FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Engineering Information announces electronic backfile dating to 1884
Provides search access to 120 years of engineering literature
HOBOKEN, N.J., 15 September 2003 - Engineering Information (www.ei.org), a division of Elsevier (www.elsevier.com), has announced the forthcoming availability of the Engineering Index Backfile. As of December 2003, the backfile will be available exclusively via the Engineering Village 2 (www.engineeringvillage2.org) platform.
Backfile subscribers will have desktop access to a breadth and depth of engineering literature coverage never before available to aid in their research. The Engineering Index has been the premiere information source abstracting and indexing engineering literature for over a century and forms the foundation of Compendex®, the world's most widely accepted bibliographic database covering the engineering field. Each volume of the Engineering Index, dating from 1884 through 1969, will be digitized to comprise the complete backfile.
The Engineering Index Backfile contains close to 2 million records and references major engineering innovations pioneered throughout the 19th and 20th centuries. Citations for articles on the first internal combustion engine, the foundations of aviation, telecommunications and computing are among the advances contained within the backfile.
"Innovation and discovery are processes built upon accumulated knowledge. Scientists, engineers and researchers with ready access to the writings of their predecessors, are better prepared to innovate and create yet another round of scientific breakthrough and improve quality of life," said Rafael Sidi, Vice-president of Engineering Publishing. "The availability of the Engineering Index Backfile will provide researchers with an unprecedented discovery tool."
About Engineering Information
Founded in 1884, Engineering Information is a leading provider of information solutions and discovery tools meeting the needs of the engineering and applied physical science communities. Engineering Information publishes 9 bibliographic databases including Compendex®, Chimica®, Chemical Business NewsBase and PaperChem and provides the online discovery platforms Engineering Village 2™ (www.engineeringvillage2.org) and ChemVillage™ (www.chemvillage.org).
About Elsevier
Elsevier is a world-leading publisher of scientific, technical and medical information products and services. Working in partnership with the global science and health communities, the company publishes more than 1,800 journals and 2,200 new books per year, in addition to offering a suite of innovative electronic products, such as ScienceDirect (www.sciencedirect.com) and MD Consult (www.mdconsult.com), bibliographic databases, online reference works and subject specific portals.
Elsevier is a global company headquartered in Amsterdam, The Netherlands and has offices worldwide. The company is part of Reed Elsevier Group plc , a world-leading publisher and information provider. Operating in the science and medical, legal, education and business-to-business sectors, Reed Elsevier provides high-quality and flexible information solutions to users, with increasing emphasis on the Internet as a means of delivery. Reed Elsevier's ticker symbols are REN (Euronext Amsterdam), REL (London Stock Exchange), RUK and ENL (New York Stock Exchange).
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