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Jinfo Community provides a confidential, research-based, facilitated forum for discussion with your peers on critical issues in information management and strategy.
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Internal & external data - inventories and resources for enabling analytics
17th January 2018
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As content and data licensing experts, information teams tend to be more involved with analytics projects when they involve third-party datasets. Over the past two years, many teams have made data projects more successful by: Proactively managing their existing portfolio of suppliers and...
Current awareness platforms - is it time to make the leap?
13th December 2017
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Jinfo is regularly asked "Should I use a current awareness platform?" Our Research Focus, "Define and manage value for current awareness", provides valuable research on the vendor landscape, approaches to current awareness and more. But the first question to ask when considering news provision...
Will you use a news service in 3 years?
15th November 2017
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Based on recent original Jinfo research in our Research Focus, "Define and manage value for current awareness", premium news databases are a shrinking portion of the pie for effective current awareness services. This Community session takes a closer look at how premium news services fit into...
Professional services roundtable - focus on benchmarking
8th November 2017
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Join the "Professional services roundtable", an industry-focused Community session, for in-depth discussion with your peers based on Jinfo's benchmarking research. During this one-hour online meeting, we will: Examine the data specific to professional services in our benchmarking research...
What do buyers and sellers need from each other during periods of M&A activity
1st November 2017
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In an age of high vendor M&A activity, there are steps both buyers and sellers can take during contract negotiations to alleviate the extra stress. This session will bring buyers and sellers together to discuss ways that both parties can approach the table in a situation where: The...
State of the Industry for M&A activity amongst vendors
11th October 2017
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Our industry is changing rapidly. As part of that change, we have seen a number of mergers, acquisitions and consolidations in the vendor landscape that supports the information services industry. Are you aware of the major M&A activity and impacts it may have on the services, contracting and...
Current awareness platforms - is it time to make the leap?
4th October 2017
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Jinfo is regularly asked "Should I use a current awareness platform?" Our Research Focus, "Define and manage value for current awareness", provides valuable research on the vendor landscape, approaches to current awareness and more. But the first question to ask when considering news provision...
Manufacturing roundtable - focus on benchmarking
27th September 2017
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Join the "Manufacturing roundtable", an industry-focused Community session, for in-depth discussion with your peers based on Jinfo's benchmarking research. During this one-hour online meeting, we will: Examine the manufacturing-specific data in our benchmarking research Discuss related...
Managing continuous reinvention of your information services
20th September 2017
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Jinfo's benchmarking research has documented that the most successful information services are the ones that constantly reinvent themselves. Although many of us want to be more innovative and future-focused, it can be difficult to maintain this orientation while running a busy service. This...
Use of and limitations to benchmarking for your information services
16th August 2017
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Jinfo is regularly asked for benchmarking on various elements of information service delivery. Our Research Focus, "Benchmarking information services - optimise your structure" provides valuable benchmarks on services, staffing, customer and vendor relations and more. But there are important...
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