PASCAL (database)
| Producer | INIST (France) |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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.
As of 2012, 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%.