Database Name:Computerized Engineering Index Plus
Acronym:COMP; COMPENDEX; Ei Compendex; ENGI1; PLUS; CDEX
Producer:Elsevier Engineering Information
Type of Information:Bibliographic
Group(s):EVENTS, GEOLOGY, METALLURGY, MINING, PROCESSES
Database Description:Contains citations, with abstracts, to the worldwide literature on all fields of engineering, including : aerospace; automotive; bioengineering; civil; chemical; computers and robotics; construction and materials; control engineering; electronics and electrical; fuel technology; mechanical; metallurgical; mining; nuclear; ocean engineering; petroleum; sanitary engineering; transportation; waterworks. Also covers related areas of applied science, management, and energy.
Information Sources:More than 2,500 journals, reports, books, and conference proceedings indexed for the printed version of "The Engineering Index Monthly" and "The Engineering Index Annual".
Time Span:Variable, according to the distributor
Numer of Records:More than 12 million (variable, according to the distributor)
Language:English
Updating Frequency:Weekly or Monthly (according to the distributor)
Distributors:DataStar (online, since 1976)
DIALOG (online, with records since 1884)
Elsevier Engineering Information (online, since 1969)
Ovid Technologies (online, since 1970)
Questel - Orbit (online, since 1970)
Science Direct / SciVerse Scopus (online, since 1970)
STN (online, since 1970)