Most organisations hold more information than they can use. Research subscriptions overlap or go unused. Internal know-how sits in individual inboxes. Fee-earners lose billable hours searching for material that should take minutes to find.
Information Management Services
Most organisations hold more information than they can use. Research subscriptions overlap or go unused. Internal know-how sits in individual inboxes. Fee-earners lose billable hours searching for material that should take minutes to find.
Vista Information's information management services put qualified information professionals in charge of the problem. Our librarians, knowledge managers and information specialists organise your collections, manage your subscriptions and make trusted information easy to reach. That frees your people to focus on advice, analysis and client work.
We can review what you have, run the function for you, or work alongside your existing team.
Our services span the full life of your information, from choosing the right sources to making sure they are found, used and retained correctly.
Benefits of Outsourcing
Information that's managed well pays back quickly across the organisation.
When information is organised and expert support is on hand, professionals spend less time searching and more time on billable, high-value work.
Regular usage reviews and informed negotiation remove duplicated and underused content. That frees budget for the resources that matter.
Clear retention and access practices reduce three risks: holding information too long, losing it too soon, or sharing it with the wrong people.
Well-catalogued collections and a clear point of contact mean your team finds the authoritative source the first time.
Ways to Engage
Every organisation starts from a different place, so we offer three ways to engage.
An information audit is a project-based review of your collections, subscriptions, usage and knowledge practices. It shows what you hold, what it costs and where the gaps are, with practical recommendations to act on.
Our qualified information professionals work on-site, remotely or in a hybrid arrangement. You can use them to cover leave, fill a vacancy or add specialist skills your team doesn't have.
Vista runs your information function end to end under an agreed service level. You get consistent, expert management without recruiting, training or retaining an in-house team.
Who We Support
Firms rely on us to manage legal research subscriptions, maintain the firm library and keep fee-earners supplied with current, authoritative sources.
Advisory firms use our knowledge management support to organise precedents and expertise, so advisers find what they need quickly.
Agencies draw on our information professionals to strengthen records and information practices that meet accountability and transparency obligations.
Funds use us to build and maintain a well-organised knowledge base of deal, portfolio and market information.
Corporate strategy and information functions engage us to rationalise duplicated subscriptions across business units and centralise access to trusted content.
Get Our Support
Contact Vista Information, the research consultancy in Australia to discuss how our information management services can help your team find, manage and get more value from its information.
Frequently asked questions
These services help organisations acquire, organise, manage and use their information and knowledge assets. They are delivered by information professionals and cover library management, subscriptions, knowledge management and records practices.
Reviewing your collections, subscriptions, usage patterns and knowledge practices, and we speak with key users. We then report on costs, gaps and opportunities, and give you a clear, prioritised plan.
Software holds information, but our information professionals make it useful. We focus on the people and practices that determine what you hold, how it's organised and how quickly your team can find it.
Testimonials
“Vista consistently delivers accurate, well-researched information within tight timeframes. Their ability to turn complex information into clear, actionable insights has been invaluable to our team.”
Professional, responsive and highly knowledgeable. Vista has become a trusted extension of our internal research team.
Vista understands our requirements quickly and delivers research that helps us make confident, informed decisions.
A highly professional team with a strong understanding of complex research requirements. Vista consistently delivers valuable insights.
Accurate, well-sourced and delivered on time. Vista has become the first call whenever we need to understand a new market.
The clarity of their reporting is exceptional. Complex sectors are explained in a way our board can act on immediately.
Twenty years of research experience shows in every engagement. Independent, thorough and genuinely useful.
