Victoria Alford
Victoria is an experienced proofreader and web content writer, having worked successfully in the sector for 14 years. A freelancer since 2006, Victoria has worked mainly in digital media in the technology field for private companies and government agencies.
Most recently, Victoria was the web news editor and customer newsletter writer for Innovate UK, the UK"s technology innovation agency. Prior to that Victoria worked as a freelance sub-editor for TechRadar website, which provides world-renowned reviews and buying advice on the latest technology.
With a keen eye for detail, Victoria has spent many years helping companies to perfect their web copy. In recent years Victoria also trained to write for GOV.UK, and before that undertook the Chapterhouse proofreading course.
Articles by Victoria Alford:
Researchstream - reinventing research management
Wednesday, 11th July 2018
Find out what prompted us to explore Researchstream from Evalueserve, a web-based platform for research and information team managers, which seeks to replace old workflow systems.
NewsEdge - what makes it stand out?
Wednesday, 13th June 2018
What's new and improved since our last product review of NewsEdge in 2016?
African research - how one organisation is bringing it out of hiding
Thursday, 31st May 2018
Jinfo recently interviewed Susan Murray, the executive director of African Journals OnLine (AJOL) - find out why we were particularly interested in this non-profit organisation.
Catch up on Jinfo for your role today
Monday, 14th May 2018
Find out what's most relevant to information managers responsible for content purchasing, information strategy and optimising a research team, from setting aside time for strategy to service reengineering.
Data analytics and licensing, and the role of information professionals
Monday, 14th May 2018
Find out how Jinfo's resources relevant to data analytics could help you develop a use-case, get to the heart of licensing matters and ensure you're involved in organisation-wide projects.
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- Capacity comes from strategy
Wednesday, 15th September 2021 - Tie portfolio value to commercial impact
Monday, 13th September 2021 - Theory, practice, and demonstrating ROI
Thursday, 9th September 2021
Articles:
- Centre of Excellence (step five - your evolution work plan)
Wednesday, 11th August 2021 - Centre of Excellence (step four - assess your team’s characteristics)
Tuesday, 22nd June 2021 - Centre of Excellence (step three - envision your Known Fors)
Thursday, 10th June 2021
Reports:
- Community deck - Centre of Excellence - make progress on your evolution, with your peers
Friday, 23rd July 2021 - Community deck - Centre of Excellence - examples of Pillars of Service and Known Fors
Wednesday, 23rd June 2021 - Community deck - scorecards - how information teams are designing and using them
Wednesday, 2nd June 2021
- Investment philosophies for strategic portfolio management (Community) Thursday, 2nd December 2021
- Negotiation role-play for content licensing professionals (Community) Thursday, 7th October 2021
- Teeing up value-based budget conversations for content licensing (Community) Tuesday, 21st September 2021
- Value Chain (step five - putting the Value Chain together) (Webinar) Tuesday, 31st August 2021
- Value Chain (step four - measurement - selecting and collecting data) (Webinar) Monday, 30th August 2021
- Value Chain (step three - your contributions to the Value Chain) (Webinar) Friday, 27th August 2021