Automating information gathering, sharing and archiving with "If this then that" (ifttt)
5th April 2012

If you are an information practitioner with responsibility for identifying, locating and sharing information via the internet, you may find that you are manually repeating the same or similar tasks on a regular basis.

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Product Review of ProSearch from Pantros IP, Inc.
22nd March 2012

ProSearch from Pantros IP, Inc., impressive web-based patent search software, is reviewed by Matthew Lambrinos.

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Product Review of NewsEdge.com
22nd March 2012

NewsEdge.com from Acquire Media, a web-based service that allows real-time news management, research and redistribution, is reviewed by Dale Moore.

Update: A new review of this product is available here »

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Executive summary of product review of ProSearch from Pantros IP
22nd March 2012

Executive summary of a VIP review of ProSearch from Pantros IP, Inc., impressive web-based patent search software, reviewed by Matthew Lambrinos.

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Executive summary of product review of NewsEdge.com
22nd March 2012

Executive summary of a VIP review of NewsEdge.com from Acquire Media, a web-based service that allows real-time news management, research and redistribution.

Update: A new review of this product is available here »

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You too can grow up and become ... a publisher
22nd March 2012

All crisis is opportunity, Chinese wisdom tells us. The opposing demands of content management, security, technology, and users with their iPads and Smartphones are creating an emerging crisis around mobile content.

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The state of the associ-nation
1st March 2012

Most people accept that we live in a fragmented world. Social, political, economic and technological change seems to happen on a regular basis and at times it can be hard to keep up. Within the information profession, change might appear to occur more slowly.

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Developing a communication plan for stakeholders
1st March 2012

In the first article in this series on stakeholders, we explored how to identify and prioritise stakeholders in the organisation. In this article, we examine the different ways to connect with stakeholders, both formally and informally, and discuss our stakeholders’ needs in more depth. We then provide a lightweight framework for developing a stakeholder communications plan.

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Proposed changes to copyright law and what they would mean for your organisation
1st March 2012

Copyright: a subject that has the ability to inspire fear, uncertainty and dread in the hearts of information practitioners. Most will encounter it during the course of their professional career; some even inherit it as a "poisoned chalice", taking on the heavy duty (and often thankless task) of ensuring licence compliance.

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Selected sources for emerging markets: Middle East and North Africa
1st March 2012

While the largely unpredicted civil unrest has greatly increased the uncertainty of doing business in MENA markets, the region remains a hotbed of business opportunity in oil and gas, infrastructure, green technologies, and food and consumer products. However, finding reliable company and counterparty risk information is a challenge for many Western firms, due to loose disclosure requirements and limited availability of English language resources.

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