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My Favourite Tipples from a Global Knowledge & Research Specialist
12th February 2014

Anne Rogers is director, Knowledge and Research Services at Cargill’s InfoCenter. Cargill is an international producer and marketer of food, agricultural, financial and industrial products and services. Anne shares her favourite tipples.

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FreePint Tackles Business Planning, ROI & Value
10th February 2014

Measuring the value for money provided by information services, and determining whether particular products represent a good return on investment, has always been one of the biggest challenges information managers face. But FreePint writers have been tackling this issue head on, describing techniques for gathering both quantitative and qualitative data and making an evidence-based business case to senior management and other stakeholders. Metrics are part of the process - but so too are case studies and testimonials, all underpinned by the art of persuasion.

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How Effective is Your Enterprise Social Network?
7th February 2014

Enterprise social tools are different to business process tools, explains Richard Hare, and that's why the measures of effectiveness also need to differ in order to identify increases in connectivity, improved awareness, stimulated communication and better problem-solving.

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Getting Social Right... the First Time
7th February 2014

The FreePint Topic Series: The Social Enterprise has so far included a number of articles and guides designed to help organisations be successful in their implementation of social tools. Among these was an excellent article from Steve Bynghall which provides guidance on governance, ownership and sponsorship, and ensuring there are clear business uses identified for the social tools.

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Patents for the Win! Innography Snags Two 2014 CODiE Awards
4th February 2014

Expert reviewer for the CODiE Award for Best Legal Information Product 2014, John DiGilio reviewed five legal products in the category and evaluated them through demonstrations, testing and grading against specific requirements. Here he shares his thoughts on the category winner, Innography's intellectual property research platform.

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Making Social Succeed: Advocates to Encourage Use
31st January 2014

To help in the adoption and success of social tools in the enterprise, under-resourced central teams often need to rely on networks of advocates to help in change management and support efforts. These advocate networks can range from communities of early adopters to super-users. Steve Bynghall shares best practice in targeting the right sort of individuals, engaging and nurturing these communities.

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Keep Tabs on Financial Deals with Transactional Track Record (TTR)
30th January 2014

Business research expert Perrin Kerravala gives an overview of Transactional Track Record, a deals intelligence service specialising in Spanish and Portuguese language market activity and containing historic transaction information as well as forward-looking deals and opportunities.

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The Road to the Effective Social Enterprise
30th January 2014

The path to achieving an effective social enterprise can be rocky, explains Shimrit Janes, co-producer of the FreePint Topic Series: The Social Enterprise. The series includes a host of articles to help reach success through measures such as best practice for social media, effective governance, clear ownership and a defined case for business use of social tools.

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My Favourite Tipples from a Legal Research Specialist
29th January 2014

David Watson is a researcher at the Information and Research Dept of Watson Farley & Williams, an international law firm specialising in international finance and investment, maritime and energy law. He shares his favourite tipples.

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Analysis, Reviews and Discussions via FreePint
29th January 2014

The opportunity to keep on top of product launches and industry trends, and to read written commentary and analysis of industry developments, is essential to help interpret and identify the impact changes will have on your industry. Communities of Practice offer another level of knowledge through frank discussions with peers and industry experts, often resulting in information gains it would otherwise be impossible to attain. Find out how a FreePint Subscription can help develop your strategy.

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