1. Abstracts and Indexing
Services for Colleagues®
Gerry McKiernan
Science and Technology Librarian
Iowa State University Library
Wednesday, February 4, 2004
Seminar Room / 192
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http://www.public.iastate.edu/~gerrymck/A&I.ppt
2. Science and Technology Databases
Aerospace & High Technology
Mechanical and Transportation
Engineering Abstracts
NTIS Database
4. Aerospace & High Technology
Database (1)
Aerospace & High Technology
Database (A&HTD) provides
bibliographic coverage of basic and
applied research in aeronautics,
astronautics, and space sciences.
The database also covers technology
development and applications in
complementary and supporting fields
such as chemistry, geosciences,
physics, communications, and
electronics.
5. Aerospace & High Technology
Database (2)
In addition to periodic literature, the
database also includes coverage of
reports issued by National Aeronautics
and Space Administration (NASA),
other U.S. government agencies,
international institutions, universities,
and private firms.
6. Aerospace & High Technology
Database (3)
Major areas of coverage include:
Aerodynamics
Aircraft Design and Instrumentation
Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
Communications and Navigation
Electronics and Electrical Engineering
Energy Production and Conversion
Environmental Pollution
Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer
Geophysics and Earth Resources
7. Aerospace & High Technology
Database (4)
Major areas of coverage include:
Lasers and Masers
Life Sciences
Materials
Mathematical and Computer Sciences
Mechanical Engineering
Meteorology, Climatology, and Oceanography
Physics: Solid State, Thermodynamics,
Atomic and Molecular, Nuclear and High-
Energy, Optics, Acoustics, Plasmas
8. Aerospace & High Technology
Database (5)
Major areas of coverage include:
Propellants and Fuels
Social Sciences
Space Sciences
Spacecraft Design and Systems Engineering
Structural Mechanics
Quality Assurance and Reliability
9. Aerospace & High Technology
Database (6)
Date Coverage
– 1962 to present; updated monthly
Size
– Over 2,382,420 records as of December 2002
Features
– All records are indexed using a controlled
vocabulary from the NASA Thesaurus.
– Records are also assigned a classification code
that allows retrieval by broad topic (e.g., ‘33
ELECTRONICS AND ELECTRICAL
ENGINEERING’)
– Browsable indexes for author name, journal title,
and publication type, and a searchable thesaurus
12. ‘Keyword(s)’ / ‘Anywhere’
The Keyword search option allows the
user to search the title, abstract, and
descriptor fields at the same time, and
if available, the identifier field as well
The Anywhere option allows the user
to search any/all fields in a record
36. Remove Duplicates (1)
• When a search returns 5000 or fewer total
records, you can choose to remove duplicate records
that may be included in your result set.
• If you have results from more than one database, a
pop-up window will prompt you to choose priority
preferences. Choose as first priority the database from
which you want to retain records. Duplicates will be
removed from other databases. If duplicate records
occur within a single database, they will also be
removed.
• To use this feature, click the Remove Duplicates
button.
37. Remove Duplicates (2)
• When the duplicates have been removed, the
number of records remaining in each database is
displayed in a column to the right of the original
number. The records from the first listed database are
displayed below this. To view records from the other
database(s), click on the blue right arrow beside the
number of records remaining.
39. Mechanical and Transportation
Engineering Abstracts (1)
Mechanical & Transportation Engineering
Abstracts provides citations, abstracts, and
indexing of the serials literature in mechanical
and transportation engineering and their
complementary fields, including forensic
engineering, management and marketing of
engineering services, engineering education,
theoretical mechanics and dynamics, and
mathematics and computation.
40. Mechanical and Transportation
Engineering Abstracts (2)
Major areas of coverage include:
Aircraft and spacecraft
Rockets and missiles
Satellites, probes, and space habitats
Automobiles, trucks, buses, and
motorcycles
Electric and hybrid vehicles
Tanks and armored vehicles
Earthmoving and construction machinery
Agricultural and farm machinery
Industrial materials handling machinery
41. Mechanical and Transportation
Engineering Abstracts (3)
Major areas of coverage include:
Railroad rails and structures
Sporting and recreational vehicles
Locomotives
Passenger, freight, and tank cars
High speed trains, rapid transit railways,
and monorails
Magnetic levitation railways
Shipbuilding
Passenger, cargo, commercial, and military
ships
42. Mechanical and Transportation
Engineering Abstracts (4)
Major areas of coverage include:
Boats and pleasure craft
Mechanical engineering for electric
power generation
Mechanical engineering for industrial
and manufacturing processes
Industrial robots and automation
Theoretical mechanics and dynamics
Mathematics and computation
Fuels and propellants
Management, marketing, and education
43. Mechanical and Transportation
Engineering Abstracts (5)
Date Coverage
– 1966 to present; updated twice a month.
Size
– Over 484,000 records as of June 2003
Features
– The database is indexed using an authority
file of about 12,500 controlled-vocabulary
terms and is available online to assist the
selection of appropriate search terms.
48. NTIS Database (1)
•The NTIS Database produced by the National
Technical Information Service, is the
preeminent resource for accessing the latest
U.S. government-sponsored research and
worldwide scientific, technical, engineering, and
business-related information.
• NTIS is the central source for the sale of
unclassified and publicly available information
from research reports, journal articles, data
files, computer programs and audio visual
products from Federal sources.
49. NTIS Database (2)
• Additionally, information is available from
international government departments and
other international organizations including those
from Canada, Japan, the former Soviet Union,
Western and Eastern European countries.
50. NTIS Database (3)
Major areas of coverage include:
Administration & Management
Aeronautics & Aerodynamics
Agriculture
Behavior & Society
Business
Chemistry
Communications
Computer Sciences
Education
51. NTIS Database (4)
Major areas of coverage include:
Energy
Engineering
Environmental Sciences
Health Care
International Trade
Library & Information Sciences
Materials Sciences
Mathematical Sciences
Medicine
52. NTIS Database (5)
Major areas of coverage include:
Military Science
Natural Resources & Earth Sciences
Nuclear Science
Physics
Regulations
Research Administration
Technology
Telecommunications
Transportation
53. NTIS Database (6)
Date Coverage
– 1964 - current ; updated weekly
Size
– Over 2,165,400 records as of October 2001
Full Text Access
– The Parks Library has an extensive collection of
NTIS documents on microfiche (Microforms
Center - 104A Parks). NTIS documents not owned
by the ISU library can be purchased for this
collection on behalf of the patron.
