Mineralogical Society of Great Britain & Ireland
Name of service
MinAbs Online
Licence agreed
Country-wide for all not-for-profit libraries, research and learning institutes.
Service type
Online Abstracts Journal Service.
Content
Access to a database containing approx.127,000 (1982-present) bespoke abstracts from all leading and many fringe publications (journals and books) relating to the Earth sciences, mineralogy, crystallography, geochemistry, economic geology, gemmology, extraterrestrial mineralogy, environmental science and nano-particle science, amongst others.
Titles of journals
A full journal title list is available 
here. [Excel Doc]
Subject strengths
At its launch half a century ago, Mineralogical Abstracts, the paper fore-runner of MinAbs Online, focused on material of direct interest to mineralogists. It now covers a much wider range of material, of interest to material scientists, fine-particle scientists, environmentalists, health workers, as well as continuing to provide a comprehensive service to the Earth Science/mineralogy communities.
Service strengths
- Abstracts are bespoke, i.e. written by a volunteer expert who has read the original paper.
- Abstracts are linked to the original papers in many cases, by use of the CrossRef database.
- Abstracts can be downloaded direct to your email inbox.
- There is a comprehensive and intuitive search facility.
- Usage statistics are available.
Impact factors
N/A
Archival information
Material available back to 1982.
URL to platform/collection access
www.minabs.com
Registration
Each institution is required to register to use MinAbs Online. If you have not used this resource before you may need to check if your institution is registered and identify the contact person who has your access details. To do this, please go to the INASP registration database and select your country and institution.
Access information
Access by IP address recognition with username and password access for remote users.
URL to general publisher site
www.minersoc.org
Help and support from the publisher
Please contact kevin@minersoc.org
For further information
Please contact your country coordinator - their details can be found on your country page.
More information for librarians
For more information, including promotional packs and registration details, go to the Librarian’s information page.
Access to this resource is provided as part of the Programme for the Enhancement of Research Information (PERI).