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Research Update - Demonstrate the value of your current awareness service
25th August 2016

Providing a "good" current awareness service is hard to achieve. How can you ensure users and managers recognise its value?

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Jinfo research highlights changes in the current awareness world
24th August 2016

Jinfo's recent "Survey on current awareness" found around half of respondents have completed needs assessments on content, distribution or management of sources for current awareness within the past two years. Robin Neidorf picks out some of the survey highlights.

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My Favourite Tipples from a competitive tech researcher
24th August 2016

My Favourite Tipples are shared by Scott Brown, cybrarian at Oracle, Inc. and owner of Social Information Group. He shares a few of his favourite online sources, both from the high-tech and competitive realm as well as the the sphere of Brexit and "obsessions".

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BBC Monitoring Portal - worldwide news from impartial source
22nd August 2016

Launched in May, the BBC Monitoring Portal offers a huge amount of economic, security-related and political information delivered in real-time or the day after first publication. Our product review looks at what the new portal offers those who want round-the-clock impartial updates on global news in 100 languages delivered to their phones, tablets and computers.

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Jinfo for managing a research team
16th August 2016

There are many "flavours" of research team in terms of organisation, core services and specialisms. Jinfo's director of research, Robin Neidorf, looks at the best way to optimise those essential resources and skills.

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ReferenceUSA can bring small business plans to life
16th August 2016

Infogroup's ReferenceUSA is the focus of Jinfo's latest product review, it's a gateway to searching North American business and consumer datasets and can help to bring business plans to life based on the specific data it has to offer.

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Research Update - Try our research-led thinktanks for yourself
11th August 2016

Jinfo's Community sessions offer a unique opportunity to openly discuss issues with peers in a facilitated environment, find out more.

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My Favourite Tipples from a biopharmaceutical specialist
10th August 2016

My Favourite Tipples are shared by Andrew Clark, director of scientific information services at UCB, a mid-sized biopharmaceutical company based in Belgium. He shares his favourite online resources in areas from strategic planning to real-time information monitoring.

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EditorEye Catalyst - track market innovations and breaking news
8th August 2016

EditorEye Catalyst, a cloud-based source aggregation and content management platform, has stepped out into a highly competitive market to compete against the likes of Northern Light and Alacra. Jinfo's mini review gives insights into why, despite the strengths of the competition, it's still worth considering what EditorEye Catalyst can offer.

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Jinfo for information strategy
1st August 2016

Is your information service stuck in transactional mode or operating at strategic level? Jinfo's director of research, Robin Neidorf, highlights the telltale signs of reactive mode and key traits of successful information centres.

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