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Subscription Update for Professional Services
17th June 2015

Professional services firms make up a significant portion of FreePint's customer base. We work closely with our customers in this industry to produce resources that speak to their broad-based content requirements and particular needs for information strategy, procurement, skill development and collaboration with other parts of their businesses. Here we highlight recent and upcoming items from FreePint's Content, Community and Consulting.

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Business Intelligence Provision in the Biopharma Industry
16th June 2015

Yulia Aspinall explores the changing options for collecting and channelling business intelligence, insight and analytics, with particular reference to developments in the biopharma industry.

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Introducing the Series Producers - FreePint Topic Series "All About Usage"
15th June 2015

The FreePint Topic Series "All About Usage" launches in July and we gain some advance insight from the co-producers of the series as to how the articles, reviews, Q&As and webinars will bring information managers insight into how to formulate their organisational approach to issues such as content sharing, data integration, text mining and big data.

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Embedding Training in the Workplace
15th June 2015

Sonja Irlbeck explores how to enhance team competencies through effective workplace training.

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FreePint Feedback - Value of the Information Centre
12th June 2015

FreePint's managing editor, Catherine Dhanjal, draws out recent FreePint articles, webinars and Community of Practice sessions to answer a customer query: "I'm interested in FreePint's resources on the value of the information centre so that I can include this in my report for senior management to justify investment in the centre and its staff."

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Persuading Stakeholders, with Some Help from Your Peers
11th June 2015

Robin Neidorf explains the four-step persuasion process she recommends for engaging with stakeholders and organisational leaders, and outlines the benefits of Community of Practice sessions.

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Big Data's Role in Driving the Knowledge Economy
10th June 2015

Andrew Lucas concludes FreePint's recent focus on big data by considering what the appointment of the new head of the UK's Alan Turing Institute tells us about the continuing government, academic and commercial interest in big data. He also looks at what we have learnt from other FreePint articles on the subject of big data.

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Linex Systems - Current Awareness Solution for Information Organisers
4th June 2015

Following her in-depth review, Candace M. Cathey highlights some key features within Linex Systems, a powerful current awareness application for legal and business information professionals.

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FreePint Newsletter 424 Published
4th June 2015

FreePint Newsletter 424 has been published. Successful, thriving businesses require an information-savvy workforce and top-quality information sources yet information professionals are faced with shrinking budgets and lack of investment in skills development - how FreePint can help.

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My Favourite Tipples from an Evidence Based Researcher
3rd June 2015

My Favourite Tipples are shared by Jo Alcock, evidence based researcher in the library at Birmingham City University. She shares her favourite online resources in areas from task management to surveys... and knitting.

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