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Scott Brown Information management lessons from "Austin Powers" [ABSTRACT]
1st March 2011

Using Austin Powers’ nemesis Dr Evil as an example when considering information management may, on the face of it, appear to be a bit far-fetched but Scott Brown shows the similarities between Dr Evil and upper management. And, from there, he gives a few lessons on how to deal with your executives and avoid being "incinerated!"

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Nicolas Robinson-Garcia Embedded Librarianship Part 2: A case study from Spain [ABSTRACT]
1st March 2011

Librarians have struggled hard to be recognised as a profession in Spain, despite LIS being a five-year degree, but progress is now being made thanks to the introduction of embedded librarianship in some universities. Using the skills they already have but applying them in a different environment is adding value and making librarians irreplaceable.

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