Mechanical Engineering: Specialist databases

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• Canadian Intellectual Property Office 
• European Patent Office 
• European Patent Office 
• French Patent Office 
• German Patent Office 
• Intellectual Property Office UK 
• IP Australia 
• Japan Patent Office 
• Understanding "Patentese": A Patent Glossary 
• United States Patent and Trademark Office 
• World Intellectual Property Organisation 

Bloomsbury Design Library gives comprehensive global coverage of the history, theory and practice of crafts and design, from prehistoric times to the present day.

Info4education is the IHS education platform providing access to standards, regulatory, product and supplier information on construction, health and safety and engineering from organisations across the world. Info4education includes The Construction Information Service (CIS), The Occupational Health and Safety Information Service (OHSIS) and Specify-It.

The UK Data Service collection includes major UK government-sponsored surveys, cross-national surveys, longitudinal studies, UK census data, international aggregate, business data, and qualitative data.