User Guides
To help you use our patent and scientific information effectively, Thomson Scientific produces a range of User Guides, all written by specialists in their field. We make these available for a minimum charge that covers production and postage costs.
Databases for which User Guides are available are listed opposite. You can download PDF versions of these user guides FREE OF CHARGE.
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Guides Available
Derwent World Patents IndexPatents Citation Index
Derwent Value-Add
Derwent Innovations Index
Chemistry Specific
- CPI Chemical Indexing Guidelines
- CPI Chemical Indexing User Guide
- CPI Manual Codes
- Derwent Chemistry Resource on STN
Polymer Specific
- CPI Plasdoc Coding Systems
- Polymer Indexing Dictionary
- Polymer Indexing Hierarchy
- Polymer Indexing Reference Manual
- Polymer Indexing System Description
- Polymer Indexing Thesaurus
Engineering Specific
Life Science Specific