Melanie Browne
Melanie Browne is an information professional at the forefront of using knowledge and information in active and forward-thinking ways to facilitate good decision-making as a competitive advantage. She was the Senior Information Specialist, Sidney Liswood Library, at Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto, Ontario and is currently the Manager, Digital Research of the ThinkFOOD! Information Cafe at Maple Leaf Foods in Mississauga, Ontario. Melanie has written scientific articles, and co-authored clinical papers.
Melanie has presented at numerous conferences across North America, lectured at universities and colleges and hosted a health sciences radio show in London, Ontario. She has Bachelor of Health Science and Master of Library Information Science degrees from the University of Western Ontario, and an executive marketing leadership certificate from Schulich School of Business at York University. She served a term as the president of the Ontario Health Libraries Association and is currently the Partner Relationship Director of the Special Libraries Association, Toronto Chapter. Melanie has a passion for food, wine and travel and currently lives in Toronto, Ontario. Follow her on Twitter.
Articles by Melanie Browne:
Adoption in the Organisation
Thursday, 29th November 2012
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.
The Role of information in innovation
Tuesday, 12th June 2012
Information sharing and information services should spark innovative ideas. Librarians and information professionals need to be entrepreneurial change catalysts. They can do this by providing information services that are creative and encourage innovation within organisations and help work around the challenges that may derail success.
Driving innovation with information
Tuesday, 12th June 2012
Information sharing and information services should spark innovative ideas. Librarians and information professionals need to be entrepreneurial change catalysts. They can do this by providing information services that are creative and encourage innovation within organisations and help work around the challenges that may derail success.
Reports by Melanie Browne:
FreePint Report: Adoption in the Organisation
Thursday, 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 soc...
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