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Heather Carine Finding competitive business information in six steps [ABSTRACT]
31st March 2009

While every quest for competitive information results in a different end point, the strategic researcher knows that the process for finding information follows the same key principles. Heather Carine shares her six basic steps for performing corporate competitive research, along with tips for getting started.

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Kate Worlock EBooks and Traditional Texts: Complementary or Mutually Exclusive? [ABSTRACT]
31st March 2009

The eBooks market seems to have been poised for success for years, but widespread adoption has been more promise than substance. Kate Worlock looks at comparative adoption rates for different types of content and academic environments and explains why new devices may help eBooks achieve their promise - or not.

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Fran Alexander Folksonomies: Business Use [ABSTRACT]
31st March 2009

Folksonomies are gaining favour as a free content organisational system on sites like Flickr and del.icio.us, but that doesn't make them ready for business prime time. Fran Alexander explores the pros and cons of folksonomies in the workplace and provides some insight into balancing the costs and benefits of crowd-sourced tagging.

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