Market landscape - reference management & citation tools
17th June 2016

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Product Review of Mendeley (Value - Help & Training; Competitors; Development; Pricing)
16th June 2016

Andy Tattersall concludes his review of the free reference management tool and scholarly collaboration network Mendeley, looking at help and training, development and pricing. He looks at how the product is user-driven and how it now compares to established reference management packages and competitors including Zotero, EndNote, RefWorks, ReadCube and RefME.

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Product Review of Mendeley (Technology - Search & User Interface; Outputs & Alerts; Administration)
15th June 2016

In the third part of his review of the free reference management tool and scholarly collaboration network Mendeley, Andy Tattersall looks at the technology and how it has evolved over its 10 years of existence. He examines search and user interface, as well as new features, and how the tool supports new initiatives in the research community.

Note: Full review (PDF) at /go/sub/report/2676

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Product Review of Mendeley (Sources - Content & Coverage; Using Mendeley)
14th June 2016

Continuing our review of the free reference management tool and scholarly collaboration network Mendeley, Andy Tattersall describes how to use the versatile software over several platforms, adding and storing references, how you can work with collaborators and other useful features.

Note: Full review (PDF) at /go/sub/report/2676

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Product Review of Mendeley (Introduction; Key Advantages; Contact Details)
13th June 2016

We introduce reference management tool and scholarly collaboration network Mendeley, a free tool owned by Elsevier since 2013. Andy Tattersall explores the value of the product to individual researchers, information professionals and institutions.

Note: Full review (PDF) at /go/sub/report/2676

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What Savings Can You Make By Engaging Information Professionals?
9th June 2016

You may have an in-house team of information professionals, rely on external workers, or rely on a mix of both options. Anja Chemnitz Thygesen and Irene Koren explore the options and help to identify the potential cost savings and efficiency gains.

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Q&A with ProQuest - Acquiring Ex Libris and Developing Discovery Systems
8th June 2016

There are several commercial products available in the discovery systems market and Jinfo caught up with ProQuest's corporate VP of discovery & delivery solutions, Shlomi Kringel, to find out about the recent acquisition of Ex Libris, what users should be looking for when choosing a discovery system as well as any future developments in the pipeline.

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There's No Such Thing as a Free Lunch - What's the Value of Google?
6th June 2016

Does Google have a place in the information researcher's armoury? Is it a tool or a resource? Mark Gediman, director of information services for legal firm Best Best & Krieger, LLP, makes the case and highlights some aspects of Google that you may not be aware of.

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Subscription Update for Information Services Management
31st May 2016

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Cultivating Interdepartmental Relationships Through Research and Communication
30th May 2016

The relationships you have across your organisation can be vital; they can be a facilitator to the work you do, or a blocker. A recent Community session took an in-depth look at four key relationships that information services should be looking to cultivate - IT, procurement, legal and HR - and discussed steps that can be taken to nurture them.

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