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The AGEPI library, as an AGEPI division, functions simultaneously as an in-house and public library, open to a wide range of users in the Republic of Moldova.
Librarians and information specialists are available in the library to assist the public in all aspects of their work with catalogues, CD-ROMs, books, Data Bases etc. The AGEPI Library is available to the public during 6 days a week(except Sunday) from 9-00 to 16-00.
The full AGEPI Collection available to the interested public is shown in the attached Table II.
With the view of promoting the collection, 81 actions have been organized during the year, including book and document exhibitions: “New acquisitions”, “Industrial Property Protection in the Republic of Moldova”, “AGEPI Publications,” etc. Information about the new acquisitions in the library collection is systematically offered on the AGEPI web site. The information provided on the AGEPI web site – www.agepi.md – covers all general topics concerning industrial designs (national and international legislation, preparation of application, office procedures, forms).
During the year 2002, the AGEPI has rendered to the economic agents of the republic 734 consultations in the field of obtaining titles of protection of industrial property objects, organized 200 visits to the enterprises; it rendered a double volume of information/retrieval services in the IPP field as compared with the previous year.
The Library also provides, by payment, such services as copying the documents from CD-ROM/DVD-ROM on paper (in 2002 – 2235 pages) or on CD / DVD-ROM (in 2002 – 861 documents), copying the documents form the Library paper Collection, selling the AGEPI editions.
The main features regarding the library-information services rendered in 2002 are the following: readers- 512; visits – 5986; borrowed documents – 56174, including: books – 8019, periodicals – 20955, patents -6041, CD-ROM – 13528, BOPI – 7631.
TableII.doc - The attached file provides the list of AGEPI Collection on CD/DVD-ROM
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