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Research: A Diligent Approach
29th July 2008
In these times of economic slowdown, reputational management can become more important than ever. Michele Bate shares her approach for performing due diligence to ensure that companies enter new business relationship and undertake key hiring with eyes wide open.
Creating User Centred Taxonomies: Part 1
29th July 2008
When it comes to creating new data taxonomies, it's important to keep the users, the business, and the content at the fore. James Kelway points out effective strategies for creating new taxonomies from scratch, and avoiding common pitfalls.
Secret Leeds: Share Your Secrets, Share Your City
29th July 2008
As part of the Celebrate Leeds 2007 program, a website was established to collect and disseminate community knowledge about Leeds' hidden histories. James Hill and Duncan Scobie recount the success of the collaborative site, both online and in the real world.
SLA: In Focus
29th July 2008
In a nod to 'crowd-sourcing', FreePint's own editorial team drew on the experiences of fellow attendees at SLA's 2008 conference to provide a broader, deeper picture of the event. Robin Neidorf and William Hann - and a bevy of SLA member/contributors - report on the Seattle show.
Intranet 2.0: Ten Not-So-Easy Steps
5th July 2008
With the widespread enterprise adoption of social media technology, first generation corporate intranets are due for an update. Chris McGrath gives his roadmap for how companies can use intranet 2.0 technologies to transform the way that people work.
Do We Have to Work Harder in a Downturn?
5th July 2008
During times of economic turbulence, information professionals are under particular pressure to show the value of their work. Veronica Kennard provides practical advice for weathering the storm by maintaining visibility, striving for cost efficiencies and, above all, by creative hard work.
Search Beyond the Web: When to Pick Up the Phone
5th July 2008
Online search has come to dominate the information world, but there's one 19th century tool no researcher should be without - the telephone. Risa Banks reminds us of ten situations in which picking up a phone and talking to someone in person is far more effective than any other search tool.
Experiencing Information: A Personal View of the 2008 Information Architecture Summit
5th July 2008
Reporting from the 2008 Information Architecture Summit in Miami, Helen Lippell provides highlights of the lively and informative show focused on ‘experiencing information.' As IA plays an increasingly critical role in providing information context and connections, participants learned more about how search and discoverability and the connections between digital and physical search are changing IA today.
Finding Competitive Information for Growing Companies
3rd June 2008
Perhaps even more than their large-scale counterparts, small businesses have an outsize need for good, actionable information on competitors, customers, markets and industries. Christine Hamilton-Pennell provides a host of free or low-cost resources for entrepreneurial companies to use in uncovering information to help them grow their businesses successfully.
Convenience Trumps Quality: How Digital Natives Use Information
3rd June 2008
With ‘digital natives' beginning to enter the workforce, it's incumbent on information professionals to understand and adapt to their work methodologies in order to maintain relevance. Derek Law posits that this generation's ‘aliteracy' creates an opportunity for information professionals to position themselves as experienced teachers of information literacy.
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