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Performance and Accountability Report Fiscal Year 2003
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TABLE 27: SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION CENTER ACTIVITY
(FY 2003)

ACTIVITY

QUANTITY
Prior Art Search Services Provided:  
 Automated Prior Art Searches Completed   12,977
On-line and Manual Foreign Patent Searches Completed    3,555
Genetic Sequence Searches Completed   10,471
Number of Genetic Sequences Searched   33,661
CRF Submissions Processed   18,728
PLUS Searches Completed   10,863
Document Delivery Services Provided:  
  Document Delivery/Interlibrary Loan Requests Processed   51,702
 Documents Provided Using Electronic Tools    9,117
Copies of Foreign Patents Provided:    2,156
  Copies Purchased by the Public    2,629
Copies Provided to USPTO Staff    1,755
Foreign Patents Provided Using Electronic Tools    1,617
Information Assistance and Automation Services:  
  One-on-One Examiner Assistance    15,236
Foreign Patents Assistance for Examiners and Public     5,184
Public Search Sessions for Foreign Patents     5,879
Examiner Briefings     1,762
Web Pages Created       197
Translation Services Provided for Examiners:  
  Written Translations of Documents      5,819
Number of Words Translated (Written) 16,082,030
Documents Orally Translated      6,940
Collection Usage and Growth:  
  Print/Electronic NPL Collection Usage    360,726
Print Books/Subscriptions Purchased      4,688
Print/Microform Foreign Patents Added to Collections     28,656
Full Text Electronic Journal Titles Available     10,100
Full Text Electronic Book Titles Available      3,190
NPL Databases Available for Searching (est.)      1,486
Foreign Patent Databases/Web Sites Accessed         31
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