Promoting Patent and Trademark Services:

Through Resource Sharing

Bill Schilling

New York State Library

New York State LibraryEst. 1818

New York State Library

Office of Cultural Education New York State Education Department

www.nysl.nysed.gov

• Three main divisions– Research Library– Division of Library Development– Talking Book and Braille Library

• Depository for NYS government documents• Regional depository of U.S. government documents• Member of the Association of Research Libraries• Over 19 million items in our collection• Over 110 online databases

– remote access to NYS employees – package of 18 available to all NYS residents –

Melvil Dewey

• Director of New York State Library from 1889-1905

• Helped found ALA in 1876

• Established first library school at Columbia University in 1884 – moved it to Albany in 1889

• Dewey Decimal Classification

New York State Library has been a USPTO Depository Library since 1871

’s 85 Depository Libraries

• 45 Academic

• 31 Public

• 8 State

• 1 Special

Some Characteristics of State Libraries

• Develop library services statewide through leadership, advocacy, consulting, etc.

• Administer state and federal funding for libraries statewide

• Develop and operate statewide electronic information networks

• Provide special library operations such as services for the blind and physically handicapped

• Play a primary role in interlibrary loan services

• Play a primary role in consortia activities: purchasing, networking, etc.

RESOURCE SHARING

IS A REGIONAL RESOURCE

SHARING PROGRAM

Resources

• Materials

• Expertise

• Training

A key to promoting patent and trademark services at PTDLs:

Forming relationships with other libraries in

your region

Involving Area Libraries in PTDL Activities

PTDLs• Invite area librarians to

PTDLP visits

• Market PTDL onsite workshops to area libraries and staff

Area Libraries• Bring local PTDL

workshops to area libraries

• Sponsor local inventor group tours to your regional PTDL

Involving Area Libraries in PTDL Activities (cont.)

PTDLs

Present at state andregional library associationconferences

Area Libraries

Help PTDLs identifyopportunities topresent and/ordisplay at IP eventsin your region

There are 2 PTDLS in Puerto Rico

www.uspto.gov

CONTACT INFO

Bill SchillingNew York State LibraryCultural Education CenterEmpire State PlazaAlbany, NY 12230518-474-7771bschilli@mail.nysed.gov