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Jinfo Newsletter 441 Published
25th February 2016

Jinfo Newsletter 441 has been published. Fill the critical gaps in your knowledge of how the IT department works and gain a better working relationship with them.

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PrivCo - Proprietary Data on Private Companies
25th February 2016

PrivCo goes to great lengths to verify the accuracy of its information on private companies. But will it be enough to satisfy information managers? Find out more in our product review.

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Who's Leading the Field in Legal Mobile Apps?
25th February 2016

Where is the market heading for legal mobile apps and what do the major information vendors currently offer? We've reviewed Bloomberg Law, Fastcase, HeinOnline and Lexis Advance to find out.

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My Favourite Tipples from an International Researcher
24th February 2016

My Favourite Tipples are shared by Colin Smith. An experienced international business researcher, Colin shares his favourite online resources relating to current affairs and economic topics.

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Questel ORBIT IP - Fast and Effective at Finding Patents
23rd February 2016

Questel ORBIT IP provides you with the tools not just to find patents but analyse them effectively as well - read our product review to find out more.

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Jinfo for Banking & Finance
18th February 2016

Over the last three months Jinfo has continued to explore many of the issues that are of specific interest to information managers in the banking and finance sector as well as more broadly across all organisations. Here we highlight some of those articles and reports - and discuss what you need to have both specialist information skills and to be aware of wider challenges.

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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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