ResearchPath

 

Released in Q4 2009, ResearchPath is the latest innovative software offering from Priory Solutions. ResearchPath enables you to reduce your library spend on Lexis and Westlaw by taking control of out-of-contract search costs.

  • Inform researchers that out-of-contract searches incur additional search charges
  • Optionally block researchers from running out-of-contract searches if they have exceed spending thresholds during a session or during a day
  • Provide links to alternative subscribed sources, directly within the browser
  • Send real time email alert messages to administrators when spend thresholds are exceeded during a session
  • Record occurrences of out-of-contract searches for reporting to identify most costly databases and worst offending researchers
LexisWestlawExample

Implement Warning Messages, Block Searches, Suggest Alternative Sources Links

  • Centrally configure the level of control and interaction using the ReserachPath Console
  • Set up spending thresholds per database, job title, and time period
  • Manage warning messages shown on different databases or different job titles
  • Run reports showing effectiveness of warning strategy
  • Identify the most costly databases and heaviest users

Benefits

  • Eliminate excessive out-of-contract search costs
  • No more $20,000 horror stories
  • Improve utilization of your subscriptions

Receive Real Time Email Alerts

  • Alerts sent in real time
  • Alerts contain details about costs incurred to empower information professionals to act accordingly

Benefits

  • Improve management of your budget
  • Improve spending visibility
RPEmail
RPConsole

Central Configuration - ResearchPath Console

  • Centrally configure the level of control and interaction using the ReserachPath Console
  • Set up spending thresholds per database, job title, and time period
  • Manage warning messages shown on different databases or different job titles
  • Run reports showing effectiveness of warning strategy
  • Identify the most costly databases and heaviest users

Benefits

  • Rapid ROI

Run Pre-Configured Reports Showing Search and Cost Breakdowns

  • Spend per database
  • Spend per employee
  • Amount saved by blocking searches
  • Number of people continuing to search after being warned
  • Spend per job title and/or practice group
  • Worst offenders
  • Most expensive databases

Benefits

  • Reduce renewal prices by limiting searches to in-contract databases
RPReport

Key Benefits In Detail

Eliminate excessive out-of-contract search costs

From a simple implementation where you simply remind researchers they are about to spend a large amount, through to the restrictive option of limiting the number of searches and costs that can be incurred, ResearchPath actively provides the ability to reduce your spend.

No more $20,000 horror stories

Make those occasional totally excessive session costs a thing of the past by using ResearchPath's spend threshold functionality.

Improve Management of Your Budget

Reduce the uncertainty in your budget by applying limits to the maximum amount that can be spent.

Improve Utilization of Your Subscriptions

Lexis and Westlaw are understandably the first places many researcher's go to source information, but they are not always the most efficient and cost effective sources of information. Use ResearchPath to suggest and provide links to other sources, depending on the database being accessed.

Improve Spending Visibility

By presenting out-of-contract search data in timely easy to understand reports, you will be able to more easily determine where your money is being spent.

Reduce Renewal Prices by Limiting Searches to In-Contract Databases

You can also use ResearchPath to strategically monitor and manage searching on costly in-contract databases, thereby affecting contract renewal prices.

Rapid ROI

Implementing ResearchPath has a tangible measureable impact on your spend. The extent to which you decide to limit the amount spent will determine the ROI peiod.

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