Tackling Discovery and Search - Relevant FreePint Resources
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By Robin Neidorf

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Summary of FreePint resources on discovery and search, covering: news & social media, intranets & browsers, grey literature & non-text content, and examples of specific tools.

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We recently had a query from a FreePint Subscriber about FreePint resources on discovery and search.

We responded with a bespoke summary of our relevant articles, reviews and series. If you have similar interests, you'll find this summary useful for navigating the full range of resources FreePint offers.

Firstly we categorised the query into various aspects:

• Search & discovery
• News & social media
• Intranets & browsers
• Grey literature & non-text content
• Examples of specific tools.

We then highlighted the most relevant content under each heading:

Search & Discovery

• Making Information Visible in Pharmaceutical Companies
• Collecting, Assessing and Organising Data for Competitive Intelligence
• Time to Review Your Information Database
• Dealing with Data Debris
• Enterprise Information: Busting Some Myths
• Upgrading to a Resource Discovery Interface

News & Social Media

• DIY Solutions: The Use of Social Media News Aggregation Tools in a Corporate Environment
• The Online Information Researcher of 2014: Beyond News Aggregation

Intranets & Browsers

• The Principles of Intranet Content Management
• Better Semantic Search: Google's New Hummingbird Search Algorithm
• Making the Most of Your Intranet Search
• SharePoint 2013 v 2007: Building the Business Case

Grey Literature & Non-Text Content

• Beyond the Pale: Researching Non-Text Resources and Grey Literature
• Widen Your Horizons: Research with Non-Text Sources

Examples of Specific Tools

• Product Review of Cipher Systems' Knowledge.Works
• Product Review of InfoNgen: Executive Summary
• Product Review of Infotrieve's Mobile Library
• Q&A with Northern Light: a SinglePoint for a Company's Strategic Research Needs

Editor's Note

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