Case study on Praxair - an information centre reporting into HR
30th March 2017

18 months ago Fortune 300 company Praxair moved its information centre into the HR and talent development line of reporting. We interviewed Laura Garza (executive director for talent development) and Crystal Megaridis (manager, library services) to find out the strategy behind the move and the impact it's having on achieving business goals.

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How to assess your organisation's information literacy level
30th March 2017

Knowledge professionals know that information literacy is essential to an organisation, but mapping out a journey towards this can be difficult. A recent Jinfo Community session explored this topic and the resulting model, developed by Jinfo's director of research, Robin Neidorf, is explored in this article. This maturity model can help you plan your information literacy activities by working out where you currently are and prioritising what areas to focus on for improvement.

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Subscription update for information services management
30th March 2017

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Product review of Springer for R&D (technology - search & user interface; outputs & alerts; administration)
30th March 2017

Part 3 of Jinfo's product review of Springer for R&D by Springer Nature, explores the platform's technology, particularly its search and user interactions as well as its product page functionality and colour-coding. This part of the review also looks at the outputs and the product administration.

Note: Full review (PDF) at /go/sub/report/2803

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Data analytics & BI business models - moving from a perpetual licensing model
29th March 2017

Prompted by the Tableau Software announcement that it is moving away from a "perpetual licence" to a subscription model for customers, Andrew Lucas has looked at what lies behind the move and how data analytics and content vendor business models may be beginning to converge.

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Product review of Springer for R&D (sources - content & coverage)
29th March 2017

In part 2 of Jinfo's product review of Springer for R&D, an online platform to access quality STM research for corporate researchers, we look at content and key features. Reviewer Michelle Maxwell also looks at the different access levels available and geographic coverage.

Note: Full review (PDF) at /go/sub/report/2803

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Product review of Springer for R&D (key advantages; introduction; contact details)
28th March 2017

Springer for R&D, from Springer Nature, is an online platform that provides access to high-quality STM research for corporate researchers. Part 1 of this review introduces its key advantages and explains how the world's most complete online collection of STM books, journals and reference works, makes day-to-day research for corporate users more efficient.

Note: Full review (PDF) at /go/sub/report/2803

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Product review of Springer for R&D
27th March 2017

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Jinfo survey on developing an information-savvy workforce (part 2 - current activities & future plans)
27th March 2017

As part of Jinfo's Research Focus "Developing an information-savvy workforce through strategic alignments", we surveyed how information professionals can improve information literacy in their organisations. In part two of the analysis, Robin Neidorf identifies key activities to support information skills development, partnerships with other departments, how much business leaders appreciate the role of information skills, and what to include in an information literacy survey.

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Jinfo survey on developing an information-savvy workforce (part 1 - respondents and reporting lines)
24th March 2017

As part of Jinfo's Research Focus "Developing an information-savvy workforce through strategic alignments", we surveyed how information professionals can improve information literacy in their organisations. Robin Neidorf identifies key reporting lines, from legal to R&D; identifies which parts of the business take the lead in improving information skills; and why skill development can take place in a silo.

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