Information Practice Articles: May 13

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FreePint Report: Internal Communications

30th April 2013

This collection of FreePint articles on internal communications presents a fascinating range of topics. Communications professionals now have a plethora of choices both of device and tool. Identifying the strengths, weaknesses, appropriateness and security of internal tools from SharePoint to email is essential along with familiarity with external tools such as Twitter and LinkedIn. And presentation of information is just as important - interactive figures or multimedia can be much more effective than lines of text...

This report, updated twice annually, collects the current content relevant to those responsible for internal communications in a convenient PDF package for downloading and offline reading.

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• Full-text articles from experts in the field of internal communications covering tools, projects, implementations and developments
• Titles, abstracts and links to shorter articles relevant to internal communications.

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Information Practice Articles: April 13

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FreePint Report: Competitive Intelligence

5th March 2013

Andrew Grave reviews the recent FreePint articles on the theme of competitive intelligence. He notes the move towards business intelligence tools, the failure of InfoArmy, suggests how information professionals should respond and identifies a common trap they should avoid.

This report, updated twice annually, collects the current content relevant to those responsible for competitive intelligence in a convenient PDF package for downloading and offline reading.

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• Full-text articles from experts in the field about competitive intelligence, tools, projects, implementations and developments
• Titles, abstracts and links to shorter articles relevant to competitive intelligence.

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Information Practice Articles: March 13

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FreePint Report: Research - Part 2 (Information Content)

22nd February 2013

Twice a year, FreePint publishes a compendium of articles supporting different areas of information work. This report collects six months' worth of articles tagged with the category of research. Our guest editor Jan Knight looks at the spectrum of research topics, with a particular eye to emerging information sources.

Because of the volume of Research articles in the FreePint collection, we have split them into two reports. This second report includes all the articles from the "Information Content" section of FreePint -- the nuts-and-bolts of performing information work.

The first report includes all the articles from the "Information Practice" section of FreePint -- research and commentary about the tools and sources we use for research.

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• Full-text articles from experts in the field about research, projects, implementations and developments
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FreePint Report: Content and Compliance

18th February 2013

Tim Buckley Owen reviews the recent FreePint articles on the theme of content and compliance and mulls over the signficant role that information professionals can play in ensuring that their organisation's current and historic information is easily discoverable. There are also opportunities for demonstrating how information professionals are essential to the compliance process as the importance and regulation of compliance increases.

Table of Contents:

• Editorial Introduction by Tim Buckley Owen
• Can You Lengthen Your Skills Ladder? by Tim Buckley Owen
• Nothing is Certain Except Death, Taxes... and Compliance by Tim Buckley Owen
• Upgrading to a Resource Discovery Interface by Jonathan Jacobsen
• Islamic Finance - How Transparent Will it Be? by Tim Buckley Owen
• How High is Your Value? by Tim Buckley Owen
• Six strategies for improving information management compliance by Edsel David
• About the Editor.

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FreePint Report: Research - Part 1 (Information Practice)

5th February 2013

Twice a year, FreePint publishes a compendium of articles supporting different areas of information work. This report collects six months' worth of articles tagged with the category of research. Our guest editor Jan Knight looks at the spectrum of research topics, with a particular eye to emerging information sources.

Because of the volume of Research articles in the FreePint collection, we have split them into two reports. This first report includes all the articles from the "Information Practice" section of FreePint -- the nuts-and-bolts of performing information work.

The second report includes all the articles from the "Information Content" section of FreePint -- research and commentary about the tools and sources we use for research.

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• Full-text articles from experts in the field about research, projects, implementations and developments
• Titles, abstracts and links to shorter articles relevant to researchers.

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Information Practice Articles: February 13

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FreePint Report: Intranet Management

8th January 2013

Over the last few months FreePint has published a wide array of articles on the subject of intranets. James Mullan identifies the key trends in the editorials, from collaboration to content creation, big data and findability. He highlights some of the articles which discuss implementation and best practice in use of collaborative tools and, finally, he ponders which tool will be the "big thing" for intranets in 2013.

This report, updated twice annually, collects the current content relevant to those responsible for intranet management in a convenient PDF package for downloading and offline reading.

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• Full-text articles from experts in the field about intranet management, tools, projects, implementations and developments
• Titles, abstracts and links to shorter articles relevant to intranet management.

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Information Practice Articles: January 13

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FreePint Report: PR and External Communications

10th December 2012

Reviewing a smorgasbord of articles on the subject of PR and communications, Ulla de Stricker highlights how the pieces demonstrate the wealth of ways that social media can reach current and new fans but also how this can present potential headaches.

This report, updated twice annually, collects the current content relevant to those responsible for PR and external communications in a convenient PDF package for downloading and offline reading.

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• Full-text articles from experts in the field about PR and external communications, tools, projects, implementations and developments
• Titles, abstracts and links to shorter articles relevant to PR and external communications.

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Information Practice Articles: December 12

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FreePint Report: Adoption in the Organisation

29th November 2012

Social media is an incredibly powerful way of driving faster access to information and in return it drives collaboration. When organisations adopt social or information sharing tools the results can be quite fruitful. Outcomes can include faster and better decision making that can help drive new product innovation, higher sales, improved customer service, and streamlined processes.

Melanie Browne reviews the articles which make up the FreePint Report: Adoption in the Organisation and highlights some of the strands. User-created content brings challenges for information professionals and nudges the evolution of the role towards that of facilitator or information guide. Mobiles and social media bring opportunities for using smarter tools and communicating more effectively, leading to better collaboration and more effective decision-making.

Table of Contents:

• Editorial Introduction by Melanie Browne
• Inventing Our Own Future by Scott Brown
• Web 2.0 and its Impact on the Information Industry by Penny Crossland
• Mobility is Coming: Are You Ready? by Robin Neidorf
• What You Can Do to Improve Knowledge Sharing by James Mullan
• Product Review of Linex Systems: Executive Summary by Jan Knight
• Hootsuite Launches a New Type of Conversation by James Mullan
• Why Do People Share? by James Mullan
• A Survey of Enterprise Collaboration Tools by Connie Crosby
• Software or Shelfware? Creating a Collaborative Culture by James Mullan
• Why Your Users Are More Important Than the Social Tool by James Mullan
• Find the Right Communication Channel to Empower Teams to Work by Colleen Sullivan
• Driving Innovation with Information by Melanie Browne
• About the Editor

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FreePint Report: Knowledge Management

13th November 2012

FreePint Director of Research, Robin Neidorf, discusses knowledge management: you've got all the tools and technologies so why aren't staff tapping into the corporate know-how? Understanding what motivates your workforce is essential to ensure that staff make full use of KM tools available to them.

This report, updated twice annually, collects the current content relevant to those responsible for knowledge management in a convenient PDF package for downloading and offline reading.

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• Full-text articles from experts in the field about knowledge management, tools, projects, implementations and developments
• Titles, abstracts and links to shorter articles relevant to knowledge management.

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Information Practice Articles: November 12

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FreePint Report: Private Company Research

23rd October 2012

Librarians and information professionals are continuously up for the challenge of finding pertinent information. However there seems to be that one request that tests one's research expertise - locating private company information. This request usually begins with "Can you find me some information on Company XYZ? I believe it is a local company. I know there's something out there somewhere."

The articles in this report highlight that private company research can be challenging or time consuming, but rewarding! Finding that "hidden gem" could increase one's research knowledge and expertise in the information professional field.

Table of Contents:

• Editorial Introduction by Barbara Fullerton
• A round-up of private equity and venture capital industry information sources by Perrin Kerravala
• Mini Review: PrivCo by Helen Clegg
• Using third-party tools to mine social sites for competitive intelligence by Aileen Marshall
• Private company information outside the U.S.: Western Europe, UK and Ireland by Heidi Longaberger
• Executive summary of product review of S&P Capital IQ by Jenny Robertson
• CB Insights mini review: Part 1 by Perrin Kerravala
• CB Insights mini review: Part 2 by Perrin Kerravala
• FreePint Buyer's Guide: Company Information
• About the Editor

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FreePint Report: Competitive Intelligence

9th October 2012

Actionable insights come from analysing competitor and industry data. Answering the "so what?" question requires not just access to relevant resources, but also the selection of the right analytical tool. In this FreePint Report on Competitive Intelligence, we bring you reviews and articles on both areas - competitive intelligence resources and analytical approaches and techniques.

This report, updated twice annually, collects the current content relevant to those responsible for competitive intelligence in a convenient PDF package for downloading and offline reading.

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• Full-text articles from experts in the field about competitive intelligence, tools, projects, implementations and developments
• Titles, abstracts and links to shorter articles relevant to competitive intelligence.

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Information Practice Articles: October 12

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FreePint Report: Workflow Integration: Right content, right place

18th September 2012

Getting the right information into the right hands via the right tool is a key to empowering the enterprise. Without the right software, users are condemned to drowning in a tsunami of information and overloaded by uncontrolled data.

The articles in this report look at the challenges and successes of workflow integration and workflow tools in organisations.

Table of Contents:

• Editorial Introduction by Cindy Romaine
• Product Review of Attensa StreamServer: Executive Summary by Scott Brown
• Product Review of iSell from OneSource: Executive Summary by Jan Knight
• Curating or creating: the slow hunch by Joanna Ptolomey
• Why your users are more important than the social tool by James Mullan
• Sense-making and information recombination - a FUMSI Editorial by Seth Earley
• What to do when your information scent stinks! by James Mullan
• Future intranets by James Mullan
• FreePint Buyer's Guide: Content management
• About the Editor

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