Linking to copyright content
13th October 2016

You may think if you link to someone else's content rather than copy it that you're doing all you should as regards copyright, but that's not the case, as expert Clare Painter explains.

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Product review of Springshare LibGuides
12th October 2016

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Create your plan to prepare for data analytics
14th July 2016

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Product review of Springshare LibGuides (value - help & training; competitors; development; pricing)
11th October 2016

In the concluding part of our review of Springshare LibGuides Content Management System for librarians, Sophie Alexander looks at training, pricing and how the product is developed. She also covers its limited number of competitors such as SubjectsPlus.

Note: Full review (PDF) at /go/sub/report/2726

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Applying lessons learned from current awareness to data analytics
11th October 2016

Information professionals have strong skills and expertise in the well-established area of current awareness, how can they evolve this prowess to apply it to the emergent field of data analytics? Shimrit Janes reports from a recent Community session which tackled this subject.

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Product review of Springshare LibGuides (technology - search & user interface; outputs & alerts; administration)
10th October 2016

Springshare LibGuides lets librarians curate knowledge and share information by creating online Guides on any topic, subject, or course. In part 3 of the review, Sophie Alexander gives a detailed description of the function and types of Guides that can be used and how to create Guides and organise content. She also shows how librarians may use Guides to improve interaction with their user communities and help showcase library resources.

Note: Full review (PDF) at /go/sub/report/2726

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Weighing up sources, stakeholders and satisfaction in current awareness
7th October 2016

A recent webinar focused on better understanding what constitutes a source, as part of the Research Focus, "Content and technology for current awareness". In this webinar Margaret Metcalf and Becky Milton from CEB presented a case study on how CEB’s information team conducted a evaluation of their news and information needs and product requirements and how they're optimising the sources used for their internal current awareness services.

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Product review of Softlink's Illumin
6th October 2016

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Product review of Springshare LibGuides (sources - content & coverage)
6th October 2016

We continue our review of the Springshare LibGuides platform which lets librarians curate knowledge and share information by creating online guides on any topic, subject, or course. Sophie Alexander looks at coverage including the development of different types of content over time, and how content can be customised easily to match institutional branding. She also touches on the different types of product from Springshare, including the two versions of the LibGuides, one with added functionality.

Note: Full review (PDF) at /go/sub/report/2726

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Q&A with Visionary Information Solutions - outsourcing for the legal sector
6th October 2016

Visionary Information Solutions specialises in outsourcing information management services for law firms and corporate counsel in the US. We were able to interview president and CEO Donna Terjesen to ask her for more information about VIS services to clients including Am Law 100 firms, and how outsourcing can aid competitiveness.

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