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Thomson, LexisNexis and Factiva compared in product review.
An independent comparative product review of Thomson Business
Intelligence, LexisNexis and Factiva (The Big Three) has just been
published by VIP.
VIP conducts in-depth independent reviews of business information products. To help customers choose among the major vendors, December's issue takes on all of The Big Three and compares them side-by-side in a detailed review.
The issue is available to purchase online as a one-off copy priced GBP54 or by annual subscription starting at GBP270 for a single location at:
Comprehensive and Independent
The Thomson Business Intelligence, LexisNexis and Factiva services are extensively and independently compared in terms of number of sources, analysis by subjects, type of publication, language, geography (including a table comparing numbers of sources for hard-to-find countries); length of archive, number of full-text items, number of abstracts, number of translated items; and timeliness (how long before an item becomes available online).
The review also covers: screening; functionality; list options; sources; search options and syntax; codes and indexing; sort options; output formats; and saving/printing options.
Additionally, the review also looks at current awareness options; personalisation features; administrative tools; and user support. The duplication policies of both companies are also considered.
The same searches are carried out on all three services, and the results are analysed in terms of overlap, type of publication and more.
In addition, the results of two independent studies are also cited, providing readers with additional perspective on the performance of The Big Three in different situations.
Providing Valuable Service to Readers
Information professionals often struggle with choosing and using effectively the right service for their organisations. In the FreePint Bar, an active discussion forum for research questions, participants often ask for feedback from other users of Big Three products and weigh the pros and cons of each.
Pam Foster, VIP's Editor, says:
"Conducting a controlled comparison of the three services is a massive undertaking, and most professionals have neither the time nor resources to do so. Because VIP regularly reviews all kinds of business information products, we already have a methodology to start from. It's still an enormous project, but we feel it's more than worth the effort to provide this value for our readers."
VIP plans to conduct an update of the comparative review on an annual basis.
Information for Editors
VIP is a monthly publication of in-depth product reviews and news analysis for the premium content industry. It is available by paid annual subscription and is delivered in digital (PDF) format by email. VIP is published by Free Pint Limited.
Pam Foster, editor of VIP, has been actively involved in the business information industry as a writer and reviewer for 20 years.
About Free Pint Limited
Free Pint Limited is a UK-based publisher of web sites and publications serving different niches within the global information industry. Its properties include FreePint http://www.freepint.com, a global community of over 79,000 information practitioners who find, use, manage and share business information; VIP http://www.vivaVIP.com, a paid-subscription publication for senior-level decision-makers with budgetary control for premium content products and services; Jinfo http://www.Jinfo.com, an online searchable database of information jobs in the UK, Australia and North America; and ResourceShelf and DocuTicker http://www.resourceshelf.com, http://www.docuticker.com, two websites updated daily with resources, full-text reports and other items of interest to researchers, journalists, librarians and other information professionals.
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About VIP
VIP is a digital magazine published monthly and distributed to a paid-subscriber readership of senior-level decision-makers with budgetary control for premium content products and services. Each issue features in-depth, unbiased reviews of premium content products, along with analysis and commentary on news in the field. Subscriptions are available on a single-site and multi-site basis and provide invaluable insight for information professionals, analysts, publishers and other stakeholders in the business information and premium content arena.
Qualified members of the trade press may submit a request for a professional courtesy subscription to VIP. Requests will be considered on a case-by-case basis. For further information, please contact Robin Neidorf at robin.neidorf@freepint.com .
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