"Being Digital" with the OU - Flexible Pathways to Learning
16th June 2015

Created by Open University Library Services, "Being digital" is a collection of short, easy-to-follow activities covering the skills needed to be effective online. The bite-size nature of the material makes it very flexible in the way it can be used, and ideal for workplace learning. In this article Katharine Reedy explains more about what "Being digital" covers, the thinking behind it, and how you can make the most of it for skills development.

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Using Competency-Based Strategies to Develop your Team of Information Professionals
12th June 2015

Sonja Irlbeck introduces ideas of competency-based learning embedded in the workplace to help manage employee training and productivity. How can managers support employees’ continuous development so they remain current with their skills and your company remains competitive? How do you encourage employees to gain new skills in the midst of busy work schedules? This article explores options available for workplace training with a focus on enhancing competencies through learning integrated into the workplace environment.

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Source Update for Nexis
9th June 2015

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

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Source Update for ProQuest
8th June 2015

The latest additions to ProQuest, researched and compiled by Anne Jordan, and find out about the project to enable the full text of its scholarly journal content to be indexed in Google Scholar.

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Source Update for Factiva
5th June 2015

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

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Q&A with EditorEye - Unified Intelligence
3rd June 2015

Sophie Alexander recently spoke to EditorEye's COO, Jeremy Phillips, about their newly launched platform and website and to find out why they sold off their publishing platform, StrategyEye last year. EditorEye is a technology SaaS business, serving multiple business intelligence enterprise clients, as well as publishers. It helps clients gather high volumes of content together and make it available through one central taxonomy, to help them make decisions and be more productive.

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Q&A with Alteryx - Blending Data for Advanced Analytics
2nd June 2015

Data blending goes beyond big data - it can be used across a wide range of data types. Researcher Andrew Lucas talks to the Alteryx VP for EMEA, Stuart Wilson, about how the company is helping data analysts overcome the challenges of blending data from multiple sources to use in advanced analytics in fields from retail to investment banking. We also learn how Alteryx works with visualisation specialists such as Tableau and Qlik.

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Product Review of Linex Systems (Competitors, Development & Pricing)
28th May 2015

Candace Cathey concludes her product review of sophisticated current awareness solution Linex Systems. She looks at its development, growth and pricing as well as the product's competitors including LexisNexis Publisher, Ozmosys and Manzama.

Note: Full review (PDF) at /go/sub/report/2504

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Product Review of Linex Systems (Technology - Search & User Interface; Outputs & Alerts; Administration & Help)
27th May 2015

Candace Cathey continues her product review of Linex Systems. In the third part, she explains how the tool helps law firms and in-house legal teams automate their current awareness. She reviews search technology, user interactions and output capabilities, including source management, reports, alerts, administrator access, and customer support and training.

Note: Full review (PDF) at /go/sub/report/2504

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Product Review of Infomart (Competitors, Development & Pricing)
26th May 2015

Jan Knight concludes her review of Infomart, media monitoring and analytics platform specialising in the Canadian market, with a more detailed look at the "tonality" feature within media analysis and illustrates how the platform would benefit users, particularly those in marketing and PR, as well as outlining pricing options.

Note: Full review (PDF) at /go/sub/report/2499

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