Elsevier Launches a New Product Literature Database Solution for Life Science Professionals

Elsevier Launches a New Product Literature Database Solution for Life Science Professionals PR Newswire AMSTERDAM, July 16, 2012 AMSTERDAM, July 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical, and medical information products and services, today announced the launch of a structured Product Literature Database (PLD) solution for professionals in the life sciences. The PLD solution is a further development of the QUOSA literature management solution and it enables a higher level of scalability, automation and usability. QUOSA, a content management and workflow productivity solutions provider, was acquired by Elsevier in January 2012. PLDs are centralized repositories of product-related scientific literature maintained by life sciences institutions to meet regulatory reporting requirements, address medical inquiries and inform progress in product development. PLDs are used by a broad array of groups within life science institutions who need to access public information related to their company's and competitor's products. PLDs primarily contain information from journal and conference abstracts as well as some other public sources, for example media articles. Michael Rai, General Manager of QUOSA at Elsevier, said, "We have recognized content management and workflow productivity to be a key strategic area in life sciences to support.