sub: ASTM & BIS Standards....
ICAST has acquired the Complete collection of published
"ASTM Standards" and "Indian Standards".
The ASTM Standards on CD is a Stand-alone version.
Contact Sri Ravikumar (ravikumar@css.nal.res.in)/
Ms. A Mary (amary@css.nal.res.in) at 6696 for full-text paper.

Access to "Complete set of Indian Standards" are available at
http://192.168.9.71/bisasp/start.html
Please remove proxy for this server for faster response.

14-02-2007

sub: Derwent Innovations Index for patents...
The access to Derwent Innovations Index (DII), a product of WoS has been set up at NAL.
The General search option facilitates to search for patents that cite an inventor, patent number, assignee or Derwent accession number.
Advanced search for searches using complex queries including field tags and set combinations
Compound search for compounds using chemical structures, compound names and molecular formulas.
Open saved search opens up a previously saved search.
http://isiknowledge.com to access DII.

14-02-2007

sub: Access to Web Of Science: Science Citation Index Expanded...
IP enabled access to Web of Science(http://isiknowledge.com) - Science Citation Index Expanded (from 1987 to Current) has been set up at NAL.
Salient Features of WoS SCI:
Quick search: Single term search with Boolean operators (And, Or, Not) and Truncation characters ((* ? $)
General Search: for records by topic, author name, source title, and author address
Cited Reference Search: for articles that cite other works that you select from the citation index
Structure Search: for chemical compounds and reactions
Advanced Search: to Create complex searches using field tags and set combinations
Open Saved Search: Search for records by opening a previously saved search history file

07-02-2007

sub: Access to ACM Digital Library (Journals +)
Access to complete ACM (Associating Computing Machinary) Digital Collection has been set up for NAL. The ACM Digital Library is a vast collection of citations and full texts from ACM journal and newsletter articles and conference proceedings.
It covers Journals(6), Magazines(10), Transactions(26), Special Interest Group (SIG) Newsletters(57), Conference Proceeding Series(248), and Publications by affiliated organizations(22).
You can browse the contents, search using keywords, authors, etc using Advanced Search Facility or simple basic search using any word or phrase in the search box.
How to access:
Visit ICAST site at http://www.icast.org.in and Click ACM under E-journals OR Visit any of the following directly
http://portal.acm.org/
http://www.icast.org.in/e_journal/acm/acm.htm
Search:
# Basic Search: On the Digital Library main page, type your word or phrase into the text box. The search engine searches on each word individually as well as on the whole phrase. Put quotations (" ") around the phrase to search the exact phrase.
# Advanced Search: On the Advanced Search screen, use the fields provided to conduct your search based on specific criteria, such as a key word or phrase, author, ISBN or ISSN. Customize your search by specifying month and year the item was published; item type; or ACM Computing Classification (CCS) term. Use these fields independently or combine them.
Personalization:
Setting up an ACM Web account is free for both ACM members or non-members. With the Web account you establish your username and password, the main entry points to access table-of-contents alerts, binders, and other ACM services. To create a free ACM Web account, go to: https://campus.acm.org/public/accounts/create.cfm.

5-01-2007

sub: TRIAL ACCESS TO 'ENGINEERING VILLAGE'
ICAST is pleased to inform you that the trial access to 'Engineering Village' (www.engineeringvillage2.com) has been set up for a period of two months.
Engineering Village is a Web-based information service that offers a wide range of quality resources for information specialists, professionals, and researchersworking in the applied science and engineering fields.
Engineering Village covers:
- Compendex
- Inspec
- NTIS
- GEOBASE
- US Patents & EP Patents
The combined Compendex, Inspec, NTIS, GEOBASE and Patents databases allow for searching on the broadest possible range of topics within the scientific, applied science, technical and engineering disciplines, earth sciences, ecology, oceanography, unclassified government reports and US & European patents. Coverage is from 1790 to present.

02-01-2007

sub: TRIAL ACCESS TO 'SCOPUS'....
ICAST is pleased to inform you that access to Scopus has been set up at NAL until 10 February 2007.
Scopus is the largest abstract and citation database.
It covers: Over 15,000 peer-reviewed titles from more than 4,000 international publishers, including coverage of:
o 500 Open Access journals
o 700 Conference Proceedings
o 600 Trade Publications
o 125 Book Series
o 28 million abstract records
o 245 million references, added to all abstracts
The access to 'SCOPUS" is clicking on to the following URL http://www.scopus.com Please also visit the Scopus information site at http://www.info.scopus.com where you will find extensive information regarding Scopus. In order to take advantage of personalized features in Scopus, please register on Scopus by clicking on the "Register"link on the top right hand corner of any page. These usernames can only be used within the authorized IP range of the institution.

18-09-2006

sub: E -Journals Users Training Workshop by Representatives of Publishers :20-21 Sept 2006
As you are aware, ICAST has provided online access to >4000 journals of 13 reputed publishers viz., Elsevier, Springer, Cambridge, Wiley, Oxford, Taylor & Francis, RCS, ACS, ASME, ASCE, Emerald, Blackwell, etc in collaboration with CSIR e-journals consortia including 5 -10 years back files.
As part of the nation-wide Usage Promotion Programmes organised by CSIR/ NISCAIR, New Delhi, a One and half Day Programme is scheduled to be held on 20th & 21st September 2006. During the workshop, the representatives of different publishers will familarize about their content, the search techniques, and personalized swevices facilitating quick and easy access to the research material of your interest. The scientists can create their profile through publishers' website for automatic e mail alerts indicating new article/articles published in the users' area of interest.
The programme will include Presentations-cum-interactive sessions by the following Publishers' representatives and the officials from NISCAIR and the workshop is arranged at ICAST seminar hall (Room No. 326).
Date Time Name of the Publisher
20-09-2006 9.30 AM Royal Society of Chemistry
10.30 AM Springer
11.30 AM Wiley
12.30 PM Emerald
2.30 PM Taylor&Francis
3.30 PM American Society of Civil Eengineers
4.30 PM American Society of Mechanical Eengineers
21-09-2006 10.30 AM Oxford University Press
11.30 AM American Institute of Physics
You are hereby requested to attend the workshop since this is a rare opportunity for you to learn more for the better utilisation of the e-journals resource facility. THE CONTINUATION OF THIS FACILITY/SERVICE WILL DEPEND UPON THE USAGE STATISTICS (FULL TEXT DOWN LOADS)

21-07-2005

Sub: Microfiche Scanner/Digitizer...
We are happy to announce the procurement of a Microfiche Scanner/Digitizer recently at ICAST. As you are aware, our center has an exhaustive collection of very useful and important reports in microfiche form, like AIAA papers prior to 1997, NPS thesis, U S Federal Govt. Reports and many more from Academic and Government institutions in the world. NAL scientists can avail this facility to get the soft copies of the microfiches on request either through e mail attachments or downloaded on CD's/floppies etc. Please contact ICAST staff at 6086/6083/6085 for this service.

15-07-2005

Sub: Launching of ICAST New Website...
Launching of new Website and Services of ICAST on 23rd July 2005 by NAL Director Dr. A R Upadhya. The new ICAST website, improvised from its earlier version launched six years back provides detailed information about its exhaustive resources both in print and electronic forms. The site offers quite a good number of web based services, viz.,
* Access to >4000 E Journals from major publishers
* Access to AIAA Meeting Papers Online (Full Text)
* Online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC) of ICAST books, journals, Conf. Proceedings, Technical reports, standards ,patents, project reports etc.,
* News Clipping Service covering news items on Aerospace, Aeronautics, Aviation, specific items on S&T & IT scanning national/international newspapers, magazines and web sources
* Digital Repository of NAL publications is the digital archive of research output of NAL scientists
* Access to Aerospace & High technology Database covering >4 million bibliographic records of basic and applied research in Aeronautics, Astronautics and Space Sciences
* Union catalogs of Holdings/Current of serials in CSIR libraries Current books/reports/Journals monthly additions of ICAST
* Access to J Gate with browsing and searching facility from over a million articles from >12,500 S & T journals

Pl visit our site for many more services and other useful information at www.icast.org.in/