Measuring Up: Information Services Benchmarking identifies priorities, structure and budget
19th June 2012

The provision of information services has been evolving for a good 15 years, and the pace of change accelerated during the recession. Now, as recovery is underway, many information managers are trying to get perspective on the overall result of all this change. It’s time to take inventory of services, priorities, project ownership, budgets and content portfolios to define what the next stage of development might look like.

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Private company information outside the U.S.: Western Europe, UK and Ireland
15th June 2012

The availability of data about private companies, particularly in jurisdictions where minimal or no reporting is required by law, can be challenging to obtain. Bureau van Dijk  provided FreePint with fresh awareness of what is available and how to access it. The information was so useful, we commissioned two articles for FreePint readers on the topic. This article examines sources of information on private companies... even when you think such information might not be available.

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Find the right communication channel to empower teams to work
12th June 2012

Maintaining good lines of communication in all teams is essential to success. There are multiple channels for keeping team members connected, each with different opportunities and risks. Identifying and using the best channel for each situation – be it email, social media, instant messaging, by phone or face to face – will improve team relations and drive positive results.

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Maximise your return on information investments with an information audit
12th June 2012

While the phrase "information audit" has risen and fallen in popularity, the need has remained steady if not grown. Most enterprises can benefit from an information audit, looking closely at how workers acquire, store, locate, share and use information. Done well, the process will identify opportunities to increase information access, save time, save money, or some combination of the three.

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Driving innovation with information
12th June 2012

Information sharing and information services should spark innovative ideas. Librarians and information professionals need to be entrepreneurial change catalysts. They can do this by providing information services that are creative and encourage innovation within organisations and help work around the challenges that may derail success.

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Essential resources for competitive intelligence research in biopharma
12th June 2012

Against a backdrop of shrinking development pipelines, global constraints on healthcare expenditure and increasing market access and reimbursement hurdles, no company can make smart decisions without a thorough understanding of its competitors and the competitive environment. Thus, identifying the best resources for research is essential for success.

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VIP Mini Review: MBA Newslines
30th May 2012

The Financial Times (FT) recently introduced a new service called MBA Newslines as a bolt-on to the FT website content. Newslines provides the ability to annotate any article and any number of articles from the FT's entire content offering. That’s a lot of content and opens up a potentially unlimited resource for commentary, debate and analysis of current business issues.

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Product Review of Newsdesk
22nd May 2012

Newsdesk, from Moreover Technologies, Inc., positions itself as an enterprise media monitoring, competitive intelligence tracking and news distribution tool. It allows users to track a wide variety of “traditional” news, print and broadcast sources, as well as social sources.

Update: A new review of this product is available here »

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Product Review of Alacra Compliance
22nd May 2012

Alacra Compliance is a workflow application that helps organisations comply with the US Patriot Act, Bank Secrecy Act and UK Financial Services Authority regulations regarding anti-money laundering (AML), anti-terrorist financing, “know your customer” (KYC) and Customer Identification Program (CIP) requirements.

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Latest from FreePint Research
22nd May 2012

FreePint Research tries not to miss an opportunity to gather data, and the recent FreePint Webinar: Mobile Content Evolution in the Enterprise provided the chance to learn from over 100 attendees about their current mobile status, priorities and areas for development.

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