Q&A with Reprints Desk - the open access challenge
11th July 2016

Sophie Alexander recently interviewed Scott Ahlberg, chief operations officer at Reprints Desk, to get his perspective on recent developments in the area of copyright and licensing and how companies can ensure they stay copyright compliant and be aware of changes in open access publishing.

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Product review of Fame, published by Bureau van Dijk (technology - search & user interface; outputs & alerts; administration)
8th July 2016

Continuing his review of Fame from Bureau van Dijk, Chris Porter looks at how the technology has been updated. He highlights a key element, its new, improved, user interface, along with new functionality features, its range of customisation options and other strong points of the new version of the financial information database.

Note: Full review (PDF) at /go/sub/report/2691

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Product review of Fame, published by Bureau van Dijk (sources - content & coverage)
7th July 2016

Bureau van Dijk, global provider of highly structured company information, launched its new interface last month. Chris Porter continues his review of the new version of its Fame database, looking at coverage of financial information and news sources of companies based in the UK and Ireland.

Note: Full review (PDF) at /go/sub/report/2691

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Q&A with the UK's Copyright Licensing Agency - the multinational challenge
7th July 2016

The UK's Copyright Licensing Agency introduced a new Joint Multinational Licence with the US Copyright Clearance Center earlier this year. Sophie Alexander interviewed the CLA's international rights manager, Madeline Pow-Jones, to find out more.

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Product review of PatentInspiration
7th July 2016

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Influencing corporate strategy with source expertise
6th July 2016

Businesses benefit most from source expertise when they can directly influence strategy and critical decision-making of the organisation. Source expertise helps to reduce risks for the organisation and can create value for all business outcomes. In this article we cover three approaches that help information professionals position their source expertise within their organisation: communicating risks associated with content/sources, building allies with other departments, and setting up content advisory boards.

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Product review of Fame, published by Bureau van Dijk (key advantages; introduction; contact details)
6th July 2016

Bureau van Dijk, global provider of highly structured company information, launched its new interface last month. In part one of an in-depth product review of the new version of Fame, Chris Porter introduces key advantages and value drivers for Fame, covering information on companies based in the UK and Ireland.

Note: Full review (PDF) at /go/sub/report/2691

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Researching images and other copyright material online
5th July 2016

It's tempting to dive into using illustrations, photographs, figures and charts found online but will you be copyright compliant? Expert Clare Painter outlines the steps needed to ensure you're staying the right side of copyright law.

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Product review of PatentInspiration (value - help & training; competitors; development; pricing)
4th July 2016

Developments and innovations continue for global patent database PatentInspiration, finds Scott Vine in part four of our in-depth product review where he also looks at pricing, highlights the help options and discusses the competitor landscape, including Thomson Innovation, Minesoft PatBase, LexisNexis TotalPatent, Questel Orbit IP, Innography Advanced Analysis and CPA Global's Discover.

Note: Full review (PDF) at /go/sub/report/2686

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Product review of PatentInspiration (technology - search & user interface; outputs & alerts; administration)
1st July 2016

Analysis drives all aspects of global patent database PatentInspiration, finds Scott Vine in part three of our in-depth product review. Here he thoroughly tests the user interface, alerts, visual analysis tools, search options and "analyse" widgets ranging from patent data over time to semantic analysis of text.

Note: Full review (PDF) at /go/sub/report/2686

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