Executive Director, Blume Library
What's on this page?
This page includes general science sources that are important to a variety of disciplines.
- Multimedia Gallery (NSF)Videos, Images, and Audio on science topics such as biology, computing, earth & the environment, engineering, mathematics, etc.
- Science.govOfficial US federal government portal to science-related information covering dozens of scientific fields.
- TRAIL: Technical Report Archive & Image LibraryDatabase of digitized federal technical reports. Over 50,00 US agency technical reports have been digitized.
Patents and Trademarks
Patents are the way that new devices, processes, and even engineered organisms, are protected so that their inventors can profit from their development. Below are some links to basic patent information. Trademarks are symbols or word(s) that are registered to represent a company or product.
- Google PatentsSearch patents from around the world. The advanced search lets you search by date, inventor, assignee, patent office, etc.
- Patent and Trademark Resource CentersPTRC locations by state from the USPTO
- Patents, Trademarks, and Copyright guideUT Austin guide to patents, trademarks,and copyright. Note: The McKinney Engineering Library is a designated Patent and Trademark Resource Center (PTRC) which provide public access to products and services. Be sure to contact in advance.
- US Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO)Search interfaces and search tips for finding patents and trademarks.
- WIPO PatentscopeWorld Intellectual Property Organization database to find international patent applications and national collections.
Measurements
- NIST: Metric ProgramProvides leadership for use of the SI (International System of Units) aka, metric system, for US trade and commerce. Includes unit conversion tools.
- NIST: Time & FrequencyProvides information about measurements relating to time including the official US Time, Daylight Saving Time rules, web clocks, and more.
- NIST: Weights & Measuresgeneral page for NIST's Weights & Measurements work. Includes laws & regulations, information on devices, NIST handbooks, etc.