BvD Mint: User Interface
23rd October 2012

BvD Mint provides users a clear and intuitive interface, and the ability to customise user options. Dale Moore also covers some Help options.

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BvD Mint: Printing, Downloading and Exporting
23rd October 2012

Output options for BvD Mint are many. Mint also provides an 'analysis wizard' for the easy creation of charts, and a mailing wizard as well. Dale Moore provides the details.

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FreePint Report: Private Company Research
22nd October 2012

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FreePint Report: Product Review of BvD Mint
22nd October 2012

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Giving Kudos with One Click
22nd October 2012

If you're a LinkedIn user, you might occasionally be asked to provide a "recommendation" for a connection. Whilst this is a worthwhile undertaking, it can be frustrating trying to think of an appropriate comment, knowing that it could be read by anyone who visits that connections profile, including potential employers. To make the process simpler, and to some degree more intuitive, LinkedIn has launched "endorsements" to allow users to endorse skills that are listed on an individual's profile. Tim Buckley Owen recently gave his views on endorsement facilities - here, James Mullan gives his perspective.

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BvD Mint: Outputs, Reports and Alerts
22nd October 2012

Dale Moore reports on output options for search results in BvD Mint.

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BvD Mint: Search and Output Options
22nd October 2012

Users can search BvD Mint for company, director, news and industry information. Dale Moore take a close look at the searching options for each topic area.

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BvD Mint: Sources, Content and Coverage
22nd October 2012

Dale Moore reviews the four information modules in BvD Mint (Companies, Directors, News and Research) and discusses sources for each.

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BvD Mint: Introduction and FreePint's View
22nd October 2012

Mint, from Bureau van Dijk (BvD), is a database of business information which provides data on companies, directors, news stories and industry research. BvD has clearly invested a great deal into creating Mint, and it shows. Reviewer Dale Moore discusses his view of BvD Mint.

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How Information-Related Organisations Can Use Pinterest to Meet Their Goals
18th October 2012

Valerie Kittell looks at the use of Pinterest by special libraries, museums, academic and public libraries. While these settings may have different audiences and goals, information professionals might consider how they could use Pinterest in their organisations to reach internal or external audiences. Could a high-tech company, for example, use Pinterest to post pictures of the company's products?

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