Ebook Research - Licensing Considerations in Enterprise Settings
14th May 2015

A recently completed FreePint survey on the use of ebooks in the enterprise shows that pricing for ebooks is an important factor, but not as important as other factors. The survey indicates that across all sectors, the selection of content relevant to the enterprise activity remains the most important factor. While cost per use is an important metric, flexible licensing that enables access to just the right content is even more critical. Helen Josephine examines the variety of licensing options on offer, and why an organisation might choose one over another.

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Ebook Research - Comparisons of Ebook Vendors
12th May 2015

Libby Trudell looks at the top 10 ebook platforms as identified in FreePint's recent research, and provides a comparative table which identifies main content and sources, key features, format & delivery, and highlights contract options. Vendors covered are: Amazon, Books 24x7, EBSCO, Elsevier (two products included), OverDrive, ProQuest, Safari, Springer and Wiley.

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Becoming More Productive with Office 365
12th May 2015

It probably won't comes as much of surprise to many people that we're not as productive as we could be. Emails, phone calls, questions from colleagues and meetings mean the time that we can actually spend working is becoming less and less. In light of this many vendors are looking at how they can facilitate better productivity by providing enhancement to existing tools. The latest company to do so is Microsoft, which has developed a number of enhancements of Office 365, which would seem to enrich the experience and help make users more productive.

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Product Review of Solcara (Competitors, Development & Pricing)
12th May 2015

Candace Cathey concludes her product review of federated search and knowledge management solution, Solcara Legal Search. She looks at competitors in the industry such as OpenText Federated Query Server, HP Universal Search and EOS from SirsiDynix, and Solcara's development, growth and pricing.

Note: Full review (PDF) at /go/sub/report/2496

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Information Skills Development - Incorporating Resources from Industry Partners
12th May 2015

As part of the FreePint Topic Series "Best Practices in Information Skills Development", Jan Sykes explores what external partners have to offer in terms of skills development - whether those partners are vendors, publishers, professional associations, coaches or higher education institutes.

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Product Review of Solcara (Technology - Search & User Interface; Outputs & Alerts; Administration & Help)
11th May 2015

Candace Cathey continues her product review of federated search and knowledge management all-in-one tool Solcara Legal Search by providing an extensive overview of the search technology. In the third part of the review, she looks at user interactions, output capabilities and support, including search results, bookmarking documents, creating collections and exporting results.

Note: Full review (PDF) at /go/sub/report/2496

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Source Update for Nexis
8th May 2015

The latest additions and takedowns in Nexis, researched and compiled by Anne Jordan.

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Ebook Research Results Part 3 - Success Factors and Strategy
8th May 2015

Recent articles discussing the results of a recently completed FreePint survey on the use of ebooks in the enterprise have addressed areas such as penetration and growth estimates for ebooks by industry segment and top ebook service providers reported in enterprise settings. This article examines the ways in which information centres perceive and assess the success of ebook deployment for their organisations, and how factors such as usability, convenience and working with existing systems are factored into the purchasing decision.

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Source Update for Eureka.cc and Europresse.com
7th May 2015

This month's additions and takedowns in Eureka.cc and Europresse.com, researched and compiled by Anne Jordan. Europresse.com is the European version of the Eureka.cc solution.

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Create Engaging and Memorable Presentations by Going Beyond PowerPoint
7th May 2015

Phil Bradley considers some of the different ways in which people can create presentations. Rather than be constrained by the limitations of the PowerPoint software package there are many other tools from Prezi to Powtoon and Animoto that are freely available on the internet. These not only allow you to produce more interesting and visually exciting presentations whether in slide, video or timeline format, they can help you overcome the slide/bullet point approach which is becoming more hackneyed by the day.

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