Insider Knowledge - Researching Oil & Gas
23rd July 2015

Oil and gas have been used for hundreds of years. In the beginning, oil was used to replace whale oil. Since John D. Rockefeller founded the "Standard Oil Company" in 1870, "black gold" has begun to triumph. Today oil and gas still drive today's world economy. Access to and control of these commodities is especially critical to the world's most energy consuming countries. This is why there are numerous international and national industry associations, intergovernmental and non-governmental organisations, profit and non-profit information providers who all provide data for your research, Mirjam Wolfrum provides a guide through the maze.

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At the Commercial Frontier with Text and Data Mining
22nd July 2015

Text and data mining (TDM) is becoming essential in many industries but licensing and securing the rights to use content in this way remains a challenge - at least with some publishers. FreePint's director of research, Robin Neidorf highlights some platforms which help publishers and researchers who want to apply TDM to their content. She explains what you need to take into account if planning a commercial data mining project - and where there are likely to be sticking points.

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Product Review of FirstWord Pharma PLUS
19th July 2015

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Database Development from a User Perspective
17th July 2015

Co-producer of the FreePint Topic Series "All About Usage - From Content Sharing to Data Mining", Anja Thygesen, looks at the transformation of information databases over the last 30 years. She highlights advances such as automated indexing, speech to text, Google-like search, and the rise of the end-user researcher. Anja explains what this means for information professionals in terms of training, complex searching and database selection - and what actions they should take.

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Best Practices in Information Skills Development
15th July 2015

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Setting Strategy with FreePint Research
5th July 2015

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Product Review of FirstWord Pharma PLUS (Competitors, Development & Pricing)
15th July 2015

In the final part of her product review of FirstWord Pharma PLUS, the news, analysis and expert opinion service for pharmaceutical industry professionals, Robyn Smith analyses competitors Scrip Intelligence and The Pink Sheet (Informa); BioCentury; EP Vantage (EvaluatePharma); and Factiva. She also looks at FirstWord's development and pricing.

Note: Full review (PDF) at /go/sub/report/2522

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Source Update for Nexis
14th July 2015

The latest additions and takedowns in Nexis, researched and compiled by Anne Jordan.

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Product Review of FirstWord Pharma PLUS (Technology - Search & User Interface; Outputs & Alerts; Administration & Help)
13th July 2015

In the third part of her product review of FirstWord Pharma PLUS, the news, analysis and expert opinion service for pharmaceutical industry professionals, Robyn Smith looks at the technology and admin tools. She tests search functionality, custom news alerts, and considers display, export features and help.

Note: Full review (PDF) at /go/sub/report/2522

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Respecting the Ownership of Knowledge
13th July 2015

Would you hire a thief? Probably not, but many global companies unknowingly do so every day. Freely sharing intellectual knowledge damages everyone - knowledge providers, knowledge intermediaries and knowledge end-users. So how can you ensure that your employees and your service providers don’t violate any copyright laws and threaten future knowledge building efforts?

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