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DKF (Dokumentation KraftFahrwesen, Automotive Engineering Information) provides access to literature on all aspects of motor vehicle design, construction, and manufacturing. Abstracts are taken from more than 350 journals, mainly German (46%). Material from American (20%), British (8%), French (6%), Swiss (6%), Japanese (5%), Italian (1%) and other nationality (8%) journals is also covered. A large portion (more than 50%) of the database is made up of grey literature, i.e., reports, technical papers, and academic theses, from around the world.
The database corresponds to the printed abstract journal DKF-Literaturinformationsdienst.
Citations contain bibliographic and indexing information and abstracts.
The database is in German with some fields in English as well. Titles are in English and in the original language.
All patent-relevant areas of science and technology. Start of coverage varies by subject matter and patent authority.
Dokumentation Kraftfahrwesen e.V. Ulrichstr. 14 74321 Bietigheim-Bissingen Germany Phone: (+49) 7142/54011 Telefax: (+49) 7142/65898 E-mail: info@dkf-ev.deDatabase Supplier
FIZ Karlsruhe P.O. Box 2465 D-76012 Karlsruhe Germany Phone: (+49) 7247/808-555 Telefax: (+49) 7247/808-131 E-mail: helpdesk@fiz-karlsruhe.de
The following database producer's special conditions for use of
his database(s) apply to your use of the DKF file on STN.
I. General Part
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1. Scope
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Section 2 to 4 of these conditions apply to all databases
offered via STN Karlsruhe as far as no differing regulations are
specified under II. Special Part.
2. Customers
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A customer is an individual or an institution (i.e. a legal body
such as a university, public authority, company) for whom online
access has been ordered.
3. Search Results
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All rights are reserved. Search results delivered online or
offline are only for internal (own) use of the customer. No
written permission of the database producer is required if
search results delivered to the customer in computer-readable
form are used only for internal purposes of the customer, i.e.
printed, processed, modified, or linked with other data (e.g.
for creating a database). The customer must observe the
copyright of the database producer.
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http://www.stn-international.com/keep_share.html
for detailed information on the STN Information Keep & Share
Program, which allows Recipients to purchase the right to
archive and / or redistribute search results from STN databases
for internal re-use.
Results from searches carried out by the customer on request, or
on behalf of individuals or institutions (see under 2.) outside
his own institution (third parties) may only be given to them
for explicit internal use. The transmitted search results must
include the database producer's copyright. For safety purposes,
the customer may keep a copy of the results obtained from a
search carried out for third parties.
The customer must obtain database producer's specific written
permission for any further uses of search results obtained for
third parties, particularly for the transmission of search
results in electronic form or their distribution in hardcopy,
e.g. sale, loan, license, or free charge.
The customer must do his/her best efforts in preventing a theft
or inadvertent illicit dissemination of the records.
4. Warranty and Liability
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The database producers shall use their best efforts to deliver
correct information in their databases, however, they do not
accept warrenty and liability for completeness, accuracy and
timeliness unless set out differently in II. Special Part.
II. Special Part
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Downloading of data from the DKF database is only allowed
temporarily for internal purposes in the context of the
actual search, for example for reformatting the data.
The database producer does not give any warranty relating to the
accuracy and completeness of the data contained in the database
except of correcting erraneous entries recognized, and shall not
accept liability for damage unless damage is caused
intentionally or by gross negligence.
For more detailed information, view the STN Database Summary Sheet.