Product Review of Factiva (Technology - Outputs, Analytics, Alerts, Help)
12th December 2014

In the fourth part of this product review Andrew Grave assesses news aggregator Factiva's functionality. He outlines search, sharing and alerting options, Factiva's wide range of customer support, its ease of use for end users and analytics functions for more sophisticated use by information professionals and PR and communication professionals.

Note: Full review (PDF) at /go/sub/report/2422

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Product Update - What's Changed on BvD's Orbis?
12th December 2014

As part of its collection of reviews of company and executive information services, FreePint has touched base with Bureau van Dijk to catch up on changes to its flagship Orbis global company database. BvD has considerably expanded the number of companies covered on Orbis and has also introduced a host of other content and functionality enhancements, notably including projected financials and deep historical data.

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Product Review of BBC Monitoring Library (Sources - Content & Coverage)
11th December 2014

In the second part of her product review, Sophie Alexander looks at how BBC Monitoring Library gathers its content and includes an overview of the impressive range of geographic regions and languages covered.

Note: Full review (PDF) at /go/sub/report/2426

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Source Update for Factiva
10th December 2014

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

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Specialist News Offerings - Pharma Sector
10th December 2014

Ashish Shukla considers key categories of pharmaceutical news for  companies seeking to develop and successfully commercialise innovative products. He then takes a detailed look at three specialist sources for the STM sector: FirstWord Pharma, Oncology Business Review (OBR) and Pharma & MedTech Business Intelligence.

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Product Review of Mergent Online (Sources - Content & Coverage)
10th December 2014

In the second part of his review of company and industry research database Mergent Online, Chris Porter looks at content and coverage. As well as a detailed look at its source content types, assessment includes worldwide cover and private company coverage.

Note: Full review (PDF) at /go/sub/report/2424

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Product Review of Factiva (Technology - Search and User Interface)
9th December 2014

In the third part of this product review Andrew Grave takes a close look at news aggregator Factiva's functionality. His extensive review includes the new search tool Query Genius and the various news pages which can be tailored to display content according to each user's needs. In addition, he assesses the alert and search functions including whether the newly developed Expert Search will be a good tool for PR and compliance departments.

Note: Full review (PDF) at /go/sub/report/2422

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Product Review of BBC Monitoring Library (Introduction; Contact Details)
9th December 2014

Sophie Alexander reviews BBC Monitoring Library, a fully searchable English-language database containing news alerts, transcripts, excerpts, summaries and in-depth reporting from media sources in more than 150 countries. In the first part of her review she introduces the product and looks at typical users.

Note: Full review (PDF) at /go/sub/report/2426

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Source Update for ProQuest
9th December 2014

This month's additions in ProQuest, researched and compiled by Anne Jordan.

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FreePint News Survey Analysis 2014 Part 4 - A Look at Non-Cost Resources
8th December 2014

Part 4 of the analysis of FreePint's 2014 News Needs & Preferences Survey focuses on the role of non-cost resources in providing organisations with business news. Respondents were asked about areas including their policies around non-cost web resources, the importance of different types of non-cost resources, and what features premium resources can offer that non-cost can't.

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