Competitive Intelligence: You Can "Race with the Machine"
6th March 2013

Following his review of the last six months’ developments in competitive intelligence, Andrew Grave highlights how the trends he observed in research automation are being tackled by futurists. He describes how his forthcoming articles will assist information professionals in developing their skills for this environment.

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Google Claims Victory in German Copyright Battle. But Has It Lost the War?
6th March 2013

Google has been battling it out on the copyright front with European publishers in the last few months. However, while the search engine has been claiming victory of sorts on all fronts, not everybody agrees that Google is gaining the upper hand. Penny Crossland examines exactly what constitutes "victory".

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Source Update March 2013: What's Happening with Nexis?
5th March 2013

This month's additions and takedowns in Nexis, researched and compiled by Anne Jordan.

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Keeping Your Collaborative Project on the Right Track
5th March 2013

We all know how hard it is to push a rock up a hill, well implementing and managing collaborative projects can be just as challenging. Whilst technology has significantly improved the way we work, simply throwing a new collaborative tool at someone and expecting them to use it simply isn't going to work. This can be frustrating and exhausting for individuals managing this process, so how can managers keep these projects on track and avoid becoming exhausted?

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Competitive Intelligence: What's in Store?
5th March 2013

Andrew Grave previews the four articles he has commissioned on competitive intelligence and his reasons for focusing on these areas.

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FreePint Report: Competitive Intelligence
5th March 2013

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Source Update March 2013: What's Happening with Factiva?
4th March 2013

This month's additions and takedowns in Factiva, researched and compiled by Anne Jordan.

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Source Update March 2013: What's Happening with Eureka.cc and Europresse.com?
4th March 2013

This month's additions and takedowns in Eureka.cc and Europresse.com, researched and compiled by Anne Jordan. Europresse.com is the European version of the Eureka.cc solution.

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UK Legal Market Research: Librarian Reactions to Latest Acquisition
28th February 2013

In the wake of Thomson Reuters' decision to purchase Practical Law Company, Robin Neidorf researches the reactions of legal librarians from the top 200 UK law firms. Following on from FreePint's 2011 research into information products and priorities in these firms, she questions over 50 librarians and queries their responses to the contraction of their key information suppliers by one third.

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Tough but Achievable? Reskilling for Data Analysis
27th February 2013

Gartner suggests that companies worldwide are likely to continue spending on business intelligence. However, as recent reports indicate, the skills to analyse big data are in short supply. Info pros could satisfy the demand for data analysis skills but they face a formidable reskilling challenge - as the recent fate of InfoArmy demonstrates.

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