Risk assessment on information service quality
5th May 2020

Whilst your business may be running smoothly now, have you considered what would happen if an unexpected event interrupted your ability to provide a continuous, high-quality service? This article looks at some of the challenges that could arise along with a practical worksheet you can use to address them.

Note: This article is part of the Focus on Risk Assessment.

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Your optimisation toolkit - what does your team need?
23rd April 2020

With so many tools available to help us work, collaborate and manage remotely, it can be hard to know which key features can best help us manage our workflow and manage projects. This article helps you ask the right questions and hones in on the elements that make up the basic optimisation toolkit and includes a practical worksheet you can use to help you with this.

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Product review of CCC RightFind Enterprise Suite (value - help & training; competitors; development; pricing)
31st March 2020

The final part of our product review of CCC RightFind Enterprise Suite, a customisable and flexible library resources and workflow management system, highlights the value of the platform, the help and training available, competitors such as Sinequa, Lucidworks and Watson Discovery, as well as other enterprise library management systems with reporting and usage data analytics features. We also look at product development and maturity plans and pricing information.

Note: Full review in Subscription Report (PDF)

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Product review of CCC RightFind Enterprise Suite (technology - search & user interface; outputs & alerts; administration)
30th March 2020

The third part of our product review of CCC RightFind Enterprise Suite, a customisable and flexible library resources and workflow  management system, looks at the search and user interface along with the administrative and analytical capabilities of the platform.

Note: Full review in Subscription Report (PDF)

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Product review of CCC RightFind Enterprise Suite (sources - content and coverage)
27th March 2020

In the second part of our product review of CCC RightFind Enterprise Suite, a discovery and insights tool offering a simplified user experience by replacing multiple information tools with a comprehensive solution whilst strengthening copyright-compliant collaboration, we focus on the product's comprehensive collection of scientific, technical and medical resources and its 120 million citations as well as its harder-to-find and older content.

Note: Full review in Subscription Report (PDF)

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Product review of CCC RightFind Enterprise Suite (key advantages; introduction; contact details)
26th March 2020

CCC RightFind Enterprise Suite is a discovery and insights tool offering a simplified user experience by replacing multiple information tools with a comprehensive solution whilst strengthening copyright-compliant collaboration. In the first part of our product review we take a closer look at the company and product, along with its key advantages.

Note: Full review in Subscription Report (PDF)

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Q&A with Go-Fair.org's Erik Schultes
12th March 2020

We interview Erik Schultes - the International Science Coordinator at the GO FAIR International Support and Coordination Office (GFISCO). In recent years, Erik has been working with a diverse community of stakeholders to develop FAIR data and services within and outside the life sciences. We used this interview to explore what GO FAIR is all about and what its aims are.

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Best approach to content and data product licensing
11th March 2020

Content and data product licensing is an area beset by misconceptions, with many failing to grasp that when you pay for data, you're paying for usage within defined terms rather than ownership of data. How well you can negotiate those terms can benefit your organisation greatly, or affect it negatively. Here, Jinfo explains the key factors to bear in mind when approaching data licensing.

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Q&A with Factiva's Brian Gelinas, head of product strategy
5th March 2020

Factiva is the world's leading content aggregator with an archive of over 33,000 sources in 28 languages. It delivers this content through a range of solutions, with the most well-known being Factiva.com. The company celebrated 20 years in 2019 by launching its Factiva 2020 campaign to highlight new usability enhancements with Factiva.com. Jinfo interviewed Brian Gelinas, head of product strategy, to learn more about its evolution and future plans.

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Fair principles for copyright use - fair dealing (UK) and fair use (US)
4th March 2020

When quoting from other people's copyright material, permission isn't always needed. You can often rely on copyright exceptions which allow you to use short extracts, and in this article we look at some of the situations where you can do this, specifically in relation to text-based "literary" works which are protected by copyright.

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