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By Robin Neidorf

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Robin Neidorf reports on the most pressing issues faced by information managers in manufacturing companies - and the FreePint resources which can help with those challenges.

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We regularly conduct interviews with information managers across a variety of industries. Based on recent interviews with information professionals in manufacturing companies, their pressing issues are:

• Maximising the value of the information centre
• Making information more visible throughout the enterprise
• Staying informed about sources of technical literature as well as more generalist business resources.

Many of the FreePint resources are directly relevant to the projects and priorities flagged as the most pressing in the manufacturing and industrial sector; below follows a selection of content tailored to these needs:

Maximising the Value of the Information Centre to the Enterprise

Is there an information centre out there that isn't focusing on maximising and communicating their value more effectively? Certainly it's a priority for our customers in the manufacturing sector. In some cases, the focus on value is part of other strategic projects, such as the improvement of knowledge management systems or intranets. In others, work on value is an underlying theme for all discussions.

This organisational priority aligns with the FreePint Topic of Value.

Recent relevant FreePint Content:

• FreePint Tackles Business Planning, ROI & Value
• The Importance of Value
• Dealing with Data Debris
• Bridging the Gap Between Business Processes & the Social Enterprise
• Big Data - Talent Gap "Not Where You Think It Is"
  
• Developing a Knowledge Management Function
• FreePint Tackles Business Planning, ROI and Value
• Four Components of "Value" Essential for Meaningful Conversations with Stakeholders.

Relevant FreePint Community:

• FreePint hosts Communities of Practice via teleconference and in-person to support customers with similar needs. July's schedule includes teleconferences on "Setting Metrics for Value" and "Applying Value Concepts Strategically". 

Making Content More Visible Throughout the Enterprise

As more premium content is delivered to end users in different ways, information centres are working on best practices for making that content more visible - and thus more valuable - throughout their organisations. Some of these solutions are technology-led, whilst others focus on user behaviours, and still others on workflow "baked into" a given product.

This organisational priority aligns with the FreePint Topic of Technology. In particular, the content in the Categories of Collaborative and social tools, Content management and Knowledge management are relevant to this priority.

Recent relevant Content:

• What to Look for in an Enterprise Collaboration Platform
• Bridging the Gap Between Business Processes & the Social Enterprise
• The Internet of Things (IoT) in the Enterprise
• Whose Identity is it Anyway?
• We're all Hackers Now
• Dealing with Data Debris

Relevant Topic Series:

• An upcoming FreePint Topic Series: Making Information Visible, will examine the challenges from many angles, including case studies, technology, behaviour and measurement. Register your interest to receive targeted updates regarding this Series.

FreePint produces Topic Series, which explore a key area of information strategy in-depth for three months.

Recent Source Coverage

FreePint's researchers develop in-depth reviews of information products and comment on developments regarding key sources.

This organisational priority aligns with the FreePint Topic of Sources. You can also find a reverse chronological list of all Product Reviews here and all Source Updates here.

Recent items of interest:

• Product Review of ScienceDirect's Reference Modules
• Product Review of Infotrieve's Mobile Library
• Source Update of ProQuest
• Product Review of InfoNgen
  
• Product Review of Northern Light SinglePoint
• Market Map: the Options in News Aggregation & Beyond.

Forthcoming coverage includes Springer, ProQuest Dialog, Innography and ebrary.

We can provide your organisation with a bespoke summary of FreePint resources directly relevant to your own projects and priorities, as part of our Consulting-level service.

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