Ebook Research Results Part 1 - Ebooks Take Hold in Enterprise Settings
24th April 2015

A recently completed FreePint survey on the use of ebooks in the enterprise shows that use of ebooks extends across a wide spectrum of industries and business services. While use is on the rise across all sectors, the research identifies which industries are leading the way. The survey also looks at how a variety of different devices are being used for access, and which factors are stimulating growth.

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Slow Motion Train Crashes and How to Avoid Them - Tips for Terrified Trainers
23rd April 2015

Many people find the prospect of running a training course pretty scary - and sometimes with good reason. You may, for example, experience the feeling of a slow motion train crash as you realise that what you've prepared is too elementary for your audience. You may find that the demonstration that you planned so carefully inexplicably refuses to work. And what do you do when one of your course participants starts crying?

With many years' practice as a professional trainer, Tim Buckley Owen has experienced all of this and more. He also freely admits to having made most of his mistakes publicly, in front of paying punters. This, however, could make him well qualified to offer some pithy advice to apprehensive trainers on how to avoid the worst disasters and turn their training sessions into a really rewarding experience for the course participants - and for themselves.

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Houston We Have a Problem - the Challenge of Knowledge Management
23rd April 2015

On the face of it managing knowledge within an organisation might seem an easy undertaking. However, articles published recently have highlighted how difficult it can be to manage tacit and explicit knowledge within an organisation and some of the challenges of doing so. In this article James Mullan looks at challenges and opportunities, such as big data, and how knowledge and information professionals can work to make critical knowledge available within their organisations.

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Unlocking Data... Wolfram Applies Complex Maths to Real-World Problems
22nd April 2015

Andrew Lucas reports on a recent data science technology conference held in London by computational software company Wolfram. The conference demonstrated the central part that mathematics plays in understanding big data and conveyed the importance of maths in modern society and why improved knowledge of data science, maths and coding applies equally to professionals working in the information-driven business and other organisations.

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Product Review of LexisNexis TotalPatent
20th April 2015

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Source Update for Nexis
16th April 2015

The latest additions and takedowns in Nexis, researched and compiled by Anne Jordan.

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Getting Wired in the Workplace
16th April 2015

James Mullan's interest is sparked by a recent article about "wirearchy", a term he had not come across before but which was coined 10 years ago. He looks at the writing of key authors Jon Husband and Jane McConnell on the digital workplace and considers how tools and technologies are transforming organisations.

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Source Update for Factiva
15th April 2015

The latest additions and takedowns in Factiva, researched and compiled by Anne Jordan.

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Where is Social Collaboration Heading?
15th April 2015

Many FreePint contributors have written about the value that social collaboration can bring to an organisation. Whilst many people might feel that social tools and collaboration have been around forever, actually they have come a long way in a very short space of time. The question is - where do we think social collaboration is heading next? James Mullan looks at tools including Jive and Yammer as well as visual presentation software platforms Prezi and Sway.

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Intranets and Enterprise Social Networks - a Perfect Match?
14th April 2015

Something that many organisations are managing right now is the integration of intranets and enterprise social networks (ESNs) with each other. These tools serve very different purposes and have very different roles within today’s organisations. In this article James Mullan looks at some of the roles these tools have, and the potential for integrating them to provide a unified experience for users.

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