Seminar on Patent & Trademark Information Offered

The Arkansas State Library, in cooperation with the Arkansas Small Business Development Center and U.S. Small Business Administration, is offering a seminar on “Researching Patent and Trademark Information”. The seminar will be held Tuesday, September 21, 2004 from 9-4 at the UALR Cooperative Extension Service, 2301 S. University, Little Rock.

Topics to be covered:

• Trademarks
• Copyrights
• Utility and design patents
• Provisional patent applications
• Invention promotion firms
• Patent and trademark searching
• Electronic filing
• On-line access

Cost: $15.00

For more information, call 1-800-862-2040, or check the webpage at http://asbdc.ualr.edu

UAMS Library Goes Wireless!

The UAMS Library has gone wireless! The Library has nine wireless receivers throughout the Library. Laptops, PDAs, and cell phones with Wi-Fi network connectivity can access the Internet throughout the Library.

• Anyone with wireless enabled devices can connect to the Internet via the UAMS Aruba wireless network by entering his or her email address and signing in as 'Guest' .
• UAMS faculty, students, and staff must contact the HELP desk ( 686-8555) to configure their wireless enabled devices before connecting to a UAMS network or Intranet.

Questions? Talk with the Library Technical Support Team (686-8822) or the Library LRC (686-6752).