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Database: WSCA

WSCA (World Surface Coatings Abstracts) is a bibliographic database dedicated to paint and surface coating technology and related fields. It covers the relevant worldwide scientific, technical, and trade literature, as well as patents. Records contain bibliographic data, in-depth indexing, and an abstract. WSCA corresponds to the printed World Surface Coatings Abstracts.

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Sources

Database Producer

PRA Coatings Technology Centre
14 Castle Mews
High Street
Hampton
Middlesex
TW12 2NP
UK
Phone: +44 (0)20 8487 0800
Fax:   +44 (0)20 8487 0801
Database Supplier

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

Usage Terms

    The following database producer's special conditions for use of
    his database(s) apply to your use of the WSCA 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.

    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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    The database producer Paint Research Association shall correct
    faulty data sets, in particular in the event of faulty data not
    allowing the customer the acquisition of the original document.

    Apart from this, Paint Research Association does not give any
    warranty relating to the data contained in the database, 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.