IET Inspec Archive Bibliographic Database

1 September 2016 -31 August 2021 Print

Science Abstracts journals from 1898 - 1968

A comprehensive set of bibliographic records with enhanced indexing of peer reviewed global literature. Subject fields covered are physics, electrical engineering, electronics, computing and control engineering.

Key Facts

Benefits

  • Savings against direct purchase of between 20% - 30%  
  • Choice of platform

Important dates

Agreement start: 1 September 2016
Agreement end: 31 August 2021

Licences are perpetual and may be purchased at any time during the period of the agreement.If choosing the subscription option, institutions must buy in time for payments to be complete by the end of the agreement.

Trial

A free 30 day trial is available please contact help@eduserv.org.uk specifying which service provider you wish to use. 

Eligible Institutions

Universities, colleges and other learning, educational and research bodies in the UK and Republic of Ireland.

Other organisations aligned with Eduserv’s charitable objectives of supporting education, research bodies and the public sector may ask to participate in the Agreement. Eduserv will liaise with the Supplier about any such requests. 

Background Information

This agreement is the renewal of a former agreement that has been in place with the IET for more than 20 years. 

Product Information

Supplier Details

Supplier: The Institution of Engineering & Technology (The IET) 

Service Providers: Available platforms include:

  • The IET
  • Ebsco Host
  • EI Engineering Village
  • Ovid SP
  • Proquest
  • Thomson Reuters Web of Science

Product Description

The Inspec Archive database is the digitised version of Science Abstracts journals, the precursor to the Inspec database. This is a comprehensive set of bibliographic records with enhanced indexing which pertain to peer reviewed global literature published between the years 1898 – 1968. Subject fields covered are physics, electrical engineering, electronics, computing and control engineering.

Access and Identity Management Solution

Key: Yes Available, No Not available

 

EBSCOhost

EI Village

Ovid SP

ProQuest

Web of Knowledge

OpenAthens (SAML)

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Shibboleth (SAML)

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IP address range

Yes

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Username / Password

Yes

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Technical Function Specification

The supplier confirms that throughout the term of the agreement the products will comply with the standards indicated.

Key: Yes Available, No Not available, £ additional cost, N/A – Not applicable/available

Yes

Technical Function

Standard

EBSCOhost

EI Village

Ovid SP

ProQuest

Web of Knowledge

Full text linking

OpenURL

Yes

Yes

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Yes

Federated searching

Z39.50 protocol

Yes

No

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Harvesting

SRW/SRU

N/A

No

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OAI-PMH

N/A

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RSS or Atom

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Metadata standards

Dublin Core

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MARC

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Yes

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PRISM

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No

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Yes

Months embargo period


No

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No

Digital preservation

Lockss

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Clockss

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Portico

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Usage statistics

COUNTER

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SUSHI

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Accessibility

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines

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Personalisation features


Yes

Yes

No

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Service levels


Yes

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*For more precise information on Ebsco spec’s please click here

Updates

The content is fixed between the years 1898 – 1968 and not updated.

Alterations/Additions

All additions and new functionality to platforms will be incorporated at no additional charge

Improvements to the different interfaces may be made from time to time throughout the agreement and any additional functionality will be included without further charge.

Pricing and Ordering

Pricing

Pricing comprises two elements - the data fee for the content from the IET (tiered based on JISC bands) and a charge for service provision which will vary depending upon which platform you choose to access through.

Pricing details are restricted to bone fide users in academic institutions in the UK and Ireland - if you are having trouble accessing the pricing information then please contact Eduserv Help

All prices are in GBP and exclude VAT.

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    • Single IP
    • Ranges (e.g. 192.168.0.1-155)
    • CIDR notation (e.g. 192.168.0.0/24)

Payment Terms

On receipt of a completed Order, Institutions will be invoiced for the Agreement year in which the Licence is signed.

All Purchase Orders must be made out to 'Eduserv' and Eduserv's invoices must be paid within 30 calendar days of the date of the invoice.

Agreement Period

Start date: 1 September 2016

End date: 31 August 2021

Institution Commitment Period

This Agreement is of 5 years duration. Institutions may join the agreement at any time during the agreement period if purchasing in one installment. If purchasing over 3 years they must join the agreement prior to the 31 August 2019. If purchasing over 5 years they must join the agreement prior to the 31 August 2017.

How to Order

One copy of the Order Form is required.

When completed the form should be returned to:

  1. As a PDF by email: help@eduserv.org.uk 
  2. By Fax: 01225 474301 
  3. By post to:
    Eduserv
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along with an Institution Purchase Order for the full amount due plus VAT, made out to ‘Eduserv’.

Licence Information

This Overview is a summary of the Agreement. Before committing to buy a Licence, potential subscribers must always read the licence terms, paying particular attention to any special licence conditions.

Licence Type

Site licence with Eduserv Standard Chest Licence Terms and Conditions.

What institutions and library services are allowed to do?

Yes AllowedNo Not allowed

Activity
Keep a local cached copy for Educational Purposes 

Yes

Incorporation of parts of the Licensed Material

Yes

Deposit of learning and teaching objects in repositories  

Yes

Interlibrary loan

Yes

Who can use the resource?

The resources are licensed for all Authorised Users, defined as Students, Staff and Walk-in Users

YesAllowed NoNot allowed £ Allowed at additional cost

Who

On site 

Remote 

Students

Yes

Yes

Staff

Yes

Yes

Walk-in Users

Yes

No

Alumni

Yes

Yes

The Standard Licence can be extended Extended Educational Purposes and Commercial Projects for additional fees - see Price and Ordering tab.

What can authorised users do?

The resources can be used for Educational Purposes – see Licence Term 1.1(b):

  • education
  • teaching
  • distance learning
  • private study
  • academic research
  • administration and management of the Licensee’s educational or research operations

Exclusions

  • See Licence Term 3 for exclusions and restrictions
  • The resources may not be used for anything other than Educational Purposes unless the Licence Extension for Commercial Projects has been bought; this allows use for the restricted “Commercial Projects” defined – see Annex B of the Licence (Licence Extension for Commercial Projects)
  • Downloading of large amounts of material by authorised users that might be considered ‘systematic’.

Termination Clauses

The licence is purchased in perpetuity.

Personal Licences

Personal licences are not available.

Service and Support

Trials

A free 30 day trial is available please contact help@eduserv.org.uk specifying which service provider you wish to use.

Login Information

Service Provider URL:
EBSCOhost Details of the accessing URL will be confirmed direct with the customer when the trial or order is activated on the EBSCOhost platform
EI Village Engineering Village
Ovid SP Ovid Login
Ovid Auto Login
ProQuest
This varies by institution and will be set-up by customers services at ProQuest
Web of Knowledge Web of Science Login

Technical Support

Support will be provided via a single contact or his/her deputy at each Institution. Contact details:

Service Provider Email: Phone: Fax:
EBSCOhost support@ebsco.com 0208 447 4171   
EI Village  nlinfo@elsevier.com  +31 20 485 3767   
Ovid SP  support@ovid.com
Antonia.nogales@wolterskluwer.com
0203 197 6660 0203 197 6601
ProQuest
ProQuest Support
+800 4997 4111 or
+1734 707 2513 
 
Web of Science Thomson-Reuters Technical Support 0800 328 8044 (Within the UK)
+44 800 328 8044 (Outside of the UK)
or
+44 20 3564 2068
0207 433 4001

Product Documentation

Material is available at the following location Inspec User Documentation.

Copying of hardcopy and electronic documentation is permitted.

Training and Training Materials

Inspec Training material is available from the IET at the following locations

Get in touch

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0300 121 0878
Email
help@chest.ac.uk

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