Motivating Staff - Do Incentives Really Work?
20th January 2015

Are you looking to motivate and encourage individuals within your organisation to share more knowledge? If you are then you might be thinking about using an incentive to encourage staff in this goal. However, James Mullan warns that this might not be an effective way to encourage knowledge sharing and collaboration.

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Source Update for Factiva
20th January 2015

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

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Product Review of Nexis (Introduction; Contact Details)
19th January 2015

Jan Knight introduces the newly-enhanced Nexis in the first part of her product review of the provider of premium curated business, industry and news information from across the world.

Note: Full review (PDF) at /go/sub/report/2445

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Product Review of D&B Hoover's (Technology - Search, User Interface, Outputs, Analytics, Alerts, Help)
16th January 2015

Chris Porter looks at the technology aspects of D&B Hoover's in the third section of his review of the company and executive information database. He is impressed with the clarity of the user interface, the wide range of output options, the vendor’s support, and the company matching procedure.

Note: Full review (PDF) at /go/sub/report/2440

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Taking Up the Slack... Improving Team Communication
16th January 2015

Do you work in a team that is looking to improve the way it communicates? James Mullan writes about a new tool called "Slack" which hopes to make users "be less busy". He explores what it offers compared to other products such as SharePoint, Lync, Skype and Yammer.

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Product Review of Intelligence Plaza (Value - Competitors, Development & Pricing)
15th January 2015

In the final part of her review of competitive intelligence software Intelligence Plaza, Catherine Pask considers its time-saving potential, ease of use and other valuable features, the amount of experience of the parent company, new developments and similar products available.

Note: Full review (PDF) at /go/sub/report/2437

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Product Review of D&B Hoover's (Sources - Content & Coverage)
15th January 2015

In the second part of his review of company and executive information database D&B Hoover’s, Chris Porter looks at content, paying particular attention to company coverage by country, depth of financial data for public and private companies, news coverage, people and industry data and corporate family tree information.

Note: Full review (PDF) at /go/sub/report/2440

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Making Internal Information Visible Using Enterprise Content Management
14th January 2015

How do we connect our clients and users to the vital assets of information in the organisation in a way that serves them and the organisation well? As information professionals, we have the tools and expertise to make information discoverable and connect workers with information and the knowledge to do their jobs. Learn how from an expert who has used her transferable librarian skills to do just that.

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Source Update for Nexis
14th January 2015

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

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Product Review of D&B Hoover's (Introduction, Contact Details)
13th January 2015

In the first section of his four-part review, Chris Porter looks at the range of company data offerings at D&B, with a special focus on the D&B Hoover's company and executive information service, which is aimed primarily at sales and marketing professionals.

Note: Full review (PDF) at /go/sub/report/2440

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