Jinfo model - improving upwards communication
10th January 2018

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Copyright considerations when reusing content
5th January 2018

When planning to use someone else's content, it's important to know whether it's protected by copyright. This article looks at the different types of content that may be used and when copyright might apply. It covers open access material and the various Creative Commons licences that are available and what to do when multiple layers of copyright apply.

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How to improve your newsletters (part 2)
4th January 2018

In the second part of her article on improving current awareness newsletters, Jinfo's director of research, Robin Neidorf, provides some practical examples of newsletter tweaks to increase awareness of the information team's expertise, encourage readers to contact the team and help readers better access and digest essential information.

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How to improve your newsletters (part 1)
3rd January 2018

Jinfo's director of research, Robin Neidorf, presents five key recommendations for improving current awareness newsletters to increase engagement, showcase information team expertise and make newsletter production more efficient.

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Subscription update for information services management
3rd January 2018

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Q&A with Linguamatics - digging deep into unstructured text
28th December 2017

Jinfo talks to NLP text mining software provider Linguamatics about latest developments in the field and use-cases in the pharmaceuticals and healthcare industry. Interviewer Chris Porter finds out more about the Linguamatics software platform, known as I2E and how it makes use of AI, NLP and machine learning to make sense of unstructured text, how it saves time, and how I2E supports taxonomies and ontologies.

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Jinfo survey - data analytics needs and concerns 2017
22nd December 2017

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Jinfo data analytics survey (part 3 - data supply, costs and other vendor-related concerns)
22nd December 2017

In the final part of the analysis of the results of the Jinfo survey, "Data analytics needs and concerns 2017", Robin Neidorf explains why the challenges around finding, licensing and paying for third-party data are incredibly painful. She also suggests how buyers and sellers might work together better and how information centres could improve their licensing skills in this developing area.

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Q&A with LexisNexis - what's new in text mining?
21st December 2017

Chris Porter catches up with Pim Stouten, vice-president of global strategy at legal and business information provider LexisNexis to hear about the latest developments in text mining, particularly busy with developments to its front-end product interfaces in order to meet the needs of particular types of customers - "more specific user interfaces that return more precise results and make more sense for specific types of users".

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Jinfo data analytics survey (part 2 - information team contributions, skills and characteristics for analytics success)
20th December 2017

This article continues analysis of the results of the Jinfo survey, "Data analytics needs and concerns 2017", and diagnoses which skills and characteristics information teams already have in this area, and which need to be improved. Both are important considerations when it comes to leveraging your strengths and planning staff development and recruitment in 2018.

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