Insights into the issues facing pharmaceutical companies for information provision: a report on the P-D-R special meeting, La Grande Motte, 28-29 February 2008

International audiencePurpose: The article reports on the Pharma Documentation Ring (P-D-R) special meeting 2008 on access and use of publishers' content through multiple channels. Approach: After an introduction to the goals and activities of the P-D-R, we describe the different sessions of the meeting and then summarise the topics related to document supply. Findings: The article reports on the use of primary information in pharmaceutical companies, on global services arising from national functions, on outsourcing information management, and on technical solutions to control, monitor and limit access. One of the hot topics of the conference was restriction by digital rights management (DRM) measures. Originality: This report provides insights into the issues currently facing the pharmaceutical industry. The pharmaceutical industry is the only corporate sector with a long and profitable tradition of networking between information professionals.L'article rend compte d'une conférence du Pharma Documentation Ring (P-D-R) sur l'accès et l'utilisation des produits et services des éditeurs scientifiques par les grands groupes pharmaceutiques. En particulier, l'article décrit la fourniture de documents électroniques et les mesures techniques de protection (DRM ou gestion des droits numériques)