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
|
replaced by Energy Citations Database in OPPIE - see below |
FlashPoint |
|
all types |
Yes for some |
Searches across 12 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 |
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 |
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 |
|