Social Media Monitoring Update - a Market in Constant Motion
4th March 2015

FreePint returns to the topic of social media monitoring and management tools, providing an update of key changes to the major vendors and services including Radian6, Salesforce, Oracle Social Cloud, Visible Technologies, MediaVantage, and Agility. Social media marketing is also under Chris Porter's spotlight, with a look at prominent vendors including Sprout Social and Hootsuite; he also takes a look at services which focus on listening and research, such as Synthesio and Sysomos.

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Evolve Your Search Into Solve - Stop the Seven Deadly Sins
3rd March 2015

Nigel Williams of Interact Intranet describes how to go from mediocre search experiences to fantastic "solve" experiences in his article which is part of the FreePint Topic Series "Making Information Visible". He discusses the challenges in making internal content discoverable and covers seven common errors that hinder effective intranet  search, and ways to avoid and overcome them in order to evolve from simply searching for information to solving problems.

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Source Update for Factiva
2nd March 2015

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

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Legal Research Apps Under the FreePint Lens
2nd March 2015

Reed Smith's national manager of research services, John DiGilio, returns to FreePint to review some of the most popular mobile applications for legal research. As smart technology infiltrates the practice of law, research is becoming increasingly untethered and being conducted more on-the-go than onsite. John takes a hard and practical look at the apps that are disrupting and transforming the way attorneys conduct research. By applying the same stringent criteria across to each review, he hopes to empower librarians and information professionals to lead the transition to mobile rather than being caught behind its curve.

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Product Review of Minesoft PatBase (Technology - Search, User Interface, Outputs, Analytics, Alerts, Help)
2nd March 2015

In the third part of her product review Robyn Smith looks at the technology features of global patent database Minesoft PatBase, including robust searching capabilities and its new Analytics feature.

Note: Full review (PDF) at /go/sub/report/2461

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Mini Review of NewsEdge Visualisation Features
27th February 2015

Chris Porter takes a detailed look at the taxonomy-based visualisation components within news management tool NewsEdge.com. Highlights include its use of complex algorithm that helps determine relevancy and its striking Venn Diagram feature.

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Product Review of AdisInsight (Trials - Value and Competitor Landscape)
27th February 2015

In part 6 of his product review of Springer's new AdisInsight drug information platform, Ashish Shukla looks at the value of the coverage of key clinical trials, one of the three databases brought together under a single access point.

Note: Full review (PDF) at /go/sub/report/2468

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Q&A with Reprints Desk - Meeting the Visibility Challenge
26th February 2015

As part of the FreePint Topic Series "Making Information Visible", Sophie Alexander recently interviewed Ian Palmer, chief sales and marketing officer at Reprints Desk, to get his perspective on some of the key challenges in making information more visible within the organisation and how Reprints Desk facilitates visibility for its users.

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Product Review of Minesoft PatBase (Sources - Content & Coverage)
24th February 2015

Robyn Smith continues her product review of Minesoft PatBase, in the second part of the review looking at the content and coverage of the award-winning global patent database that includes more than 48 million patent family records.

Note: Full review (PDF) at /go/sub/report/2461

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Product Review of AdisInsight (Technology)
23rd February 2015

In part 5 of his product review, Ashish Shukla looks at the technology behind Springer's new AdisInsight drug information platform. He looks at the accessibility of Adis's newly-created single access point for its three databases, including areas such as search functionality and outputs.

Note: Full review (PDF) at /go/sub/report/2468

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