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Subscription Update - What's New and What's Coming
17th February 2016

A round up of our articles, product reviews and market landscapes published over the last two weeks, plus information on our Community sessions focusing on the relationship between information services and the IT department, and our custom Consulting work on areas such as effective communication with the C-Suite.

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Single-Search to Quality Content with EBSCO Discovery Service
17th February 2016

Providing secure access to multiple databases via single-search, EBSCO Discovery Services promises to save you time and money. It was one of the first "one stop shops" for information searches, but is it a market leader?

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From Decision-Making to Discovery Services
12th February 2016

Jinfo's current Research Focus is the "Strategic Alignment of Information Services and IT". Co-producer Scott Vine reflects on recently-published articles on subjects from creating constructive meetings to single-search solutions and looks at what else is still to come.

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Jinfo for Government
11th February 2016

One of the challenges that government agencies face is cutting through policy and hierarchies so that the right people with the right expertise are involved in projects, another is carving out strategic thinking time to make information as valuable as possible. We identify highlights from recent Jinfo articles, Communities of Practice and current Research Focus which are of interest to those in government responsible for adapting information strategy to practice.

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Jinfo Newsletter 440 Published
11th February 2016

Jinfo Newsletter 440 has been published. Find out about our new name and take the opportunity to explore our resources.

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My Favourite Tipples from a Strategic Researcher
10th February 2016

My Favourite Tipples are shared by Cindy Romaine, principal of Romainiacs Intelligent Research. She shares her favourite online sources in areas from business management to lifelong learning.

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The End of One-Stop Products for Current Awareness
10th February 2016

Are you responsible for specifying, recommending or purchasing products for current awareness? Take the time to take a hard look at the one-stop premium database model.

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Bloomberg Law App - Combining Convenience and Practicality
9th February 2016

The Bloomberg Law app has taken a different route from its competitors, such as Westlaw, Nexis, HeinOnline and Fastcase. How did it fare in our product review?

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Jinfo Research - How Well Do You Relate to Your IT Department?
8th February 2016

Participate in our research into effective relationships between information services and IT - and receive a copy of the report as a thank you.

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Jinfo for Manufacturing
5th February 2016

Information centres in manufacturing environments can tap into the mindset of their users by providing opportunities for engineers and designers to experiment with new tools. Building a collaborative relationship with the IT department can be crucial to this process.

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