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- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing
- Copyright
- Copyright © Emerald Group Publishing Limited
- ISSN
- 0090-7324
- DOI
- 10.1108/eb049194
- Publisher site
- See Article on Publisher Site
Abstract
Few areas of reference services seem to be as shrouded in fearful mystery as those of patent searching. For many librarians, the very word patent conjures up images of strange individuals with equally strange ideas. Some think of endless tedium in selecting from among incomprehensible classifications leading to huge lists of meaningless numbers. Still others are repelled by the notion that many inventors and patent searchers are seeking assistance with what may be expensive legal matters.
Journal
Reference Services Review – Emerald Publishing
Published: Mar 1, 1993