If Members Won’t Come: The Royal Society of Chemistry Builds a Virtual Library
22nd April 2008

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Identity Theft: The Fastest Growing Crime Wave and Our Role
13th April 2008

Identity theft is a growing problem as more personal data finds its way online, enabling thieves to pose as someone else in order to obtain credit, merchandise or services. Julie Gershon provides common sense tips on protecting your online identity to ensure that you steer clear of the epidemic.

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Develop Your Independent Business: Using Information Strategically
6th April 2008

Independent information professionals may work outside the corporate fold, but that doesn't excuse them from the critical tasks of auditing their own businesses and strategic planning. Joanna Ptolemy shares her own process for finding, using, synthesising and delivering the information from her independent practice to the most important client of all - herself.

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What's On An Info-Entrepreneur's Book Shelf?
31st March 2008

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Exposing the secret state
31st March 2008

There isn't an information professional in the world these days who doesn't have to demonstrate that they add value. But media librarians - the folk who work for news organisations, publications and broadcasters - probably need to try harder than most.

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Finding People Information: Free Sources and Web 2.0
31st March 2008

If you're like me, your email inbox is full of offers for free webinars. Recently one caught my attention. It was called 'Finding People Information: Free Sources and Web 2.0', offered by Donna Fryer of Global Information Research & Retrieval, LLC...

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Managing Successful Vendor Contracts: Part 2
31st March 2008

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UK Government Information on the Internet
31st March 2008

The early days of the Internet saw great optimism as to the potential for the freeing up of information and consequent greater accountability of governments. The Internet's very existence, as well as legislation like the UK's Freedom of Information Act (2000), has indeed improved the availability of information in some respects.

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Legal Research: Turning It into Competitive Advantage
31st March 2008

Legal research often conjures up images of assistants scurrying to find case law, related statutes, regulations to prove an argument, or an attorney receiving a message on their Blackberryä in the courtroom with the necessary information to win the case. Yet legal research encompasses so much more.

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The Greening of a Business: Beyond the Bottom Line
31st March 2008

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