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By Catherine Dhanjal

Abstract

As we approach the half-way point of our current Research Focus, "Source Expertise - What It Means in a Google World", we've published plenty of articles and reports showing how to take a more strategic role within your organisation and don’t miss our upcoming webinars and Community sessions.

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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 tackle the "Google question" head-on and in it we've published:

• "Design Thinking - A Useful Way of Co-Creating", where Cindy Romaine and Anja Chemnitz Thygesen take a look at how design thinking can be a powerful tool to make changes to information consumption and delivery

• "Demonstrating Source Expertise - Show It, Don't Tell It", where Anja highlights how recent articles and reviews can help you to position yourself as an expert within your organisation

• "Discovering Discovery Systems" where Scott Vine explains what you should consider and look for when choosing a discovery system. He also takes a look at the four main commercial discovery systems: EBSCO Discovery Service, ProQuest Summon, Primo from Ex Libris, and WorldCat Discovery Services in a market landscape on discovery systems

• We also published a Product Review of Northern Light's SinglePoint research portal.

Other articles and reviews recently published include:

• Q&A with Avention - An Update on DataVision
• Diagnosing Your Information Team's Skills Gap
• Evolving Your Team's Skills in Source Expertise
• Seeing Technology as an Opportunity for Skills Development
• Taking an Entrepreneurial Approach to the Value Conversation 

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"

• On 21st June find out how to position your source expertise with the decision-makers who need to learn to rely on it in "Three Ways to Influence Strategy with Source Expertise".

View the full list of upcoming webinars.

Community 

Forthcoming Community sessions, join us for these online teleconferences:

• It's not too late to book your place for our 18th May event, "Key Relationships: IT, Procurement, Legal, HR"

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

• In "Elements of a Current Awareness Needs Assessment", on your choice of 12th and 14th July, we'll be looking at the current awareness needs of your organisation

• On 21st September, "Skills Crossover for Current Awareness and Data Analytics" will be looking at the opportunities which data analytics holds for information services and professionals.

 View the full list of upcoming Community sessions.

Consulting 

If you saw the last issue of the Jinfo Newsletter, you heard about two popular Consulting projects that address challenges common to many of our customers:

• Current Awareness Evaluation: It's not enough to pick the "right" product; you have to consider content and technology separately, using a thorough needs analysis. Learn more »
  
  
• Source Expertise: Consider the risks your organisation faces from undervaluing your source expertise: overspending, content misuse, and missed opportunities in the maturing world of data analytics. Protect your business whilst raising your profile. Learn more »

If either of these resonates with you, click to learn more and then contact us for an initial assessment.

And if you have another challenge in mind that aligns with Jinfo's areas of research, complete our online enquiry form to start the conversation.

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