PASCAL is a scientific bibliographic database, which is maintained by INIST (CNRS). PASCAL covers the core scientific literature in science, technology and medicine with a special emphasis on European literature.[1][2]
Producer | INIST (France) |
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Languages | French, English, Spanish |
Access | |
Providers | Datastar, Dialog, Ovid Technologies, Questel.Orbit, QWAM System, STN International |
Cost | Subscription |
Coverage | |
Disciplines | Science, technology, medicine |
Record depth | Index & abstract |
Format coverage | Journal articles (88%); conference proceedings (9%); dissertations, books, patents, reports (3%) |
Temporal coverage | 1973-present |
Geospatial coverage | Worldwide, with emphasis on France and Europe |
No. of records | > 17,000,000 |
Update frequency | Weekly |
Links | |
Website | www |
As of 2012[update], PASCAL maintains a database of more than 17 million records, 90% of which are author abstracts. Its coverage is from 1973 to present. Its source documents are composed of journal articles at 88% (3,085 international titles), proceedings at 9%, and dissertations, books, patents, and reports account combined for 3%.[3]