Assessing and Progressing the Maturity of Your Information Services
13th April 2016

In a recent Community session we introduced a maturity model that can help you plan the path ahead of you to improve your effectiveness. Here, we focus in on that maturity model and explain how it can help information services in your organisation to act at a more strategic level.

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Source Expertise and Your Value to the Business
14th March 2016

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Q&A with EBSCO - Discovery Systems & Future Tech
12th April 2016

Joe Tragert of EBSCO Information Services gives Jinfo an overview of the company's current products and services, how they fit into the workflow of corporate research teams, and his thoughts on discovery solutions, authentication and text analytics. He also explains the constant challenge of "value-added situational fluency" and its impact on decision-making.

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Product Review of ProQuest Summon (Introduction; Key Advantages; Contact Details)
12th April 2016

For the first time, Jinfo reviews discovery service ProQuest Summon, used by corporate clients as well as academic. In part 1 of the review Scott Vine introduces the company and product, outlines the platform's key advantages, and provides contact details.

Note: Full review (PDF) at /go/sub/report/2656

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Product Review of Web of Science
12th April 2016

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Market landscape - news aggregators covering chinese sources
11th April 2016

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Creating a Meaningful Dialogue to Develop Value Expertise
8th April 2016

In a recent Community session, Jinfo led participants through an in-depth look at ownership and influence amongst sources, technology and value expertise. Here, we focus in on collaborating to develop value expertise which can be the most difficult to nurture across processes, management and direction.

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Product Review of Web of Science (Value - Help & Training; Competitors; Development; Pricing)
8th April 2016

Web of Science is a search and discovery platform for scholarly journals, books, data and patents, with a very small number of true competitors. In part four of our review, Sophie Alexander sheds light on new features and sources, pricing, competitors Scopus and Google Scholar. She provides an overview of the value the product offers and why it's particularly useful for in-depth research within academic and scientific fields.

Note: Full review (PDF) at /go/sub/report/2651

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Gaining Influence With Those Who Own Technology Expertise
7th April 2016

In a recent Community session, Jinfo's director of research, Robin Neidorf, led participants through an in-depth look at ownership and influence amongst sources, technology and value expertise, as well as a maturity model that can help you plan the path ahead of you to improve your effectiveness. Here, we focus in on the importance of having influence over technology expertise.

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Product Review of Web of Science (Technology - Search & User Interface; Outputs & Alerts; Administration)
7th April 2016

The Web of Science Core Collection exceeds 60 million records and the platform contains over 90 million records in four languages, covering health sciences, physical sciences, social sciences and beyond. In the third part of our review, Sophie Alexander puts the technology to the test to find out how the search options, outputs and administration stand up to scrutiny for expert searchers and for those newer to the platform.

Note: Full review (PDF) at /go/sub/report/2651

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