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Editorial
 Here in the UK there's a nip in the air and the mornings are starting to feel distinctly autumnal.
And it's not just the season that's changing - each quarter FreePint focuses on a particular topic through original research, product reviews and articles from experts in the field.
Our current Topic Series, "All About Usage: From Content Sharing to Data Mining" provides the platform for research into authentication and single sign-on technologies and future plans, as well as research around organisations' policies for web content. We've also reviewed content management products, electronic resource and usage reporting tools, and gained insight into procurement processes and text & data mining.
Meanwhile we've been working behind the scenes with co-producers and researchers to ensure that in October the
new Topic Series "News, and Other Commodities" bursts into life.
In this series (register for updates) we'll be exploring how to apply measures of "value" to those current awareness and news services which are so easily available and interchangeable that it's tempting to see them as as basics rather than give them the attention they deserve. However, this "commodity" information is essential to many business areas, supporting information decisions from new business strategy to supporting research and development.
A change is always an exciting time to embrace new opportunities and make new connections, whether neural or
in-person.
With this in mind, our director of research, Robin Neidorf, has taken to two wheels to cross Scandinavia with information professionals from around the world in the Cycling for Libraries "unconference" - and she's been keeping us updated with reports from the field.
You don't have to root out your bike to gain insights from FreePint, however, our programme of Content, complemented by Webinars and Community of Practice events gives you the opportunity to do that from your desk.
Catherine Dhanjal
Managing Editor, FreePint
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Read the initial results of our research into which organisational policies exist to govern the use of web content as well as the results of our research into authentication methods. Plus articles on banking helpdesks, licensing and permissions and the latest product reviews from our current Topic Series.
Latest FreePint Subscription articles and reports:
- Product Review of Westlaw UK (Technology - Search & User Interface; Outputs & Alerts; Administration & Help)
By Scott Vine on Wednesday, 9th September 2015
- Q&A with Eduserv - OpenAthens for Authentication
By Sophie Alexander on Tuesday, 8th September 2015
- Product Review of Westlaw UK (Sources - Content & Coverage)
By Scott Vine on Tuesday, 8th September 2015
- All About Usage - the Content Journey
By Andrew Lucas on Monday, 7th September 2015
- Product Review of Westlaw UK (Introduction; Value; Contact Details)
By Scott Vine on Monday, 7th September 2015
- Q&A with Manzama - Predicting Future Performance
By Sophie Alexander on Monday, 7th September 2015
- Q&A with Infomineo - Taming Complex Global Research
By Sophie Alexander on Friday, 4th September 2015
- FreePint Report: Subscription Update for Information Services Management
By Robin Neidorf on Friday, 4th September 2015
- Approaches to Authentication
By Isabelle Garcia on Wednesday, 2nd September 2015
- FreePint Report: Product Review of Attensa
By Dale Moore on Wednesday, 2nd September 2015
- Mini Review of Onelog - Electronic Resource Management
By Dale Moore on Tuesday, 1st September 2015
- Product Review of Attensa (Competitors, Development & Pricing)
By Dale Moore on Friday, 28th August 2015
- FreePint Report: Research into Authentication 2015
By Robin Neidorf on Thursday, 27th August 2015
- Product Review of Attensa (Technology - Search & User Interface; Outputs & Alerts; Administration & Help)
By Dale Moore on Thursday, 27th August 2015
- Product Review of Attensa (Sources - Content & Coverage)
By Dale Moore on Wednesday, 26th August 2015
- Results from FreePint Research into Authentication, Part 3 - What's Needed
By Robin Neidorf on Tuesday, 25th August 2015
- Product Review of Attensa (Introduction; Value; Contact Details)
By Dale Moore on Tuesday, 25th August 2015
- Q&A with Ozmosys - Delivering a Presidential Briefing
By Constance Ard on Monday, 24th August 2015
- Results from FreePint Research into Authentication, Part 2 - Approaches and Priorities
By Robin Neidorf on Monday, 24th August 2015
- Determining the Value of Information Products for the Banking Sector - the Impact of Helpdesks
By Eileen Steer on Friday, 21st August 2015
- Setting Strategy with FreePint Research - Looking at the Big Picture
By Sophie Alexander on Friday, 21st August 2015
- Results from FreePint Research into Authentication, Part 1 - Background and Methodology
By Robin Neidorf on Thursday, 20th August 2015
- We Want To, But Can We? Usage Needs and Contractual Conditions
By Chris Porter on Wednesday, 19th August 2015
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- Cycling for Libraries Day 6 - I've Never Moderated a Panel in Lycra
By Robin Neidorf on Tuesday, 8th September 2015
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By Candace Cathey on Monday, 7th September 2015
- Cycling for Libraries Day 4 - The Power of the Site Visit
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- Cycling for Libraries Day 3 - Lessons from Norway
By Robin Neidorf on Friday, 4th September 2015
- Onelog - Scrutinising Usage of Electronic Subscriptions
By Sophie Alexander on Friday, 4th September 2015
- Creating Intelligence with Attensa
By Catherine Dhanjal on Friday, 4th September 2015
- Cycling for Libraries Day 2 - I Could Be Talking to Corporate Staff
By Robin Neidorf on Thursday, 3rd September 2015
- Anxious about Authentication?
By Robin Neidorf on Thursday, 3rd September 2015
- Cycling for Libraries Day 1 - The Right Equipment Makes All the Difference
By Robin Neidorf on Wednesday, 2nd September 2015
- Articulating Authentication, Access and Usage Challenges
By Anja Chemnitz Thygesen on Wednesday, 2nd September 2015
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By Sophie Alexander on Monday, 24th August 2015
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By Eileen Steer on Thursday, 20th August 2015
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"Another superb session - thank you so much! You articulated a lot of what our thinking is at the moment and gave some great pointers about how we should channel our investigations over the next few months. We're really digging into the 'why pay for news' conundrum at the moment so your materials will really help."
Operations leader for acquired external content, Global consultancy
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