Report:STN/Data Coverage/Non Patent Coverage/Available Databases
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Databases Accessed
Full Text Databases
The vast majority of records (or “answers”) within the STN databases contain bibliographic information, sometimes an abstract, and sometimes drawings or images. Most do not contain full text information. For these files, STN will direct the user to an external website where the full text document can be purchased (see the Document Delivery section). For more information on any database mentioned, or to see the full range of databases, see the STN Database Summary Sheets homepage.
The FULLTEXT database cluster consists of all full text patent databases available through STN (also included in the PNTTEXT Cluster) and some non-patent full text databases. The following databases are included in the FULLTEXT cluster:[1]
FULLTEXT Cluster
| ADISCTI (Adis Clinical Trials Insight) |
| More than 539,300 records from 1998 to the present; updated weekly. |
| ADISINSIGHT (Adis R&D Insight) |
| More than 26,750 records from 1998 to the present; updated weekly. |
| ADISNEWS (Adis Newsletters) |
| More than 125,800 records from 1983 to the present; updated daily. |
| AUPATFULL (Australia Patents Full Text) |
| More than 1.13 million records from 1964 to the present, with more than 100 pre-1964 records; updated weekly. |
| CANPATFULL (Canadian Patents Full Text) |
| More than 1.9 million records from 1920 to the present; updated weekly. |
| CNFULL (China Patents Full Text) |
| More than 4.5 million records from 1985 to the present; updated weekly. |
| EPFULL (European Patents Full Text) |
| More than 3.1 million records from 1978 to the present; updated weekly. |
| FRFULL (French Patents Full Text) |
| More than 2.29 million records from 1902 to the present; updated weekly. |
| GBFULL (United Kingdom Patents (GB) Full Text) |
| More than 2.28 million records from 1855 to the present, including both applications (since 1978) and granted patents; updated weekly. Full text is comprehensive back to 1859, and is incomplete for earlier years. |
| PATDPAFULL (German Patent Applications) |
| More than 2.65 million records from 1981 to the present; updated weekly. |
| PCTFULL (WIPO/PCT Patents Full Text) |
| More than 1.87 million records from 1978 to the present; updated weekly. PCTFULL documents with non-Latin filing languages (Japanese, Chinese, Korean and Russian) are enhanced with descriptions and claims in English machine translation for search and display. The text in original language is displayable.[2] |
| RDISCLOSURE (Research Disclosures) |
| 40,643 records (technical disclosures) from 1960 to present; updated monthly and reloaded every 6 months. |
| USPAT2 (United States Patents and Applications Full Text) |
| More than 1.1 million records from 2001 to the present; updated twice weekly. |
| USPATFULL (United States Patents Full Text) |
| More than 6.0 million records from 1975 to the present and partial coverage of selected technologies from 1971-1974; updated twice weekly and US Patent Classifications updated bimonthly. |
| USPATOLD (United States Patents Full Text) |
| More than 3.6 million records from 1790 to 1975; static record, US Classification information is updated bimonthly. |
See the Document Delivery section, for more information on acquiring full text documents through STN.
Partial Text Databases
Almost all databases on STN which are not listed in the full text collections, above, will contain bibliographic data and sometimes document abstracts and/or representative drawings or figures.
A comprehensive list of the databases on STN, along with descriptions of their content, can be found via this list of STN database summary sheets.
Database Clusters
STN Database Clusters are groups of similar databases that have been bundled together by STN. These clusters can be searched as a shortcut allowing the user to search all files in the cluster simultaneously. Some clusters contain databases that cover similar subject areas, such as agriculture or toxicology. Others contain databases that share a similar feature; for example, the FULLTEXT cluster includes databases that contain the full text of journal articles and patents.
To search all of the databases in a cluster at once, the user should enter the "FILE" or "INDEX" command followed by the cluster name. Then the query may be entered. To display the list of clusters while online, a user should enter "HELP CLUSTER."[1]
Listed in the following table are currently available STN Database Clusters.[1]
| Cluster Name | Description |
| 2ANAVIST | STN AnaVist, Version 2.0, Cluster |
| 2HANAVIST | STN AnaVist, Version 2.0, Cluster (HCAplus) |
| ADISBASES | Adis International Limited Database Cluster |
| AEROTECH | Aerospace and Related Technology Cluster |
| AGRICULTURE | Agriculture Cluster |
| ALLBIB | All bibliographic files for STNINDEX searching |
| AUTHORS | Files for STNINDEX author based searches |
| BIOSCIENCE | Bioscience Literature Cluster |
| BUSINESS | Sci-Tech Business and News Cluster |
| CASLINK | Linked CAS files (Predefined Search Sequences) |
| CASRNS | CAS Registry Numbers Cluster |
| CHEMENG | Chemical Engineering Cluster |
| CHEMISTRY | Chemical Literature Cluster |
| COMPANIES | Files for company based searches |
| COMPUTER | Computer Science Cluster |
| CONSTRUCTION | Building and Construction Cluster |
| CORPSOURCE | Files for STNINDEX corporate source based searches |
| CSAALL | Cambridge Scientific Abstracts Files Cluster |
| CURRENT | Current file environment |
| ELECTRICAL | Electrical Engineering |
| ENGINEERING | Engineering and Technology Cluster |
| ENVIRONMENT | Environment Cluster |
| FOOD | Food Science and Technology Cluster |
| FORMULATIONS | Formulations Information Cluster |
| FUELS | Energy Sources Cluster |
| FULLTEXT | Fulltext Files Cluster |
| GEOSCIENCE | Earth and Geo-sciences Cluster |
| GOVREGS | Governmental Regulations Cluster |
| HCASLINK | Linked CAS files (Predefined Search Sequences) |
| HEALTH | Health Sciences Cluster |
| HITS | Files with hits from last L-number with answers |
| HPATENTS | Patents Clusters with "H" CAS Files |
| HUMANITIES | Social Sciences Cluster |
| IMSBASES | IMS HEALTH Databases Cluster |
| LEARNING | STN Learning Files |
| MATDATA | Materials Data Cluster (Numeric Data) |
| MATERIALS | Materials Science Cluster |
| MEDICINE | Medicine and Medical Science Cluster |
| MEETINGS | Sci-Tech Meetings and Conferences Cluster |
| METALS | Metals Cluster |
| METDATA | Metals Data Cluster (Numeric Data) |
| MOBILITY | Mobility Engineering Cluster |
| NUMERIC | All numeric files for STNINDEX searching |
| PATENTS | Patents Cluster |
| PETROLEUM | Petroleum Cluster |
| PHARMACOLOGY | Pharmaceutical Science Cluster |
| PHYSICS | Physics Cluster |
| PNTTEXT | Patent Fulltext Files Cluster |
| POLYMERS | Polymer Science Cluster |
| REACTION | Reactions Cluster |
| RESEARCH | Research Cluster |
| RFTOOLS | Library Reference Tools Cluster |
| SAFETY | Occupational Health and Safety Cluster |
| SESSION | Current files with L-numbers |
| STRUCTURE | Structure Searching Cluster |
| SUPPLIERS | Product Directories and Suppliers Cluster |
| TOXICOLOGY | Toxicological Information Cluster |
| USPATALL | U.S. Patent Full Text Cluster |
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "STN Database Clusters." CAS website, http://www.cas.org/ASSETS/D990369370384113A451C35D3EC42E59/databaseclusters.pdf. Accessed October 20, 2011.
- ↑ "PCTFULL documents with non-Latin filing language enhanced with English machine translations." STN International website, http://bit.ly/xZ4YzY. Accessed February 13, 2012.
