Pfizer has been emphasizing its international information service activities through Global Information Services Team, GIST. GIST was established in 1997 with 15 members including representatives of Information Center, New York headquarters, Information Resources in Central Research, Groton, USA, Information Resources in Central Research, Sandwich, UK, and Information Services departments, Tokyo and Nagoya. One of GIST activities is to make global contracts with many vendors such as ScienceDirect, NewsEdge, Dialog, etc. GIST also has four team activities, such as Shared Learning, External Issues, Copyright and Product Bibliographies. GIST Forum was held in June 1999, and more than 60 people joined this three-day meeting. Japan members have also joined GIST as leadership members, contributing to input Japanese needs in GIST activities.
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