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<title>Beyond newsletters: tips for internal communication</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:07:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ How often have you heard the phrase "we need a newsletter!"? It&rsquo;s one of the cheapest, easiest and most common ways of disseminating information within an organisation, but all too often they sit unread in email inboxes.&nbsp;It is important to carefuly consider a few&nbsp;factors before starting up a newsletter. &nbsp; ]]></description>
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<title>You do what exactly?</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:28:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ Usually 30-60 seconds in length, the elevator pitch is thought to be one of the most important tools used to describe what you or your business does. How do information professionals describe their work? How do you plant the seed of curiosity? ]]></description>
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<title>New Year, new job?</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:08:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ It's a lucky few who enjoy returning to their jobs after a holiday break. Returning to a job in cold wet January is even worse. So it's no surprise that many people include looking for a new job as one of their New Year Resolutions, and job changes shoot through the roof in the [...]]]></description>
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<title>Keeping up with conferences via apps</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:48:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ One way to build conference excitement and keep attendees abreast of happenings is through conference apps. While one app cannot meet the needs of all attendees, several apps used together help professionals stay connected at the conference and with clients back home. ]]></description>
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<title>Finding your passion</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:46:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ If you're anything like me, you're likely to have lots of things you do outside of work that you're passionate about and you really enjoy doing. But what about whilst you're at work? It is good to consider what it is that you enjoy doing so much that you will evangelise. For me, it [...]]]></description>
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<title>RUSA presents the best in reference and business resources</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:41:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ RUSA committees are charged with the enormous task of wading through stacks of print resources and hundreds of websites, spending hours in deliberation to provide the profession with quality, trusted resources. At ALA Midwinter, the group announced its selection of outstanding print and online reference sources. ]]></description>
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<title>No dinosaurs: The Field Museum's very modern take on digital media</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 22:38:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ An interview with Chicago's Field Museum CIO has revealed their interesting approach to web publishing, social media, and building apps to attract children to find out more about the exhibits. They've worked closely with the scientists to make the best use of the museum's information. How would your organisation approach such a project? ]]></description>
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<title>Is Pinterest of interest to the info pro?</title>
<link>http://web.fumsi.com/go/article/share/66362</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 22:19:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ Pinterest - the social network that allows you to create a virtual pinboard of things you've collected from around the world - is rapidly growing in use. What role might it play in the digital world of the information professional? ]]></description>
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<title>SOPA, information blackouts and ready references</title>
<link>http://web.fumsi.com/go/article/find/66005</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 11:31:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ It&rsquo;s official. According to a statement by Jimmy Wales , the &ldquo;Wikipedia community has chosen to blackout the English version of Wikipedia for 24 hours&rdquo;. This is in protest to both the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the PROTECT IP Act (PIPA). I was surprisingly saddened to hear about this plan. Surprised not [...]]]></description>
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<title>When will your intranet get mobile? </title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ A quick glance around technology predictions for this year soon reveals that a lot of people expect 2012 to be a massive year for mobile. What does this mean for the intranet? Here are a few resources to help you work out where your intranet ought to be heading. ]]></description>
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<title>Would you like some social with your search? Google launches &quot;Search, plus Your World&quot;</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 10:55:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ Google has given its own Google+ social service a massive boost in the search rankings with the launch of "Search, plus Your World" - perhaps the biggest change to Google results for a decade. The company says it is "transforming Google into a search engine that understands not only content, but also people and [...]]]></description>
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<title>A different kind of challenge</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 10:39:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ For many, The New Year provides an opportunity to set goals for the year. If you're anything like me you'll be looking for a new challenge. This is exactly what I did when I signed up for&nbsp; Janathon . For those not "in the know" Janathon is a yearly running challenge which asks participants [...]]]></description>
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<title>Seeking a cure for email overload</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 16:44:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ "The biggest disease in our company is the cc! Why do we cc the world?!". This comment was overheard on the tube into Canary Wharf. It typifies the frustration of returning from a relaxing holiday break to an inevitable email avalanche. With a range of social media at our fingertips, it is easy to [...]]]></description>
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<title>Know your SOPA rights</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:23:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ Last night I attended a meeting of a speakers' group. We meet regularly to practise our public speaking skills and receive feedback from one another in an effort to improve. The main topic of discussion last night, a topic I presented to the g roup, was a recent co-ed by Vinton Cerf on whether [...]]]></description>
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<title>Twitter list management</title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 08 Jan 2012 15:40:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ If you are running a social media presence, or using social media as research tools, then there a couple of things worth noting in Hunter Walk's blog about how we tend to inevitably add more noise to our social media than we need to . Particularly pertinent is the idea that following back anybody [...]]]></description>
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<title>Investigating the uses for (and usefulness of) Google+</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 22:20:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ After Google Buzz and Google Wave, most people consider Google+ to be the company's third attempt to "do" social software. They've clearly got a large user base for search and Gmail, which they hope to convert to using the service. 2012 is probably the make or break year for Google+ having, it seems, performed [...]]]></description>
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<title>&quot;Frictionless sharing&quot; - exploring the changes to Facebook</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 10:42:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ End users of Facebook may well be divided in their opinion of the introduction of frictionless sharing, but Martin Belam&rsquo;s article will forewarn you about its effect on metadata, audit trails and content publishing, so that you can be forearmed. ]]></description>
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<title>From fragmentation to coherence: Building an information professional community for all</title>
<link>http://web.fumsi.com/go/article/manage/65722</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 10:18:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ If you are concerned about why, in an information age, information professionals are largely marginalised, then Mark Field&rsquo;s article will give you food for thought as he debates how info pros must work together to keep the profession relevant and appreciated in the 21 st Century. ]]></description>
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<title>Social media and the emergency services: Part 2 - Emergency management</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 09:49:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ The emergency services are finding new ways of communicating with the public through social media. Martha Murphy shows how Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Flickr, blogs and podcasts have opened up new ways of information dissemination for fire and related groups in Canada. ]]></description>
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<title>A look at non-profit information websites</title>
<link>http://web.fumsi.com/go/article/find/65728</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 09:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ If you need to research the non-profit sector then the GuideStar websites are great places to start. Covering the US, UK, Belgium, Israel and India, these websites provide information about the sector&rsquo;s organisations with some details available for free, more once you are registered, and yet more if you subscribe. ]]></description>
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