DISCOVER THE DIFFERENCE
Julie Fennings
London Info International - November 2014
Our range of expert solutions make it easier to know...
How to
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and
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patterns,
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market.
How to
acquire
e-books
strategically
for libraries
and
corporations.
How to put
the world's
validated
information
within easy
reach.
How to
manage,
link and
share
citations
and writing.
How
libraries
can work
better and
invigorate
the research
experience
for users.
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CONTENT COLLECTIONS
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ProQuest Dialog Patents Collection
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Patents Collection – Content Overview
Breadth of content found in our global, full text patents collection:
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• Legal status with family status
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link to PQD’s non-patent literature collection
• Patent Images – not just the front page
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Japanese, Korean, Greek
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SEARCH, NAVIGATE, INVESTIGATE
FEATURE FUNCTIONALITY
OVERVIEW
Search, Navigate, and Investigate
Flexible and Configurable Database Selection
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Search, Navigate, and Investigate
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Search, Navigate, and Investigate — Basic Search
Basic Search
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Enter any term and then refine search
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Dictionaries are available to support
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Search, Navigate, and Investigate — Advanced Search
Advanced Search
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being used
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Powerful Precision Search for All Users
Precision Search Syntax For Power Users
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Set Building
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Logical and Proximity operators
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Search, Navigate, and Investigate
Quick Previews
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Search, Navigate, and Investigate
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Search, Navigate, and Investigate
Detailed View with Counts
for family and cited references
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Search, Navigate, and Investigate
Tabbed View
and
Translations
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Visualize and Analyze
Search Filters
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REPORT, MONITOR, ALERT
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Select records and
Export/Save, Email or Print,
or Download All results
ProQuest Dialog Patent Alerts
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Know the State of the Art
– New patents concerning the technology, design, art
– Largest collection of non-patent literature and growing
Track a Company or Inventor
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– Includes reassignment of patents
Watch a Patent
– Delivery of patent whenever it is updated
Watch a Patent Family
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new patents published for that invention
Monitor Legal Status of patents and families
– Watch assignments
– Identify fee payment issues
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Deliver Results with Powerful Administrator Tools
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Commitment
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Julie Fennings julie.fennings@proquest.com