LIBR 220-01
LIBR 220-10
Resources and Information Services in Professions and Disciplines
Topic:
Intellectual Property Searching on the Internet
Fall 2006 Greensheet
Susan Ardis
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Resources Blackboard Blackboard Tutorials |
Course Web Location: www.ardis.org/slis220
An instruction sheet for the class will be sent to class members on the first day of class via MYSJSU. The instruction sheet will contain both the username and password for the Course Web Site as well as the access code for Blackboard. Contact professor via email if you do not receive this information by Aug 24, 2006.
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.
Course Goals and Objectives
Upon completion of the course the student will be able to:
- Recognize and demonstrate understanding of the differences between the various types of intellectual property: patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets.
- Recognize and demonstrate understanding of the differences between U.S. and International patents [e.g. country grants, PCT, and WIPO] .
- Recognize, understand, and demonstrate use of the major online patent and trademark search tools.
- Demonstrate the use of patent and trademark information in the reference environment.
- Conduct assignee, inventor, and basic subject of invention searches.
- Conduct assignee, design, and word mark searches.
The course supports the following SLIS Core Competencies:
- Design, query and evaluate information retrieval systems
- Demonstrate proficiency in the use of current information and communication technologies, as they affect the resources and uses of libraries and other types of information
- Understand the nature of research, research methods and research findings: retrieve, evaluate and synthesis scholarly and professional literature for informed decision-making by specific client groups.
Course Requirements
Web-based instruction
The entire class will be held on the Internet. Interaction with the professor will be through e-mail.
Blackboard
Blackboard will only be used as a means for students to communicate with one another. The course web site can be found here: www.ardis.org/slis220
Assignments
Assignments are no later than the dates indicated in the class calendar unless there are extraordinary circumstances. These must be approved by the professor.
Grading Scale
The standard SJSU SLIS Grading Scale is utilized for all SLIS courses:
| 97-100 | A |
| 94-96 | A- |
| 91-93 | B+ |
| 88-90 | B |
| 85-87 | B- |
| 82-84 | C+ |
| 79-81 | C |
| 76-78 | C- |
| 73-75 | D+ |
Academic Integrity
Your own commitment to learning, as evidenced by your enrollment at San José State University, and the University's Academic Integrity Policy requires you to be honest in all your academic course work. Faculty are required to report all infractions to the Office of Judicial Affairs. The policy on academic integrity can be found at http://www.sjsu.edu/senate/F06-1.pdf
Reasonable Accommodation of Disabilities
If you need course adaptations or accommodations because of a disability,
please e-mail me as soon as possible. Presidential Directive 97-03 requires
that students with disabilities register with the Disability Resource Center
(DRC) to establish record of their disability.
No matter where students reside, they should contact the SJSU DRC to register. The DRC Web site: http://www.drc.sjsu.edu/
School of Library & Information Science
One Washington Square - San José, California USA, 95192-0029
Phone: 408-924-2490
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