A brief summary or description of the essential content from the source document.
For Conference Proceedings, meeting information appears in the Abstract
of a record.
Refers to creations of the mind such as inventions, trademarks, literary and artistic works, symbols, images, architectural designs, and so forth. Patents are one way of protecting intellectual property; copyrights and trademarks are other ways of protecting intellectual property.
The International Standard Book Number is a unique identifier that identifies a work's national, geographic, or language, along with the publisher, title, edition, and volume number. The format is a 10-digit number that contains 3 hyphens (-). The last digit is a check character, which may be a number or X. The position of the hyphens can vary for each ISBN.
In Inspec, you can enter an ISBN in the Identifying Codes field with or without the hyphens. Example: 3 527 29293 4 or 3-527-29293-4
The International Standard Serial Number is a unique number that identifies the journal or source publication. The format is four numbers, a hyphen (-), three numbers, and then a check character that may be a number or X. Example: 0022-4073
A patent is a document that defines the rights conferred by law to an inventor of a published specification. The inventor has the exclusive right to make use of and exploit the invention for a limited period of time. A patent must be obtained in each country where patent protection is sought.
Patents are a form of intellectual property protection.
They should not be confused with trademarks, servicemarks, and copyrighted
material, which are other forms of protection of intellectual property.
The individual(s) or corporate body to whom all or limited rights of a patent are legally transferred.
A patent number is a unique identifier of a patent that is assigned to each patent document by the patent-issuing authority. It includes a two-character country code identifying the publishing authority, followed by a serial number (up to 10 characters). Example: 3906202 USA
Search aids are tools that allow you to select predefined names, terms, or codes that you can add to a search query. Search aids allow you to quickly and easily achieve consistent search results.
A set combination consists of two or more set numbers that you can run as a unique search query. For example, #1 AND #3 combines the results of set 1 and set 3 to form a single query. Set numbers appear under the Set column in the Search History table.