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Searching Biomedical Literature: An Alternative Way
Thursday, 2nd May 2013
Yulia Aspinall introduces GoPubMed, a free tool from PubMed which aims to bring statistical and visualisation features into research results to help speed up literature evaluation, conclusions and concept building for researchers in the biomedical field. Users benefit from using Gene Ontology and MESH classification in a more refined way and GoPubMed offers the potential to significantly speed up the process of literature evaluation.
Imaginative and Interactive Research Resource: Infographics
Thursday, 2nd May 2013
Even experienced researchers will benefit from paying closer attention to infographics and infoposters. They often present solid facts and statistical data in an "At a Glance" format, which is at once easy-to-understand and pleasing to the eye. Plus these non-text resources are seemingly everywhere you turn, so why not use them?
Infographics: The "At a Glance" Research Source
Tuesday, 30th April 2013
One might think incorporating non-text sources into a research strategy of any sort would be almost a given considering the large amount of visual data available both online and in print but it does remain a neglected area. Infographics can be a valuable source for identifying and visualising trends, obtaining a quick picture of a situation, determining a starting point for research and much more. Jan Knight also highlights some of the popular tools for creating your own infographics.
Do You Really Want to Send Your Data FedEx?
Tuesday, 23rd April 2013
Moving data, and in particular, big data, is a specialist task. Matt Benati explains why it's essential that the transfer of large datasets be carried out speedily and efficiently - and how analytics rely on the freshest data for competitive advantage.
Transferring Big Data by Bullet Express Train
Monday, 22nd April 2013
Analysis and outputs are the two issues usually associated with big data but there is another one which is just as important: data movement. Matt Benati explains why speedy data movement and skilled data scientists are essential to successful big data projects.
Understanding Big Data
Friday, 19th April 2013
In the first of his series of three articles introducing and defining big data and its importance for the information professional, Victor Camlek posits the notion of the "Four Vs" as they apply to big data and explores how the big data phenomenon came into being.
Data Visualisation with AuthorMapper - Making Sense of Scientific Data
Tuesday, 2nd April 2013
Yulia Aspinall offers a glimpse into AuthorMapper, a data visualisation tool for the scientific community which allows users to view the geographical locations of authors, subjects or other keyword searches based on data from the Springer Journals and Springer Books collections plus SpringerLink. One of the few free data visualisation tools, it can also help researchers to identify scientific trends using timeline graphs, statistics and regional data.
Big Data, FreePint-Style
Monday, 18th February 2013
"Big Data" is the buzz word du jour, but what does it mean and what can it do in B2B environmments? FreePint intends to find out and share the insight to help with the questions we've been hearing from information managers and strategists. Starting in April 2013, watch for a special series of articles, reports and webinars under the heading of "Big Data in Action"; learn more about this FreePint approach to support your education.
Mini Review: Keylight 3.0
Wednesday, 23rd January 2013
Penny Crossland reviews LockPath's Keylight 3.0 platform, a cloud-based workflow tool in the governance, risk management and compliance (GRC) space. The platform consists of a combination of 400+ pre-populated authority documents covering regulations, standards and guidelines for more than 38 countries, and sophisticated and flexible reporting facilities, making this an end-user friendly tool for anybody managing compliance and risk.
Easier Broadcast News Searches - Both Sides of the Pond
Thursday, 10th January 2013
The latest smart devices combine with increasingly sophisticated streaming technology to make it easier for us to consume broadcast news wherever we are. Our appetite for TV news online is increasing and watching news on televisions is declining in favour of a mix of computer-based devices. Creating easy access to archived broadcast news is now a vital part of information professionals' roles as searching video news becomes an important part of the search strategy.
Big Data = Big Opportunity
Tuesday, 20th November 2012
Harvard Business Review listed "data scientist" as the "sexiest job of the 21st century". Librarians and information professionals are data scientists, as well as experts in finding, evaluating and transforming data and information into insightful deliverables that enable strategic decision-making. If we gain a basic understanding of how Big Data can be used to solve problems in the industries in which we work, we can gain a place at the table when Big Data initiatives are unveiled in our organisations.
Big Data: The Opportunity Formerly Known as Information Overload
Tuesday, 20th November 2012
Industry focus on Big Data represents a huge opportunity for information professionals. In many senses, we have worked with Big Data for our entire careers. We can leverage that experience, along with our expert ability to locate, evaluate and transform data and information into knowledge products, in order to advance our organisations’ bottom lines.
InfoMonitor launches as InfoArmy reaches milestone - the CI battle heats up
Wednesday, 12th September 2012
Competitive intelligence researchers should take note of a new service offered by InfoDesk, the information management solutions company. It recently launched an alerting service called InfoMonitor, which provides tailor-made updates on companies using web-based, subscription and social media sources, including Twitter.
Visualising Search Results in Thomson Innovation
Tuesday, 21st August 2012
When researching a full review of Thomson Innovation, David Whelan was most impressed with the innovative data visualisation tools incorporated into the product to help researchers make sense more quickly of large and complex results. This brief article provides a taste of the analysis included in the full FreePint Report: Product Review of Thomson Innovation.
Product review of Thomson Innovation: Executive Summary
Monday, 20th August 2012
Patent searching is an art, and Thomson Innovation makes it an art that almost any researcher can successfully try. An unmatched content set covering documentation from around the world and incorporating the deep pool of Thomson Reuters' related content in legal, intellectual property and business information resources is placed within an interface that is powerful yet not intimidating. Reviewer David Whelan emerged researching the product with admiration for the overall offering and some useful guidance for information professionals seeking to get it into the hands of end users.
Thomson Innovation: Special functionality
Thursday, 16th August 2012
The special features built into Thomson Innovation give this product a lot to be proud of: Reviewer David Whelan particularly likes the visualisation and charting tools, text clustering and other features that enable a user to derive meaning from especially large data sets. The multilingual capabilities of the product are also impressive. Asian intellectual property documents benefit from user interface features designed to help users better search and manipulate documents in Japanese.
A look at Elsevier's approach to apps in Scopus
Wednesday, 25th July 2012
Scopus, the STM database published by Elsevier, combines a deep pool of content, strong search features, citation tracking and data visualisation to create a powerful offering. Researcher Yulia Aspinall conducted an in-depth review for FreePint. Amongst her favourite features were the API, which enables a user to combine Scopus results with results from any compatible source, as well as the use of Altmetric to integrate information from social media and non-traditional environments into Scopus.
Product Review of Scopus: Executive Summary
Wednesday, 25th July 2012
If you or your team conduct scientific research, then Scopus from Elsevier cannot be overlooked. This powerful database boasts a remarkable pool of source content, enhanced with useful visualisation, search and output tools. APIs enable developers to connect Scopus with other sources of information -- whether internal or external -- to customise the system precisely to your needs.
Scopus: Special software functionality
Wednesday, 25th July 2012
The "journals analyser" is a unique feature of Scopus, providing insight the influence and performance of different scientific journals researchers may be relying on. A visualisation tool enables a user to compare up to 10 journals on a number of performance variables. Of equal note is Scopus' use of APIs to enable developers and information professionals interact more closely with the data by combining the Scopus database with other free and fee resources for a truly customised result.
Scopus: Introduction and FreePint's View
Tuesday, 24th July 2012
Scopus, the STM database published by Elsevier, combines a deep pool of content, strong search features, citation tracking and data visualisation to create a powerful offering. This article introduces a series written by researcher Yulia Aspinall, covering all aspects of Scopus in detail.
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