Q&A with CB Resourcing - a recruiter's perspective on information skills
13th March 2017

We interview Simon Burton, managing director of CB Resourcing, to ask him how he sees information professionals developing cross-organisational information skills following his experience of recruitment in the knowledge, research and information management sphere.

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Tools for an information-savvy workforce
10th March 2017

How do we use new tools to embed learning and help create an information-savvy workforce in a frictionless and collaborative way? Kate Lomax looks at the current state of workplace learning and explores some of tools and technologies that can help embed informal and "just-in-time" workplace learning throughout the organisation.

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Can you accurately track users, usage and value of your information products?
8th March 2017

The relationship between usage and value remains a sore point for many information professionals. There's an assumption that increased usage is always desirable, but the reality is that usage is a far more complex beast that, if to be useful, needs to be better rooted in the context of the goals being achieved.

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How to build alliances as a newcomer to the firm
8th March 2017

As an information professional, your job relies on building relationships in order to discern real needs and disseminate actionable information. How do you build those relationships when starting afresh? It starts with finding allies, building credibility, and gaining visibility within your organisation.

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Best practices in effective, activity-based learning for information literacy
11th November 2016

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Trends in risk and compliance
6th March 2017

Risk and compliance continues to be an important topic for information managers as the volume of regulation grows. Andrew Lucas explores the latest sector trends, as well as the cost of compliance and, more significantly for some companies, non-compliance. He also highlights recent Jinfo coverage in this area.

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Market landscape - Accuity risk & compliance products
6th March 2017

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What's strategic alignment without a strategy?
3rd March 2017

Strategic alignments don't happen by accident. They require a carefully crafted plan for success. Lee Ann Benkert explains how to design and implement a strategy as a way to integrate your information centre with the rest of the organisation and how to become recognised as a vital asset.

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Subscription update for information services management
27th February 2017

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Top hacks for gaining greater visibility for information skills
24th February 2017

Libraries offer great resources but they are only useful if users are aware of them. Furthermore, it can be difficult to promote resources to non-library users. The library and information centre at Roche Products Limited sought to resolve this problem with The Library Channel, which hosts a series of short videos. Read how these videos positively impacted their online presence as well as increasing library visits and face-to-face enquiries.

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