| There is a large amount of chemical information contained in commercially available patent databases. Uncovering that information is relatively straightforward, but converting it into intelligence is often more challenging. This presentation will examine several methods for turning chemical information from patents into actionable intelligence. At one end of the spectra are tools that are readily available to the majority of information professionals, such as Microsoft Excel and simple analysis tools that are built into commercial search engines. At the other end are sophisticated text and data mining tools that can uncover hidden intelligence from lists, matrices and relationship maps. The presentation will show that it is often possible to uncover intelligence with the simpler tools, while discussing situations where the more sophisticated tools add value. |