As part of a review of our electronic content, we are trialling access to 3 electronic resources this term. The trials will run initially from 17 January – 16 February 2023. These were identified through benchmarking with our peer institutions. We are interested to find out what you think about these resources and if/how they support your teaching, learning and research. We will use your feedback to capture academic priorities for these resources and to build a case for purchase. To take part in this, please follow the links below to try out the resources and let us know your feedback either by emailing techlib@lib.cam.ac.uk or by completing our survey
If you have any queries or questions about the trials, please contact techlib@lib.cam.ac.uk
Knovel accelerates your discovery of answers and insights from technical reference content sourced from over 140+ providers — so you can more quickly tap into must-have resources. Instead of limiting search to narrow fields of expertise, searches in Knovel scan across the widest multidisciplinary areas, with each offering drilling down across multiple sources to deliver all relevant data, including full-text content, equations, materials and substances data, and interactive charts and graphs. Knovel offers video tutorials and a Quick Start Guide to help to introduce you to the database.
Inspec & Compendex on Engineering Village platform
Engineering Village is a specialized discovery platform where researchers can effectively search multiple engineering databases all in one place. We have trial access to:-
Compendex: Your engineering research begins here, with both broad and deep coverage of critical content. The amount of engineering-focused scholarly and technical literature in Compendex is vast and global in scope, featuring everything from the latest cutting-edge findings to historical research and innovations.
Inspec Direct: Stay up-to-date with the latest in engineering, physics and computer science research with Inspec Direct. Start your search to pinpoint relevant literature from over 20 million records, covering over 4,500 global journals and spanning more than 50 years:
You can explore the training materials available online at the getting started page. These resources provide thorough instructions on searching in Engineering Village and helpful tips for saving time and simplifying the research process.
We are also trialling Inspec on the IET platform. ET Inspec is one of the most definitive databases for subject-specific and interdisciplinary research in the fields of engineering, physics and computer science. It contains over 20 million records of research literature, and for 50 years it’s been an essential discovery tool to numerous prestigious institutions around the world. You can explore the features of Inspec Direct through their User Guide.
Understand your place in the global engineering research landscape, evaluate your research performance and make strategic decisions about the direction of your projects with Inspec Analytics, a dynamic tool based on the IET’s renowned Inspec database. Using powerful semantic mapping, our technology helps you identify trends and patterns in global engineering and physics research. Find out more about Inspec Analytics and its tools through the User Guide
All links are also available via the Cambridge E-Resources A-Z.

For advice, information, and help on this trial contact the Technology Libraries Team