Performance and Accountability Report Fiscal Year 2008
Other Accompanying Information

TABLE 27: SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION CENTER ACTIVITY

TABLE 27: SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION CENTER ACTIVITY
(FY 2008)
Activity	Quantity
Prior Art Search Services Provided:
Automated Prior Art Searches Completed	34,266
Genetic Sequence Searches Completed	9,894
Number of Genetic Sequences Searched	37,543
CRF Submissions Processed	17,517
PLUS Searches Completed	58,890
Foreign Patent Searches Completed	6,778
Document Delivery Services Provided:
Document Delivery/Interlibrary Loan Requests Processed	30,281
Copies of Foreign Patents Provided	12,803
Information Assistance and Automation Services:
One-on-One Examiner Information Assistance	17,122
One-on-One Examiner Automation Assistance	23,001
Patents Employee Attendance at Automation Classes	64,470
Foreign Patents Assistance for Examiners and Public	4,419
Examiner Briefings on STIC Information Sources and Services	11,925
Translation Services Provided for Examiners:
Written Translations of Documents	8,816
Number of Words Translated (Written)	24,079,362
Documents Orally Translated	4,710
Total Number of Examiner Service Contacts	342,435
Collection Usage and Growth:
Print/Electronic (NPL) Collection Usage	1,511,173
Print Books/Subscriptions Purchased	74,228
Full Text Electronic Journal Titles Available	19,656
Full Text Electronic Book Titles Available	30,745
NPL Databases Available for Searching (est.)	1,544

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