Connecting the Dots: A Semantic Web Primer
3rd October 2011

The much talked-about semantic web appears to be getting ever closer and organisations like Google, Best Buy, TripIt and ZoomInfo are already using semantic technologies to connect with users or increase their online presence. Candice Fong provides a very useful introduction to the technologies and tools, and questions whether law may benefit from the semantic web.

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In the thick of it: Why information professionals should be at the heart of government digital engagement activity
3rd October 2011

As government strives to create two-way communication with people, librarians are ideally placed, and equipped, to be at the heart of this digital engagement. Lesley Thomson describes the perfect skills government librarians have to facilitate this engagement and the value breaking into this new “information territory” would bring.

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Powering up with predictive search
3rd October 2011

One of the most difficult aspects of searching for information on an unfamiliar subject is knowing the appropriate vocabulary to use. Each sector and industry has its own terminology which can cause a search barrier for the uninitiated. Tasha Bergson-Michelson shows how to overcome this barrier through the use of predictive search which involves visualising what the answer might be.

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FreePint Research Report: Information from and about China
28th September 2011

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Product Review of Intelligence Plaza
20th September 2011

Intelligence Plaza, web-based market and competitive intelligence software that automates routines and organises data in one storage repository while enabling information sharing and delivery to end users, is reviewed by Scott Brown.

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Establishing the Benchmark
20th September 2011

Current FreePint Research projects are: benchmarking the buying patterns of UK law firms; studying copyright policies and practices; and benchmarking pricing for a limited number of commonly used products.

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Product Review of Preqin's Private Equity databases
20th September 2011

Preqin, a publisher of online databases, reports and data on alternative investments, including private equity (PE), real estate, hedge funds and infrastructure funds, is reviewed by Perrin Kerravala (Private Equity Databases).

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ProQuest Dialog for novice and experienced searchers
4th September 2011

Whether you are an old hand at searching Dialog products or you are a novice, searching methods in ProQuest Dialog™ allow everyone to achieve precision in their search results. Beverley Crane explains how this is possible using thesaurus, set searching and restricting searching in a multi-file search.

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Write here, right now - how Tumblr changed blogging: Part 2
1st September 2011

In the second part of a two-part article, Will Myddelton and Martin Belam look at how Tumblr is being used by a range of organisations, from libraries to news organisations, and how easy it is to search for niche information and follow tumblelogs.

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Some ways to use Storify - curate an archive, add context, tell a story
1st September 2011

Much of social media content is very much “of the moment” but often content is created which needs to be captured and commented on for future use. That’s when Storify comes into its own as it allows you to embed individual “units” of social media, such as Facebook updates, tweets and YouTube videos, into a single Storify blog post. Jo Brodie reviews Storify and compares it with other tools such as Chirpstory.

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