Natural Language Generation tools - focus on Automated Insights
18th November 2016

As part of the Jinfo Research Focus on data analytics, Chris Porter looks at tools for generating textual narratives automatically out of structured data. He also asks what role information professionals can play in implementing these tools and gets insights from NLG specialist Automated Insights.

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Buyers and sellers collaborate on the data analytics challenge
17th November 2016

Shimrit Janes reports on how Jinfo Community sessions brought together data suppliers and data purchasers to share their concerns, their lessons learned, and to start to forge a way forward in areas such as data analytics, data resources and licensing terms.

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Market landscape - business intelligence and data visualisation platforms
16th November 2016

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Librarians and data scientists - rivals, replacements, or reciprocal relationship?
15th November 2016

The skills required to work in data science are not dissimilar to those required of information professionals. Are librarians being replaced by data scientists? Or, are librarians actually working as data scientists?  Is it possible for the two to work side-by-side in complementary and mutually beneficial roles? Amy Affelt investigates.

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Strategic planning - setting strategic objectives
14th November 2016

Use our "checklist for reframing value approach and measurement" to help you work through the components of value, and budget staff time every year to work on reviewing and revising your methods of measuring value, to respond to changing priorities.

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Strategic planning - understanding stakeholders and what they value
11th November 2016

Not all measurements are equal; Jinfo's director of research, Robin Neidorf explains how to achieve "best measurements" for your organisation and your business objectives, and where the data to feed into those measurements could come from. She also presents an activity that will allow you to develop the right metrics to validate the impact of information products and services in your organisation.

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Strategic planning - aligning information strategy with the business
10th November 2016

It's important to research and understand what different stakeholders think about value and the different perspectives they bring through viewpoints, business objectives, engagement and influence. This article includes a stakeholder mapping exercise.

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Mini review puts ScienceDirect Reference Modules - Materials Science to the test
9th November 2016

ScienceDirect's Reference Module in Materials Science and Materials Engineering is a one-stop research solution of continually updated information. Our reviewer looks at the system's key strengths, how the external editorial board functions, pricing, exporting content, and competitors including Springer, Wiley and CRC.

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Strategic planning - value depends on context
9th November 2016

Before measuring value you need to understand the organisation's goals, which can be measured through six categories, explains Jinfo's director of research Robin Neidorf. She then introduces a table to map the objectives against characteristics of information products and services and how using this in your business can generate more meaningful discussions about return on investment.

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Jinfo model for developing an approach to understanding and measuring value
9th November 2016

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