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By Catherine Dhanjal

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Read our round up of the latest articles and reports from our new Research Focus, "Source Expertise - What It Means in a Google World". We have also published product reviews for ProQuest Summon and Intellixir. There are also plenty of webinars and online teleconferences scheduled for the next few months, so be sure to register ahead for those.

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Content (Articles, Reports, Webinars)

Our current Research Focus "Source Expertise - What It Means in a Google World" looks at how to cultivate team awareness and skills to support source expertise:

• In "Introducing Consultants to Information Research", Irene Koren and Anja Chemnitz Thygesen give advice on how to structure training for researchers in consulting firms

• In "Assessing and Progressing the Maturity of Your Information Services", we focus on a maturity model that can help you plan the path ahead to improve your effectiveness and can help information services in your organisation to act at a more strategic level

• We find out about a new article rental scheme in our "Q&A with Reprints Desk - More Choices for Source Purchase & Consumption" as well as other new developments from the company and the evolution in the market towards patron-driven acquisition

• Joe Tragert of EBSCO Information Services gives Jinfo his thoughts on discovery solutions, authentication and text analytics in our "Q&A with EBSCO - Discovery Systems & Future Tech". He also explains the constant challenge of "value-added situational fluency"

• We also published a Product Review of discovery service ProQuest Summon.

 Other articles and reviews published recently include:

• Insights and Actions from the Research Focus "Strategic Alignment of Information Services and IT"

• What You Can "Own" and What You Can Influence

• Market Landscape - News Aggregators Covering Chinese Sources

• Mini Review of data analysis solution Intellixir

Forthcoming webinars:

• On 24th May we're running "Balancing 'Generalist' and 'Specialist' Expertise" as part of our Research Focus "Source Expertise - What it Means in a Google World"

• Join us on 21st June to learn "Three Ways to Influence Strategy with Source Expertise" - find out how to nuture and attain strategic influence and take practical tips back to your organisation.

View the full list of upcoming webinars.

Community

Forthcoming Community sessions:

• On your choice of 10th or 12th May, attend "More Value for Source Experts Through Mature Query Handling"

• On 18th May join us for "Key Relationships: IT, Procurement, Legal, HR", an online teleconference, to learn how to foster and deepen key relationships with colleagues in specialist departments like IT, procurement, legal, and human resources

• On 15th June, join us for our online teleconference, "Generalists or Specialists?", to find out how to identify opportunities for improved service and outcomes through closer management of both types of skills on your team.

View the full list of upcoming Community sessions.

Consulting

"I know I should be..." is a phrase often heard during consulting meetings, reports our director of research, Robin Neidorf. For many customers, a significant part of the value of Jinfo Consulting is the regular one-on-one discussions that move things forward. Customers hear their own words, and the process of saying them out loud makes them more real.

Additionally, regular calls offer accountability. Over the course of 30 minutes, we can get an update on recent activity; discuss activities that will drive progress; and set specific assignments before the next call. We can also work out how to deal with a troublesome personality (whether a colleague, vendor or manager).

"Our initial conversation has already had an impact on the way I'm thinking," one head of data analytics commented after a recent kick-off call.

Learn more about Consulting services.

We publish research-based insights, facilitate peer-to-peer discussions on them, and offer consulting services to tailor those insights to your needs. Find the right Jinfo Subscription level to meet your needs.

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