Product review of Comintelli Intelligence2day
19th April 2017

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Market landscape - consumer research sources
12th April 2017

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Artificial intelligence and the evolving information landscape
12th April 2017

Knowledge workers are concerned when they encounter artificial intelligence (AI). These advanced systems are creating efficiencies in research, information management, and knowledge work processes. Understanding the capabilities and maturity of these technologies, and how to leverage them to enhance information services, can open the door to new opportunities. This article highlights a few of the more advanced AI technologies used in government, finance and the legal services industry.

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Market landscape - providers of SWOT reports
11th April 2017

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Best practices in measuring the value of information professionals
10th April 2017

Contributing editor, Andrew Lucas, attempts to answer a question frequently put to Jinfo - how do you measure the seemingly intangible value provided by information professionals? He looks at best practices identified in a variety of reports and books on the subject.

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Handling permission requests for your copyright material
10th April 2017

Copyright expert Clare Painter explains how to handle requests to use your copyright material and highlights pitfalls that could arise from incorrect specification of licences or poor recordkeeping.

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Mini review of RiskScreen from KYC360
7th April 2017

RiskScreen from KYC360 aggregates open web-based sources for references to adverse news on people, companies and vessels. This mini review looks at what's changed since our overview article in September 2014. 

This review:

• Covers changes and developments since 2014
• Discusses the platform's value and commercial benefit
• Looks at key sources, content and coverage
• Covers pricing and looks at whether the new Pro version is worth the outlay
• Looks at competitors in the field, including Thomson Reuters WorldCheck, Dow Jones' Risk Database and Exiger's DDIQ.

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Chatbots - overhyped or helping hand for the information professional?
6th April 2017

Chatbots are currently receiving a lot of media attention, but what are they and what kind of opportunities do they present for information professionals? Steve Bynghall looks at the chatbot phenomena - what they are, why there's so much hype, how close they are to being deployed in the workplace and how technologies such as natural language programming, algorithms and artificial intelligence may impact information and knowledge professionals.

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Guide to value in the Jinfo Research Focus "Developing an information-savvy workforce through strategic alignments"
5th April 2017

We highlight the research, articles, market landscapes, product reviews and webinars in the Jinfo Research Focus, "Developing an information-savvy workforce through strategic alignments" and highlight the upcoming webinars and Community sessions.

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Assessing your organisation's information skills maturity
7th March 2017

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