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Performance and Accountability Report Fiscal Year 2005
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TABLE 27: SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION CENTER ACTIVITY
(FY 2005)
ACTIVITY QUANTITY
Prior Art Search Services Provided:  
Automated Prior Art Searches Completed     31,824
On-line and Manual Foreign Patent Searches Completed      3,467
Genetic Sequence Searches Completed     11,752
Number of Genetic Sequences Searched     38,051
CRF Submissions Processed     15,525
PLUS Searches Completed     18,987
Document Delivery Services Provided:  
Document Delivery/Interlibrary Loan Requests Processed     44,646
Copies of Foreign Patents Provided:      5,674
Copies Purchased by the Public        751
Copies Provided to USPTO Staff      4,823
Foreign Patents Provided Using Electronic Tools      5,175
Information Assistance and Automation Services:  
One-on-One Examiner Information Assistance     17,212
One-on-One Examiner Automation Assistance     11,200
Patents Employees Attending Automation Classes      7,881
Foreign Patents Assistance for Examiners and Public      5,196
Examiner Briefings on STIC Information Sources and Services      4,445
Number of STIC Web pages      1,125
Translation Services Provided for Examiners:  
Written Translations of Documents      6,436
Number of Words Translated (Written) 17,436,111
Documents Orally Translated      6,299
Total Number of Examiner Service Contacts    164,881
Collection Usage and Growth:  
Print/Electronic (NPL) Collection Usage  1,053,975
Print Books/Subscriptions Purchased     36,760
Full Text Electronic Journal Titles Available     11,868
Full Text Electronic Book Titles Available      6,151
NPL Databases Available for Searching (est.)      1,510
Foreign Patent Databases/Web Sites Accessed         85
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