INSPEC is a major indexing database of scientific and technical literature, published by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)

Through its in-depth value added indexing, Inspec gives researchers access to over 10 million citations to the global literature of over 1000 major publishers, from 1969 to date, with over half a million abstracts being added each year.

Inspec provides comprehensive coverage of traditional and cutting-edge publications in the specific fields of physics, electrical and electronic engineering, communications, computer science, control engineering, information technology, manufacturing and mechanical engineering.