Dear colleagues
I am in the preliminary stages of preparing for a workshop for the
Chicago 2003 meeting. The topic for the Friday afternoon session is
"Value-added patent searching". I would appreciate some input from
potential attendees concerning the shape and focus of this session.
I have in mind two possible forms:
a) Four small case studies on how value-added databases and database
search features can help in the course of (a) a company portfolio/patent
assignee search, (b) a family/ equivalent search, (c) a subject-matter
search based on standardised and/or validated search fields (e.g.
standard sets of abbreviations in titles and abstracts vs. raw text) and
(d) a subject-matter search based on proprietary indexing (e.g. Derwent
classes and codes, Uniterm codes etc.) . OR,
b) A single large case study following a subject-matter search through
all the stages, from raw full text, applicants' abstracts, proprietary
abstracts, classifications, proprietary subject indexing etc., comparing
the recall and precision at each point.
If either or both of these approaches attracts (or repels) you, please
would you get in touch with me to let me know. Hopefully, the workshop
which emerges will be best suited to the attendees' interests.
Thank you in advance,
-- Stephen Adams Magister Ltd. Crown House, 231 Kings Road, Reading, RG1 4LS, GB Tel: +44 (0)118 929 9515 Fax: +44 (0)118 929 9516 E-mail: stevea@magister.co.uk Website : http://www.magister.co.ukRegistered in England and Wales. Company No. 3407685
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