Performance and Accountability Report Fiscal Year 2009
Other Accompanying Information

TABLE 27: SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION CENTER ACTIVITY

TABLE 27: SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION CENTER ACTIVITY
(FY 2009)
Activity	Quantity
Prior Art Search Services Provided:
Automated Prior Art Searches Completed	35,745
Genetic Sequence Searches Completed	8,553
Number of Genetic Sequences Searched	27,544
CRF Submissions Processed	20,515
PLUS Searches Completed	69,928
Foreign Patent Searches Completed	6,553
Document Delivery Services Provided:
Document Delivery/Interlibrary Loan Requests Processed	29,270
Copies of Foreign Patents Provided	10,492
Information Assistance and Automation Services:
One-on-One Examiner Information Assistance	18,093
One-on-One Examiner Automation Assistance	22,347
Patents Employee Attendance at Automation Classes	27,687
Foreign Patents Assistance for Examiners and Public	2,249
Examiner Briefings on STIC Information Sources and Services	12,735
Translation Services Provided for Examiners:
Written Translations of Documents	6,211
Number of Words Translated (Written)	21,766,778
Documents Orally Translated	2,372
Total Number of Examiner Service Contacts	300,294
Collection Usage and Growth:
Print/Electronic (NPL) Collection Usage	1,636,852
Print Books/Subscriptions Purchased	65,778
Full Text Electronic Journal Titles Available	21,762
Full Text Electronic Book Titles Available	41,418
NPL Databases Available for Searching (est.)	1,573

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