Deanna Morrow Hall
Corporate Information Resources, Inc.
1003 Carlisle Road
Stone Mountain, GA 30083-4748
Phone:
(404) 297-5727
E-mail: dmhall@mindspring.com
Fields of Expertise:
- Subject areas
Extensive experience in researching: - General science and technology, specializing in chemistry
- Pulp/paper technology
- Polymers
- Water treatment
- Analytical methods
- Database literature searches
Very extensive experience in searching the following databases: - Chemical Abstracts
- PAPERCHEM
- PROMT
- USPATFULL
- Derwent World Patents Index (WPI)
- Text mining
Proprietary techniques for effective deep text mining to discover related nuanced facts and concepts among documents - Older literature
Exploration of older literature to discover unrecognized/forgotten literature relevant to current interests, especially for validity challenges to existing patents - Management of corporate information resources
Cost-effective management of corporate Information resources, both public and proprietary, to support corporate objectives, including improving the productivity, efficiency, and effectiveness of professional employees - Interpretation of information needs
Exceptional ability to interpret the key aspects of an information need, and to translate them into relevant deliverables, whether it involves a literature search, a prior art search, or developing a system for management of corporate information resources
Services:
- Literature searches to support general problem-solving and decision-making, especially in product and process development, and market development
- Prior art searches to support intellectual property decisions for:
- patentability
- freedom to operate/infringement
- validity
- Consulting to understand corporate information needs, and to recommend and implement sophisticated, customized, cost-effective document management/ information management/ knowledge management systems
Education:
Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio ;
M.S.L.I.S. (Master of Science in Library/Information Science)
University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada ;
B.A. Major: Chemistry
Résumé and references available on request.
