Q&A with Bureau van Dijk - Global Business Intelligence
26th October 2015

Dale Moore interviews deputy CEO of Bureau van Dijk, Mark Schwerzel, to find out more about the well-known provider of company information and business intelligence, how customers help to drive product improvements, and how customers use the information from BvD. 

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Product Review of Alacra Premium (Introduction; Value; Contact Details)
26th October 2015

Sophie Alexander kicks off her product review of Alacra Premium, business and financial information aggregator, by looking at how it adds value to its mainly business information professional clients, and where it sits within Alacra's other offerings.

Note: Full review (PDF) at /go/sub/report/2564

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Is Private Equity Bad for Publishing?
26th October 2015

Private equity investors have been increasing their holdings in the business information and publishing sector. Andrew Lucas looks at how private equity works and considers whether it has a negative impact on businesses such as Alacra, BvD, and Cengage, and the impact it can have on customer relationships.

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Use Your Public Exhibition Space to Market Your Services
23rd October 2015

We interview Tina Holst-Nielsen of Ferring Pharmaceuticals' Information Centre to find out how they hit upon a very successful way to highlight the work of the centre and the company's expert authors - and to raise awareness of their accomplishments throughout the company.

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UK Legal Research 2015 (Other Variables Affecting Purchases)
22nd October 2015

In the final part of FreePint's research into our 2015 research into UK legal purchasing preferences and needs, FreePint's director of research, Robin Neidorf, analyses responses regarding factors which affect an overall change in resources (such as a physical move), trends from print to digital sources, and how to manage access to resources for remote workers.

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UK Legal Research 2015 (Purchase Drivers and Philosophy)
21st October 2015

In the third part of FreePint's research into purchasing trends and preferences in the UK legal market, FreePint's director of research, Robin Neidorf, explains how the survey explored purchasing philosophies, relationships with vendors, out-of-cycle purchases, and the blurring between content and technology.

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Product Review of Factiva (Competitors, Development & Pricing)
21st October 2015

Andrew Grave completes his product review of premium global news database Factiva, looking at standout developments over the past two years, licensing plans, pricing, and competitors which include Nexis, Westlaw UK and FirstRain.

Note: Full review (PDF) at /go/sub/report/2558

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UK Legal Research 2015 (Use of Core Products)
20th October 2015

In the second part of FreePint's research into purchasing trends and preferences in the UK legal market, we look at how respondents rate LexisLibrary, Lexis PSL, Westlaw UK and Practical Law, according to their overall perception of content quality, content coverage, technology and ease of use, and ROI.

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Product Review of Factiva (Technology - Outputs & Alerts; Administration & Help)
20th October 2015

Reviewer Andrew Grave continues his in-depth review of Factiva, Dow Jones' premium news aggregation service. In part 4 he examines the way in which search results can be exported, analysed, converted into alerts and displayed on tailored pages. He also looks at support and training. New developments in outputs, enhancements to other features and improvements to functionality since Factiva was last reviewed in FreePint are also included.

Note: Full review (PDF) at /go/sub/report/2558

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Q&A with ProQuest and Pi2 - Literature Monitoring in Drug Safety
20th October 2015

We interviewed ProQuest and Pi2 management to find out more about the value of Pi2 to ProQuest's corporate pharmaceutical customers, how it helps drug safety departments to cope with increasing workloads and what makes for most effective literature monitoring in drug safety.

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