Ei Databases - HE Subscriptions

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

A Web-based information service that offers a wide range of quality resources for information specialists, professionals and researchers working in the applied science and engineering fields.

Engineering Village 2 features access to the top information resources in the applied science, technical and engineering fields.

Compendex

Compendex is the most comprehensive bibliographic database of engineering research available today, containing references and abstracts to over 5,000 engineering journals, conferences and technical reports. The broad subject areas of engineering and applied science are comprehensively represented. Coverage includes chemical and process engineering, computers and data processing, applied physics, electronics and communications, civil, mechanical and materials engineering, as well as narrower subtopics within all these major fields. Online coverage is from 1970 to the present. Around 250,000 new records are added to the database annually. Compendex is updated weekly to ensure access to critical developments in your field.

Elsevier has its own world-wide-web server which provides information about its products.

AGREEMENT INFORMATION

Overview - the Detail of the Agreement.
Agreement Pricing - from the Overview.
To sign up to the new agreement sites are required to do the following:
Complete an Application Form for Access to Engineering Village 2 and Compendex and return to Eduserv Chest
An Elsevier Licence Agreement will be sent to you by Elsevier.
End User Rights

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Sites which have taken out three year subscriptions can now extend this period for a further two years from 8th December 2006 to 7th December 2008. Pricing details are contained in the Application Form for Access to Engineering Village 2 and Compendex. Those wishing to extend for a further two year period should complete a copy of the Application Form and send it to Eduserv Chest.

LINKS

chest- compendex JISCmail List , chest-ei- village JISCmail List - These give information about the chest-compendex and chest-ei-village lists at JISCmail.