Big Data Analytics - Useful, Yes, But Still Prone to Hype
Big data analytics is now starting to prove its worth in many fields, including scientific research and criminal investigation as well as business and finance. But as it becomes more commoditised, and...
View ArticleUK Legal Research (Seeking Value and Measuring It)
In the final part of her analysis of FreePint's 2014 research into the market for UK-focused legal content, Robin Neidorf details how interviews with information managers and partner-level...
View ArticleProactively Defining "Value" for More Successful Communication with Stakeholders
Following a recent FreePint Community of Practice event on the subject of value, Robyn Smith outlines key criteria to identify and define value concepts and looks at how to create a value statement...
View ArticlePreliminary Results on FreePint News Survey 2014
Robin Neidorf analyses initial results from FreePint's research into news needs and preferences. Complete the survey and receive the full results as a thank you.
View ArticleUsing Taxonomies to Harness the Power of Unstructured Big Data and Develop...
Taxonomy development expert Helen Clegg shares her insights into unstructured data and how it can be acquired and structured. She discusses the importance of text-mining tools, algorithms and...
View ArticleOrganising and Delivering Practical Actions from News Content
The consumption of news has changed radically in the past few years. The devices we use to read news have changed, along with the possible targets and methods of taking actions from news content. In...
View ArticleChanging News Consumption Habits
Amit Kothari discusses how to leverage news sources for business advantage and how to ensure news consumption is recognised as a high-level process.
View ArticleThe Partner Perspective: Managing Content Budget and Information Strategy in...
FreePint's 2014 research into the market for UK-focused legal content included partner-level input for the first time. Robin Neidorf looks at the detail of those interviews and reports on areas from...
View ArticleFreePint News Survey Analysis 2014 Part 5 - A Closer Look at News Use-Cases...
The final part of the analysis of FreePint's 2014 News Needs & Preferences Survey digs into news use-cases and value and how the use-cases vary between current awareness and in-depth research.
View ArticleWhat is Visibility?
As the FreePint Topic Series: Making Information Visible launches, Robin Neidorf examines research into differing definitions of discovery, key components, and how information professionals are...
View ArticleDefining "Visibility"
As we launch the FreePint Topic Series: Making Information Visible , Robin Neidorf reflects on the concept of visibility, its three key components, and how to participate on FreePint's research into...
View ArticleInformation Buyers Discuss The Value of News for In-Depth Research
Chris Porter on the options for using news as part of in-depth research and how a recent FreePint Communities of Practice session shed light on issues from battling for budgets to requirements for...
View ArticleWhat's the Point of Wearable Technologies?
What's the first thing that comes to mind when you think about wearable technologies? Some sort of smartwatch, a fitness monitoring band or something else? James Mullan explains how there are many...
View ArticleTalking Over the Value of News for In-Depth Research
Chris Porter introduces his impressions of a recent FreePint "Communities of Practice" teleconference, in which information buyers shared their views on current options for using news within in-depth...
View ArticleUse of Ebooks in the Enterprise
FreePint is examining the deployment and use of ebooks in enterprise settings through several articles on sources, platforms, licensing and more. Ebooks are of interest in corporate environments, but...
View ArticleDefining Barriers and Opportunities in Visibility - Preliminary Survey Results
We present the initial results from FreePint's research into making information visible and there's still time to complete the survey into discovery and visibility before it closes on March 6th....
View ArticleLegal Research Apps Under the FreePint Lens
Reed Smith's national manager of research services, John DiGilio, returns to FreePint to review some of the most popular mobile applications for legal research. As smart technology infiltrates the...
View ArticleNews Strategy - Fit for the Future or Planning for the Past?
Robin Neidorf presents three main insights from the recent Topic Series "News, and Beyond". The article focuses on those areas which will have the biggest impact on trends affecting strategy,...
View ArticleResults from FreePint Research into Visibility Part 3 - User Behaviour
In the third part of her analysis of FreePint's research into visibility, Robin Neidorf focuses on the findings around user behaviour. The results include a useful list of suggestions and ideas for...
View ArticleResults from FreePint Research into Visibility Part 4 - Strategy and Success
In the final part of her analysis of FreePint's research into visibility, Robin Neidorf presents the findings relating to strategies for making information visible, and how successful respondents feel...
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