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Jinfo for content purchasing
14th June 2017

Evaluating content products and managing a comprehensive portfolio is a complex task. Jinfo's director of research, Robin Neidorf, identifies characteristics of the product's content, technology and the vendor's value proposition which must be considered prior to purchase.

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Practical action on Jinfo's Research Focus, from an information centre director
12th June 2017

The Insights and Actions Report from the Research Focus, "Developing an information-savvy workforce through strategic alignments" is available now for all site visitors. We asked a Jinfo Subscriber how she and her team of researchers have been using the resources from the Research Focus.

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Research update - capitalise on innovations and serendipity
12th June 2017

Take the opportunity to meet our director of research, Robin Neidorf, at SLA Phoenix if you can, or attend the sessions she's running there.

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Create a searchable knowledge base with Quest
8th June 2017

Dealing with enquiries is an essential part of the service for most information centres. Our recent review of request tracking system, Quest, looks at how it can be used in that context as well as more widely.

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Perfect Information Conference sparks AI and API discussions
8th June 2017

The applications for artificial intelligence and APIs were just some of the highlights of this year's Perfect Information Conference, finds Jinfo's head of content, Catherine Dhanjal.

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My Favourite Tipples from a business intelligence publisher
7th June 2017

My Favourite Tipples are shared by Yali Friedman, publisher of DrugPatentWatch.com, a global intelligence database. He shares his favourite online tools for better international communication.

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The fast-changing face of discovery services - new Jinfo research
6th June 2017

Over the last few years, the meaning of the term "discovery services" has been evolving and changing among information professionals. A fresh Jinfo survey looks deeper into factors driving the deployment of discovery services in corporate settings and uncovers overlap into web-scale tools, enterprise content management systems and data analysis products.

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What does Overleaf offer scientists and researchers?
5th June 2017

If your organisation has a requirement to produce technical articles, grant applications and other documents, particularly those requiring the use of mathematical formulae, scientific notations, graphs and charts then you'll want to find out what our reviewer thought of LaTeX-based software tool Overleaf.

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Catch up on Jinfo for your role today
31st May 2017

Jinfo has had a busy quarter producing a full range of articles, blogs, reports and webinars about content purchasing, knowledge management, information strategy and optimising a research team. Take a look back at our highlights, to take stock of where your organisation stands while contemplating your next steps.

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