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Introduction to FreePint's 2014 News Survey Analysis
26th November 2014
Robin Neidorf introduces FreePint's Seventh Annual Survey on News Needs & Preferences. She reports on findings from purchasing authority to budgets for content, plus the key findings from the 2014 results.
Niche Data Visualisation Tools - FreePint for Biopharma
21st November 2014
Ashish Shukla looks at three recent product reviews and how Cortellis, Innography and Digimind Social perform in terms of allowing information managers to slice and dice data and obtain intuitive visual outputs.
Making Current Awareness Part of Digital Literacy
19th November 2014
Current awareness is increasingly in the hands of the end user. Information professionals are ideally placed to train users in best practices, covering all the different options available to users. As Steve Bynghall explains, one option is to make this a component of digital literacy programmes.
My Favourite Tipples from an Investigative Researcher
19th November 2014
My Favourite Tipples are shared by Neil Smith, a specialist in open source intelligence techniques. He shares some of his favourite online resources in areas from domain names to sources for tracking and tracing people.
Effective Technology Solutions - FreePint for Legal Information Professionals
18th November 2014
James Mullan looks at existing and new technologies and technological developments in areas from intranets to the Internet of Things and highlights some of the latest articles published by FreePint which illustrate these developments.
Subscription Update - What's New and What's Coming
18th November 2014
Find out what's new and upcoming in FreePint's Content, Community, and Consulting - including reviews and articles on sources and their best application, webinars on subjects such as convincing the C-suite, teleconferences on current awareness and news, and an update on FreePint's Community of Practice and consulting services.
Using Crowdsourced Content in the Competitive Intelligence Process
17th November 2014
Crowdsourced content, which is created by large numbers of contributors with a range of levels of expertise, can produce content of value for enterprise research needs. Mining social media sites for information can be of particular value for competitive intelligence activities. For crowdsourced content of all kinds, an assessment process can be applied to assess the credibility on the information.
Engaging Stakeholders for Realistic Value Metrics - FreePint for Professional Services
14th November 2014
Jan Sykes explores FreePint articles, webinars and Community of Practice events on the topic of value and calculating return on investment.
Making the Most of Your Company Information Providers
12th November 2014
Catherine Pask introduces some key areas to assess when making decisions about which company information vendors and levels of information are required to meet your users' needs.
Is It Worth Paying for Premium News Sources?
12th November 2014
Sarah Hinton considers the impact of free sources for news and whether paying for premium news aggregators can be justified when there are free news and sector-specific sources available.
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