Subscription update for information services management
Jinfo Report

1st September 2016

Abstract

This monthly update collects the current content relevant to those responsible for information service management, information strategy and content procurement in a convenient PDF package for download and offline reading.

Includes:

• Product Review of ReferenceUSA - Introduction
  ReferenceUSA, from parent company Infogroup, is an online research tool that provides business and consumer data on millions of US and Canadian businesses, households, consumers, and doctors and dentists. It is made available to end users through 85% of large public libraries in the US, as well as to professional researchers and corporate subscribers; and typical users are small business owners, job seekers and prospective homeowners.
  
  
• Product Review of BBC Monitoring Portal - Introduction
  The newly launched BBC Monitoring Portal provides impartial monitoring of international news on a real-time basis. Material is available in 100 different languages and covers 150 countries. It is one of the most comprehensive sources of political news on the market today.
  
  
• News and Analysis
  Commentary from our contributing editors on products, vendors, trends and issues in the information industry:
  • Carrying out a current awareness needs assessment
  • The developing landscape for content platforms
  • Establishing a new current awareness service - challenges and opportunities

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