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Database: DKF

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.

File Data

Subject Coverage

All patent-relevant areas of science and technology. Start of coverage varies by subject matter and patent authority.

Sources

Database Producer

Dokumentation Kraftfahrwesen e.V.
Ulrichstr. 14
D-74321 Bietigheim-Bissingen
Germany
Phone:   (+49) 7142/54011
Telefax: (+49) 7142/65898
E-mail:  info@dkf-ev.de
Database Supplier

FIZ Karlsruhe
P.O. Box 2465
D-76012 Karlsruhe
Germany
Phone:    (+49) 7247/808-555
Telefax:  (+49) 7247/808-131
E-mail:  hlpdeskk@fiz-karlsruhe.de

Usage Terms


    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.

    Enter HELP SHARETERMS at an arrow promt (=>) or visit
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    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.

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