FreePint News Survey Analysis 2014 Part 5 - A Closer Look at News Use-Cases and Value
15th December 2014

The final part of the analysis of FreePint's 2014 News Needs & Preferences Survey digs into news use-cases and value and how the use-cases vary between current awareness and in-depth research.

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Product Review of BBC Monitoring Library (Technology - Search, Outputs & Alerts, User Interface & Help)
12th December 2014

In the third part of her review, Sophie Alexander looks at the searching capabilities within BBC Monitoring Library. She reviews the filtering and output options available and how administrators can monitor usage within the organisation.

Note: Full review (PDF) at /go/sub/report/2426

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Product Review of Mergent Online (Technology - Search, Outputs & Alerts, User Interface & Help)
12th December 2014

Chris Porter is impressed with the user interface and time saving features of company research database Mergent Online, in the third part of his product review looking at its technology.

Note: Full review (PDF) at /go/sub/report/2424

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Product Review of Factiva (Technology - Outputs, Analytics, Alerts, Help)
12th December 2014

In the fourth part of this product review Andrew Grave assesses news aggregator Factiva's functionality. He outlines search, sharing and alerting options, Factiva's wide range of customer support, its ease of use for end users and analytics functions for more sophisticated use by information professionals and PR and communication professionals.

Note: Full review (PDF) at /go/sub/report/2422

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Product Update - What's Changed on BvD's Orbis?
12th December 2014

As part of its collection of reviews of company and executive information services, FreePint has touched base with Bureau van Dijk to catch up on changes to its flagship Orbis global company database. BvD has considerably expanded the number of companies covered on Orbis and has also introduced a host of other content and functionality enhancements, notably including projected financials and deep historical data.

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Right Suppliers, Right Needs: A Competitive Analysis of Suppliers
11th December 2014

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Product Review of BBC Monitoring Library (Sources - Content & Coverage)
11th December 2014

In the second part of her product review, Sophie Alexander looks at how BBC Monitoring Library gathers its content and includes an overview of the impressive range of geographic regions and languages covered.

Note: Full review (PDF) at /go/sub/report/2426

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Source Update for Factiva
10th December 2014

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

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Specialist News Offerings - Pharma Sector
10th December 2014

Ashish Shukla considers key categories of pharmaceutical news for  companies seeking to develop and successfully commercialise innovative products. He then takes a detailed look at three specialist sources for the STM sector: FirstWord Pharma, Oncology Business Review (OBR) and Pharma & MedTech Business Intelligence.

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Product Review of Mergent Online (Sources - Content & Coverage)
10th December 2014

In the second part of his review of company and industry research database Mergent Online, Chris Porter looks at content and coverage. As well as a detailed look at its source content types, assessment includes worldwide cover and private company coverage.

Note: Full review (PDF) at /go/sub/report/2424

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