Coping with reorganisation - working with a new reporting line
29th July 2019

The information centre may be subject to sudden changes in reporting lines and often does not get a say in this. But when they do have advance notice, they need to make a good case for themselves to ensure they have a preferred position in any reorganisation. This article highlights some of the challenges faced by information groups who have encountered a shift in reporting line and the importance of creating or updating a strategic plan to ensure it's in alignment with the requirements of the new organisation.

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Improving upwards communication - a model in action
22nd July 2019

Reporting is a key part of upward communication within an organisation, and information teams must use it to create an ongoing conversation with stakeholders and clients. This article looks at how information teams can create more effective reports that will allow them to confirm their expertise and influence an organisation’s outcomes.

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Product review of PatSeer Pro from Gridlogics (value - help & training; competitors; development; pricing)
22nd July 2019

In the final part of our full product review of PatSeer Pro from Gridlogics, a web-based patent analytics and landscaping platform, we look at the product's value, the help and training available, competitors, such as Clarivate's Derwent Innovation, LexisNexis TotalPatent One, Questel's Orbit Intelligence, Innography, Clarivate Analytics, and Minesoft's PatBase. We find out what development plans its considering as well as its pricing options.

Note: Full review (PDF) at /go/sub/report/3224

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Product review of PatSeer Pro from Gridlogics (technology - analytics; matching; visualisation)
19th July 2019

In the fourth part of our full product review of PatSeer Pro from Gridlogics, a web-based patent analytics and landscaping platform, we take a more detailed look at its technology, in particular, the analytics, matching options, clustering and citations. We also explore VizMAP, its visualisation tool.

Note: Full review (PDF) at /go/sub/report/3224

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Product review of PatSeer Pro from Gridlogics (technology - search & user interface; outputs & alerts)
18th July 2019

In the third part of our full product review of PatSeer Pro from Gridlogics, a web-based patent analytics and landscaping platform, we take a more detailed look at its technology. In particular, we take an in-depth look at the user interface and broad range of search functionality, such as command-line search, number and semantic search, and how results can be viewed and data shared.

Note: Full review (PDF) at /go/sub/report/3224

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Product review of PatSeer Pro from Gridlogics (sources - content & coverage)
17th July 2019

In the second part of our full product review of PatSeer Pro from Gridlogics, a web-based patent analytics and landscaping platform, we look at its coverage, including full-text collections and how the content is organised, as well as the range of languages available.

Note: Full review (PDF) at /go/sub/report/3224

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Product review of PatSeer Pro from Gridlogics (key advantages; introduction; contact details)
16th July 2019

PatSeer Pro is a web-based patent analytics and landscaping platform from Gridlogics, a global IP research and patent data technology solutions company. PatSeer Pro is used by anyone with a serious interest in patents, including patent searchers, information professionals, and law firms and in this first part of our full product review of PatSeer Pro we look at its key advantages, some background about the company and product, key competitors, such as Clarivate's Derwent Innovation, Minesoft's PatBase, LexisNexis TotalPatent One, and Questel's Orbit Intelligence. We also find out about Gridlogic's newest offering, ReleSense, an AI-driven NLP engine built for patent and scientific literature.

Note: Full review (PDF) at /go/sub/report/3224

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Product review of Article Galaxy (help & training; competitors; development; pricing)
12th July 2019

The final part of our product review of Reprints Desk's Article Galaxy, a platform that provides access to full-text scientific literature, looks at the value provided by the product, along with the help and training available, the competitive landscape, including Mendeley, EndNote, RefWorks and Zotero, its pricing options and future development plans, including most notably the launch of the Article Galaxy Scholar academic platform.

Note: Full review (PDF) at /go/sub/report/3219

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Product review of Article Galaxy (technology - search & user interface; outputs & alerts; administration)
11th July 2019

In the third part of our product review of Reprints Desk's Article Galaxy, a platform that provides access to full-text scientific literature, we look at the technology behind the product, including its search and user interface, with a particular focus on PubMed Searcher, Altmetric Trending Articles Finder, and Journal Article Searcher. It also highlights the gadget store, a customisable dashboard of over 100 cloud-based applications that can be used to support the discovery, collection, and management of research articles within Article Galaxy. We also take a look a how users can export documents.

Note: Full review (PDF) at /go/sub/report/3219

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Product review of Article Galaxy (sources - content & coverage)
10th July 2019

In the second part of our product review of Reprints Desk's Article Galaxy, a Software as a Service platform that provides access to full-text scientific literature, we look at its huge collection of resources, including over 70 million full-text documents, from leading global publishers such as Elsevier, Springer Nature, John Wiley & Sons, SAGE, Taylor & Francis, and Wolters Kluwer. We also touch on its wide range of gadgets from its gadget store and how they enable users to access Article Galaxy's content.

Note: Full review (PDF) at /go/sub/report/3219

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