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IET Inspec

Unfortunately, this agreement expired on the and is unavailable for purchase at this time.

Abstract and indexing references related to scientific and technical literature in the areas of physics, electrical and electronics engineering, computing and control engineering (now available at https://subscriptionsmanager.jisc.ac.uk/).

Key Facts

Chest's Agreement with the IET for IET Inspec, IET Inspec Archive, IET Journals Archive and IET eBooks, expired 31 August 2021. These products are now available with effect from 1 September 2021 through a new Jisc Collections Agreement with the IET on Jisc's Licence Subscriptions Manager platform.

Inspec
https://subscriptionsmanager.jisc.ac.uk/catalogue/2654

Inspec Archive
https://subscriptionsmanager.jisc.ac.uk/catalogue/2637.

eBooks
https://subscriptionsmanager.jisc.ac.uk/catalogue/2646

IET Journals Archive
https://subscriptionsmanager.jisc.ac.uk/catalogue/2647

Benefits

  • Savings against direct purchase of between 15% - 34%
  • Below inflation annual increase on 3 year and 5 year commitments
  • Annual Licence available
  • Choice of platform

Important dates

Agreement start: 1 September 2016

Agreement end: 31 August 2021

Invoice date: 1 June

VAT

From 1 May 2020 different rates of VAT apply to some eresources:

  • Standard rate applies to Inspec and Inspec Archive

Commitment Period

This Agreement is of 5 years’ duration. Institutions may join the agreement at any time during the agreement period.

Institutions have the option to take out a fixed three or five year licence or an annual licence which renews automatically unless cancelled by providing notice on or before 31 May annually and paying the appropriate penalty as shown on the order form.

Licence type

Site licence

Trial

A free 30 day trial is available please contact Chest Help 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 Jisc’s charitable objectives of supporting education, research bodies and the public sector may ask to participate in the Agreement. Chest 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 over 25 years.

Product Information

Supplier Details

Licensor: The Institution of Engineering and Technology, a Company incorporated by Royal Charter in England and Wales (company number RC000263), and registered as a Charity in England & Wales (no 211014) and Scotland (no SC038698), whose registered office is Savoy Place, London, WC2R 0BL.

Service Providers: 

  • EBSCOhost
  • EI Engineering Village
  • Ovid SP
  • ProQuest
  • Thomson Reuters Web of Science

Product Description

The IET’s Inspec database, the leading English-language bibliographic information database, contains over 15 million abstract and indexing references to journal articles, conference proceedings, technical reports and other literature in the fields of science and technology.

Access and Identity Management Solution

 

EBSCOhost

EI Village

Ovid SP

ProQuest

Web of Science

OpenAthens (SAML)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Shibboleth (SAML)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

IP address range

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Username / Password

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Technical Function Specification

The Service Providers confirm that throughout the term of the agreement the products will comply with the standards indicated.

Technical Function

Standard

EBSCOhost

EI Village

Ovid SP

ProQuest

Web of Knowledge

Full text linking

OpenURL

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Federated searching

Z39.50 protocol

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Harvesting

SRW/SRU

N/A

No

Yes

Yes

No

OAI-PMH

N/A

No

Yes

Yes

No

RSS or Atom

N/A

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Metadata standards

Dublin Core

N/A

N/A

N/A

No

N/A

MARC

N/A

N/A

Yes

Yes

N/A

PRISM

N/A

No

No

No

N/A

Months embargo period

No

No

N/A

No

N/A

Digital preservation

Lockss

N/A

N/A

N/A

No

N/A

Clockss

N/A

N/A

N/A

No

N/A

Portico

N/A

N/A

N/A

No

N/A

Usage statistics

COUNTER

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

SUSHI

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Accessibility

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Personalisation features

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

N/A

Service levels

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

N/A

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

Updates

Provider  Updates
The IET  Weekly 
EBSCOhost  Immediate 
EI Village  Weekly 
Ovid SP  Within 24 hours of receipt of file 
ProQuest  Weekly - automatically updates once the feed is delivered 
Web of Science  Weekly 

New content is added to the database weekly. The table above advises how quickly that is loaded by each provider.

Alterations/Additions

All additions and new functionality to platforms and content 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.

Service and Support

Trials

A free 30 day trial is available please contact Chest Help specifying which service provider you wish to use.

Login Information

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 
ProQuest This varies by institution but 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 4200   
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

Unfortunately, this agreement expired on the and is unavailable for purchase at this time.

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