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COMPLETE CAMBRIDGE SCIENCES COLLECTION

Assembles a library of multidisciplinary scientific and technical bibliographic databases in a single resource. This collection allows researchers to do in-depth searches of scientific topics across a wide field of subjects. Comprehensive bibliographic coverage is offered in fields such as the biological sciences, aquatic sciences, engineering and technology, environmental sciences, materials science, and computer science. In addition to bibliographic information collected by Cambridge Scientific, the collection provides access to MEDLINE and TOXLINE produced by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.


AEROSPACE & HIGH TECHNOLOGY DATABASE

The Aerospace Database 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. In addition to periodic literature, the database also includes coverage of reports issued by NASA, other U.S. government agencies, international institutions, universities, and private firms.

Dates of Coverage: 1986 to present. Updates: Monthly. Approximately 60,000 abstracts per year Size: 857,000 Total Abstracts


AQUATIC SCIENCES & FISHERIES ABSTRACTS (ASFA) DATABASE

Primary indexing and abstracting service for aquatic literature. The database provides complete, comprehensive information on the science and technology of marine, freshwater, and brackishwater organisms and environments. It features detailed abstracts on biology, ecology, aquatic resources, oceanography, limnology, geoscience, ocean technology, pollution, and related sociopolitical issues. Specific topics range from abyssal currents to zooplankton taxonomy, with everything in between including areas such as eutrophication, habitat improvement, invertebrate larvae, limnology, offshore structures, policies and regulations, resource development, salmon fisheries, taxonomy, water analysis, and wetlands.

Sponsored by four United Nations agencies, an international network of information centers monitors literature worldwide to ensure the comprehensive nature of this database. This allows foreign-language journals and institutional reports which are normally not widely distributed to be included in the database.

Subject Coverage Includes: Aquaculture, Aquatic organisms, Aquatic pollution, Brackishwater environments, Conservation, Engineering Environmental quality, Fisheries, Freshwater environments, Limnology, Marine biotechnology, Marine environments, Marine geology, Meteorology Oceanography, Policy and legislation, Wildlife management.

Dates of Coverage: 1978 to present. Updates: Monthly. Approximately 37,000 new records added per year. Size: Over 560,000 records. Sources: Over 4,000 primary journals (both print and electronic) plus patents, newspapers, conference proceedings, books and reports, computer media (CD ROM and floppies), films and maps.


ARTbibliographies MODERN

This database provides comprehensive bibliographic coverage of the current literature, articles, books, dissertations, and exhibition catalogs on art and design, including full coverage of 19th- and 20th-century studies.

Dates of Coverage: 1974 to present. Updates: Quarterly. Approximately 12,000 new records added per year. Size: Over 265,000 records. Sources: Journal Articles, books, catalogs, dissertations, and exhibition reviews.


BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES DATABASE

Offers abstracts and citations of a wide range of research in biomedicine, biotechnology, zoology, and ecology, and some aspects of agriculture and veterinary science. Research areas covered include the expansive fields of molecular biology and genetics, microbiology (including diseases), virology, toxicology, and neuroscience; the database also features coverage of specialized topics such as chemoreception, calcified tissue, entomology, and marine biotechnology.

This database focuses on basic research and is particularly useful to researchers seeking interdisciplinary perspectives across the biological sciences.

Subject Coverage Includes: AIDS, Algology, Amino acids, Animal behavior, Aquaculture, Aquatic organisms, Bacteriology, Bioengineering, Biological membranes, Biotechnology (agricultural, environmental, marine, medical and pharmaceutical), Calcified tissue, Calcium in biological systems, Chemoreception, Ecology, Entomology, Genetics (microbial, plant, animal, and human), Human genome research, Immunology, Marine biology, Microbiology, Molecular biology, Mycology, Neuroscience, Nucleic acids, Oncogenes and growth factors, Peptides, Proteins, Protozoology, Safety science, Toxicology, Virology, Zoology .

Dates of Coverage: 1982 to present. Updates: Monthly. Approximately 129,000 new records added per year. Size: Over 2,000,000 records. Sources: Over 2,500 primary journals, plus patents, conference proceedings, books, and reports.


COMPUTER SCIENCE COLLECTION DATABASE

Assembles databases providing bibliographic coverage of advances in computer science and related technologies, with specialist content on computers, microcomputers, information systems, electronics, communications technology, solid state technology, and superconductors. This collection also provides coverage of ceramics technology applicable to electronics. Theoretical and practical applications of everything from software and artificial intelligence, through semiconductors, superconductors, and lasers are covered in depth.

Subject Coverage Includes: Artificial intelligence, Automation, Business applications, CAD/CAM and CIM/CAE, CD-ROM, Ceramics, Communications, Computer security, Conductive and magnetic properties, Desktop publishing, Electronic circuits and devices, Electronic mail, Electronic physics including electromagnetics and physical electronics, Electronic publishing, Electronic systems, Hardware evaluation, Imaging, Industry news and trends, Instrumentation, Interfaces, Internet / World Wide Web, Internetworking, Library applications, Local and wide area networks, Manufacturing and design, Microcomputer systems, Multimedia, Network management, Network operating systems, Online systems, Optical engineering, Pattern recognition, Robotics, Software, Software reviews, System security, Systems integration, Utility programs, Video conferencing, Workgroup computing.

Dates of Coverage: 1978 to present. Updates: Monthly. Approximately 60,000 new records added per year. Size: Over 1 million records. Sources: Over 500 primary journals, plus trade literature, conference proceedings, books, and reports.


ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES & POLLUTION MANAGEMENT DATABASE

Provides unparalleled coverage of the environmental sciences. This unique, multi disciplinary database provides abstracts and references to the literature covering all areas of air, land, water, and noise pollution as well as bacteriology, ecology, toxicology, risk assessment, environmental engineering, environmental biotechnology, waste management, and water resources. Environmental policy and regulations are given significant coverage, as are U.S. environmental impact statements.

Subject Coverage Includes: Agricultural biotechnology, Bacteriology, Climatic changes, Ecology, Energy resources, Environmental biotechnology, Environmental data acquisition (i.e., remote sensing), Environmental engineering, Environmental impact statements (U.S.), Global climate change, Hazardous waste, Indoor air quality, Industrial hygiene, Microbiology applied to industrial and environmental issues, Occupational health, Pollution: land, air, water, noise, solid waste, radioactive material, and toxic emissions, Risk assessment, Safety science, Toxicology, Waste management, Water quality, Water resource issues.

Dates of Coverage: 1981 to present. Updates: Monthly. Approximately 76,800 new records added per year. Size: Over 973,000 records. Sources: Over 1,000 primary journals, trade literature, patents, conference proceedings, books, and reports.


CSA LINGUISTICS & LANGUAGE BEHAVIOR ABSTRACTS

Assists both generalists and specialists in keeping abreast of cutting-edge developments in disciplines concerned with the nature and use of language. The database covers all aspects of the study of language including phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax and semantics. Complete coverage is also given to various fields of linguistics including descriptive, historical, comparative, theoretical and geographical linguistics.

Subject Coverage Includes: Anthropological Linguistics · Applied Linguistics · Descriptive Linguistics · Discourse Analysis / Text Linguistics · Hearing and Speech Physiology · Hearing - Pathological and Normal · History of Linguistics · Interpersonal Behavior and Communication · Language Classification · Language - Pathological and Normal · Learning Disabilities · Lexicography / Lexicology · Mental Retardation · Morphology · Nonverbal Communication · Orthography, Writing Systems · Philosophy of Language · Phonetics · Phonology · Poetics / Literary Theory · Psycholinguistics · Psychometrics · Semantics · Semiotics · Sociolinguistics · Special Education · Syntax · Theory of Linguistics · Typology

Dates of Coverage: 1973 to present. Updates: Five times per year. Approximately 17,000 new records added per year. Size: Over 244,000 records as of April 1998. Sources: Over 1,500 journals are scanned for the database. In addition, information gathered from books and monographs; dissertations; and bibliographies; are included in the database.


MATERIALS SCIENCE COLLECTION WITH METADEX

Brings together in one place the majority of the leading materials science databases, with specialist content on materials science, metallurgy, ceramics, polymers, and composites used in engineering applications. The collection provides unique coverage on materials processes, both applied and theoretical, including welding and joining, heat treatment and thermal spray. Everything from raw materials and refining through processing, welding, and fabrication to end use, corrosion, performance, and recycling is covered in depth for all metals, polymers, ceramics, and composites.

Subject Coverage Includes: Alloys, Aluminum, Biomaterials, Brazing and soldering, Business and company information, Casting and molding, Ceramics, Chemical and electrochemical properties, Composites, Corrosion, Energy and fuel, Glass, including metallic glasses, Health and safety, Heat treatment, Intermetallics, Materials selection, Materials substitution, Metallurgy, Nonferrous metals, Polymers, Powder technology, Products and processes, Recycling, Refractories, Steels, Structures, Surface finishing, Testing quality control, Thermal spray, Welding and joining, Working and forming.

Dates of Coverage: 1966 to present. Updates: Monthly. Approximately 114,000 new records added per year. Size: Over 2 million records. Sources: Over 5,000 primary journals plus trade literature, patents, newspapers, press releases, conference proceedings, books and reports.


WORLDWIDE POLITICAL SCIENCES ABSTRACTS

Supplies up-to-date bibliographice information and research within the political sciences discipline and its complementary fields. The database includes records that were formerly published in Political Sciences Abstracts from IFL/Plenum Data Corporation; in addition, the database contains references from the ABC POL SCI database, originally published by ABC CLIO. The combined database features expanded international coverage.

Dates of Coverage: 1975 to present. Updates: Monthly. Approximately 20,000 new records added per year. Size: Over 234,000 records. Sources: Over 1,000 primary journals plus dissertations, along with citations of books reviews appearing in the journals abstracted.


SOCIOLOGICAL ABSTRACTS

Sociological Abstracts is the preeminent resource for accessing the research literature in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences. The database covers articles relevant to sociology and related disciplines such as anthropology, economics, education, health and medicine, social psychology, and much more.

Subject Coverage Includes: Community Development, Critical Sociology, Culture and Social Structure, Demography and Human Biology, Environmental Interactions, Evaluation Research, History and Theory of Sociology, Management and Complex Organizations, Mass Phenomena and Political Interactions, Methodology and Research Technology, Policy, Planning, Forecasting, Political Sociology, Rural and Urban Sociology, Social Change and Economic Development, Social Development, Social Differentiation, Social Psychology and Group Interaction, Sociology of the Arts, Business, Education, Health and Medicine Knowledge, Law, Religion, and Science, Studies in Violence and Victimology, The Family and Social Welfare, Welfare Services, Women's Studies

Dates of Coverage: 1963 to present Updates: Bimonthly. Approximately 36,000 new records added per year. Size: Over 500,000 records as of January 1998. Sources: Over 2,600 journals and other serials publications are abstracted for this database, as well as conference papers, books and dissertations.


CSA SOCIAL SERVICES ABSTRACTS

CSA Social Services Abstracts provides bibliographic coverage of current research focused on social work, human services, and related areas, including social welfare, social policy, and community development.
Subject Coverage Includes: Community Development, Crisis Intervention, Evaluation Research, The Family and Social Welfare, Gerontology, Policy, Planning, Forecasting, Poverty and Homelessness, Professional Issues in Social Work, Social Development, Social Work Education, Support Groups/Networks, Violence, Abuse, Neglect, Welfare Services

Dates of Coverage: 1980 to present Updates: Bimonthly. Approximately 4,000 new records added per year. Size: Over 55,000 records as of January 2000.


CSA TECHNOLOGY COLLECTION

Published in cooperation with Engineering Information Inc.

This suite of engineering and technology databases provides researchers with immediate access to information in a number of cutting-edge disciplines.

BioEngineering Abstracts provides access to international research on all aspects of biochemical and microbial technology as applied to bioengineering. 11,000 Abstracts/Year · Monthly Updates · Backfiles to 1993· 78,000 Total Abstracts

Computer & Information Systems Abstracts provides fast, organized access to the thousands of sources in the ever-growing field of computers and information technology, covering both the latest theoretical research and resulting practical applications around the world. 17,600 Abstracts/Year · Monthly Updates · Backfiles to 1981 · 324,000 Total Abstracts

Environmental Engineering Abstracts covers the world literature pertaining to the growing challenge of pollution resulting from industrial development and population growth. 11,000 Abstracts/Year· Monthly Updates· Backfiles to 1990 · 111,000 Total Abstracts

Electronics & Communications Abstracts covers both theoretical and applied research for specialists working with scientific, industrial, and engineering applications. 11,600 Abstracts/Year ·Monthly Updates · Backfiles to 1981· 195,000 Total Abstracts

Mechanical Engineering Abstracts surveys and summarizes the worldwide literature in mechanical engineering, engineering management, and production engineering. 11,000 Abstracts/Year· Monthly Updates· Backfiles to 1981 · 202,000 Total Abstracts

Solid State / Superconductivity Abstracts presents global coverage on all aspects of theory, production, and application of solid state materials and devices - as well as the new high- and low-temperature superconductivity technology. 8,000 Abstracts/Year ·Monthly Updates · Backfiles to 1981 · 167,000 Total Abstracts


ERIC

ERIC is the premier U.S. national bibliographic database of education literature. The database is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education as part of its mission to improve American education by increasing and facilitating the use of educational research and information to effect good practice in the activities of learning, teaching, educational decision making, and research. ERIC consists of two files: Resources in Education (RIE) which covers document literature and Current Index to Journals in Education (CJIE) which covers published journal literature from over 775 periodicals.

Subject Coverage Includes: Adult, Career, and Vocational Education Counseling and Personnel Services Adult, Career, and Vocational Education Elementary and Early Childhood Education Educational Management Handicapped and Gifted Children Higher Education Information Resources Junior Colleges Languages and Linguistics Reading and Communication Skills Rural Education and Small Schools Science, Mathematics, and Environmental Education Social Studies and Social Science Education Teacher Education Tests, Measurement, and Evaluation Urban Education

Dates of Coverage: 1966 to present. Updates: Monthly. Approximately 31,000 new records added per year. Size: Over 950,000 records as of April 1998. Sources: In addition to leading education journals, the database contains information gathered from books and monographs; conferences, symposia, meetings; audiovisual media; bibliographies; directories; government documents; reports; software descriptions; and theses and dissertations.

LISA (Library and Information Science Abstracts)

Published by Bowker Covers the field of librarianship and information science as well as many related areas.
Sources: 440 periodicals from more than 68 countries and in more than 20 different languages.
Subject coverage includes: · Artificial Intelligence · Book Reviews · CD-ROMs · Computer Science applications · Information centres · Information Management · Information Science · Information Storage · Information Technology · Internet Technology · Knowledge Management · Librarianship · Libraries and Archives · Library Management · Library Technology · Library use and users · Medical Information · Online Information Retrieval · Publishing and Bookselling · Records Management · Technical services · Telecommunications · World Wide Web · 13.000 records/year · Updated Biweekly · Backfiles to 1969 · 184.000 total records · Thesaurus Available