Xploring IEEE

A resource provided to you by HCT Libraries

2/24/22
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Learning Outcomes

In this session you will learn ...

• About IEEE
• What all is included IEEE Xplore
• Some of the features of IEEE Xplore
• How to access it via HCT Libraries
• How to make your personal account
• Searching within IEEE Xplore
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About IEEE
• IEEE's core purpose is to foster technological innovation
and excellence for the benefit of humanity.
• As the world's largest technical professional organization,
IEEE offers a number of ways to get involved with technical
and local communities.
• IEEE sponsors more than 1,800 annual conferences and
events worldwide, curating cutting-edge content for all of
the technical fields of interest within IEEE
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IEEE has…
▸ Over 400,000 members
in more than 160 countries,
more than 60 percent of whom are
from outside the United States 
▸ More than 107,000 Student members 
▸ 342 Sections in ten geographic
Regions worldwide 
▸ 2,562 Chapters that unite local members with similar technical interests 
▸ 3,485 Student Branches at colleges and universities in over 100 countries
▸ 2,877 Student Branch Chapters of IEEE technical Societies
▸ 580 affinity groups and growing
All figures stated above are current as of 04/2021.
About IEEE
IEEE…
▸ Has 39 technical Societies and seven Technical
Councils representing the wide range of
IEEE technical interests 
▸ Has more than 5 million documents in the
IEEE Xplore® digital library, with more than
15 million downloads each month  
▸ Has an active portfolio of nearly 1,200
standards and more than 900 projects
under development
▸ Publishes approximately 200 transactions,
journals, and magazines 
▸ Sponsors more than 1,600 conferences in
96 countries annually
All figures stated above are current as of 04/2021.
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And…
▸ IEEE journals, conference proceedings, and standards,
plus select content dating back to 1872
▸ Partnering with more than 1,400 non-IEEE
entities globally
▸ Attracting more than 561,000 conference
attendees
▸ Publishing more than 1,800 conference
proceedings via IEEE Xplore

All figures stated above are current as of 04/2021.

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The IEEE Xplore Library

What is included?

• Books
• Conferences
• Courses
• Journals & Magazines
• Standards
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Books in Xplore
• Are full text
• Are organized by title, topic and
publisher
• Can be downloaded by chapter
• Searchable PDF files
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Conference proceedings in Xplore

• Are full text
• Are organized by title and topic and can be sorted by location
• Can be downloaded by chapter
• The search can be refined by topic, year and publisher
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Courses in Xplore
• Great for additional personal professional development (1 to 3 hours)
• Have a variety of categories and programs
• Self-paced and interactive
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Standards in Xplore
• Include IEEE and SMTPE
• Are organized by title and topic and can be sorted by location
• ICS Code, topic, and number
• Includes the IEEE Standards Dictionary
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Journals & Magazines in Xplore

• Are organized by title, topic and include “virtual journals”
• Includes “virtual journals” that are published by IEEE
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Advanced Searching
• Use drop down menus
• Boolean operators work AND OR NOT
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Creating your personal account

• Different login than your HCT

credentials
• Registration is required
(personal e-mail address is
recommended)
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Accessing off campus

• Off campus you will need to log in with your HCT credentials

Dive into IEEE Explore

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In summary… we have learned…..

• About IEEE as an organization.
• What type of content is provided form IEEE by HCT Libraries
• How to access IEEE Xplore
• Benefits of having a “personal account”
• Some advanced searching strategies

Time to check your knowledge about IEEE Xplore!

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