Community
Jinfo Community provides a confidential, research-based, facilitated forum for discussion with your peers on critical issues in information management and strategy.
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Managing continuous reinvention of your information services
20th September 2017
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Jinfo's benchmarking research has documented that the most successful information services are the ones that constantly reinvent themselves. Although many of us want to be more innovative and future-focused, it can be difficult to maintain this orientation while running a busy service. This...
Use of and limitations to benchmarking for your information services
16th August 2017
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Jinfo is regularly asked for benchmarking on various elements of information service delivery. Our Research Focus, "Benchmarking information services - optimise your structure" provides valuable benchmarks on services, staffing, customer and vendor relations and more. But there are important...
Inspire your information team to think innovatively
19th July 2017
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Jinfo's benchmarking research has surfaced a consistent challenge for information teams: we need to inspire our information staff to think and act in more innovative ways. This orientation is essential for information services of all kinds to survive and thrive in today's value-focused...
Tracking your organisation's journey to information literacy
28th June 2017
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"You can't manage what you can't measure." So said Peter Drucker. For information literacy, we are still a long way from being able to talk about standards or best practice for what measurement may look like. However, this doesn't mean that you can't embed key indicators within your projects to...
Research preview: where information skills fit in today's organisations (In-Person)
19th June 2017
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Jinfo's Research Focus, "Benchmark information roles - optimise your structure", will share the results of a unique benchmarking project. We'll explain the initial results of our project which maps just where information expertise sits in today's organisations, including: Content purchasing...
How well do content aggregation platforms meet your needs?
7th June 2017
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Over the last 10 years, we've seen curation technology in news evolve and mature to a point where content aggregation platforms are an important part of the overall value proposition. NewsEdge, Newsdesk, InfoDesk, Vable, SinglePoint, Manzama and EditorEye are only a few of the many offerings...
Developing strategic alignments to nurture an information-savvy workforce
24th May 2017
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The gaps in information skills of knowledge workers present an increasing risk to organisations. The most effective way to address the problem is for information managers to nurture strategic alignments with allies, to embed information skill development in the culture and operations of the...
Comparing news products - how do Factiva and Nexis measure up?
10th May 2017
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For over 10 years, Jinfo has investigated products and services in the news category that form the backbone of many organisations' alerting and current awareness resources. Your thoughts on the market-leading products Being able to compare the key subscription products in this field is rare....
Creating the roadmap towards information literacy
12th April 2017
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Information literacy is a key skill for today's knowledge workers, as the tools of the trade are increasingly being put into their hands. However, organisations are struggling to successfully progress their employees' capabilities. For information teams, the impact of this skills gap can mean...
State of the industry, 2017 (In-Person)
16th March 2017
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Join your peers in a discussion about Jinfo's research-based perspectives on the key challenges of 2017 and get a preview of our research agenda for the year. Topics include: The "data first" world and how to activate information expertise in response Shifting from transactional services...
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