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Dow Jones DNA significantly advances text mining
19th October 2017
Read Jinfo's review of the new Dow Jones DNA (Data, News and Analytics) platform, which allows users to download large quantities of data to use in text mining and other solutions. The platform is currently in beta release.
Research update - what's new in current awareness?
19th October 2017
Download our Insights & Actions report for your guide through our latest current awareness survey and resources.
My Favourite Tipples from a corporate researcher
18th October 2017
My Favourite Tipples are shared by Sarah Hinton, who is in charge of business intelligence at Science Group plc. She shares her go-to resources in areas from finding email addresses to information on VC activity and start-ups.
How critical is current awareness?
18th October 2017
Jinfo's 2017 current awareness survey looks at areas from most popular content aggregators and premium content sources to budgets and key features desired.
S&P Capital IQ - deep financial data
16th October 2017
The S&P Capital IQ platform has been freshly reviewed by Jinfo for 2017. Read about the enhancements that have been made to the sophisticated web-based platform and how the product continues to provide deep financial data and information on millions of companies, as well as data on markets, industries and people.
Enhanced analysis and user interface for Newsdesk
16th October 2017
Read our new mini review of award-winning global media monitoring and analysis platform LexisNexis Newsdesk. In this review, Jan Knight investigates what developments have been made since our last review in 2016.
Insight 3 from Research Focus - design for 2020
16th October 2017
In the third insight from our Research Focus, "Define and manage value for current awareness", we look at the importance of planning three years ahead to identify the key milestones to work on now to reach your 2020 goals.
Insight 2 from Research Focus - spend on premium news is shrinking
13th October 2017
In the second insight from our Research Focus, "Define and manage value for current awareness", we explore how premium news databases are still important today but are definitely a shrinking element of current awareness provision.
Insight 1 from Research Focus - value comes from the technology
12th October 2017
In the first insight from our Research Focus, "Define and manage value for current awareness", we explain how the value of current awareness services increasingly comes from technology - management platforms, analytics and self-service.
Practical action on Jinfo's benchmarking Research Focus, from a senior information manager's perspective
9th October 2017
The Insights and Actions Report from the Research Focus, "Benchmark information roles - optimise your structure" is available now for all site visitors. We asked a senior information manager, how they and their team have been using the benchmarking resources from the Research Focus.
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