Keep & Share

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The STN Information Keep & Share Program allows you to purchase the right to archive (keep) and redistribute (share) search results from many STNEasy databases. Each STN database has a use policy which states that a single, individual user may copy and use information from STN and keep it indefinitely for his or her own individual use. The STN Keep & Share Program allows you to purchase the right to keep and/or share the STN records in excess of this use policy.

STNEasy offers two ways to purchase archival and redistribution rights:

• On-Demand
• After-the-Fact

With the On-Demand option, you have the ability to purchase archival and redistribution rights when you display your search results:

1. Display the detailed record for an answer on the Display page.
2. Click the green Keep & Share button located at the end of the record. A Keep & Share form is displayed in a separate window.
3. Fill out the form with the appropriate information.
4. Click Accept to have the Keep & Share charges applied to your STN invoice. Click Decline to void the transaction.

With the After-the-Fact option, you may purchase archival and redistribution rights for search results that you have already displayed in current or previous sessions:

1. On the Navigation Frame, click Cust. Support to expand the list. Within Keep & Share, click the Purchase option. A Keep & Share form is displayed in a separate window.
2. Fill out the form with the appropriate information.
3. Click Accept to have the Keep & Share charges applied to your STN invoice. Click Decline to void the transaction.

You can learn more about the STN Information Keep & Share Program at http://www.cas.org/legal/keepshare/index.html .