Comparison of key databases indexing literature
in mathematics
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Database |
Years |
Materials indexed |
Full-text ? |
Special features |
Current index to
statistics
|
1975- |
journals, some books |
Yes for some |
Covers statistics and related fields |
DOE Energy at LANL
|
replaced by Energy Citations Database in OPPIE - see below |
FlashPoint |
|
all types |
Yes for some |
Searches across 6 databases including the library catalog and MathSciNet, covering
all subjects |
MathSciNet |
1940- |
books, conferences, dissertations, journals |
Yes for some |
Covers mathematics and mathmatically related research in physics,
engineering, etc. |
OPPIE |
1884- (varies) |
journals, conferences, some books and reports |
Yes for some |
Searches 7 databases simultaneously, including Energy Citations Database, ISI Proceedings
and SciSearch; offers cited reference searching and alerts |
|