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Indexes & Abstracts to Scientific Literature

What are INDEXES & ABSTRACTS? | Where to locate PRINT & ELECTRONIC indexes

What are INDEXES & ABSTRACTS?

Indexes and abstracts can be used to locate articles on a specific topic.

  • Indexes provide citations to articles. A citation for an article includes the full title of the article, the title of the journal, book or conference proceeding where the article appears, the author(s), the date published, and the pagination.
  • Abstracts include a summary of the article.

Indexes and abstracts can be searched by AUTHOR, SUBJECT or KEYWORD.

The Science, Industry and Business Library (SIBL) subscribes to print and electronic indexes. The electronic version of an index is usually more up-todate. If you are doing comprehensive research, always check the date coverage of an index, since the electronic equivalents of print indexes do not always cover the same time period.

Where to locate PRINT & ELECTRONIC indexes:

Electronic Indexes:

Electronic indexes are often called databases. For more information about databases and how to locate them go to the following Web page:
Science & Technology Databases Available at SIBL

Print Indexes:

Print indexes (paper format) can be found in the open-shelf reference collection located on the lower level of SIBL. The following is a list of print indexes with their call numbers. When an electronic version of a print index is also available, the database title is listed. Please check the CATNYP catalog for date coverage.

Title

Call Number

Electronic Version
Applied Science & Technology Index *R – Z7913.I7 Applied Science & Technology Abstracts
Bibliography and Index of Geology *R – Z6031. G4 GeoRef
Biological Abstracts *R – QH301.B37 - - -
Ceramic Abstracts *R – TP785.A64 - - -
Chemical Abstracts *R – QD1.A51 - - -
Current contents. Engineering, computing & technology *R – Z7913 .C78 - - -
Current contents. Life sciences *R – Z5321.C87.QH301 - - -
Current contents. Physical, chemical & earth sciences *R – Z7143.C85 - - -
Engineering Index *R – Z5851.E622 Compendex Plus
Environment Abstracts *R – GF1.E553 - - -
Food Science & Technology Abstracts *R – TP368.F678 Food Science & Technology Abstracts
General Science Index *R – Z7401 .G46 General Science Abstracts
Index to Scientific & Technical Proceedings *R – Z7403 .I4Q158.5 - - -
Internet & Personal Computing Abstracts: IPCA *R – QA75.5.I5 - - -
Mathematical Reviews *R – Z6653 .M426 MathSci Disc
Metals Abstracts *R – TN1.M5153 - - -
Pollution Abstracts *R – TD172.P65 - - -
RAPRA Abstracts (Rubber and Plastics Research Association of Great Britain) *R – TS1870 .R68 - - -
Science Abstracts Series A Physics Abstracts *R – QC1 .P46 INSPEC
Science Abstracts Series B Electrical And Electronics Abstracts JSM 95-489 INSPEC
Science Abstracts Series C Computer And Control Abstracts JSN 95-82 (this title must be requested from closed stacks) INSPEC
Science Citation Index *R – Z7401 .S365 - - -
Science Citation Index Journal Citation Reports Quade Microform Room - - -
World Textile Abstracts *R – TS1300 .W94 - - -