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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Picking the best partners to drive information skills development
23rd February 2017

Engaging with staff to improve information literacy can sometimes be difficult. The most effective approach is to create strategic partnerships with other groups in the organisation to make use of their different skills. Andrew Lucas reports on a Jinfo webinar which discussed how to identify the right partnerships.

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Market landscape - online learning systems
22nd February 2017

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