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Open and shared data saves lives
25th June 2012

Not all data can be truly open as there are privacy issues. But making data more sharable, such as health records, could save lives. Efforts on this front were featured at a recent World Bank event focused on free and open source geographic information systems and mapping tools that will strengthen disaster risk reduction, humanitarian relief and sustainable development.

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Breaking down borders with KM: Why is it so difficult?
25th June 2012

With all the tools at our fingertips, sharing information across international borders should be easy. So why is it such a headache?

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iPad library services, corporate-style
25th June 2012

The use of iPads and other mobile technologies has been widely embraced in academic and public libraries. A quick search reveals various posts from libraries in these sectors using iPads to deliver services to users that are more efficient, engaging and productive.

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Private Company Data: Use Cases
24th June 2012

The availability of data about private companies, particularly in jurisdictions where minimal or no reporting is required by law, can be challenging to obtain. Bureau van Dijk provided FreePint with fresh awareness of what is available and how to access it. The information was so useful, we commissioned two articles for FreePint readers on the topic. This article provides a case study on how to approach research on a privately held US company. When the company is not legally required to disclose information, where can a researcher turn?

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The more things change ...
20th June 2012

Some tensions may persist in perpetuity. Consider that between sagacious seasoned veterans and, say, kids today. There's no end of research that demonstrates, for example, how different the work ethic (or at least generational perception of it) is between older and younger workers. It might be easy to write off youth as having short attention spans, but the message must mind the medium as we address evolving technological and information needs.

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Information that fits the job just-right - A VIP Editorial
20th June 2012

As a patent researcher, on any given day I'm basically on a digital scavenger hunt, trying to find just the right piece of information that could fit my client’s needs. Instead of an entire article or report, oftentimes it comes down to finding one or two sentences in lengthy publications to help disprove an invention’s novelty.

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VIP Reviews MarketResearch.com's Profound
20th June 2012

The June issue of VIP features a product review of MarketResearch.com Profound, the web-based market research procurement platform available by subscription.

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Dow Jones' Risk & Compliance Portal Tackles Risk Assessment
20th June 2012

As anyone working in the financial services industry today can tell you, risk management may turn out to be one of the top corporate concerns of the decade. Many factors have ushered in a seemingly new, riskier business environment: the push for improved regulations to combat fraud and terrorist financing, lingering economic stagnation, and increased presence of emerging markets participants in global commerce are only a few.

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Microsoft boosts social business with Yammer
19th June 2012

Beware of discussing unannounced business deals in public, especially in the age of social networking: as reported by Information Week, the news of Microsoft’s impending acquisition of social networking firm Yammer was overheard by somebody in a San Francisco coffee shop. The rumour spread like wild-fire and has been the topic of discussion in the business pages and on the web ever since.

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Private company information outside the U.S.: Western Europe, UK and Ireland
18th June 2012

The availability of data about private companies, particularly in jurisdictions where minimal or no reporting is required by law, can be challenging to obtain. Bureau van Dijk provided FreePint with fresh awareness of what is available and how to access it. The information was so useful, we commissioned two articles for FreePint readers on the topic. This article examines sources of information on private companies... even when you think such information might not be available.

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