Product Review of Mergent Online (Introduction; Contact Details)
8th December 2014

Chris Porter begins a four-part, in-depth product review of Mergent Online, a highly structured company and industry research database, with a very deep archive, which serves academic institutions as well as corporate libraries.

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

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Product Review of Factiva (Sources - Content & Coverage)
5th December 2014

In the second part of his review Andrew Grave explains the extensive content available through global news aggregator Factiva. This includes its new author database and Storyful videos, part of its wide social media offering. Example publications and exclusive content are also pinpointed.

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

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FreePint News Survey Analysis 2014 Part 3 - Key Suppliers and Satisfaction
4th December 2014

Part 3 of the analysis of FreePint's 2014 News Needs & Preferences Survey concentrates on key primary and secondary suppliers and satisfaction with them in terms of product features and value offered. Respondents also provided comments about changes and enhancements they would like to see to existing products.

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Mini Review of F1000Research
4th December 2014

Robyn Smith reviews F1000Research, the open science publishing platform for life scientists from UK publisher Faculty of 1000 Ltd. Its post-publication model of peer-review, speed of publication and claims for transparent refereeing and freedom from editorial bias are all assessed.

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The Partner Perspective - Managing Content Budget and Information Strategy in a Law Firm
3rd December 2014

FreePint's 2014 research into the market for UK-focused legal content included partner-level input for the first time. Robin Neidorf looks at the detail of those interviews and reports on areas from partners' scope of knowledge about content products, to decision criteria for purchasing, and what these findings mean for librarians.

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Is SharePoint Still Relevant in Today's Organisations?
2nd December 2014

James Mullan turns his focus to SharePoint vs other enterprise content management tools and discusses whether SharePoint will retain its popularity within organisations. He also scrutinises what makes collaboration successful within SharePoint.

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Product Review of Factiva (Introduction; Contact Details)
2nd December 2014

In the first part of our product review Andrew Grave introduces the news service component of Dow Jones' Factiva offering. Factiva is a global news and information aggregator aimed at information professionals and end users via dedicated interfaces. As well as tools to search for relevant news, it contains a range of resources to help display, alert and distribute its premium content.

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

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Specialist News Offerings - Legal Sector
1st December 2014

News monitoring and dissemination is a large, growing and extremely important element of the services provides by information teams within law firms. It offers organisations, content and analytical tools to aggregate, monitor and analyse large volumes of news, and legal and social media sources to help them understand and identify key market trends before their competitors. James Mullan highlights key source aggregators and management tools and considers the future of news dissemination in the legal sector. 

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FreePint News Survey Analysis 2014 Part 2 - Purchase Criteria and Integration
1st December 2014

In Part 2 of FreePint's 2014 News Needs & Preferences Survey, Robin Neidorf highlights the factors which directly influence the recommendations and purchase decisions that drive news purchasing. She also looks at how respondents integrate news content into their intranets and which technologies they're using to combine multiple news sources into a single environment.

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Mini Review of RepRisk
28th November 2014

Penny Crossland reviews RepRisk, a specialist ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) tool to help companies manage reputational risk and facilitate corporate responsibility. It is aimed at enterprises wanting to finance or invest responsibly, manage and mitigate the ESG risks related to their clients, business transactions, suppliers and business partners, as well as monitor NGOs, ESG issues and their own reputation.

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