FreePint Report: Subscription Update for Information Services Management
7th April 2015

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Product Review of LexisNexis TotalPatent (Technology - Search & User Interface; Outputs & Alerts; Administration & Help)
6th April 2015

In the third part of her review of global patent research database TotalPatent from LexisNexis, Robyn Smith, goes into detail about the search options, user interface and output & alerting options. She tests out the semantic search, guided search and advanced search as well as putting through their paces the "widgets" which can be used to supplement search strategy.

Note: Full review (PDF) at /go/sub/report/2480

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Are Conventional Intranets Now Obsolete?
6th April 2015

A recent report published by Gartner and article on the Cosent blog have questioned whether traditional intranets are now obsolete given the demands of the digital workplace. James Mullan looks at what programme managers should do to ensure their intranet remains relevant and what the alternatives are to SharePoint - such as Microsoft Office 365.

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The Hazards of Enterprise Collaboration
6th April 2015

Social collaboration tools that have been designed for enterprises can bring many benefits, from improved communication across dispersed teams to improved workflows. In this article James Mullan looks at managing the tools effectively and avoiding some of the perils of enterprise collaboration.

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Product Review of Manzama (Competitors, Development & Pricing)
3rd April 2015

In the final part of his review, author Chris Porter looks at the product development plans and competitor landscape for current awareness service Manzama. He also reports on pricing and the value Manzama offers through its clear understanding of the content needs and working practices of its legal and professional services customers.

Note: Full review (PDF) at /go/sub/report/2478

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Results from FreePint Research into Visibility Part 4 - Strategy and Success
3rd April 2015

In the final part of her analysis of FreePint's research into visibility, Robin Neidorf presents the findings relating to strategies for making information visible, and how successful respondents feel their efforts to be. Free commentary from those polled also sheds interesting light on areas such as the internal environment and working with vendors.

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Product Review of LexisNexis TotalPatent (Sources - Content & Coverage)
3rd April 2015

In the second part of her review Robyn Smith looks at the sources covered by global research database TotalPatent and how it leverages content from parent company Reed Elsevier. She digs into the detail such as how quickly patents processed by an issuing authority arrive within TotalPatent.

Note: Full review (PDF) at /go/sub/report/2480

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The End of Knowledge Management As We Know it?
3rd April 2015

Are we seeing the end of knowledge management or has the terminology simply changed? Perhaps there are many new forms of knowledge management, which are helping organisations appreciate the value of creating, sharing and managing knowledge, writes James Mullan, as he looks at developments such as social business, digital workplaces and social intranets.

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Product Review of Manzama (Technology - Search & User Interface; Outputs & Alerts; Administration & Help)
2nd April 2015

Chris Porter looks at the technology aspects of Manzama in the third section of a four-part review of the updated legal information service. He delves into areas such as profile and search set-up, filtering within results, and charts and trends. Chris comments on the ease of the alert set-up and variety of post-processing options.

Note: Full review (PDF) at /go/sub/report/2478

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The Building Blocks of Visualisation - Part 2 of 2
2nd April 2015

In the second part of his article tackling the new and existing techniques for visualisation, Larry Rafsky, chairman and chief scientist at Acquire Media delves into some of the most important forms of visualisation in NewsEdge such as tag clouds (word cloud combined with isomap), Venn diagrams and concentric Venn diagrams. Through a series of examples he illustrates how these can identify fresh insights. He also gives a taste of new visualisations in the pipeline.

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