 | 24th June 2010
No.304 |
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| Editorial | By Robin Neidorf  FreePint Research Report: Buying Patterns - request your free copy
Six months into 2010, the information industry seems to be stabilising. The just-published FreePint Research Report: Buying Patterns indicates that budgets are more likely to be stable than they were 10 months ago, when we published the VIP Report: Economic Impact Research. In the earlier report, 57 percent of respondents reported declining budgets and 27 percent reported no change; in the current project, only 43 percent reported declines and 36 percent reported no change. If 'flat is the new up', then this looks encouraging.  However, respondents in FreePint Research Report: Buying Patterns are still facing close scrutiny with every purchase. We asked detailed questions about preferences for pay-per-use and free resources, as well as the kinds of challenges information managers face in making purchases. Request your free copy of the full report to learn more and compare our results to your own environment.
SLA Annual Conference Report
Ambivalent messages about the economy, budgets and buying pressures were also common themes at SLA's annual conference last week in New Orleans. Attendance may have been thinner than at last year's centennial celebration in Washington, D.C., but we came away with just as many ideas for product reviews, feature stories, reports and offerings as ever.
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- ResourceShelf Newsletter: Guide to free, high-quality web-based resources for business research
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Submit your list of up to five favourite tipples to support@freepint.com for publication with your byline and photo in the FreePint Newsletter. Have a single tip to share? Post it to the FUMSI Forum. By Angus Robertson - The Economist
Along with The New Yorker, The Economist is the only "premium" magazine I still receive in print form. I continue to be amazed at how much quality original content is packed into each issue, and The Economist folks are always adding more features and content to the online version in ways that integrate very well with the print edition. I tend to use the online version for business and political stories and the print version for the excellent arts and sciences coverage.
- NPR and BBC
I'm a huge public radio listener and both NPR and the BBC have done a much better job of exploiting the web than most print-based organizations. NPR.org is an essential supplement to the over-the air broadcast, both for catching up on shows I have missed and also for original content on topics such as music, books and finance and to send links to items I like to friends and business associates.
The BBC World Service no longer broadcasts to the United States, but the BBC website is a great way to keep up with politics, and sports and arts news from my country of birth, as well as being an excellent source of world news.
- The Daily Beast
Tina Brown knows how to edit. As a content curator focusing on business and finance content, I especially appreciate The Daily Beast's intelligent distillations of top news items across the spectrum of politics, business, arts and sports that captures the zeitgeist.
- Executive Blogs and www.avc.com
There aren't many wealthy corporate executive bloggers who aren't just tooting their own horn (or who even write their blog themselves) but Ted Leonsis is one of the exceptions. OK, so I'm a Washington Capitals fan, but Ted's Take also is thoughtful on technology, management, philanthropy, documentary film and just life in general. And he doesn't waste words. I also enjoy Fred Wilson's blog at AVC.com, not only for his views on venture capital and to learn where technology is headed, but also for his personal reviews on products such as the iPad and his thoughts on management and leadership.
Angus Robertson is an advisor to content businesses. He curates Research Recap (http://www.researchrecap.com), a professional blog highlighting the best financial research, and the Alacra Pulse blog (http://pulse.alacra.com), which highlights commentary from traditional and alternative analysts and executives. He is affiliated with Sabatier Consulting.
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If you joined us in steamy hot New Orleans, I hope you had as useful a time as we did. Please take a minute to share your experiences, new ideas and 'aha' moments for the FreePint SLA 2010 Special Report. Your comments can be a few sentences or a few paragraphs. Everyone who contributes receives a free copy of the full report upon publication. Contribute now: http://www.freepint.com/events/sla-2010/ Couldn't make it? You can still contribute. Tell us how you followed the proceedings - whose Tweets, updates, blog postings or RSS feeds did you find useful?
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The following are the most popular FUMSI articles over the last 30 days: * The social intranet fires-up knowledge sharing * Real-Time Monitoring: Tools and Trends to Watch * Next generation catalogues, discovery interfaces and their role in helping meet changing user needs * Writing for the public domain * The Greening of a Business: Beyond the Bottom Line Free uses of FUMSI articles are supported by our sponsors.
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- [RS] Resource of the Week: Pathfinder for Government Statistics From GODORT
I have the sort of day job where someone is always asking for statistics - and the source must be highly credible. Which means a lot of time poking around in government websites. That is why I am always happy to find a good pathfinder put together by knowledgeable folks - such as this one from the America Library Association's Government Documents Round Table (GODORT).
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- [VIP] Latest popular LiveWire posts
There's a lot of valuable comment at the VIP LiveWire. The following are the most popular posts from our contributing editors over the last 30 days: * High time to change copyright laws * Google Caffeine stimulates search * Going mobile at SLA2010 * Social networks - who's watching the big picture? * Dispatch from the Exhibit Hall -SLA2010 Subscribe to the free VIP Wires Weekly to stay informed. Your comments on any posting are always welcome.
Read posting online » Visit the FreePint Bar » | | Back to top ^ | FUMSI Features |  FUMSI publishes articles, tools, and a monthly magazine, to give you practical help with information skills. Visit http://www.fumsi.com/
However you Find, Use, Manage or Share Information, you'll find something in FUMSI to help. Become a fan of FUMSI on Facebook » Follow FUMSI on Twitter » We add new articles to the FUMSI database in each practice area every month, which are free to read, browse, email, print or save. Here are the most recent additions: From Sumo to Samurai: getting your taxonomies fighting fit:
Part 1  By Kate Simpson
FUMSI: Manage
Hierarchical taxonomies seem to dominate our lives because they are supported by most of the tools we use daily, from Windows Explorer to content management systems. But are they the best way of organising and finding our digital documents? In the first part of a two part series, Kate Simpson demonstrates the many benefits of using facets. WHAT'S INSIDE: 'Hierarchical taxonomies and folder structures are not just used because that's what people know, but because the majority of tools we have to hand support them, and not facets. But where tools do support it, faceted classification is better.' Read, print, save or forward this article now » The social intranet fires-up knowledge sharing  By Toby Ward
FUMSI: Share
The Internet's poor cousin, the corporate intranet, has come of age because of the rise in the use of social media. With the introduction of Intranet 2.0 tools such as blogs, wikis, discussion forums etc, the humble intranet has become a powerful tool for employee collaboration and knowledge management. WHAT'S INSIDE: 'Long the poorer, maligned cousin to the Internet, the corporate intranet has stagnated under limited budgets and the long held perception that customers and the corporate website are far more important investments. Thanks largely to the social media uprising, more collaborative vehicles such as blogs, wikis and social networking have jumped the firewall and have taken flight on the intranet.' Read, print, save or forward this article now » FUMSI Forum The latest recommendations and tips from our editors, contributors and community: Visit the FUMSI Forum » FUMSI - Forthcoming Topics - Social intranet
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- Repurposing information work product
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- Mobile intranet
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 Warming up cold calls, managing copyright behaviour and understanding cultural differences in social media - all in VIP Magazine No. 78
In the monthly VIP magazine, specialists offer practical advice for business information professionals and VIP's team of contributing editors comment on what's happening in the industry.
VIP Insider feature this month...
Social networking services can be an absolute gold mine for researchers, giving you the vital background you need on your prospect to enable you to warm up your cold calls. But, as business researcher Ellen Naylor explains, they're not a panacea; sometimes they don't tell you enough about your prospects - perhaps because they deliberately keep their personal details scant - or don't give you enough prospects to make your results viable. So sometimes pre cold calling can be a real time saver and using social networks a waste of time - although you do need to understand your prospect's motivation if you're to make the call successful.
InScope this month includes...
Managing copyright is much more about managing behaviour than applying technological fixes, FreePint's survey on Copyright Policies and Practices concludes. But end users don't always see information managers as the corporate copyright specialists, even if they do have that formal role; there are opportunities here that information professionals need to seize.
Read the full story at: http://www.vivavip.com/go/e28480
From Tap the Wire: Industry News...
Seventy nine per cent of Fortune Global 100 companies are using at least one of the four platforms Twitter, Facebook, YouTube or corporate blogs, according to a recent report. But if they really want to reach clients in different local markets, they need to understand the cultural differences in the way social media platforms are used in different parts of the world.
Read the full story at: http://www.vivavip.com/go/e28603
And from Tap the Wire: Product News...
Big changes are signified at Salesforce.com following its agreement to acquire the crowd-sourced business contact database company Jigsaw. Not only will it make it easier for Salesforce.com's customers to locate information on individual contacts without having to enter it themselves, but it will also enable Salesforce to take advantage of the estimated $3 billion market for cloud-based data services.
Read the full story at: http://www.vivavip.com/go/e28859
Horizon - early warning for decision makers...
Horizon this month considers the implications of LinkedIn's withdrawal from market research, shows how knowledge workers' confidence in their awareness of copyright issues isn't always justified, and warns that the importance organisations attach to information management isn't always reflected in their practices. Purchase VIP Magazine No. 78 from the FreePint Shop, or start your subscription now » VIP LiveWire VIP contributing editors comment daily on what's happening in the industry.
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Most Read Postings on the LiveWire Recently... - Health care 'socially' vibrant yet wary
Have you ever had to look a person in eye with a long term chronic health condition and believe that the information you provide could potentially change their life for the better? I have...
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- Paywalls galore, but will they succeed?
Newspaper and other media publishers in the US have been suffering more and longer from the economic downturn than their UK counterparts and have been struggling to come up with ideas to reverse their slump in revenues...
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- Business and social networking - honeymoon over?
In view of Facebook's recent privacy debacle, it's perhaps not surprising that people are now far more likely to give only their friends access to their social networking profiles than they were a couple of years ago. But the seeds of this crisis were planted well before the Facebook affair broke - and they call into question much of the rationale for exploiting social networks for business purposes...
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- Salesforce.com acquires Jigsaw
Last week the crowd-sourced business contact database company, Jigsaw, announced that it had signed an agreement to be acquired by Salesforce.com, which offers cloud-based CRM applications. The deal, valued at $142 million plus a 10% performance-based premium, is expected to make it easier for Salesforce.com's customers - primarily in the sales arena - to locate information on individual contacts without having to enter it themselves...
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Always feel free to comment on any item on the LiveWire, and if you do not yet have a free subscription to the VIP Wires Weekly, you can sign up now » Purchase VIP Magazine No. 78 from the FreePint Shop, or start your subscription now » VIP LiveWire » VIP Wire Information-related product and news announcements. Post your releases and subscribe to the free VIP Wires Weekly for regular alerts. Recent VIP Wire announcements... - Emerald partners with ASFOR
United-Kingdom, June 2010 - Emerald Group Publishing Limited, the world's leading publisher of management research, has signed an agreement with ASFOR, the Italian Association for the Development of Management Education. Effective from 1 June 2010, this partnership will enable both organizations to work together towards their common goals of supporting and developing management education and leadership.
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- Elsevier acquires Collexis
Elsevier acquires Collexis, a leading developer of semantic technology and knowledge discovery software for research and development institutions. Acquisition accelerates Elsevier's ability to help researchers and decision-makers, establish, execute and evaluate research strategies and deliver higher ROI.
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- J. J. Keller's Webb Shaw to moderate first-ever SLA roundtable discussion
SLA Rising Stars and SLA Fellows will share their collective insights on hot topics at the 2010 Annual Conference & INFO-EXPO. Neenah, WI - Webb Shaw, Director of Editorial Resources at J. J. Keller & Associates, Inc. will moderate the first-ever SLA Rising Stars/SLA Fellows Roundtable, in which both experienced information professionals and newer practitioners will discuss hot topics in the industry, ranging from the attributes you need in today's tough job market to making the case for an info pro's ROI.
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This project was generously sponsored by Alacra, Elsevier, Hoover's and Leadership Directories. | | | | Jinfo - Jobs and Events in Information |  Jinfo is the central location for supporting your information career. The Jinfo Jobs database lists vacancies, and the Jinfo Events database lists workshops, conferences, training, webinars and other professional development opportunities.
Start a free subscription to receive the weekly Jinfo Update, with a complete list of the latest vacancies and events, or search the databases at any time (free). Jinfo Jobs in the FreePint Newsletter are supported through our partnership with Quantum2, an innovative skills development programme offered by Dialog. Learn more at <http://quantum.dialog.com/>. Jinfo Jobs: Here is a selection of the latest featured vacancies in the Jinfo database: - Information & Research Assistant
Watson, Farley & Williams LLP (www.wfw.com) is keen to recruit an assistant for their I&R department.
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Information Technology Research Manager / Specialist to manage virtual team for top Consultancy in London.
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- Head of Academic Services
East Midlands academic institute, maternity cover post, you will contribute to strategy, planning and management, provide direction and leadership. £45,155 - £52,347
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- Business Researcher
Business Research Executive sought by a specialist consultancy to support the delivery of research...
Recruiter: TFPL Intelligent Resources
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- Records Management Officer
An executive agency of government needs a Records Management Officer to cover maternity leave from early August 2010 for a period of ten months.
Recruiter: UK Debt Management Office
Country: United Kingdom
- Assistant Information Services Officer
Assistant Information Services Officer: This role is to provide information services to employees at Clarke Willmott and provide support to enable employees to use resources effectively.
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Country: United Kingdom Browse all Jinfo Jobs » Jinfo Events: Here is a selection of the latest featured events in the Jinfo database: - Summarising from websites
This new course will help you understand and apply the special principles associated with summarising electronic content and introduce effective reading, writing...
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Date: 6th Jul 2010
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AHIS - Animal Health Information Specialists (UK & Ireland) Conference
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Recent postings: | | Back to top ^ | Highlights from ResourceShelf |  Every week, the editors of ResourceShelf explore a Resource of the Week. Get them for free every week via email by subscribing to the ResourceShelf Newsletter.
Become a fan of ResourceShelf and DocuTicker on Facebook. Recently published: Resource of the Week - Pathfinder for Government Statistics From GODORT
I have the sort of day job where someone is always asking for statistics - and the source must be highly credible. Which means a lot of time poking around in government websites. That is why I am always happy to find a good pathfinder put together by knowledgeable folks - such as this one from the America Library Association's Government Documents Round Table (GODORT).
This guide is simple but elegant. On the left side, you'll find a list of links to General Topics and Sites - which include "the usual suspects" like the Census Bureau's American FactFinder, Fedstats, and the Statistical Abstract of the United States. But there was also a link to one resource here that was completely new to me - this comprehensive Statistics and Demographics resource from the University of Texas Libraries.
View entire posting, including live links » | | Back to top ^ | Gold | A look back at what the FreePint Newsletter covered at this time in previous years: - FreePint No. 280, 25th June 2009 "Finding Videos, Audio and Images on the Web: Search Tools" and "Information Services Add Value: Measuring and Proving It"
- FreePint No. 255, 19th June 2008 "Convenience Trumps Quality: How Digital Natives Use Information" and "Library and Information Show 2008: Information Literacy is Key"
- FreePint No. 232, 28th June 2007 "Beyond Online: In-Depth Report from SLA" and "SLA Special Report: Your Wish Was Our Command"
- FreePint No. 208, 22nd June 2006 "The Rise of DocuTicker: So Many Reports, So Little Time" and "Technology and Industrial Innovation Resources on the Web"
- FreePint No. 185, 30th June 2005 "An Insider's View of Google Answers" and "Promoting Information and Search Skills"
- FreePint No. 162, 1st July 2004 "Trends in Business Information Provision and Use" and "GIS Enabling the Internet"
- FreePint No. 139, 26th June 2003 "Taxation Law Resources Online - Tax Doesn't Have to be Taxing" and "Searching Free Trade Mark Databases on the Web"
- FreePint No. 115, 27th June 2002 "RSI and the Library and Information Science Professional"
- FreePint No. 90, 21st June 2001 "Do you Google?" and "Electronic Health Information : A boon and a curse!"
- FreePint No. 65, 22nd June 2000 "Internet Intelligence - analysing web-sites for competitive intelligence" and "WAP Technology and Services"
- FreePint No. 41, 24th June 1999 "Answering back" and "Finding Links to the Past: archaeological resources on the Web"
- FreePint No. 17, 25th June 1998 "Finding information products and services via the Net" and "Bioscience Information on the Internet"
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