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Robin Neidorf Risk assessment on information licensing
Thursday, 14th May 2020

Licensing third-party information comes with risks relating to access, security, accuracy and cost. Assess these risks so that you can prioritise how to address them.

Note: This article is part of the Focus on Risk Assessment.

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Robin Neidorf Risk assessment on information value
Monday, 11th May 2020

Information teams are fully aware of their value but knowing how to communicate it to the organisation is key to bridging the gap between perception and value and reducing risk. This article helps you assess that risk and includes a worksheet to help you document your current value foundations.

Note: This article is part of the Focus on Risk Assessment.

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Robin Neidorf Risk assessment on information team management
Thursday, 7th May 2020

Working remotely within a team can initially be plain sailing but after a few weeks, productivity may begin to be adversely affected. To enable you to address the long-term risks of managing your information team, we have developed a worksheet to help you analyse and improve the key components of team management including, communication, collaboration, culture and accountability.

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Robin Neidorf Risk assessment on information service quality
Tuesday, 5th May 2020

Whilst your business may be running smoothly now, have you considered what would happen if an unexpected event interrupted your ability to provide a continuous, high-quality service? This article looks at some of the challenges that could arise along with a practical worksheet you can use to address them.

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Robin Neidorf Your optimisation toolkit - what does your team need?
Thursday, 23rd April 2020

With so many tools available to help us work, collaborate and manage remotely, it can be hard to know which key features can best help us manage our workflow and manage projects. This article helps you ask the right questions and hones in on the elements that make up the basic optimisation toolkit and includes a practical worksheet you can use to help you with this.

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Natasha Chowdory Q&A with Go-Fair.org's Erik Schultes
Thursday, 12th March 2020

We interview Erik Schultes - the International Science Coordinator at the GO FAIR International Support and Coordination Office (GFISCO). In recent years, Erik has been working with a diverse community of stakeholders to develop FAIR data and services within and outside the life sciences. We used this interview to explore what GO FAIR is all about and what its aims are.

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Clare Painter Fair principles for copyright use - fair dealing (UK) and fair use (US)
Wednesday, 4th March 2020

When quoting from other people's copyright material, permission isn't always needed. You can often rely on copyright exceptions which allow you to use short extracts, and in this article we look at some of the situations where you can do this, specifically in relation to text-based "literary" works which are protected by copyright.

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Robin Neidorf Jinfo survey - the role of information professionals in a data-driven world (part 3 - facing the challenges of the data world)
Thursday, 27th February 2020

In the third and final part of our analysis of what the data landscape looks like for data-focused projects in today's organisations, we look at some of the key issues faced by our survey respondents when addressing the opportunities and challenges of a data-focused future.

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Robin Neidorf Jinfo survey - the role of information professionals in a data-driven world (part 2 - evolving roles of information professionals)
Wednesday, 26th February 2020

The second part of our analysis of our survey results on what the data landscape looks like in today's organisations explores the evolving roles of information teams and what changes we can expect to see in the future.

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Robin Neidorf Jinfo survey - the role of information professionals in a data-driven world (part 1 - introduction and survey population)
Tuesday, 25th February 2020

Jinfo has been researching the place of information professionals in the world of data for several years now. For our Research Focus on FAIR Data we conducted a survey to gauge current data-related needs and expertise amongst information teams. In part one of a three-part analysis of these needs, we provide an overview on the industries, team sizes, and responsibilities of information teams represented by 124 respondents.

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