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Mini Review of Intellixir
20th April 2016
In our review of data analysis solution Intellixir, we look at how it enables information professionals, research analysts and competitive intelligence specialists to efficiently and effectively manage and analyse the ever-increasing number of patents and scientific publications they encounter.
Product Review of ProQuest Summon (Value - Help & Training; Competitors; Development; Pricing)
19th April 2016
Pricing, competitors, development and help & training offered are assessed by Scott Vine in the final part of his review of ProQuest's discovery service, Summon. He also asked ProQuest what their plans are for recently-acquired discovery service Primo.
Note: Full review (PDF) at /go/sub/report/2656
Q&A with Reprints Desk - More Choices for Source Purchase & Consumption
19th April 2016
We find out about Reprints Desk's new article rental scheme and which customers are particularly keen to use it. We also ask director of marketing, Mitja-Alexander Linss, about other new developments such as in-browser article delivery and the evolution in the market towards patron-driven acquisition.
What You Can "Own" and What You Can Influence
18th April 2016
Product Review of ProQuest Summon (Technology - Search & User Interface; Outputs & Alerts; Administration)
15th April 2016
In the third part of our review of ProQuest's Summon service, reviewer Scott Vine puts the technology through its paces, including search options, user interface and whether results are vendor-neutral or whether ProQuest content is artificially boosted in the results. He also delves into how ProQuest ensures relevance scoring remains consistent across the result set and how information centres can use features such as Best Bets to guide users to preferred sources.
Note: Full review (PDF) at /go/sub/report/2656
Introducing Consultants to Information Research
14th April 2016
With more and more information sources designed for and available to end users, information professionals are increasingly tasked with training researchers in consulting and other companies how to use these tools. Irene Koren and Anja Chemnitz Thygesen draw on their experiences to give advice on how to structure the training, ways to approach and frame a search, and the role of experts in the information gathering process.
Product Review of ProQuest Summon (Sources - Content & Coverage)
14th April 2016
Discovery service ProQuest Summon indexes over 3 billion items, with 450 million added in 2015 alone. In the second part of our review, Scott Vine, looks at languages included, publishers and the breakdown of types of content.
Note: Full review (PDF) at /go/sub/report/2656
Insights and Actions from the Research Focus "Strategic Alignment of IS and IT"
Assessing and Progressing the Maturity of Your Information Services
13th April 2016
In a recent Community session we introduced a maturity model that can help you plan the path ahead of you to improve your effectiveness. Here, we focus in on that maturity model and explain how it can help information services in your organisation to act at a more strategic level.
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14th March 2016
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