Euro IA Review [ABSTRACT]
2nd November 2008

At the recent EuroIA Summit in Amsterdam, delegates focused on ‘redrawing the map' - the power of Information Architecture to enable information sharing across all kinds of borders. Martin Belam reviews the sessions and provides a preview for the 2009 summit.

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Key to Research Success: Asking the Right Questions [ABSTRACT]
2nd November 2008

Information professionals know that it may be easy to answer a client's research question, but it can be much harder to answer the question they meant to ask. Jane Johns provides eight helpful tips for helping improve the quality of the client's question with the goal of taking the guesswork out of providing the answer.

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Designing for the Social: Avoiding Anti-Social Networks [ABSTRACT]
2nd November 2008

With the connective and sharing powers of social networks comes great risk, as information some might consider private can be easily discovered and shared. Miles Rochford discusses how the ubiquity, eternity and serendipity found in social networks places unique demands on information architects to help promote order.

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Free Data: Turning It into Something Worth Paying For [ABSTRACT]
2nd November 2008

While free information on macroeconomic trends is relatively easy to find on the Internet, the value of that data can sometimes be questionable. David Gudgin from Euromonitor International talks us through the process of how macro-economic market research is validated.

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Enterprise Information Architecture: A View From The Legal World [ABSTRACT]
2nd November 2008

Law firms have used both Knowledge Management (KM) and information technology to address their information management needs, but uncovering information in their vast data repositories is still tricky. Kate Simpson makes the argument that it's "the messy middle" that needs attention next, to maximize the chance of success for KM and IT.

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Google closed copyright battle
31st October 2008

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illumin8 updated by Elsevier
31st October 2008

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Thomson Reuters eases access to intelligence
31st October 2008

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RSS and Scholarly Journal Tables of Contents: the ticTOCs Project, and Good Practice Guidelines for Publishers [ABSTRACT]
30th October 2008

What do you get when you combine RSS technology with the Table of Contents of scholarly journals? An efficient way to keep up to date, share and re-use information - as long as the feed is designed properly. Lisa Rogers shares her experiences with the ticTOCs project and provides a roadmap for success.

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If They Only Knew: Finding Competitive Intelligence from the Websites of Your Competitors and Their Friends [ABSTRACT]
29th October 2008

Even though companies have become smarter about securing information on their web sites, competitive intelligence researchers can still find valuable nuggets of information if they know where and how to look. Arthur Weiss presents some sleuthing techniques to help shed light on competitor's alliances, product plans and strategies.

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