The service is available to higher and further education institutions in the UK and Ireland - see Licensing Arrangements . This extensive database covers literature in Science, Technology and Medicine. BIDS Pascal coverage dates from 1984 onwards, providing invaluable access to over 12 million records. Current data is taken from over 4500 selected international journals . The database is updated weekly.
Abstracts are available for up to most of the journals covered.
Articles not in English are displayed with both the original language title and an English translation. Searching Anybody belonging to a licensed institution has free and unlimited access to BIDS Pascal. No experience of online searching is required to make effective use of the service. Searches can also be saved and then rerun at a later date. If your site is registered for electronic access to the journal you can download the article free of charge .