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LinkedIn: An awesome information resource for building your reputation, your connections and your knowledge
1st June 2011
From its recruitment tool origins, LinkedIn has grown into a vital networking tool for companies as well as individuals. Among its many features, Groups allow you to keep on top of the latest developments while making new contacts, and LinkedIn Today aggregates news shared on LinkedIn and Twitter. Elisabeth Goodman shows why individuals and companies alike should embrace LinkedIn.
Under the microscope: Buying patterns for STM content
12th May 2011
As budgets have come under closer and closer scrutiny, information centres have shifted from a general policy of “just in case” subscriptions to “just in time” purchases. FreePint Research has highlighted this evolution in nearly every study we’ve conducted since early 2009.
Product Review of Radian6
12th May 2011
Radian6 is a tool for social media monitoring and engagement across a variety of social platforms: blogs, "microblogs" (such as Twitter), online forums, Facebook, and comments. The company provides a platform and a series of integrated products that can be used by organisations for brand management and monitoring, customer service and lead generation.
Product Review of IHS DataInsight 4.1
12th May 2011
The product started about ten years ago as an Excel application and has progressed to a sophisticated and interactive analytical and presentation tool. This review will look at the desktop version of DataInsight. There is also a web version of the same product that has less functionality.
FreePint Vendor Report: Introduction to D&B and Hoover's
11th May 2011
FreePint Vendor Report: Introduction to Alacra
11th May 2011
An introduction to "Linked and Open Data" for information professionals
3rd May 2011
The linking of parts of documents and other materials offered by the Linked Data approach to the web, coupled with the open data philosophy adopted by governments, could offer researchers the chance to identify links between data not possible before and save an enormous amount of time. Zach Beauvais explains how it works.
Managing the flow of information with social tools
3rd May 2011
As consumer social tools like Twitter and Facebook start to encroach on our professional lives should we see this as a blessing or a threat? Stuart Barr looks at the many benefits which these tools can bring to the organisation, from being able to collaborate seamlessly with colleagues around the world to finding out what thought leaders in your sector are saying.
Sound Advice: Online audio archives & repositories for research
3rd May 2011
Recorded sound can evoke strong emotions and enhance the experience and understanding of the researcher and end user, which makes it a powerful tool for museums. It is also a format which is increasingly available online and can provide a valuable source of information to supplement text-based material for the researcher. In his article, Andrew Youngkin gives a flavour of the audio material available.
The AI agents are coming!
Community session
16th July 2024
GenAI in the news, access to private company data evolves and suppliers are getting to grips with AI
Blog posting
5th June 2024
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YouTube video
20th June 2024
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