Patent training sites

Conducting a Patentability Search https://www.lib.ncsu.edu/ptrc/search/patentability

Patent Searching Tutorial and Guide http://www.lib.utexas.edu/engin/patent-tutorial/index.html 

Leeds University Library Training Materials: Patent Searching for beginners https://web.archive.org/web/20070306035112/http://www.leeds.ac.uk/library/documents/workbook/patents/patentsworkbook.pdf 

Introduction to Searching DialogWeb for the Patent Researcher http://support.dialog.com/oc/dweb_pat/ 

Access the European Patent Classification https://web.archive.org/web/20050306142426/http://l2.espacenet.com/espacenet/eclasrch ClassPat offers a quick and efficient way to reach the classification symbols corresponding to your technical domains 

U.S. Patent Classification (USPC) Index http://www.uspto.gov/web/patents/classification/uspcindex/indextouspc.htm