VIP #54 has been published
Jinfo Blog

3rd June 2008

By Robin Neidorf

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VIP #54 has been published and is available online at http://web.vivavip.com/go/vip/54 In this issue: Log In In Scope Surveying the Industry Landscape + Reed Elsevier update: ChoicePoint acquisition and RBI disposal + When the accountants come to call (also online at http://www.vivavip.com/go/e5884) + The new LAMP portal has gone live (also online at http://www.vivavip.com/go/e5744) + Chemistry lesson (also online at http://www.vivavip.com/go/e5630) + I've grown accustomed to your face (also online at http://www.vivavip.com/go/e5851) + Dow Jones enters business social networking market (also online at http://www.vivavip.com/go/e5788) Insight Opinions and Perspectives And the CODiE goes to... An awards judge provides tips on putting your best foot forward and conducting thoughtful product reviews Insider Data Visualisation Tools for the 21st Century - Highlights from ResourceShelf (http://www.resourceshelf.com) and DocuTicker (http://www.docuticker.com) + Resources for Educators: Teaching GeoScience with Visualisations + Review: News Search and Visualisation, SiloBreaker + Tech Report: From Keyword Search to Exploration: How Result Visualisation Aids Discovery on the Web + Visualising Electronic Health Records with 'Google Earth for the Body' + New Database: A New Way to Look at Terrorism Enforcement with Map and Visualisation Tools + Information Visualisation Tools (Baby NameVoyager US Rankings) + Authentic Learning for the 21st Century: An Overview Tap the Wire -- Industry News + Helen Alexander leaves The Economist (also online at http://www.vivavip.com/go/e5688) + UK marketers adapt to Search Engine Marketing (also online at http://www.vivavip.com/go/e5745) + Corporate websites: things seem to be getting better + Financial statements in annual reports (also online at http://www.vivavip.com/go/e5743) + Awards + Company News: recent acquisitions - see also http://digbig.com/4xagd + Mintel & Snapshots + Digita acquired by Thomson Reuters + Wolters Kluwer & MYOB + J.D. Power and Associates has acquired Umbria Inc + EBSCO acquires Hallmark Data Systems + Pearson acquires Money-Media + MarketTools has acquired CustomerSat + Nielsen & IAG Research + And one that hasn't been bought Tap the Wire -- New Products + Researching the past just became easier: WilsonWeb adds periodicals retrospective (also online at http://www.vivavip.com/go/e5593) + New global news site to launch in 2009 (also online at http://www.vivavip.com/go/e5689) + Newsvine: create the news that you want to read (also online at http://www.vivavip.com/go/e5899) + New BvD product for transfer pricing (also online at http://www.vivavip.com/go/e5789) + Interfax tie up with LexisNexis + OECD gets animated + Just how much more socialising can our networks take? + What's in a name? (also online at http://www.vivavip.com/go/e5647) + Asset4: when you need to know beyond the numbers Tap the Wire -- Product Update + OCLC's WorldCat.org add British Library holdings + First London, now Europe: Wall Street Journal (also online at http://www.vivavip.com/go/e5791) + Help with tax returns: Digita Personal Tax software + LexisNexis UK: platform improvements + The business of space: Space.com expands further (also online at http://www.vivavip.com/go/e5900) + IRN Research moves East + Get in the Hoov Lane Focus On Introducing the Euromoney Business Library: the content database from Euromoney Institutional Investor PLC By Mark Jewell Sources of information and information partners Audience Coverage/content Timeliness Help and user support Type of reports available Search options Advanced Search Search results and output options Downloading and saving results The look of the interface and its features (such as customisation) Costs Contact details VIP's View Focus On What's in an Image? Chris Murphy urges researchers and users to take advantage of rich and exciting new data visualisation tools Log Out If you are not yet a subscriber, you can purchase the single issue at http://web.vivavip.com/go/vip/54, or start your subscription at http://www.vivavip.com/order/ Request a sample: http://www.vivavip.com/sample.html

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