environmental research and development

pacemakerspacemakersParadoxical undersensing at a high sensitivity in dual chamber pacemakers

photographyphotographyColor handling in panoramic photography

computer gamescomputer gamesA principal cognitive precondition of successful child-computer interactions in the information society

laser printerslaser printersLong-haul lasers [buyer's guide]

radarradarFully integrated automotive radar sensor with versatile resolution

radiation effectsradiation effectsModeling natural space ionizing radiation effects on external materials

manufacturingmanufacturingAnalysis of a decentralized production-inventory system

nanotechnologynanotechnologyMolecular motors: nature's nanomachines

Search Fields on Inspec

Title

Abstract

Subject Fields Bibliographic Fields

Author

Language

Document Type

Publication YearAuthor Affiliation

Conference DetailsSource

Accession NumberCoden/ISSN

Digital Object Identifier

Publication CountryClassification Codes

Treatment Type

Chemical Indexing

Numerical Indexing

Astronomical Indexing

Subject TermsUncontrolledControlled

AddedValue Fields!

Controlled Terms

Results

Broad Coverage of subject areas Covered

Broad Coverage of subject areas

Covered

Why Use Inspec

• Comprehensive coverage• Content selected by specialists• Value add indexing• Time period • Easy to use interface• Full text linking• Management of searches and records• Save search and alerting features

Uses

• Review quality research information focused on your specific area of interest

• Research which companies are working on what technologies

• Find possible collaborators

New For 2011

• Citation searching capability• IPC codes• Video Content• Orcid• Affiliation Indexing

Inspec Archive

Inspec Archive• Electronic access to the printed Science Abstracts

journals – Covers 1898 to 1968 – Complements Inspec database

• Combined file give access to scientific and technical literature from 1898 to date

– Contains over 873,700 records • Equivalent to 176 print volumes

Inspec Archive• Fully searchable, electronic access to >70 years of

international & technical literature – easier access to information from 1898->

• Elimination of the need to keep aging print volumes– 176 print volumes & >140,000 pages– Saves on:

• storage costs• your time • library shelving space

• Multidisciplinary Database

– Physics and Electrical & Electronic Engineering from 1898 in one Science Abstracts journal

– Physics from 1902– Electrical & Electronics Engineering from1902– Computing & Control Engineering from 1966– Wide range of cross-disciplinary topics

What are Science Abstracts?Coverage

Inspec Archive

• Who should use the Inspec Archive?– Academics– Biographers– Patent examiners– Social historians– Scientific researchers & engineers

Inspec Archive

• Locate references to:– fundamental teaching– science no longer included in textbooks– sleeping beauties

• unrecognised• undeveloped ideas

• Over 873,700 potential novelty destruction weapons

Tables, graphs, images included

USES

• History of Science Research• Find references to earlier work that can solve

problems with technologies today

Images included, can be enlarged after downloading. Over 3500 images included.

Very broad, only 10 categories 1898

Inspec and Inspec Availability

Inspec DirectRange of other vendor platforms

Thank you!

Richard Simmsrsimms@theiet.org

www.theiet.org