Product Review of Cortellis (Value - Competitors, Development & Pricing)
21st July 2014

In the final part of the review of Cortellis life sciences solutions, reviewer Yulia Aspinall looks at the value the products offer across the whole drug development cycle, plus the competitor landscape and product maturity and development plan.

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Information Visibility, Study by Sector
18th July 2014

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Big Data... a Match Made in Wimbledon
18th July 2014

Big data is helping many organisations and individuals help the most innocent individuals (premature babies) right up to more senior individuals, by analysing data and trends that come from collecting data. Big data, it would appear, is a big topic for many and is seemingly is being used for many different purposes by many different organisations. Now with the summer in full swing, big data is again in the spotlight with it being used to help manage the website for the tennis at Wimbledon.

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Useful Consultancy Skills for Information Professionals
17th July 2014

As the role of information professionals changes, there is an opportunity to borrow tools and skills from the playbook of consultancy in order to lay the foundation for a sustainable future. But what are the most important skills for those seeking to develop their consultancy competencies? Focusing on expertise, communication, problem-solving, project management and influencing skills are probably as good a place to start as any. 

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LinkedIn Acquires Newsle
17th July 2014

We all know how powerful a tool LinkedIn is for individuals to connect with their peers, join groups and follow companies that they’re interested in. However increasingly LinkedIn is positioning itself as source of both business information, thought leadership pieces and news stories. In its latest move into providing news-related content LinkedIn has acquired Newsle. So what new functionality can we expect to see as part of this latest acquisition by LinkedIn?

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Information Governance - Lots of Opportunities and Still Plenty To Do
16th July 2014

New global rules on company financial reporting show that regulation and compliance continue to offer one of the best opportunities for information professionals and publishers. But the general move towards improved transparency highlights the accompanying need for much better record keeping, and new evidence suggests that, when it comes to information governance, many organisations still have a long way to go.

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Product Review of Cortellis (Technology - Search, Outputs & Alerts, User Interface & Help)
16th July 2014

Technology, search options and usage reporting are under scrutiny in the third part of Yulia Aspinall's review of the Cortellis solutions for the life sciences industry from Thomson Reuters. She also explores areas such as ease of navigation and visualisation options.

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The Right to Anonymity on the Internet
15th July 2014

Recently there has been a slew of articles discussing the right of individuals to have details about themselves removed from Google search results and the internet. This follows a recent "right to be forgotten" European Court of Justice judgment which ruled that Google must amend some search results at the request of "ordinary" people. James Mullan discusses what rights we have to remain anonymous and looks at the impact for enterprises who are trying to encourage users to post content to enterprise social networks and other social tools.

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Official - You Don't Need Permission to Use the Web
14th July 2014

Just when it is OK to make use of content without the permission of the copyright holder? As one new service launches to help end users access the content they need and - crucially - let them know exactly what they may and may not do with it, a long-standing dispute over rights to news content seems to have come to an end. It may seem pretty obvious that you don't need the permission of the copyright holder for what you view online, but a new European Court ruling seems to have established the principle once and for all.

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Product Review of Cortellis (Sources - Content & Coverage)
14th July 2014

The content and sources of the Cortellis solutions for the life sciences industry are highlighted in the second part of Yulia Aspinall's review. She also looks at how the information is presented, analysis and visualisation options and how frequently the content is updated.

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