UK Companies House Information - What Difference Does "Free" Make?
23rd November 2015

Since June this year, the UK government has been making digital data from the national corporate registration agency, Companies House, available free of charge from its website. Chris Porter catches up with the latest free offering and analyses how leading information vendors Arachnys, Avention, Dow Jones, DueDil and LexisNexis see the change affecting their subscription-based services.

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Considerations and Lessons Learnt from Developing a Virtual Information Centre
23rd November 2015

Following the article on "Developing a Global Virtual Information Centre in the Subsea Sector", we asked Mandy Smith, the group library manager for the organisation, to identify the key factors for developing such a service and how to ensure it's well-used.

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Avention, OneSource, iSell - What's New, or What's Familiar?
20th November 2015

Global business insights provider Avention has announced that it is bringing back the OneSource brand name. FreePint contributing editor Chris Porter talks to Avention about what is happening and why, and also asks about the company’s perspective on current market trends.

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Developing a Global Virtual Information Centre in the Subsea Sector
19th November 2015

Developing and maintaining a corporate virtual information centre provides valuable lessons and reflections for information professionals, including the value of using in-house tools and systems, the variety of authentication methods, value of usage statistics, content supplier issues and future proofing of your role. Mandy Smith, group library manager for a major subsea contractor, explains how they accomplished the transition.

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What We Learned about Usage
22nd September 2015

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Information Buyers and Sellers Striving for Mutual Understanding
18th November 2015

Catherine Dhanjal, FreePint's managing editor, reports on a recent in-person Community of Practice event where buyers and sellers met in a faciliated environment to discuss "understanding usage" and "seeking alignment". FreePint's director of research, Robin Neidorf, led the discussion, bringing insights from FreePint's original research and consultancy work. The conversation ranged from authentication solutions to data analysis and stakeholder buy-in.

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FreePint Research into Private Company Information 2015
18th November 2015

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Innovation in Information Services at The MITRE Corporation
17th November 2015

Constance Ard interviews Ethel Salonen, department head for Information Services at The MITRE Corporation, a not-for-profit organisation that operates research and development centres sponsored by the US federal government. The interview covers innovations such as 3D printers, visualisation, and embedded librarianship, as well as current awareness and discovery services.

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FreePint Research into Private Company Information - Part 2 (Needs For & Perceptions of Private Company Information)
16th November 2015

The second half of the analysis of FreePint's research into private company information focuses on the underlying needs for the data, the various facets of information required and those considered a priority, and the importance of different geographical regions. The research also exposes variations in perceptions around the data provided on private companies in key countries and regions.

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FreePint Research into Private Company Information - Part 1 (Methodology and Use of Suppliers)
13th November 2015

We report on the analysis and findings of FreePint's research into private company information, which suppliers respondents use as their primary and secondary sources, and which niche sources information managers prefer. Vendors and products mentioned include Alacra, BvD, Capital IQ, Dow Jones Companies & Executives, Hoover's, LexisNexis Dossier, Mergermarket and OneSource.

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