LIBR 220-01
LIBR 220-10
Resources and Information Services in Professions and Disciplines (Intellectual property searching on the Internet)
Fall 2005

Instructor: Susan Ardis
E-mail
(512) 495-4505

GREENSHEET

Course Web Location

www.ardis.org/slis220 

This course is completely online. Students must self-enroll for this course on Blackboard between August 22 and August 26. You will be required to use a password access code which I will provide as an announcement in Blackboard.

Course Description

The course covers intellectual property searching in all types of libraries and information centers.  Special emphasis will be given to U.S. patent and trademark information, publications and databases, their organization, use in libraries and methods of searching including by inventor, owner, and subject of invention.  International patents and trademarks will also be covered, particularly as they relate to U.S. intellectual property. Copyright, trade secret, and other areas of intellectual property will be covered as they relate to our main topic: patents and trademarks.

Goals and Objectives

Upon completion of the course the student will be able to

1. Recognize and understand the differences between the various types of intellectual property: patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets. 
2. Recognize and understand the differences between U.S. and International patents [e.g. country grants, PCT, and WIPO] .
3. Recognize, understand, and use the major online patent and trademark search tools. 
4. Demonstrate the use of patent and trademark information in the reference environment.
5. Conduct assignee, inventor, and basic subject of invention searches.
6. Conduct assignee, design, and word mark searches.

The course supports the following objectives from the School’s goals and objectives:

1. Teaching: Information management, including the selection, organization, storage, retrieval, dissemination and utilization of information resources.
2. Teaching: Advocacy and leadership for citizen access to information.

Course Requirements

Web-based Instruction 
The entire class will be held on the Internet.  Interaction with the professor will be through e-mail. 

Assignments 
Assignments are due no later than the dates indicated in the class calendar unless there are extraordinary circumstances.  These must be approved by the professor.

Academic Integrity
Read the SJSU Academic Integrity Policy
http://www2.sjsu.edu/senate/S04-12.pdf

Reasonable Accommodation of Disabilities
Students who need accommodation due to a disability must register with SJSU's Disability Resource Center (DRC) during the first three weeks of the semester. The Center will work with the students to determine the disability, document it, and determine the services and accommodations necessary for student success. Then, the DRC will contact the faculty member to determine the types of consideration necessary.

Students attending the Fullerton campus should first contact the Disability Resource Center in San José since they are SJSU students. The DRC will then direct the students to supporting resources on the Fullerton campus.

The DRC Web site: http://www.drc.sjsu.edu/

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