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Some Things Never Change: AIIP Connections Preserved

Posted by AIIP 
· Tuesday, October 6th, 2020 at 08:00 AM 

By: Barbara Hanlon Pappas Editor’s note: Before the AIIP Connections blog, our members shared knowledge through the print and digital editions of the AIIP Connections newsletter. Issues from 1991 through 2019 are now archived on in the members-only section of the association’s website. I attended my first AIIP conference in 2019 and decided that I… Read More »

Categories : Association News
Tags : digital preservation, member benefits

Mentoring Success: Dos and Don’ts

Posted by AIIP 
· Tuesday, September 22nd, 2020 at 08:00 AM 

By Eddie Ajaeb and Marcy Phelps As part of an AIIP virtual event about member benefits from the Peer to Peer Support committee, we recently talked about our successful one-year mentoring relationship.

Categories : Member Benefits
Tags : member-to-member, mentoring, virtual events, volunteer

How to Give Yourself a Raise

Posted by AIIP 
· Tuesday, September 8th, 2020 at 08:00 AM 

By Mary Ellen Bates I was recently asked by someone I’m coaching for advice on how she could negotiate an increase in her hourly rate on an ongoing project, as she had initially priced herself at a low hourly rate. My advice to her was that she had a few options. She could go back… Read More »

Categories : Coach's Corner
Tags : running an info business, solopreneur

We’re a Diverse Set of Business Owners with the Desire to Grow

Posted by AIIP 
· Tuesday, August 25th, 2020 at 09:00 AM 

By Jennifer Pflaumer When you hear Independent Information Professional, what do you think of? Someone who organizes, shares, or disseminates information? That is true, though it can manifest in several different ways. Our members run the gamut from technologists, researchers, coaches, marketing professionals, knowledge managers, web designers, private investigators, thought leaders, and public speakers. We… Read More »

Categories : President's Message
Tags : solopreneur

Mind-mapping software recommendations from AIIP members

Posted by AIIP 
· Tuesday, August 11th, 2020 at 10:00 AM 

By Carrie Hunsucker AIIP-L, AIIP’s active, private discussion list, is one of AIIP’s premier benefits and ways of connecting member-to-member. In this forum, we share tips for working on and in our businesses, including marketing, product development, technology, and much more. Following is a summary of one of the hot topics recently discussed on AIIP-L.… Read More »

Categories : Hot Topic, Tools of the Trade
Tags : AIIP-L discussion list, member-to-member, mind-mapping, tips, tools

Why Should You Cultivate and Grow Your Local AIIP Network?

Posted by AIIP 
· Tuesday, July 28th, 2020 at 09:00 AM 

By Liz McLean, Knowsaic Your local AIIP peer network could be one of the most effective strategic and marketing tools you have ever used. Here are a few of the reasons why: Clarify Your Vision Even though face to face ‘local’ AIIP gatherings have been overtaken by COVID-19 protocols, our need for instilling optimism and… Read More »

Categories : Business 101
Tags : business growth, member-to-member, networking

The Role of Info Pros in Information Retrieval: From Text to Thought, Presented by Joyce Ward

Posted by AIIP 
· Tuesday, July 14th, 2020 at 04:05 PM 

By Phyllis Smith The Roger Summit Lecture Award is funded by AIIP Past Presidents to bring an inspiring and stimulating speaker to the AIIP Annual Conference. Roger Summit, the founder of Dialog—a pioneer in online information retrieval—and a longtime AIIP supporter, has inspired AIIP members with his demonstrations of self-renewal and continual learning. The 2020 recipient… Read More »

Categories : Conference
Tags : AIIP 2020, awards

Measuring What’s Really Important

Posted by AIIP 
· Tuesday, June 30th, 2020 at 10:00 AM 

By Mary Ellen Bates Back in March of this year, the topic for AIIP’s monthly Info Pro Café virtual event was “Meaningful Metrics: Measuring What Matters for Infopreneurs.” (The recording and notes are available for AIIP members at https://www.aiip.org/Members-Only/IPC-metrics/; my other thoughts on this topic are at https://www.batesinfo.com/reluctant-entrepreneur/meaningful-metrics/) That discussion, along with some conversations I… Read More »

Categories : Coach's Corner
Tags : running an info business, solopreneur
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