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Silo Persistence: It's not the Technology, it's the Culture!
Highlighting some of the primary technical and behavior barriers hindering the use of collaborative technology.
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100 English Language Traps and Trip-Ups
Download a free collection of simple tips and memory tricks for avoiding common mistakes … then send me your examples!
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The Importance of Being Earnest: About Requirements and Purpose
FUMSI April 2010
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"Information and Knowledge Management Checklist" in Special Issues
Bulletin of the Canadian Association of Special Libraries and Information Services
Vol. 19 No. 3 (2009) pp 8-14
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Guest Editor
FUMSI Folio on Knowledge Management, September 25, 2009
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Gain Cooperative Intelligence through 'Being There'
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Achieving Influence Through 'Being There' (Cover Story)
Information Outlook, Special Libraries Association, July/August 2009, pp. 13-16
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When Business Intelligence Just Shows Up ... Grab it!
Vue Magazine, December 2008, pp.28-30
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The Successful Workplace: Our Shared Responsibility (Cover Story)
Information Outlook, Special Libraries Association, October 2008
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When "Trust Me, It’s a Good Idea" Won’t Cut It
Searcher Magazine, March 2008, pp. 30-35
Presents the principles and building blocks of a business case document and explains why a properly crafted business case is a must for advancing proposals.
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My Pleasure to Serve You: Customer Service Marketing
Feliciter (Canadian Libraries Association)
Vol. 53, Issue # 3, 2007, pp. 130-133
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What they Say and What they Do:
Practical Tips for Harvesting Reliable User Feedback for Planning
FreePint Issue 215, October 2006
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What Enterprise Librarians Actually Do
Vue Magazine, October 2006, pp. 10-12
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Information Culture: What happens to BI data once in the clients' hands?
Vue Magazine, February 2006, pp. 20-22
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Building a Healthy Information Culture - Practical Tips for Managers
Competia Online Magazine, November 2005
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"Hunches and Lunches: Using the Information Audit to Understand Information Culture"
Searcher Magazine, April 2004, pp. 57-61
Comments on the ways an organization's "information culture" influences actual information related practices regardless of official policy, and advocates a thorough understanding of that culture as a foundation for information professionals' work.
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Is Management Consulting for You? with Annie Joan Olesen [more info ]

A 4-part article series in SEARCHER Magazine intended for those considering a move into consulting.

Part 1: The Basic Realities March 2005, pp. 48-53 [more info ]
What does it take to be a consultant? What are some of the roles one plays as a consultant, and what personal qualities are important?

Part 2: The Practicalities April 2005, pp. 45-51 [more info ]
What are the steps you need to complete in order to set up and run a consulting practice?

Part 3: Client Relations - the Key to Success May 2005, pp. 21-26 [more info ]
How does one manage the relationship with clients so that everything goes smoothly? How can the inevitable challenges be handled?

Part 4: Practitioners Call the Shots (The Clients Speak) June 2005, pp. 25-27 [more info ]

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