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Jinfo Newsletter 446 Published
5th May 2016

Jinfo Newsletter 446 has been published. Let our proven expertise help you through thorny challenges around sources, technology or value.

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My Favourite Tipples from a Creative Technologist
4th May 2016

My Favourite Tipples are shared by Kate Lomax, a technologist and consultant who specialises in web publishing, rapid prototyping and online learning. Kate shares some of her go-to resources in the field of technology, ebook development, and research.

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Jinfo for Manufacturing
3rd May 2016

In the diverse realm of manufacturing companies, it is a challenge to find the resources to provide content that covers the full range of scientific and engineering research needs and to implement technologies to improve access to such diverse content. Libby Trudell looks at recent Jinfo articles, reviews and webinars which help you do just that.

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Subscription Update - What's New and What's Coming
27th April 2016

Read our round up of the latest articles and reports from our new Research Focus, "Source Expertise - What It Means in a Google World". We have also published product reviews for ProQuest Summon and Intellixir. There are also plenty of webinars and online teleconferences scheduled for the next few months, so be sure to register ahead for those.

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ProQuest Summon - Indexing 3 Billion Items
27th April 2016

We recently undertook an in-depth review of the ProQuest Summon discovery service where a single index holds pre-harvested data on 3 billion items.

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Demonstrating Source Expertise - Show It, Don't Tell It
26th April 2016

Are you demonstrating how invaluable your information skills are to your colleagues and senior leadership? Co-producer of the Research Focus "Source Expertise - What It Means in a Google World", Anja Chemnitz Thygesen, highlights how recent articles and reviews can help you to position yourself as an expert.

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Intellixir - Analyse & Visualise Data Resources
25th April 2016

We live in a world that’s driven by images and that’s having a knock-on effect when it comes to data. Who doesn’t want clearer snapshots of what data means these days? Our reviewer, Dr Michelle Maxwell, has reviewed one of the latest innovations in data analysis and visualisation tools – Intellixir 11.1. Find out what she thinks of the system.

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Jinfo Reviews Web of Science - Curated Research Content
22nd April 2016

In our in-depth product review of Web of Science, we look at how this citation index database for researchers in science, social science, arts and humanities has evolved and how they can make best use of its 1 billion cited references.

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Jinfo Newsletter 445 Published
21st April 2016

Jinfo Newsletter 445 has been published. Get our Insights & Actions Report and start work towards an improved collaborative future.

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My Favourite Tipples from a Data Science Enthusiast
21st April 2016

My Favourite Tipples are shared by Natasha Chowdory, an assistant librarian in a specialist technical library at Microsoft. Natasha shares some of her go-to resources in the field of personal development and big data.

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