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CONSULTANCY SERVICES |
Topic Searching
Literature searches. Ranges from basic retrieval of relevant information
to comprehensive searching from multiple databases. Can include evaluation
of relevant material from output along with analysis and conclusions.
Topic areas are wide ranging and include:
- Technical searches e.g.: chemical preparations, properties and applications,
biotechnology, biological, environmental, engineering.
- Patent searches e.g.: for prior art and competitor activities. Patent
analysis - eg: patenting activities over time.
- Business searches e.g.: news, competitive intelligence, markets and market
research
- General searches e.g.: potential new applications for existing products,
company searching and analysis
Full text provision - provision of full text articles and patents.
Desk research.
Flexible reporting formats.
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Current awareness
Technical/biotechnical and business alerting profiles set up and monitored
on single or multiple databases.
Content management and budget tracking. Includes patent monitoring.
Technology and competitor tracking provided.
Import of output into databases facilitated.
Electronic or hardcopy alerting bulletins produced.
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Information management and advice
Advice and provision of information storage and retrieval systems.
Advice on:
- Obtaining competitively priced information
- Reducing information overload
- Copyright issues and costs
- Software and information systems
- Information sources.
Online training including provision of search tools, passwords and databases.
Information audits.
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EXPERIENCE
Over 20 years information science experience with ICI plc, responsible for
managing and providing information for multidisciplinary research and business
teams as well as evaluating and introducing new information systems. Included
negotiating with information suppliers for all ICI businesses.
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CONTACT DETAILS |
| Brian Johnson, BKJ Consulting, 28 Summerfield Drive, Moulton, Northwich,
Cheshire, CW9 8PU |
Telephone : (44) (0)1606 591351 Fax : (44) (0)1606 591351
E-Mail :brian.johnson@bkjc.co.uk |
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