FreePint Report: News, and Beyond
Thursday, 29th January 2015

This collection of FreePint articles on the topic of news resources and awareness covers those included in the FreePint Topic Series: News, and Beyond. This FreePint Topic Series, which ran from October - December 2014, dived into these issues to support information managers with needs analysis,...

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LexisNexis Publisher - Professional Current Awareness Plus Premium Content
Wednesday, 14th January 2015

As part of the "News, and Beyond" FreePint Topic Series, Andrew Lucas has undertaken an in-depth review of LexisNexis Publisher, a professional current awareness tool which seeks to bring together the in-depth search capabilities of LexisNexis together with a wide range of internal and external content and multiple distribution capabilities.

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Product Review of LexisNexis Publisher
Monday, 12th January 2015

LexisNexis Publisher is a professional current awareness solution whose sources include premium news and legal content as well as web news and social media content. Users include those in corporate, legal and government, in areas from competitive intelligence to marketing. This review:...

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Product Review of LexisNexis Publisher (Value - Competitors, Development & Pricing)
Wednesday, 7th January 2015

Andrew Lucas concludes the FreePint product review of professional current awareness solution LexisNexis Publisher by considering the value of the service to clients as well as pricing and product maturity. He also looks at where Publisher sits in the competitive landscape.

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Q&A with NLA media access - International Copyright and Licensing
Monday, 5th January 2015

FreePint interviews Andrew Hughes, commercial director of NLA media access, to find his views on topics from international copyright and licensing to fair usage of news and the risks of non-compliance with copyright laws.

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Product Review of LexisNexis Publisher (Technology - Search, Outputs & Alerts, User Interface & Help)
Monday, 5th January 2015

Andrew Lucas provides an extensive overview of the search and delivery capabilities of LexisNexis Publisher in the third part of his product review. He also looks at administration functionality in this professional alerting product which is designed to find and deliver content to end users across organisations via email, mobile devices, portals, intranets or extranets.

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Concluding the FreePint Topic Series - News, and Beyond
Wednesday, 31st December 2014

Chris Porter concludes the FreePint Topic Series: News, and Beyond by highlighting key themes in the use of news, both for current awareness and for research, that have emerged from the series that he and Shimrit Janes have co-produced over the last three months.

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Product Review of LexisNexis Publisher (Sources - Content & Coverage)
Tuesday, 30th December 2014

In the second part of his review Andrew Lucas looks at the range of internal and external sources available in LexisNexis Publisher, including both the premium news and legal content as well as the web news and social media content. The article details the number of sources by type and examples of different sources.

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Product Review of LexisNexis Publisher (Introduction, Contact Details)
Monday, 29th December 2014

In the first part of his review of LexisNexis Publisher, Andrew Lucas introduces the company and Publisher, a professional current awareness solution to make sure that people have access to critical information at all times. Users include those in corporate, legal and government, in areas from competitive intelligence to marketing.

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Copyright Risk - Why It Matters and What To Look Out For
Wednesday, 24th December 2014

Clare Painter describes why it is important to address copyright issues and manage the risks that can come from redistributing content within your organisation or online across the world. She outlines key factors you need to take into account when sourcing and selecting copyright material, and looks at how you can use high-quality content whilst reducing copyright risk.

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