From: "Killingworth,Sara" <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2016 09:30:23 +0000

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IET announces the release of arXiv content in Inspec

The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) has announced that
over 30,000 pre-print articles available in the online repository
arXiv will be indexed in Inspec, the leading abstract and indexing
database for physics and engineering. The addition of these articles,
which will take place by the end of this year, will substantially
increase the content held in Inspec, which currently holds over 16
million records, and deliver even greater access to cutting-edge
research.

Inspec is the first engineering and physics database to index arXiv
records, which include open-access e-prints in a variety of
disciplines such as Applied Optics, Physics, Astronomy, Circuits and
Computer Science. By including arXiv content in Inspec, researchers
will now benefit from Inspec's highly-curated, world-leading
thesaurus, allowing users to query the records in a way they have not
been able to before.

Tim Hamer, Director of Knowledge at the IET said: "The inclusion of
arXiv records is a significant addition to Inspec's already
comprehensive database. This forms part of ongoing developments to the
Inspec platform, which will make it easier for researchers to pinpoint
the exact content they need.

"Our expert team of indexers will bring hundreds of person-years of
knowledge invested in the IET's thesaurus to arXiv's pre-print content
while the increased coverage and search functionality will enhance
discoverability of arXiv's open access articles. Combined with
Inspec's existing content, which dates back to 1898, the arXiv content
will help researchers develop an even greater understanding of the
context of latest developments in their field."

This news follows the IET's announcement last month of further
developments to the Inspec database that will use semantic enrichment
to provide increased connections between articles.

Tim Aitken, Product Manager for Inspec added: "With engineering
research growing at an exponential rate, it is more important than
ever that researchers have access to the most up-to-date developments
and are able to find the content most relevant to them. The inclusion
of arXiv records is the first step in providing users with a more
seamless journey through their research, allowing researchers to find
everything they need in one place and explore new content through
relationships like inter-related and overlapping scientific concepts,
institutions, authors, locations and time periods."

Inspec is the world's most trusted source of physical sciences and
engineering research information, used globally by the most innovative
organisations that take seriously the need to give their researchers
and students the best tools for their work. Inspec gives students and
researchers' essential intelligence and unrivalled metadata
connections to find the information needed to improve research
productivity.

Sara Killingworth
Manager, Solutions Marketing, Knowledge Services
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