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Research from behind the wall?
17th April 2012

The debate about open access publishing continues with strong representation from the Gates Foundation and the Wellcome Trust for the idea that if research is publicly funded it should be open to all. However, both in the UK and the US there seems to be some hesitation which could mean that the only winners will be the big publishers.

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Speaking to stakeholders in their own terms
16th April 2012

You have a communication plan for your stakeholders – now how do you actually speak to them?

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Exploring opportunities in intelligence
16th April 2012

The field of intelligence work is one of those big secrets that everybody knows but don't really know much about. For some people, intelligence equals James Bond and espionage. Another common notion is that librarians are not analysts, and not capable of fulfilling this role, which in some ways reflects the stereotype of librarians pushing book cards, shushing people and sitting behind a desk, reading all day long.

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Sharing documents socially
16th April 2012

Yammer, the enterprise social network, which allows employees to post short updates, create pages and upload files, has announced that it has purchased online collaboration tool oneDrum. Will this combination make sense for the enterprise?

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The big data conundrum
15th April 2012

Chief information officers' latest headache may be the purchase of big data solutions, with major companies competing in this market. However, it will be the expertise of information professionals that will ultimately prove the success or otherwise of the venture.

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What Gartner's top 10 mobile predictions mean for your organisation
13th April 2012

Gartner has released its top 10 mobile predictions. What do they mean for information staff within the enterprise and why should you care about near field communication?

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Pricing - time to end the poker game?
13th April 2012

A new survey from LinkedIn shows over a third of professionals are hesitant in dealing with financial transactions, some likening the process to a poker game. Information professionals seem more confident in this area and their superior negotiating skills have trumped Elsevier leading to a potential boycott of the company. Readers and researchers want open access.

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Gamification for the enterprise
12th April 2012

It seems that nowadays everyone is talking about "gamification" in some form or another, whether that's libraries looking at how they can make services more "attractive" or organisations (enterprises) looking at how they can use the concept of gamification to engage with and motivate their employees. Gamification seems like the next big thing, but what is and what are some of the benefits and risks of using it within an enterprise.

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Beware of bandwagons
12th April 2012

Scepticism greeted Facebook's acquisition of Instagram but picture sharing services are apparently experiencing runaway success. With other information companies expanding, the bandwagon rolls on, but, looking at Groupon as an example, bandwagons can crash.

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My Favourite Tipples: April 2012
11th April 2012

My work involves helping clients find information which means that I need to use a really eclectic set of sources that go beyond Google, and I sometimes need to look at the minutiae of the web.

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