Product Review of Alacra Premium (Sources - Content & Coverage)
27th October 2015

Sophie Alexander continues her product review of business and financial information aggregator Alacra Premium. In the second part she describes how the web-based platform enables searching across the Alacra Business Web and more than 100 licensed premium databases. Alacra covers over 70,000 public and 350,000 private companies.

Note: Full review (PDF) at /go/sub/report/2564

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Q&A with Bureau van Dijk - Global Business Intelligence
26th October 2015

Dale Moore interviews deputy CEO of Bureau van Dijk, Mark Schwerzel, to find out more about the well-known provider of company information and business intelligence, how customers help to drive product improvements, and how customers use the information from BvD. 

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Product Review of Alacra Premium (Introduction; Value; Contact Details)
26th October 2015

Sophie Alexander kicks off her product review of Alacra Premium, business and financial information aggregator, by looking at how it adds value to its mainly business information professional clients, and where it sits within Alacra's other offerings.

Note: Full review (PDF) at /go/sub/report/2564

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Is Private Equity Bad for Publishing?
26th October 2015

Private equity investors have been increasing their holdings in the business information and publishing sector. Andrew Lucas looks at how private equity works and considers whether it has a negative impact on businesses such as Alacra, BvD, and Cengage, and the impact it can have on customer relationships.

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Research on UK Legal Purchasing Preferences and Needs 2015
23rd October 2015

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Use Your Public Exhibition Space to Market Your Services
23rd October 2015

We interview Tina Holst-Nielsen of Ferring Pharmaceuticals' Information Centre to find out how they hit upon a very successful way to highlight the work of the centre and the company's expert authors - and to raise awareness of their accomplishments throughout the company.

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UK Legal Research 2015 (Other Variables Affecting Purchases)
22nd October 2015

In the final part of FreePint's research into our 2015 research into UK legal purchasing preferences and needs, FreePint's director of research, Robin Neidorf, analyses responses regarding factors which affect an overall change in resources (such as a physical move), trends from print to digital sources, and how to manage access to resources for remote workers.

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Product Review of Factiva
22nd October 2015

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Next Steps in Content Usage
21st October 2015

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UK Legal Research 2015 (Purchase Drivers and Philosophy)
21st October 2015

In the third part of FreePint's research into purchasing trends and preferences in the UK legal market, FreePint's director of research, Robin Neidorf, explains how the survey explored purchasing philosophies, relationships with vendors, out-of-cycle purchases, and the blurring between content and technology.

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