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This provides an overview of recent developments in electronic information technology and systems for the chemical industry. It features papers on general chemical information and patents, as well as biotechnology. It contains contributions from France, Germany, the USA, the UK, Japan and Switzerland. Chemical information - in a broad sense - has always had something of a pioneering role in the information world, due partly to its acute needs for highly specific searching and highly flexible retrieval. The present volume aims to provide the latest information on the subject, including the views of both producers and users of information services. Additionally, it illustrates how modern information technology is beginning to affect the complex areas of chemical and patent information.