Source Update for Factiva
15th October 2014

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

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UK Legal Research (Seeking Value and Measuring It)
14th October 2014

In the final part of her analysis of FreePint's 2014 research into the market for UK-focused legal content, Robin Neidorf details how interviews with information managers and partner-level decision-makers sheds light on areas such as the firm's perception of value and project priorities.

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Product Review of the InfoDesk Suite (Technology - InfoViewer)
14th October 2014

In the third part of her review of the InfoDesk suite, Constance Ard reports on InfoViewer, which allows real-time display of information and the easy curation, customisation and publication of content. She also introduces the iPublish editing and publishing tool.

Note: Full review (PDF) at /go/sub/report/2406

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Source Update for Nexis
14th October 2014

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

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UK Legal Research (Comparisons of Key Products)
10th October 2014

In the third part of her analysis of FreePint's 2014 research into the market for UK-focused legal content, Robin Neidorf examines the responses given for Lexis Library, Lexis PSL, Westlaw UK and Practical Law in areas such as product features, vendor relationships and value.

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Q&A with Northern Light - Embracing the World of Web News
9th October 2014

FreePint's Chris Porter catches up with Dr David Seuss, CEO of market research, market intelligence and enterprise search provider Northern Light, to hear what is new in the market and what has changed, or is about to, with the company's products, content and mobile access offerings.

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Product Review of the InfoDesk Suite (Sources - Content & Coverage)
9th October 2014

InfoViewer from InfoDesk gets information workers the right information, when they need it most. The company's products provide content-neutral aggregating and integrating of licensed and open access data, and other electronic content, disregarding boundaries. Reviewer Constance Ard looks at the variety of sources and rich media which can be included and curation options available.

Note: Full review (PDF) at /go/sub/report/2406

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Source Update for EBSCO
9th October 2014

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

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UK Legal Research (Managing the Budget and the Portfolio)
8th October 2014

In the second part of her overview of FreePint's 2014 research into the market for UK-focused legal content, Robin Neidorf presents findings in areas such as tactics for budget management, and challenges in collection management. She also looks at the weighting given to different variables when purchasing content.

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Product Review of the InfoDesk Suite (Introduction; Contact Details)
8th October 2014

In the first part of her review, Constance Ard introduces InfoDesk and the suite of products which allows organisations to make the most of content investments, as well as open web and social media sources. She provides an overview of InfoViewer, InfoWatch, InfoAlert and InfoMonitor.

Note: Full review (PDF) at /go/sub/report/2406

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