Product review of Factiva (sources - content & coverage)
29th November 2017

In the second part of the Factiva product review, Sophie Alexander looks at the full range of content available in traditional and social media through global news aggregator Factiva. She describes its exclusive content and geographical spread. New content acquisition is also covered.

Note: Full review (PDF) at /go/sub/report/2917

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Product review of Factiva (key advantages; introduction; contact details)
28th November 2017

In the first part of our new in-depth product review of Factiva, Dow Jones' premium news aggregation service, we introduce the company and product and give Jinfo's view on the value the product offers, along with changes since the product was last reviewed.

Note: Full review (PDF) at /go/sub/report/2917

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Q&A with Evalueserve - straight talking on data analytics
27th November 2017

We interview Marc Vollenweider, co-founder of Evalueserve, about use-cases for data analytics and artificial intelligence, including the gaps between potential and reality, putting the needs of the business at the heart of analytics projects and how to help people start thinking and working with analytics in a practical way.

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DLA Piper - using Kira in a legal firm project
27th November 2017

DLA Piper is one of the largest law firms in the world; we talked to Dominic Judge, senior legal innovation manager, about their use of machine learning contract analysis Kira, how it stacks up against competitors, its accuracy compared to human contract review, and how lawyers felt about the introduction of AI and machine learning.

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How to balance shrinking spend with the high cost of premium databases
24th November 2017

Premium databases like Factiva and Nexis continue to account for a significant proportion of organisations' spending on current awareness provision, according to research by Jinfo. With decision-makers likely to query whether or not they still represent good value, a recent Jinfo webinar looked at how you can evaluate all aspects of your service to determine whether or not premium products still meet your business objectives.

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What's the point of data analytics?
22nd November 2017

Data analytics helps organisations make appropriate business decisions. Data is stored and analysed to study a range of commercial and operational subjects, which can help with targeted advertising and alignment of content and layout. However, many businesses, particularly smaller companies, have no data analytics strategy. In this article, John Orosa looks at the five phases of data development an organisation will typically go through, gives some practical examples of the application of data analytics, and offers some tips on developing a data analytics strategy within your organisation.

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Data analytics - measuring the information professional's contribution
20th November 2017

Information teams have valuable expertise to contribute to data analytics projects within organisations but to be recognised they need to be able to measure and demonstrate those skills. In this article, Andrew Lucas looks at the types of data that all information professionals should be able to work with and how to map their skills to organisational need using Jinfo's model and ensure that other stakeholders are aware of what the information centre can contribute.

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How to make mergers and acquisitions work for you
15th November 2017

There have been several major mergers and acquisitions in the information services sector in recent years. In many cases, information teams have been left in the dark as to whether the capabilities of their existing products would remain unchanged, and whether prices would rise as a result. A recent Community session brought together information professionals to discuss the opportunities and challenges this presents and, in this article, Graham Southorn discusses some of the mergers along with ways to address any issues that may arise.

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Will information professionals help drive the data analytics train or be left on the platform?
10th November 2017

Businesses and organisations are constantly looking for the next thing that can give them a competitive edge, whether financially or operationally, and most are now turning to data analytics to give them that edge. Information professionals have been helping their users find and make sense of information for centuries and clearly have the skills needed for these types of projects. This article looks at what skills information professionals can contribute to data analytics projects, where these skills can be used and, more importantly, how to showcase them to others.

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Tracking trends in data analytics
10th November 2017

Andrew Lucas looks at how to keep on top of research and trends in the field of AI, data analytics, big data and business intelligence (BI), which industries are driving growth, key benefits of data analytics, the impact of AI on GDP and employment trends. He also highlights Jinfo's picks as leaders in big data analytics as well as those Gartner places in its magic quadrant for BI and analytics. 

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