The GLASSFILE database covers worldwide literature related to the scientific, technological and historical aspects of glass and allied fields. The documents are abstracted and indexed according to a bilingual (French – English) thesaurus developed by the IPGA. Most of the references dated between 1970-1985 are in French, with abstracts provided since 1975. Since 1985, all references include English translated titles and most of the abstract are in English.

IPGA-INTERNATIONAL POOL OF GLASS ABSTRACTS (http://glassinfo.eins.org)

This group was founded by:

Approximately 250 primary journals, as well as books, dissertations and conference proceedings, are scanned for information suitable for inclusion in the database.

The GLASSFILE database is available on the GEM Web site www.einsgem.org through the gateway to CINECA.

You may totally or partially display references using various formats as follows:

Note:
The format MUST always be abbreviated, eg to display references 3-5 in scan format for set 4 type: T 4/S/3-5

More detailed information on searching GLASSFILE, including a sample reference, access codes and limit options can be found on the GLASSFILE Infosheet. If you subscribe to GEM Documentation this is available free of charge. If you do not subscribe to GEM Documentation this is available at a cost, for which we will invoice you. For details of the costs please see your National Centre’s Price List

See the GLASSFILE Infosheet for detailed information.

For information on basic search commands, eg Expand, Select, Limit, Zoom, refer to your GEM Quick Reference Guide.

The SDI Alert service is available. Results are sent to an email address.

Document ordering is available.

The following are available from the database producer (at Institut du Verre, Paris):

Thesaurus Verrier du Pool dFAbstracts (approx. 2 770 keywords);

Glass Thesaurus in French, English or bilingual, 1995;

List of Journals Scanned (free of charge).

For more detailed help refer to your National Centre.