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Subscription Update for Information Services Management
31st July 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.
FreePint Newsletter 403 Published
31st July 2014
Announcement of the publication of FreePint Newsletter 403.
My Favourite Tipples from a Medical Research Specialist
30th July 2014
My Favourite Tipples are shared by Geraldine Clement-Stoneham, knowledge and information manager at the Medical Research Council UK. She shares her favourite online resources in areas from horizon scanning and political intelligence to French "bandes dessinées".
FreePint Report - Next-Generation Competitive Intelligence Published
29th July 2014
The FreePint Report: Next-Generation Competitive Intelligence has been published. This collates the FreePint articles and reviews on the topic of Competitive Intelligence (CI) and covers those included in the FreePint Topic Series: Next-Generation Competitive Intelligence.
Product Lifecycle Management and Opportunities for Collaboration
29th July 2014
Construction industry information specialist and chartered environmentalist, Michael Smith, introduces Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) and outlines the benefits it can bring from overcoming geographical limits to reducing development costs and yielding smarter design decisions.
Analyse and Visualise the Drug Development Cycle with Cortellis
29th July 2014
The new Cortellis life sciences platform from Thomson Reuters will be welcomed by many in the current "merger mania" environment in biopharma, explains reviewer Yulia Aspinall.
Shifting Perceptions of What's "Acceptable" in Compliance
28th July 2014
Andrew Lucas reports from the recent annual Thomson Reuters Compliance & Risk Summit where Tracey McDermott of the UK Financial Conduct Authority spoke on how the regulator's approach to policing the market is changing and the impact this will have on firms and their senior managers.
FreePint Launches New Series - What You Need to Know Your Customer (KYC)
22nd July 2014
FreePint is taking a fresh look at the ever-changing world of risk and compliance, with a particular focus on Know Your Customer (KYC) requirements. Chris Porter, co-producer of the series with Andrew Lucas, introduces the series.
From "Telling" to "Consulting" - The Changing Role of Information Professionals
18th July 2014
By now, we are all no doubt familiar with the concept of the "changing role of information professionals", and all that this entails. What are the skills and characteristics needed to survive this transition? As internal clients become more savvy about accessing different types of information, there is an opportunity for information professionals. This is to harness their deep expertise, and become consultants to those who now have the tools in their hands, but not necessarily the knowledge about how to use them.
FreePint Subscription Update - What's New and What's Coming
15th July 2014
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