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Scientific and technical information is the key component of effective research. In today's highly competitive world, engineers must stay on top of ever-emerging technologies. If you need comprehensive engineering information, search Ei Compendex on ProQuest Dialog. You can search it alone or as part of several industries. The following overview provides details about this authoritative engineering file and features that will make it easy to search the database on ProQuest Dialog.
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Produced by Elsevier Engineering Information, Ei Compendex provides abstracted coverage of significant engineering and technical literature. Coverage dating back to 1969 is divided into several databases: the most comprehensive date coverage is 1969 to the present. You can also search 1990 to the present and 1969 to 1990. All current files are updated weekly.
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Covering 190 engineering disciplines, Compendex is the most comprehensive interdisciplinary literature database available to engineers. The database covers subjects in every engineering discipline including: chemical, civil, electrical, mechanical and mining engineering and embraces all the fields of engineering including geological, biological, electronics and control engineering, fuel, automotive and robotics to name some.
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It is an indispensable tool for engineering professionals, researchers and librarians. With its extensive scope you can find Compendex as part of industry research on ProQuest Dialog including aerospace & defense, automotive, engineering & technology, pharmaceutical & biomedical, telecommunication and computing.
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Sources in Compendex show the breadth and depth of coverage from scholarly journals like Acoustical Physics, ACS Nano, Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Quarterly, Construction and Building Materials, Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy and Engineering with Computers to trade journals such as Biometric Technology Today and global coverage from China with the Chinese Journal of Electronics to non-English trade literature Celulosa Y Papel.
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Compendex contains more than 13 million records from more than 6,500 scholarly journals, transactions, reports and special publications of engineering societies, scientific and technical associations, government agencies, universities, laboratories, research institutions and industrial organizations; monographs; standards; seminars and reports.
In addition, more than 480,000 records of significant published proceedings of engineering and technical conferences, symposia and colloquia are included. Conferences held since 1982 are indexed in depth. Individual papers as well as conference review records are included.
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Compendex content comes from more than 65 countries in 26 languages with approximately 50% from non-US publications.
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Compendex is an important database to monitor the progress of competitors' innovations and view the competitive landscape. You can locate emerging technologies, check for prior art on your own inventions and verify the feasibility of new inventions. Use this database to find information on the activities of private, public and government research labs, institutes or think-tanks, find state-of-the-art technology in conference literature much sooner than journal literature as well as new test and evaluation techniques pioneered and practiced by U.S., Canadian and universities outside of North America.
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Journal article and conference paper titles illustrate the subject diversity of this database.
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Let's take a look at a Compendex record and some of the new features on ProQuest Dialog that give you more options when viewing the record. This record is from a scholarly journal. Each record contains the title, authors, publication title, page numbers, publisher and date of publication. Links to author names provide additional publications by that author. An abstract in English can also be translated into other languages. At the top of the screen you can save the record to My Research, your own personal workspace, email it to a colleague, print it and more. Find the full text via a 360 link or order it from Infotrieve.
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An extensive listing of index terms is given to make searching easier. Subjects from the Compendex thesaurus, identifier keywords of some of the most current terms and classifications are linked in each record and can be used in further searches. Note the author affiliation if you need to contact the author. On the right a link to See similar documents lets you view additional records on the topic. Click the Preview button to view the record.
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As you can see, Ei Compendex provides comprehensive coverage of technical literature. To learn more about the content on ProQuest Dialog, we've designated Compendex as the featured File for January on ProQuest Dialog. This database is an integral part of the scientific and technical collections on ProQuest Dialog. Also read about the featured file in the January Chronolog and explore this comprehensive engineering database. Make sure you are signed up for the Chronolog to see all the news at Dialog including other featured files each month. If you have any questions, you can also contact the Knowledge Center by phone or email at .
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This completes our overview of Ei Compendex on ProQuest Dialog. Thank you for your interest in this premier engineering database.
