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An effective link between science and technology

, and . Scientometrics, 40 (3): 465--480 (November 1997)

Abstract

The link between science and technology is critical, with the relationship between scientific bibliographic references and technical bibliographic references having important documentary relevance. To establish this link, International Patent Classification catchwords have been used as a switching language.' This link could be used to bridge the gap between the research plane, the R & D plane, and a production plane described by Ziman. To accelerate this path, a correspondence system is proposed between the two domains, leading to the projection of the International Patent Classification to referenced scientific literature. Each bibliographic reference that is re-indexed by the proposed correspondence system includes a new field which contains one or more classification symbols used in the industrial property. Earlier research by the authors had presented some feasibility principles of this linkage. After briefly reviewing the general context of this project, some primary results and their limits are discussed. The evolution of the correspondence concept is highlighted.

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