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How External Partners Can Play a Part in Training
13th May 2015

Rapidly evolving technologies that support information and knowledge management activities require information professionals to continually upgrade and polish professional skills. At the same time, information professionals must make sure their work is tightly aligned with business goals of the parent organisation, so it is critical to also keep abreast of the latest management practices and resources being deployed throughout the organisation. Most organisations recognise talent development as a business priority and offer programmes in support of workforce development. Additional education resources offered by our information industry partners should also be considered, says Jan Sykes.

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Crafting a Compelling Presentation
13th May 2015

Presentations don't need to be dull PowerPoint fests. Phil Bradley has been providing information skills training for many years and gives a taste of different ways to make PowerPoint presentations more exciting and how to liven up training sessions for information skills.

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Initial View on Information Skills Development Survey
11th May 2015

The initial results of FreePint's research into information skills development suggest that we have a long way to go in raising awareness amongst corporate leadership around the urgent need for a trained and information-savvy workforce. FreePint's director of research, Robin Neidorf sheds light on the findings to date. And there's still time to complete our short survey and receive a copy of the results on publication.

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S&P Capital IQ - Building-In Proprietary Data
8th May 2015

Following his recent in-depth product review of financial research platform S&P Capital IQ, analyst Chris Porter provides some thoughts on blending a third-party research database with your organisation's own special proprietary data.

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FreePint Newsletter 422 Published
7th May 2015

Announcement of the publication of FreePint Newsletter 422.

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Subscription Update - What's New and What's Coming
7th May 2015

Find out what's new and upcoming in FreePint's Content, Community, and Consulting - including the new Topic Series "Best Practices in Information Skills Development" and FreePint's Community of Practice events, which include an upcoming session on how to get skills development onto the strategic agenda. Consulting projects include bespoke workshops focusing on "value" as applied to information products and services.

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Subscription Update for Manufacturing
6th May 2015

Reducing the time to market for new products and manufacturing processes is a driving force for companies in the manufacturing space. Acquiring accurate and timely information about relevant new technologies, and making that information visible throughout the organisation, is critical to this process. Information centres in manufacturing companies will find resources of direct relevance to these subjects in recent FreePint Content, Community and Consulting.

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Strategies for Developing and Conducting Training
6th May 2015

The rise of the "self-sufficient user" means that information teams can focus more on providing high-value services. Yet the rise of self-sufficiency is also responsible for the increased demand for information skills training. Series co-producers Sarah Huibregtse and Val Skelton reflect on some of the lessons learned so far by training experts in the FreePint Topic Series "Best Practices in Information Skills Development".

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My Favourite Tipples from an International Business Researcher
5th May 2015

My Favourite Tipples are shared by Mirjam Wolfrum, a researcher specialising in strategic international business information with a focus on clean and green technologies. She shares her favourite online resources in areas from statistics to tools for cleaning messy data, and sites for reliable freeware downloads.

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Explore Distance Learning with FreePint at the SLA 2015 Conference
1st May 2015

This year's SLA Conference in Boston (US) in June features a workshop session from FreePint's director of research, Robin Neidorf. The four-hour session provides practical help for information professionals responsible for developing effective distance learning options for users.

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