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Encouraging Curation and Sharing to Facilitate Discovery
1st April 2015

Helping users to find information which they didn't know existed is undoubtedly a challenge. Steve Bynghall identifies some of the key tactics which can be used to help make discovery more of a "push" activity and some steps central teams can take to encourage changes in user behaviour.

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Concluding the FreePint Topic Series "Making Information Visible"
1st April 2015

Co-producer Martin White concludes the FreePint Topic Series "Making Information Visible" by highlighting key themes in visibility and discovery, that have emerged from the series that he and James Mullan have co-produced over the last three months. These include user-centric discovery, the information lifecycle and information visualisation. He also highlights product reviews and vendor insights.

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Is This Enterprise Social Tool Right For You?
27th March 2015

Enterprise social tools are increasingly common. They are either replacing intranets or complementing existing platforms with a more "social" set of features. However, organisations report a slow uptake of these new internal platforms. Very often that is due to a poor choice of tool(s). Ana Neves lists the most frequently-used poor selection criteria and recommends a much more effective one.

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Explore and Understand Data through Visualisation
27th March 2015

Andrew Lucas gives an overview of how visualisation can help in "Making Information Visible" and in communicating complex data in an easily digestible format. He explains why information managers should ensure that visualisation is part of their toolkit.

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Can You Use Training to Improve Discovery in the Enterprise?
26th March 2015

As Steve Bynghall explains, discovery in the enterprise is challenging. While technology is important, a holistic approach is important. This includes training and providing learning resources for users. Targeting users who have specialist information needs can have value, as can encouraging content owners to make their content more discoverable through good practices.

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FreePint Newsletter 419 Published
26th March 2015

Announcement of the publication of FreePint Newsletter 419

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Introduction to FreePint's Research into Visibility
25th March 2015

Robin Neidorf presents an introduction to FreePint's recent research into visibility. She looks at areas such as respondents' involvement in technology-related decisions that may affect information visibility, budgets for resource discovery and what the information managers polled think of when discussing "visibility".

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Adopting a More Holistic Approach to Discovery Within the Enterprise
25th March 2015

With the FreePint Topic Series "Making Information Visible" drawing to a close, Sophie Alexander looks at articles from the series which focus on information discovery in the enterprise and some of the ways that finding information can be made easier beyond the implementation of technology.

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My Favourite Tipples from a Public Sector Innovator
25th March 2015

My Favourite Tipples are shared by Ciara Eastell, head of Libraries, Culture and Heritage for Devon County Council and president of the Society of Chief Librarians (SCL). She shares her favourite online resources in areas from online learning and digital inclusion to innovation and creativity.

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Choosing the Right Discovery Tool for the Enterprise
24th March 2015

Information managers know how difficult it can be to choose the right information discovery tool for their organisation as it's not always easy to predict what problems will arise until you begin the implementation process. A recent FreePint webinar, featuring case studies from Cargill and Unilever, shed some light on some of the key issues to consider before, during and after implementing a discovery tool.

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