What We Learned About "News, and Beyond"
12th March 2015

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[Topic Series: News, and Beyond]

What used to be a single category of content - "news" - has morphed into at least two areas of concern: Current awareness In-depth research. These areas sometimes overlap but often have very different sources, requirements and objectives. Get the highlights from the recent...

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Case Studies - Applying Technology to Visibility
5th March 2015

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[Topic Series: Making Information Visible]

Many vendors offer technology solutions to support end users' ability to discover and use the right information at the time of need. Many information managers are considering the likes of EBSCO Discovery Service, Summon (ProQuest) and Primo (Ex Libris), among many others. It can be difficult to...

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User Behaviour and Visibility
25th February 2015

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[Topic Series: Making Information Visible]

FreePint's research on the "visibility" of information to end users suggests that three components are essential: the right technology, the right content and the right user behaviour. Information managers and content vendors alike can find user behaviour a challenging piece of the puzzle: users...

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Right Suppliers, Right Needs: A Competitive Analysis of Suppliers
11th December 2014

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[Topic Series: News, and Beyond]

Part of the FreePint Topic Series: News, and Beyond, and picking up research and inputs from customers over the past 18 months, this session examines the choices information managers are making between suppliers, based on what the leading needs are - current awareness, in-depth research or both....

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Convincing the C-Suite... and Getting Their Attention in the First Place
24th November 2014

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[Topic: Value]

Business leaders intuitively know that without the right information, their businesses will die. So why is it so difficult to capture their attention and gain their support for information strategy, investment and resources? This is one of the most puzzling and frustrating paradoxes of...

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Is Our Need for News What It Used to Be?
12th November 2014

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[Topic Series: News, and Beyond]

At one time, the "holy grail" was a single database that could serve all the news-related needs for an enterprise - everything from in-depth, multilingual research to current awareness for disparate user groups. A single supplier, product and contract that could do it all... Today's...

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Technology to Support Business Strategy
6th November 2014

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[Topic: Technology]

Your clients and users constantly change their expectations around technology and information delivery. You need a plan for staying two steps ahead of them on everything from collaborative tools, to mobile interfaces, to security, just so that you can meet their needs and contribute to your...

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Can You Outsource KYC?
30th October 2014

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[Topic Series: KYC]

"Know Your Customer" is a difficult area for businesses to outsource. Whilst you can outsource the steps, tasks and management of due diligence to a third party, you can't outsource the legal and regulatory responsibility. Regulatory compliance is about eliminating or reducing risk in the...

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Source Expertise and Your Value to Your Business
11th September 2014

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[Topic: Sources]

A critical difference between information professionals and knowledge workers is the source expertise of information professionals: You know which sources are valuable, how to use them efficiently, and why it matters to stay on top of a rapidly evolving world of sources. We'll help you turn...

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UK Legal Purchasing Trends and Needs
4th September 2014

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Spend your lunch hour learning about the latest results from FreePint's multi-year original research on purchasing trends and needs in UK law firms. We'll review survey data, interview inputs and year-over-year analysis on: How law librarians perceive different vendors and brands Where...

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