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Identifying Skills Gaps and Fostering Information Skills
21st April 2015
Series co-producers Sarah Huibregtse and Val Skelton discuss why information skills are so business critical to organisations and reflect on the ways in which information professionals can truly make a difference to the working lives of their colleagues - and the effectiveness of their organisations.
Key Priorities for Visibility Projects
21st April 2015
The comprehensive FreePint Report: Research into Visibility 2015 has now been published. This blog item provides some highlights from the report, such as barriers to making content visible, and key priorities for visibility projects.
Subscription Update - What's New and What's Coming
21st April 2015
Find out what's new and upcoming in FreePint's Content, Community, and Consulting - including the new Topic Series "Best Practices in Information Skills Development"; FreePint's Community of Practice events, which include an upcoming session for information managers in professional services. Content and Community-level Subscribers can now have a "taster" of our Consulting projects.
Maximising Training with 20 Minute Bite-Size Sessions
21st April 2015
Andy Tattersall explains what bite-size training is and how you can use it to convey short, targeted training sessions on specific subjects.
New Entrants Shake Up Big Data Technology Market
21st April 2015
The recent buyout of Informatica prompts Andrew Lucas to look at changes in the big data technology and software market as he considers whether traditional technology players in the big data market are taking a beating from newer, nimbler market entrants.
Launching FreePint's Survey on Skills Development Strategy
21st April 2015
FreePint is carrying out research into information skills development, taking a strategic look at how organisations plan for the future of knowledge work, empower information professionals, and recognise the risks associated with below-par information skills. Complete our short survey and receive a copy of the results on publication.
Survey Reveals Strong Ebook Penetration in Enterprise Settings
20th April 2015
A recently completed FreePint survey on the use of ebooks in the enterprise shows that the use of ebooks is very much on the rise in enterprise settings. The enthusiastic response and variety of comments received in the survey are indicators of the level of interest in this topic. With respondents from enterprises in many market sectors, the survey suggests that the interest in ebooks extends across a wide spectrum of industries and business services.
LexisNexis TotalPatent - Global Guide to Patents and Intellectual Property
20th April 2015
Robyn Smith identifies some highlights from her recent product review of global patent research database LexisNexis TotalPatent.
Key Trends in Information Management... and Research into Non-Cost Resources
20th April 2015
Contribute to our research into policies and guidelines around the use of non-cost resources and find our more about our research into news needs and purchasing decisions.
Researching Hispanic America - Navigating a Diverse Information Landscape
14th April 2015
Latin American business information specialist Mirjam Wolfrum provides sources, background knowledge and tips for conducting research on companies, economic data and industries in Hispanic Latin America.
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