UK Legal Market Research: Vendors, and How They Are Perceived
12th March 2013

Robin Neidorf continues her examination of the three main information suppliers to the legal information profession and dissects the responses to identify interviewees' perceptions of LexisNexis, Practical Law Company (PLC) and Thomson Reuters. She also looks at how info pros and fee earners use the products in their daily work, which products are strongest for different specialisms and how firms would feel about reduced budgets forcing them to cut any of these sources from their information centres.

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Looking to the Skies - Law Firms and Cloud Computing
11th March 2013

Much has been written in recent years about how cloud computing is going to revolutionise the way that law firms work. Cloud computing and SaaS has, in fact, been a disruptive force for much longer than we think and has the potential for long-term impact in most industries including the academic and commercial legal sector.

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UK Legal Market Research: What Librarians Get and What They Want
11th March 2013

Research into UK legal firms' budgeted spending on the three major suppliers: LexisNexis, Practical Law Company (PLC) and Thomson Reuters was carried out by FreePint in 2011 and has now been updated with further interviews in 2013. Robin Neidorf digs down into the results to examine information professionals' satisfaction with current offerings, which content sets and products they currently use, and what's on their wish lists.

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NYT Targets Coffee Drinkers - Who Stands to Gain?
8th March 2013

Newspapers publishers have long come to the realisation that the future of their businesses lies online – the ongoing debate is now how to make money from digital content. However, with so many search engines and aggregators offering free access to news, enticing readers to content behind paywalls is becoming an increasing problem. Penny Crossland examines marketing tactics used by major US newspapers such as The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times.

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Competitive Intelligence: You Can "Race with the Machine"
6th March 2013

Following his review of the last six months’ developments in competitive intelligence, Andrew Grave highlights how the trends he observed in research automation are being tackled by futurists. He describes how his forthcoming articles will assist information professionals in developing their skills for this environment.

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Google Claims Victory in German Copyright Battle. But Has It Lost the War?
6th March 2013

Google has been battling it out on the copyright front with European publishers in the last few months. However, while the search engine has been claiming victory of sorts on all fronts, not everybody agrees that Google is gaining the upper hand. Penny Crossland examines exactly what constitutes "victory".

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Source Update March 2013: What's Happening with Nexis?
5th March 2013

This month's additions and takedowns in Nexis, researched and compiled by Anne Jordan.

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Keeping Your Collaborative Project on the Right Track
5th March 2013

We all know how hard it is to push a rock up a hill, well implementing and managing collaborative projects can be just as challenging. Whilst technology has significantly improved the way we work, simply throwing a new collaborative tool at someone and expecting them to use it simply isn't going to work. This can be frustrating and exhausting for individuals managing this process, so how can managers keep these projects on track and avoid becoming exhausted?

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Competitive Intelligence: What's in Store?
5th March 2013

Andrew Grave previews the four articles he has commissioned on competitive intelligence and his reasons for focusing on these areas.

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FreePint Report: Competitive Intelligence
5th March 2013

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