Part 2 - a closer look at Usecasehub (technology, value)
13th December 2017

We delve further into Usecasehub, a tool from Evalueserve to govern and evaluate the success of analytics use-cases. We examine the user interface for data analytics and heads of department, how it can aid collaboration, be customised and implemented. Competitors such as Lucidea and SharePoint are highlighted along with evaluation of the value that a purpose-built solution like Usecasehub can bring.

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Product review of Nexis
13th December 2017

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Market landscape - IHS Markit
12th December 2017

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Part 1 - introduction to Usecasehub (challenges to solve, key advantages, contact details)
11th December 2017

Find out how Evalueserve's beta product, Usecasehub, can create a process framework for your company's portfolio of analytics projects from idea generation through to measurement to improve results, speed time-to-market and ensure effective knowledge sharing.

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How will news provision look in 2020?
6th December 2017

What will current awareness services look like in the next few years? Jinfo's latest Community session set out to answer this question by looking at what information teams provide today, and what users can expect in the future. Technological trends may reduce some of the manual burdens, allowing information teams to focus on higher-value services. Participants discussed ways in which organisations can prepare for future technological changes and make their services more effective and cost-efficient.

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Current awareness in 2020
31st July 2017

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Ensure your information team is essential to data analytics projects
1st December 2017

Robin Neidorf outlines early results from our survey on data analytics needs and concerns and highlights which essential skills will enable an information team to become a must-have resource in an organisation's data strategy, and which are the skills with the biggest gaps between need and ability.

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Data analytics as the domain of the information professional
1st December 2017

Organisations are starting to see that knowledge, information and data are the new competitive advantage. Internal departments collaborate to improve products and enhance deliverables, but with different content and datasets, outcomes are often ill-defined. Information professionals are perfectly positioned to solve this problem, and with their unique skill set they can understand the multiple uses of data and find business solutions. This article looks at some of the ways information professionals can make their role and work essential to their organisations and ensure they are invited to the table for future projects.

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Product review of Factiva (value - help & training; competitors; development; pricing)
1st December 2017

In the final part of Jinfo's new product review of premium global news database Factiva, Sophie Alexander looks at its value, key product developments over the past two years, help and training, pricing, the competitor landscape, including Nexis as well as similar solutions such as Vable and Avention's OneSource.

Note: Full review (PDF) at /go/sub/report/2917

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Product review of Factiva (technology - search & user interface; outputs & alerts; administration)
30th November 2017

In the third part of the new Factiva product review, we take a look at news aggregator Factiva's functionality. The review covers the wide range of tools available to process content. We also cover new features such as secure single sign-on, languages available, search features such as search builder and the newly developed expert searches which allow you to track author content.

Note: Full review (PDF) at /go/sub/report/2917

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