Jinfo: FreePint for Biopharma

FreePint for Biopharma
Jinfo Blog

7th October 2015

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Many global pharmaceutical companies with multiple divisions and widespread user populations, struggle to educate their users about the correct use of content that seems to be freely available on the open web. Libby Trudell explains how the FreePint Series "All About Usage," which ran from July to September, offers many insights about best practices for copyright and authentication which will be appreciated by information professionals in the pharma field.

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At a recent gathering of information professionals, a key concern raised by participants from biopharma companies was the risk of inappropriate content use as more and more open source content becomes discoverable.

Scientists often just assume that such content is available for free, when in fact it may be authorised only for academic use, or single use with no redistribution.

What's at Risk?

Large corporations with deep pockets are particularly are particularly at risk if the copyright holder decides to take legal action for use of content without permission.

Yet, scientists who are used to sharing research with colleagues are often not tuned into this issue. "Everything we've talked about comes down to rights management," was the final comment of one biopharma information centre manager.

Managing the Rights Process

Our customers in biopharma companies benefit from FreePint's coverage of this topic as well as other the timely issues.

FreePint interviewed the James Bennett of the UK's Copyright Licensing Agency to find out more about their licensing arrangements for the pharma, life sciences and STM sectors, and how they cater for the unique collaborative nature of the pharma development cycle.

Clare Painter discusses "How Much Will it Cost to Use Someone Else's Copyright Content", Irene Koren highlights the need for "Respecting the Ownership of Knowledge" and Isabelle Garcia outlines "Approaches to Authentication". These are some of the many FreePint subscription articles and reports of particular interest to pharmaceutical information centre managers published in the last few months.

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