strategies for classification searching

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Strategies for Classification Searching

Identify

To identify highly relevant classifications, it can be

helpful to try the “jugular search” technique.

Identify

This is accomplished by doing a highly targeted title/abstract keyword search to identify at one or two documents related to the search subject matter.

scanning their classification codes for starting points.

Identify

If a document is provided at the beginning of the search as an example of relevant content, performing a citation search on that document could also lead to the discovery of other relevant classification areas.

Search

Take the time to fully read the definitions of the classes found through initial searching efforts.

Points to remember

The US Classification Schedule can be browsed by subject area, or searched by keyword .

IPC (version 8) classifications can be browsed and/or searched

CPC Classification

ECLA subdivisions to the IPC classification can be browsed/searched

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