Product review of EMIS Professional (key advantages; introduction; contact details)
31st October 2016

We introduce EMIS Professional, the emerging market business intelligence information service, which has evolved through significant redesign with a new user interface and improvements to navigation and functionality, and a recent rebranding. Researcher Andrew Lucas describes the jobs and segments it is targeted at and how it provides value to both users seeking information on developed markets as well as emerging markets.

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How to get involved in data analytics
28th October 2016

Jinfo's recent webinar was titled "Create your plan to prepare for data analytics" and focused on the practical steps enabling an information team to prepare a plan for data analytics and contribute their expertise. Andrew Grave reports.

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Jinfo model - create your 12-month plan for data analytics
28th October 2016

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UK legal research 2016 (overall management of the content portfolio)
28th October 2016

How do information professionals in law firms manage and keep their content portfolios robust and comprehensive? Reporting on Jinfo's annual research into purchasing trends and preferences in the UK legal market, director of research, Robin Neidorf, highlights commentary and responses around areas such as duplication, multi-region contracts, formats, and IT involvement required. She also delves into content purchases that fall outside the annual cycle.

Note: Full report (PDF) at /go/sub/report/2733

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Jinfo model of information expertise
27th October 2016

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Key concepts in data analytics
27th October 2016

As part of the Jinfo Research Focus "Data analytics - ready your information service", Andrew Lucas tries to take some the mystery out of data analytics by providing a guide to a number of the key concepts that are used, from data lakes to NoSQL, and looks at why information professionals should be at the heart of the new world.

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UK legal research 2016 (satisfaction with vendor relationship and value)
27th October 2016

LexisLibrary, Lexis PSL, Westlaw UK and Practical Law remain the most popular products in the UK legal market. What do this year's Jinfo survey respondents think they offer in terms of factors like ROI and time-savings? Director of research, Robin Neidorf, reports and includes commentary from those surveyed on what they'd like vendors to change.

Note: Full report (PDF) at /go/sub/report/2733

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UK legal research 2016 (satisfaction with product content and technology)
26th October 2016

How have respondents reacted to our annual research into purchasing trends and preferences in the UK legal market? Director of research, Robin Neidorf, reports on the four main products used: LexisLibrary, Lexis PSL, Westlaw UK and Practical Law and detailed comments from those surveyed into satisfaction and desired improvements.

Note: Full report (PDF) at /go/sub/report/2733

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Exploring citizen-derived geographic data
26th October 2016

Crowdsourced geographic information can be of immense help in areas such as disaster management and environmental monitoring. Sophie Alexander reports on how citizen-generated, crowdsourced data has played an important part in events such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake and how best practices are being developed in this area of big data.

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UK legal research 2016 (introduction, methodology and response)
25th October 2016

Now in our seventh year of annual research into purchasing trends and preferences in the UK legal market, this year's results promise interesting reading. Director of research, Robin Neidorf, introduces the findings, looking at whether content budgets are increasing, diminishing or remaining stable; which stakeholders are involved with overall content budget approval; and which are the most popular products.

Note: Full report (PDF) at /go/sub/report/2733

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