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Materials 4L04 Session 2: More Research Resources

Materials 4L04 Session 2: More Research Resources. Linda Michtics, Engineering Liaison Librarian Thode Library. Objectives. By the end of this session, you will be able to: use additional features of use RefWorks find theses search patent databases

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Materials 4L04 Session 2: More Research Resources

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  1. Materials 4L04Session 2: More Research Resources Linda Michtics, Engineering Liaison Librarian Thode Library

  2. Objectives By the end of this session, you will be able to: • use additional features of • use RefWorks • find theses • search patent databases • find “Database Alerts for Sci and Eng”

  3. Click on this to get to Ulrichsweb.

  4. This tells you that this journal is refereed = peer-reviewed.

  5. RefWorks

  6. What is RefWorks • Web-based citation management software • FREE to Mac students • Registration required • Create one or several accounts • Store unlimited number of references • Can move your RefWorks database into another database programme (eg. Endnote, ProCite, Reference Manager, etc.)

  7. You can use RefWorks to manage your references and create bibliographies. If you want to learn more, there is an online tutorial and lots of other online help.

  8. Click on this to set up an account.

  9. Choose a folder first and then click “Create Bibliography”.

  10. How to Find Theses

  11. You can also search by Advisor.

  12. How to Find Patents

  13. What is a patent? a) A letter, numeral, word, phrase, logo, or symbol (or combination of these) used in connection with a product or service. b) A legal agreement between a country and an inventor giving the inventor the right to exclude others form making, using, or selling an invention for a limited time in that country. c) Lengthy, formal paper usually written by candidates for a master's or doctoral degree at academic institutions.

  14. Answer b) "A patent is a legal agreement between a country and an inventor giving the inventor the right to exclude others form making, using, or selling an invention for a limited time in that country." (Kawakami, Alice K. Patents and Patent Searching. Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship. Summer,1998.)

  15. MIT Patent Tutorials • An introduction: Why search for patents? What is a patent? (5:30) http://libraries.mit.edu/video/patents/intro/intro.html • What does a patent look like? (2:25) http://libraries.mit.edu/video/patents/example/example.html

  16. Why Search for Patents? Gain access to a wealth of technical information not published anywhere else - patents can be the sole source of technical information on a particular invention or process Learn how something works (diagrams, detailed description) - patents are invaluable in helping guide researchers when evaluating and developing ideas. Avoid duplication of research efforts Identify new research trends and/or licensing opportunities Gain protection for an idea or invention

  17. Patents • There are three main international patent offices: United States, Japan, and the European Union. • In the United States and Canada, patents are usually granted for a term of 20 years from filing or 17 years from date of issuance, whichever is longer. • Patents are often more difficult to read and understand than books and journal articles because patents are usually written in legal phraseology by patent attorneys or agents who act for inventors.

  18. This is the drop down that appears when you click “Articles/Databases”

  19. Best Bets • Canadian Patents Database • United States Patent and Trademark Office • European Patent Office (esp@cenet) • FreePatentsOnline

  20. Canadian Patents Database • The database contains patent documents from 1869 to the present. This database is updated regularly with newly granted patents and applications opened to public inspection. • The electronically available patent information consists of patent document images and bibliographic and text data. • The text of the abstracts and claims is not available for patents that were granted prior to August 15, 1978. These patents can only be searched by their patent number, titles, owner or inventor names, or classification.

  21. Searching the Canadian Patents Database • use the Number Search to find a specific patent document by its number; • use the Basic Search to find patent documents containing a specific word or phrase; • use the Boolean Search to find patent documents with words or phrases in one, two or three text fields, using boolean connectors (AND or OR) to narrow or expand your search; • use the Advanced Search to find patent documents with words or phrases in any of the searchable fields or consult the ‘search language help’ to form a complex query.

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