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Patents as Scientific and Technical Literature
Richard D. Walker
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Description for Patents as Scientific and Technical Literature
Hardback. After an introduction to patents, their historical development and their current characteristics, this book describes the uses to which patents can be put, followed by details of their availability. Num Pages: 546 pages, figs. BIC Classification: DSB; LNR; PD; TB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 145 x 31. Weight in Grams: 762.
Several developments have contributed to the discovery that patents are an invaluable source of scientific information: the new accessibility via computerized databases, the expanded coverage of patents into such areas as biotechnology, computer programs, and live animals, improved formats, easier to read text, and expanded bibliographic control. Walker describes the many uses for information found in patents, followed by details of their availability from around the world and the many printed, online, and CD-ROM services designed to make them accessible. Searching techniques and strategies are given to facilitate the use of both subject files and those covering patents exclusively. Librarians ... Read more
Several developments have contributed to the discovery that patents are an invaluable source of scientific information: the new accessibility via computerized databases, the expanded coverage of patents into such areas as biotechnology, computer programs, and live animals, improved formats, easier to read text, and expanded bibliographic control. Walker describes the many uses for information found in patents, followed by details of their availability from around the world and the many printed, online, and CD-ROM services designed to make them accessible. Searching techniques and strategies are given to facilitate the use of both subject files and those covering patents exclusively. Librarians ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
546
Condition
New
Number of Pages
546
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780810828797
SKU
V9780810828797
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Ref
99-15
About Richard D. Walker
Richard D. Walker is Professor, School of Library and Information Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Reviews for Patents as Scientific and Technical Literature
You get a lot for your money with this book...content is extensive...historical background enlightening and more universal than other texts...has a good international viewpoint.
The Library Association Record
...comprehensive and yet is approachable...an outstanding contribution to the professional literature.
Australian Library Journal
The Library Association Record
...comprehensive and yet is approachable...an outstanding contribution to the professional literature.
Australian Library Journal