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Construction Management and Construction Engineering
I. FINDING MATERIALS IN THE LIBRARY Library materials may be located using the library's online computerized catalog, ODIN. Please consult the library's ODIN guides or a librarian if you need information about using the catalog. Use the volumes entitled Library of Congress Subject Headings or the Library of Congress Subject Authorities file to find the correct subjects used in the catalog. Standard subdivisions may be used following most subject headings (e.g. BUILDING TRADES; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY--DICTIONARIES; or CONTRACTORS' OPERATIONS--HANDBOOKS, MANUALS, ETC.). Consult the Library's guide "How do I get an article?" to locate periodicals at NDSU. The NDSU Library uses several classification systems. Most of the Libraries' periodicals are in theDewey Decimal classification system. The Libraries' books and reference materials are classified in the Library of Congress system, and U.S. government documents are classed in the Superintendent of Documents classification system. Professional librarians knowledgeable in various
subjects are available at the reference desk of the Main Library
to assist you. Library
subject specialists are also available by appointment to provide
in-depth assistance in locating and using information resources
and library services in specific subject areas. Using their knowledge
and experience in searching bibliographic databases, they can also
help you identify and obtain material not owned by the University.
Guides to the literature help the researcher determine what bibliographies, indexes, directories, statistical sources and other reference books and information resources pertain to his subject. These guides can often save hours of research time if they are consulted at the beginning of a research project. Encyclopedia of Business Information
Sources. Detroit, Mich.: Gale Research Co., 2001. (Ref. HF5035
.E53) Lord, Charles R. Guide to Information Sources in Engineering. Englewood, CO : Libraries Unlimited, 2000. (T10.7.L67 2000) Mildrin, K. W. and P.J. Hicks. Information Sources in Engineering, 3rd ed. London; New Jersey: Bowker-Saur, 1996. (Ref. T10.5 .I49 1996) Powell, Russell H., ed. Handbooks and Tables in Science and Technology, 2nd ed. Phoenix, Az: Oryx Press, 1983. (Sci. Ref. Q199.H35) Powell, Russell H., ed. Handbooks and Tables in Science and Technology, 3rd ed. Phoenix, Az: Oryx Press, 1994. (Ref. Q199.H35 1994) Some information about research that is not yet published in journals or conference proceedings can be accessed on the Internet. Use one of the Internet search engines, such as Google. Research helps: Balian, Edward S. The Graduate Research Guidebook: A Ppractical Approach to Doctoral/Masters Research, 3rd ed. Lanham, Md.: University Press of America, 1994. (LB2369 .B24 1994) Day, Robert A. How to Write & Publish a Scientific Paper, 5th ed. Phoenix, Az. : Oryx Press, 1998. (T11 .D33 1998). How to Write and Publish Engineering Papers and Reports, 2nd ed. Philadelphia: ISI Press, 1986. (T11 .M418 1986) Hult, Christine A. Researching and Writing in the Sciences and Technology. Allyn and Bacon, 1996. (Q180.55.M4 H85 1996) Lannon, John M. Technical Communication, 8th ed.. New York: Longman, 2000. (T11.L24 2000 ) Leedy, Paul D. Practical Research: Planning and Design, 6th. ed. Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Merrill, 1997. (Q180.55.M4 L43 1997) Lester, James D. Writing Research Papers: A Complete Guide, 5th. ed. Glenview, Ill.: Scott, Foresman, 1987. (Ref. LB2369 .L4 1987) Mauch, James E. Guide to the Successful Thesis and Dissertation: A Handbook for Students and Faculty , 4th ed. New York: M. Dekker, 1998. (LB2369.M377 1998) Style Manuals of the English-Speaking World: A Guide. Phoenix, Ariz.: Oryx Press, 1983. (Ref. PN147 .H68 1983) Writing and Speaking in the Technology Professions:
A Practical Guide. New York: IEEE Press, 1992. (T11 .W75 1992)
The following is a selective list of dictionaries
in the NDSU Libraries and on the Internet. The scope of these dictionaries
varies considerably. OneLook Dictionaries:
the Faster Finder. Technical Dictionaries: Definitions of Surveying and Associated Terms. New York: American Society of Civil Engineers, 1978. (TA505 .D4) Dictionary of Architectural and Building Technology. London; New York: Elsevier Science Pub. Co., 1986. (Arch. Ref. NA31 .C63 1986) Dictionary of Computing. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1997. Dictionary of Architecture & Construction, 2nd ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1993. (Arch. Ref. NA31 .D54 1993) Illustrated Dictionary of Building Terms.
New York: McGraw-Hill, 1997. (TH9 .P45 1997) Means Illustrated Construction Dictionary. Kingston, Mass.: R.S. Means Co., 1991. (TH9.M4 1991) Abbreviations and Symbols: Acronyms, Initialisms & Abbreviations Dictionary. Detroit: Gale Research.(Ref. P365 . A3) All That JAS. All That JAS: Journal Abbreviation Sources is a registry of Web resources that list or provide access to the full title of journal abbreviations or other types of abbreviated publication titles (e.g., conference proceedings titles). Periodical Title Abbreviations: By Abbreviation. Detroit: Gale Research. (Ref. Z6945.A2 .P47) Dictionary of Civil Engineering Abbreviations, Signs and Symbols. New York: Odyssey Press, 1967. (Ref. TA11 .D5) Directory of Engineering Document Sources. Santa Ana, Calif.: Global Engineering Documents, 1986. (Ref. T10.7 .D48 1986) Encyclopedia of Engineering Signs and Symbols.
New York: Odyssey Press, 1965. (Ref. TA11 .E5) Thesauri: Other thesauri can be found by consulting ODIN under subject heading of "SUBJECT HEADINGS" and the correct subject heading for your topic (e.g. SUBJECT HEADINGS - ENGINEERING). EI Thesaurus. Hoboken, NJ: Engineering Information Inc., 1992 (Ref. TA1 .E655) EI Vocabulary. New York, N.Y. : Engineering Information Inc., 1988. (TA1 .E65) GeoRef Thesaurus and Guide to Indexing. Alexandria, Va.: American Geological Institute. (Ref. Z695.1 .G43 G46) Library of Congress Subject Headings. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, 1995. (also available as file LCA on WebPALS) Thesaurus of Scientific, Technical, and Engineering Terms. Philadelphia: Science Information Resource Center; Cambridge, Mass.: Hemisphere Pub. Corp., c1988. (Ref. Z695.1 .S3 T52 1988) Encyclopedias are useful starting points for those who are beginning research in unfamiliar subjects. A listing of selected useful encyclopedias follows. Others can be found by using ODIN. Look in ODIN under subject headings for your topic and the subheading --DICTIONARIES. Sneddon, I. N. Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Mathematics for Engineers and Applied Scientists. Oxford; New York:Pergamon Press, 1976. (Ref. TA330 .S66 1976) Encyclopedia of Architecture: Design, Engineering & Construction. New York : Wiley, 1988. (Arch. Ref. NA 31 .E59 1988) Encyclopedia of Building Technology. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice Hall, 1988. (Arch. Ref. TH9 .E48 1988) Encyclopedia of Materials Science and Engineering. Oxford: Pergamon Press; Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press, 1986. (Ref. TA402.E53 1986b) Encyclopedia of Physical Science and Technology. Academic Press, 1989. (Ref. Q123.E4973) McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology: An International Reference Work in Twenty Volumes Including an Index. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1997. (Ref. Q121.M3) Handbooks and manuals serve as compact sources of information useful to those practicing in the subject area. The following handbooks are listed as examples of sources in the NDSU Libraries. Others can be found by consulting consulting with a librarian, or using ODIN. Look in ODIN under subject headings appropriate to your topic and the LC subdivisions for these works (e.g. ENGINEERING --TABLES, CALCULATIONS, ETC. or BUILDING--HANDBOOKS, MANUALS, ETC.). ACI Manual of Concrete Practice. Detroit: American Concrete Institute. (Ref. TA681 .A14) American Institute of Steel Construction Manual of Steel Construction. Chicago, Ill.: American Institute of Steel Construction. (Arch. TA684 .A47 1989) Building Construction Handbook, 3d ed. New York: McGraw-Hill Book Co., 1975. (Arch. TH151 .M4 1975) Building Design and Construction Handbook, 4th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1982. (Arch TH151 .B825 1982) Civil Engineering Handbook. Boca Raton: CRC Press, 1995. (Ref. TA151 .C57 1995) Concrete Construction Handbook , 4th ed. New York : McGraw-Hill, 1998. (Arch TA681.C745 1998 ) Concrete Masonry Handbook for Architects, Engineers, Builders, 5th ed. Skokie, Ill.: Portland Cement Association, 1991. (Arch. TH1461 .P34 1991) Construction Forms & Contracts. Carlsbad, CA: Craftsman Book Co., 1994. (Moorhead State Univ. KF902.A3 S28 1994) Construction Industry Insurance Handbook. New York: Wiley Law Publications, 1991 (KF1190 .C66 1991). Construction Inspection Manual, 6th ed. Los Angeles: BNI Building News; Indianapolis, IN: Distributed to the trade by Macmillan Pub. Co., 1994. (TH439 .C66 1994) Construction: Principles, Materials & Methods, 5th ed. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1990. (Arch. TH1461 .P34 1991) Construction Sciences Research Foundation. Spectext. Washington, D.C.: National Institute of Building Sciences. ( Arch. Computer File TH425 .S63) Construction Specifications Institute. Manual of Practice, Rev. ed. Alexandria, VA: The Institute. (Arch. Ref. TH425 .C64) Design Guide to The Uniform Building Code. Mill Valley, Calif.: GRDA Publications. (Arch. Ref. KF5701.A39 D47) Excavation Handbook. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1981. (TA730 .C48) Formulas for Stress, Strain, and Structural Matrices. New York: J. Wiley, 1994. (Ref. TA407.2 .P55 1994) Handbook for the Construction Superintendent. Reston, VA: Reston Pub. Co., 1973. (TH438 .B84) Handbook of Accounting and Auditing, 1996 ed. Boston: Warren, Gorham & Lamont, 1996. (Moorhead State Univ. Ref. HF5635 .H22 1996) Handbook of Concrete Engineering, 2nd ed. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1985. (TA682 .H36 1985) Handbook of Geology in Civil Engineering, 3rd ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1983.(TA705 .L4 1983) Handbook of Mathematical Tables and Formulas, 5th ed. New York, McGraw-Hill, 1973 (Ref. QA47 .B8 1972) Handbook of Modern Construction. Law Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall, 1982. (KF902 .L35 1982) Handbook of Steel Construction, 3rd ed. Willowdale, Ont.: Canadian Institute of Steel Construction, 1980. (TA684 .H35 1992) McGraw-Hill's Handbook of Electrical Construction Calculations. New York:McGraw-Hill, 1993. (Moorhead State Univ. TK435 .M415 1993) Means Forms for Contractors. Kingston, MA: R.S. Means Co., 1990. (Moorhead State Univ. OVERSIZE TH438 .M42 1990) Modern Construction Handbook. Wien, Austria; New York: Springer, 2001. (Architecture Folio TH151 .W376 2001) Moving the Earth: The Workbook of Excavation, 4th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1999. (TA715 .N6 1998) Peterson, Robert D. The Complete Guide to OSHA Compliance. Boca Raton, Fla.: Lewis, 1996. (T55 .P47 1996) Roark, R.J., Formulas for Stress and Strain, 3d ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1954. (TG265 .R45 1954) Standard Handbook for Civil Engineers, 4th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1996.(Ref. TA151 .S8 1996) Standard Handbook of Heavy Construction, 3rd ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1996. (TA151 .S814 1996) Standard Handbook of Structural Details for Building Construction, 2nd ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1993. (Arch. TH2031 .N4 1993) Steel Design Handbook : LRFD method. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1997. (Ref. TA684 .S76 1997) Structural Engineering Handbook, 4th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill. (TA635.S77 1997) Timber Construction Manual, 4th ed.
New York: Wiley, 1994. (Arch. TA666 .T47 1994) Each year tens of thousands of articles, patents, technical reports and conference papers are published in applied science, technology, and engineering. About half of this primary literature is indexed in many printed and computer-searchable indexes, reviews, and abstracts. This is a very selective list of appropriate indexes and abstracts for construction management and related fields. For more guidance consult with an librarian. An NDSU librarian can help you search many of the resources below.
This is only a selection of some relevant databases.
A number of other printed access tools and databases also exist
to meet the information needs of engineering professionals which
are not discussed above. For more details contact an engineering
librarian. We are fortunate to have several approaches to locating standards and specifications today. Global Engineering, a subsidiary of Information Handling Services, is one well-known example of a private, fee-based, document delivery service specializing in providing copies of standards and specifications to organizations and individuals. The National Center for Standards and Certification Information acts as an information and referral center for standards-related information in the United States. The NCSCI will respond to inquiries on the existence, source and availability of standards and related documents, but they will not provide copies of standards or specifications. Most U.S. government specifications and standards can be ordered from the addresses below. The charge for federal specifications and standards varies from document to document, and the requester has the option of having them delivered via regular 1st class U.S. Mail or Overnight Federal Express. The requester pays the postage charges.
Military specifications and standards, as well as other federal specifications and standards, can be ordered from:
As mentioned above, the private firm Global Engineering (1-800-854-7179) sells copies of many industry, federal, military and international standards and specifications:
Global requires the requester to pay for the standard or specification, pay a handling fee, and the postage charges. Global will send owned documents via FAX, the U.S. Mail, UPS, or Federal Express. Standards may also be ordered from the supplier:
Many of the most frequently requested standards are available from the following suppliers:
Because standards and specifications are so frequently updated and so numerous, they are not all collected by the NDSU Libraries. The Libraries do possess a collection of selected ANSI standards that are now becoming dated. The Libraries also periodically purchases the ASTM Annual Book of Standards. The other standards that are collected by the Libraries can typically be located by checking in the ODIN catalogg under the title of the standard or under the subject heading appropriate for the standard sought and the subheading "standards". The following indexes and reference sources may be helpful in identifying standards and specifications produced by other standards producing organizations. The standard producing organization or the suppliers listed above can then be contacted to provide the standard desired. The NSSN, the Index and Directory of Industry Standards (Ref. T59.2.U6 I5) and other resources provide access to the majority of current standards and provide the addresses and phone numbers of most standards preparing organizations. Other organizations addresses and phone numbers can be obtained from the many directories held by the Libraries. Industrial Standards - Indexes American National Standards Catalog. New York: American National Standards Institute,1993-. (Ref. TA368 .A43) Military and U.S. Federal Specifications and Standards - Indexes U.S. Department of Defense. Department of Defense Index of Specifications and Standards. Washington: Government Printing Office. (Doc. D 1.76: ) General Services Administration. Index of Federal Specifications, Standards and Commercial Item Descriptions. Washington: Government Printing Office. (Ref. Z1223. A199 I56 or Doc. GS 2.8/2: ) Computer Databases
VIII. DISSERTATIONS AND THESES Dissertations and theses have two features which are valuable to those doing research: (1) since they are required to be unique and contribute new information, they deal with topics which are on the leading edge of progress; and (2) they generally have fairly extensive bibliographies. The following list of directional sources will help you find theses and dissertations on your topic. You will find dissertations and theses completed at NDSU in the ODIN catalog under the paper's author, subject, or title. Search "te 'department name' thes#" in the catalog for theses and dissertations from specific academic departments at NDSU. NDSU has few theses that were completed at other institutions. Many theses and dissertations are available through interlibrary loan or are available for purchase through University Microfilms International. The Center for Research Libraries and the British Library are two major sources of foreign dissertations. The Reference Desk or the Interlibrary Loan Office in the Main Library can help you locate and request items. Comprehensive Dissertation Index. 1861+.
Annual. The best printed index to doctoral dissertations and recent
masters degree theses. The index is divided by subject, and the
entries for each author include a code that refers to a specific
entry in Dissertation Abstracts International. Dissertation
Abstracts International is available for computer searching
from 1861 to date online. Contact a librarian. (Ref. Microfilm Z5053
.D57) The following services can help you keep up on developments
in your field or help provide you with the latest information in
your research areas. The library would be glad to assist you in
using these services.
A number of online bibliographic databases
offer current-awareness services. Saved computer searches are automatically
and periodically updated, and the result of each search is then
e-mailed to you. The sources listed below can provide the researcher with an awareness of what books and journals have been and are being published in a particular area of interest. NDSU Libraries also have access to the RLIN database and the OCLC WorldCat database. Finally, you can search the catalogs of many libraries through links provided by the Libraries Directory . RLIN is the Research Libraries Group shared computerized card catalog. The RLIN catalog provides access to the combined holdings of many of the largest research libraries (e.g. Library of Congress, Yale, Princeton, Stanford, University of Michigan, University of Wisconsin, University of Illinois, etc.). An NDSU librarian can help you search the RLIN databases. The OCLC WorldCat database represents the holdings of about 40,000 libraries in many different countries. Amazon.com Searchable database of 2.5 million (mainly U.S.) books, including 1.5 million books in print. Books in Print. New York: R.R. Bowker, Annual. Database of books currently for sale in the United States. New Serial Titles. Washington: Library of Congress, 1953- . (Ref. Z6945 .U5 S42) Ulrich's International Periodicals Directory. New York: R.R. Bowker, Annual. (Ref. Z6941 .U5) Union List of Serials in Libraries of the
United States and Canada. New York, Wilson, 1943. (Folio Z6945
.U45) Directories provide a variety of valuable information. For example, several of the directories listed below may help you contact professional societies, research centers, or other professionals who are researching in your area. The first source listed is a fairly comprehensive directional source for other directories. To find other directories you need, see the NDSU Library's directory page or search in ODIN using appropriate keywords with the subheading directories. Directories in Print. Detroit: Gale Research. Annual. (Ref. AY2001 .D5). Associations Unlimited. This database provides information on approximately 440,000 associations and professional societies, including nonprofit organizations. DesignInfo. DesignInfo is the largest collection of product vendor catalogs for engineers on the web. The DesignInfo database is completely searchable. Directory - American Consulting Engineers Council. Washington: American Consulting Engineers Council. (Ref. TA12 .A55a) Directory of Engineering Document Sources. Irvine, CA: Global Engineering Documents, 1986. (Ref. T10.7 .D48 1986) American Library Directory: A Classified List of Libraries in the United States and Canada, With Personnel and Statistical Data. New York: R.R. Bowker. (Ref Z731 .A53). Also see the Libraries Directory on the Web. Lookup USA Directory of over 10 Million US Businesses and directory of residential phone numbers in the United States from American Business Information, Inc. Scholarly Societies Project The University of Waterloo Library provides these links to scholarly societies in the world which have a presence on the Internet. Thomas Register of American Manufacturers and Thomas Register Catalog File. New York; Thomas Publishing. Annual. (Ref T12 .T6). Qwestdex
is a phone directory for business, residential, government, and
toll-free numbers in the United States. Biographical Sources: American Men and Women of Science. New York: Bowker. (Ref. Q141 .A47) Biography and Genealogy Master Index. This index provides citations to biographic information on approximately 4,000,000 people from all time periods, geographic areas, and fields of endeavor. Who's Who in Engineering. New York: American Association of Engineering Societies, Inc. (Ref. TA139 .E37) Who's Who in Technology Today. Highland
Park, Ill.: J. Dick & Co., 1984. (Ref. T39 .W5) The United States government is one of the largest publishers in the world. It produces and distributes an enormous amount of technical data in agency reports, contractor reports, periodicals, books, and other documents. NDSU's Documents Library shares status with UND as an official depository for United States documents. The two institutions collect all documents made available to the public from the U.S. Government Printing Office. Lists of agencies whose publications are available at UND and NDSU are available. Each library may also receive some publications from the other library's categories. For example, NDSU receives some publications from agencies such as the Census Bureau, NASA, Smithsonian Institution, and Internal Revenue Service, which are in UND's categories. Government Documents at UND can be obtained through Interlibrary Loan. Indexes FedWorld. The FedWorld site is a gateway to a number of government web sites. Also see the NDSU Libraries' Internet resources site. Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications. U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington D.C. 1895- . This index serves as a guide to the publications of U.S. government departments and agencies from 1976 to the present. Only part of the U.S Government publications are indexed in the Monthly Catalog. Many technical documents are indexed elsewhere (see the section on technical reports below). (Ref. Microfiche Z1223 .A18). Cumulative Subject Index to the Monthly Catalog of the United States, Government publications, 1900-1971. 15 vols. Washington, D.C.: Carrollton Press, 1973. Unless you need information published after 1971, this is the best place to begin searching for information published by a government agency. (Ref. Z1223 .A18 B82). Technical Reports: Government Reports Announcements and Index (NTIS). 1946+. The foremost index to technical reports available through the United States government. Available for computer searching as the NTIS database from 1964 to the present from several different vendors (contact a librarian). A portion of the NTIS database from 1990 to the present containing more than a million items in the NTIS collection is available on the web from the National Technical Information Service. (Ref.Z7916 .B47). Energy Research Abstracts. U.S. Dept. of Energy. 1948+. Semimonthly. Annual author and subject indexes. Computer searchable from 1975 (contact a librarian). (Ref. TJ1633 .U53). Scientific and Technical Aerospace Reports (STAR) . NASA, 1961+. This database is part of the Aerospace and High Technology Database. A portion of the STAR database is also available on the web from NASA. The NASA Technical Report Server allows users to search many different technical report servers maintained by various NASA centers and programs. E.P.A. Publications Bibliography. National Technical Information Service. The EPA's current Publication Catalog as well as other information resources are also available from the E.P.A.'s National Center for Environmental Publications and Information website. (Document EP1.21/7). Regulations Index to the Code of Federal Regulations and Code of Federal Regulations. Annual. Available online and from GPO ACCESS. . (Ref. KF70 .A3). Federal Register. Daily. Available online
and from GPO
ACCESS. (Ref. KF70 .A2 and Ref. Microfiche KF70 .A2).
Engineers need statistics to plan, design, and justify their proposals. The following directional sources will help you find the statistics you need when you need them. See the Department of Commerce page or the FedStats site for links to the many U.S. government statistical sources on the Web. American Statistics Index: A Comprehensive Guide and Index to the Statistical Publications of the U.S. Government. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Information Services, 1974+. NDSU Library has 1974-1996. Available online: contact a librarian. (Ref. . HA214 .A46) Datapedia of the United States, 1790-2000: America Year by Year. Lanham, MD: Bernan Press, 1994. (Ref. HA202 .K87 1994) FactSearch. Based on the printed publication, A Matter of Fact, this database contains over 91,000 references to original sources that cite various facts and statistics. Historical Statistics of the States of the United States: Two Centuries of the Census, 1790-1990. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1993. (Ref. HA214 .D63 1993) Maheim, Jarol B. and Ondrosik, Allison. Data Map: Index of Published Tables of Statistical Data. New York: Longman. (Ref. HA1 .D37) Statistical Reference Index. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Information Service,1981-. (NDSU Library has 1980-1992. Available online: contact a librarian. (Ref. HA214 .S79) Statistics Sources. Detroit, MI: Gale Research. (Ref. HA36. S34) U.S. Bureau of the Census. Bureau of the Census Catalog Publications: 17901972. Washington, D.C.,Annual. (Ref. HA37 .U48) U.S. Bureau of the Census. Bureau of the Census Catalog. (1973-1979). Washington, D.C.. (Ref. HA37 .U48) United States. Bureau of the Census. County and City Data Book, 1994. [computer file]. Washington, DC , 1995 (Doc. Computer File C3.134/2-1:994: ) United States. Bureau of the Census. Historical Statistics of the United States: Colonial Times to 1970, Bicentennial ed. Washington, D.C., 1975. (Ref. HA202 .B87 1975) U.S. Bureau of the Census. Statistical
Abstract of the United States. Washington, D.C.. ( Ref.
HA 202) Patents can be excellent sources of engineering information. They provide a way to gather information on technological advances while protecting inventors. The UND Chester Fritz Library is a designated Patent and Trademark Depository Library. In its collections, it has over 5 million patents and 2 million trademarks issued by the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The holdings of the Chester Fritz depository include the design, utility, plant and reissue patents from 1960 to the present. The Depository Library also contains a complete run of the Official Gazette and various indexes and informational publications regarding patents and trademarks. The NDSU Library maintains basic collections of reference materials related to patents. The print versions of the Manual, Index, and Patent Definitions are available in paper in the Main Library. The following titles are a selection of what is available: Index to the U.S. Patent Classification. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Patent and Trademark Office. (Ref. T223 .A25) Manual of Classification. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Patent and Trademark Office. (Doc. C 21.12: ) Patent Classification Definitions (microform) U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Patent and Trademark Office. (Docs. C 21.3/2:990) Official Gazette of the United States Patent and Trademark Office: Patents. Washington DC: U.S. Department of Commerce, Patent and Trademark Office. (Ref. Microfiche T223 .A23) What Every Engineer Should Know About Patents, 2nd ed. New York: Marcel Dekker, 1989. (KF3114.8 W48 1989) A great deal of patent data is now available on the
World Wide Web or from various database vendors. Here is a selected
list: US Patents Full-Text. US patents from 1971 to the present are searchable and available in full-text. This database is available through Dialog Information Services, Inc. Contact a librarian for search assistance. U.S. Patent
and Trademark Office. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office page
is the starting point for U.S. patent databases and information.
Derwent World Patents Index. The Derwent World Patents Index is the most comprehensive patent index in the world. The Derwent World Patents Index database contains over 11 million unique patent records abstracts, and 1.5 million patent documents are added each year. The database includes patents issueing from 40 patent authorities. To search the database, contact a librarian. European Patent Office. Established in 1973, the EPO is the outcome of Europe's effort to establish a uniform patent system. SRIS: This is the link to Patent Information at the British Library Science Reference and Information Service (SRIS). This site includes details on the British Library's Patents Collections and Services. World
Intellectual Property Organization. The World Intellectual Property
Organization (WIPO) is an intergovernmental organization with headquarters
in Geneva, Switzerland. The WIPO is responsible for the promotion
of the protection of intellectual property throughout the world.
There a many information resources on the Internet, these links will help guide you to important resources. Please note that it is especially important to evaluate the quality and accuracy of information that you find on the Internet. Useful information about Internet indexes, catalogs,
directories, and guides can be found at: the InfoPeople
Project, the Recommended
Search Tools page, and the "searching" links at the
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