Tracking your organisation's journey to information literacy
28th June 2017

"You can't manage what you can't measure." So said Peter Drucker. For information literacy, we are still a long way from being able to talk about standards or best practice for what measurement may look like. However, this doesn't mean that you can't embed key indicators within your projects to...

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Best practices in effective, activity-based learning for information literacy
13th June 2017

If you cultivate your skill in creating activity-based learning, you will improve the way workers interact with information. But first, you need to learn to account for learning preferences amongst your target audience. Far from a "one-size-fits-all" strategy, information experts need to...

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Practical action on Jinfo's Research Focus, from an information centre director
Monday, 12th June 2017

The Insights and Actions Report from the Research Focus, "Developing an information-savvy workforce through strategic alignments" is available now for all site visitors. We asked a Jinfo Subscriber how she and her team of researchers have been using the resources from the Research Focus.

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Developing strategic alignments to nurture an information-savvy workforce
24th May 2017

The gaps in information skills of knowledge workers present an increasing risk to organisations. The most effective way to address the problem is for information managers to nurture strategic alignments with allies, to embed information skill development in the culture and operations of the...

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Finding the right partners to develop an information-savvy workforce
9th May 2017

Developing an information-savvy workforce is a task bigger than the capacity of your own team. It takes more than onboarding sessions, occasional demos, monthly newsletters and periodic training tips to raise the skill set of workers as they interact with information every day. Rather, you need...

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Creating the roadmap towards information literacy
12th April 2017

Information literacy is a key skill for today's knowledge workers, as the tools of the trade are increasingly being put into their hands. However, organisations are struggling to successfully progress their employees' capabilities. For information teams, the impact of this skills gap can mean...

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Strategic & sustainable improvements in workforce information skills require alignment with HR
Friday, 7th April 2017

The third and final insight from Jinfo's Research Focus, "Developing an information-savvy workforce through strategic alignments", discusses the benefits to the business of partnering with another key department to develop information skills.

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Guide to value in the Jinfo Research Focus "Developing an information-savvy workforce through strategic alignments"
Wednesday, 5th April 2017

We highlight the research, articles, market landscapes, product reviews and webinars in the Jinfo Research Focus, "Developing an information-savvy workforce through strategic alignments" and highlight the upcoming webinars and Community sessions.

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You are under-using your best opportunity to develop an information-savvy workforce
Wednesday, 5th April 2017

In the second of the insights from Jinfo's Research Focus, "Developing an information-savvy workforce through strategic alignments", director of research, Robin Neidorf, explains when is the optimum time to develop information literacy and embed information skills throughout the organisation.

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Three things missing from your efforts to develop information skills
Tuesday, 4th April 2017

In the first of the three insights from Jinfo's Research Focus, "Developing an information-savvy workforce through strategic alignments", director of research, Robin Neidorf, identifies three areas essential to success in improving information skills.

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