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Comparison of key databases indexing literature
in physics
| Database |
Years |
Materials indexed |
Full-text ? |
Special features |
| ADS: SAO/NASA Astrophysics
Data System |
1975- |
journals, conferences, NASA reports |
Yes for most |
Covers astrophysics, physics/geophysics, and instrumentation |
DOE Energy at LANL•
|
1974-2001 |
journals, books, conferences, reports |
Yes for some |
Covers government-sponsored science and technology research ;
offers alerts. (For earlier years,
1948-76, see Nuclear science
abstracts at LANL•) |
| FlashPoint• |
|
all types |
Yes for some |
Searches across 14 databases including the library catalog, covering
all subjects |
| IAEA Nucleus |
|
journals, reports, datafiles |
Yes for some |
Gateway to IAEA databases such
as INIS, Nuclear Data Systems like Evaluated Nuclear Reaction Data Files
(ENDF), IAEA library catalog, databases on reactors, waste, nuclear events, etc. |
Knovel•
|
|
books |
Yes |
Searches contents of books; includes productivity tools such as
interactive tables |
SearchPlus•
|
1969- |
journals, conferences, some books and reports |
Yes for some
|
Searches 6 databases simultaneously, including Inspec,
ISI Proceedings and SciSearch; offers cited reference searching and alerts |
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