Practical action on Jinfo's Research Focus, from a management consultancy perspective
Tuesday, 11th October 2016

We asked an information professional in a management consultancy about the recent Research Focus, "Content and technology for current awareness" and how it's affected their thinking and resulted in some concrete next steps.

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Applying lessons learned from current awareness to data analytics
Tuesday, 11th October 2016

Information professionals have strong skills and expertise in the well-established area of current awareness, how can they evolve this prowess to apply it to the emergent field of data analytics? Shimrit Janes reports from a recent Community session which tackled this subject.

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Practical action on Jinfo's Research Focus, from a research specialist
Friday, 7th October 2016

We interview Shahid Nazir of the Bank of England's information centre about the recent Research Focus, "Content and technology for current awareness" and how it's sparked ideas or affected future plans.

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Weighing up sources, stakeholders and satisfaction in current awareness
Friday, 7th October 2016

A recent webinar focused on better understanding what constitutes a source, as part of the Research Focus, "Content and technology for current awareness". In this webinar Margaret Metcalf and Becky Milton from CEB presented a case study on how CEB’s information team conducted a evaluation of their news and information needs and product requirements and how they're optimising the sources used for their internal current awareness services.

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Insights and actions report from the Research Focus "Content and technology for current awareness"
Wednesday, 28th September 2016

This End of Focus report collects a full thematic index of content from the Jinfo Research Focus "Content and technology for current awareness" in a convenient PDF package for download and offline reading. Includes the key insights: Current awareness planning must start with the "why"...

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Insight 3 from Research Focus - smart decisions on current awareness require data
Tuesday, 27th September 2016

In the final insight from Jinfo's Research Focus, "Content and technology for current awareness", Robin Neidorf asks whether you're collecting data to measure the effectiveness of your current awareness efforts, and whether you're reviewing your approach and goals accordingly.

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Insight 2 from Research Focus - should you opt out of current awareness provision?
Thursday, 22nd September 2016

In the second of the insights from Jinfo's Research Focus, "Content and technology for current awareness", Robin Neidorf raises the provocative question of whether you still need to provide a formal current awareness service.

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Skills Crossover for Current Awareness and Data Analytics
21st September 2016

One of the key findings from a previous Community session,"The Information Team with the 'Right Stuff'", was the need for information professionals to transpose their current skills to new contexts. Not only will this help them remain employable over time, it will also ensure their value and...

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Insight 1 from Research Focus - current awareness planning should start with the "why"
Wednesday, 21st September 2016

In the first of the insights from Jinfo's Research Focus, "Content and technology for current awareness", director of research, Robin Neidorf, explains the importance of starting your evaluation of current awareness from perspective of the value it offers.

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Reflecting on the Jinfo Research Focus "Content and technology for current awareness"
Wednesday, 21st September 2016

This article highlights some of the takeaways from the recent Research Focus "Content and technology for current awareness", covering the product landscape, the responsiveness of vendors to customer needs, insights into managing a current awareness service and the future with innovations such as artificial intelligence. It links to many of the articles and reports included in the Research Focus.

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