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Concluding the FreePint Topic Series - News, and Beyond
31st December 2014
Chris Porter concludes the FreePint Topic Series: News, and Beyond by highlighting key themes in the use of news, both for current awareness and for research, that have emerged from the series that he and Shimrit Janes have co-produced over the last three months.
Copyright Risk - Why It Matters and What To Look Out For
24th December 2014
Clare Painter describes why it is important to address copyright issues and manage the risks that can come from redistributing content within your organisation or online across the world. She outlines key factors you need to take into account when sourcing and selecting copyright material, and looks at how you can use high-quality content whilst reducing copyright risk.
News in the Pharma Landscape
23rd December 2014
Ashish Shukla outlines the four major categories of information needs in the pharmaceutical industry and debates the value of general news sources vs specialist.
Factiva Listens to its Customers
23rd December 2014
Andrew Grave highlights the new Query Genius function, one of several enhancements to news aggregation service Factiva that he discovered during his recent product review. What makes this enhancement particularly noteworthy is that it is aimed at information professionals and not end users.
Navigating the Airwaves with BBC Monitoring Library
22nd December 2014
Sophie Alexander highlights some of the key features of the BBC Monitoring Library, an English-language online news service that monitors over 3,000 sources from 150 countries on news of political and economic significance.
Introducing the FreePint Topic Series "Making Information Visible"
22nd December 2014
With the new FreePint Topic Series: Making Information Visible launching in January, Series co-producer James Mullan provides a preview of the key concepts and technologies which will be covered, from integrating internal and external sources of information to improving internal search options.
Concluding FreePint's 2014 News Survey Analysis
22nd December 2014
Robin Neidorf concludes the analysis of FreePint's 2014 News Needs and Preferences Survey by highlighting the key insights, what's changed over time and what's stayed consistent.
Subscription Update for Information Services Management Published
19th December 2014
The monthly FreePint Report: Subscription Update for Information Services Management has been published, which highlights product reviews, source updates and news & analysis relevant to those responsible for information service management, information strategy and content procurement.
Mergent Online - Making Sense Out of Company and Executive Data
19th December 2014
Chris Porter continues FreePint’s collection of reviews of company and executive information services with an in-depth look at highly structured company research database Mergent Online.
Breadth and Depth of Insight into Current Awareness and Research
18th December 2014
We kick off the final month of 2014 and of our FreePint Topic Series: News, and Beyond with both breadth and depth of insight into current awareness and research trends. Co-producer Shimrit Janes takes a look at what's recently been published, and what is yet to come.
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