STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced that QUOSA, its literature management solution, and Copyright Clearance Center (CCC) have extended their relationship to support greater compliance in the use of full text articles within corporate or institutional environments. Using CCC's rights advisory API, QUOSA customers who are also CCC licensees can view their license rights directly from QUOSA at no extra cost to the user.
QUOSA users can instantly check the usage rights of documents within the QUOSA library by accessing the CCC database via a single user interface, helping them to quickly determine how they may use a document; for example, checking if they can share an article with colleagues. This significantly increases the efficiency of content management workflows, helping users manage large libraries of information and ensure compliance requirements are met.
QUOSA and CCC first partnered in 2009; the expansion of this relationship will now deliver the same seamless functionality at no extra cost.
Part of Elsevier's Life Science Solutions, QUOSA is a centralised repository of scientific literature that enables life sciences institutions to meet regulatory reporting requirements, address medical inquiries and maintain current awareness in relation to topics or authors. It is used by a broad array of groups such as pharmacovigilance and medical affairs personnel in pharma, biotech and medical device companies. CCC is a leading global rights-licensing technology organization, providing solutions that simplify compliance for content users, promoting the work of creators and supporting the principles of copyright.
