Are Companies Making the Most of SharePoint?
16th September 2014

SharePoint is much more than just a document collaboration tool; its social and collaborative elements are continually being strengthened and it now also serves as a social computing platform. But how many companies are actually taking advantage of all of its features? This is a question that often remains unanswered, so it was with some interest that I read an article which looks at research into the ways companies are really using SharePoint.

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FreePint Report: Market Research Using Pay As You Go Online Sources
15th September 2014

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Market Research using Pay As You Go Online Sources - Search Features and Account Management
12th September 2014

If you're looking for company, industry or country information on a Pay As You Go basis, the wealth of online market research sources can seem quite overwhelming. In her second article on this topic, Sophie Alexander highlights the product offerings of four well-known market research vendors: Industry Report Store, MarketResearch.com, ReportLinker and Research and Markets. She explores the search options available as well as account management features including payment and subscription options and report formats.

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Source Expertise and Your Value to Your Business
11th September 2014

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The Benefits of Knowledge Management
11th September 2014

All organisations should be taking advantage of the benefits that having a well-established knowledge management programme can deliver. Yet all too often knowledge managers spend a lot of their time selling knowledge management within their organisation. If this is the case then it can be useful to have a list of the benefits that knowledge management can deliver. James Mullan explains how this list of benefits can be repurposed dependent on the audience and should make it easier to "sell" knowledge management internally.

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Market Research using Pay As You Go Online Sources - Publishers, Content and Coverage
11th September 2014

If you're looking for company, industry or country information on a Pay As You Go basis, the wealth of online market research sources can seem quite overwhelming. In her article, Sophie Alexander highlights the product offerings of four well-known market research vendors: Industry Report Store, MarketResearch.com, ReportLinker and Research and Markets. She includes the type of content, publishers, search features, account options as well as geographical and language coverage.

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Source Update for Nexis
9th September 2014

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

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Dealing with Information Silos
9th September 2014

As information professionals we're told that information silos within organisations should be discouraged as they often mean that information can't be shared easily. Whilst there are many tools available which can help break down information silos and increase knowledge sharing, James Mullan asks whether some of the new style social media tools that organisations have been implementing are actually adding to the problems associated with silos.

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Source Update for ProQuest
8th September 2014

This month's additions in ProQuest, researched and compiled by Anne Jordan.

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Big Data Analytics - Useful, Yes, But Still Prone to Hype
8th September 2014

Big data analytics is now starting to prove its worth in many fields, including scientific research and criminal investigation as well as business and finance. But as it becomes more commoditised, and presented as neatly packaged solutions involving big names such as IBM, Thomson Reuters and LexisNexis, Tim Buckley Owen argues that information professionals must have the courage to pass on warnings when experts believe it’s becoming over-hyped. One recent warning suggests that the sheer number and complexity of predictive analytics tools used by financial institutions can make it difficult to monitor their performance or ensure they comply with regulations, and another counsels against uncritically accepting the concept of the data lake.

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