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Hot topic: International Business Background Investigations

Posted by AIIP 
· Tuesday, February 25th, 2020 at 09:12 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
Tags : AIIP-L discussion list, background investigations

Internet Librarian International Conference Recap

Posted by AIIP 
· Tuesday, February 11th, 2020 at 09:00 AM 

By Birgit Bauer Once again, several hundred librarians and information professionals from about 30 countries from all over the world met at the 2019 Internet Librarian International (ILI) conference in London on October 15th and 16th. More than 60 lectures and case studies, interactive sessions, and social events provided an overview of current developments and… Read More »

Categories : Conference
Tags : ILI conference

Hidden Rewards of Learning with AIIP

Posted by AIIP 
· Tuesday, January 28th, 2020 at 10:00 AM 

Addressing AIIP Virtual Events and Collective Impact by Liz McLean After a year as a Virtual Events volunteer for AIIP, I’d love to share with you some of the most remarkable realizations that have come from our informal Info Pro Cafés. Never been to an Info Pro Café? If you love to learn, want to… Read More »

Categories : Professional Development
Tags : Info Pro Cafe, virtual events, volunteer

AIIP 2020: Don’t Miss Early Bird Registration!

Posted by AIIP 
· Tuesday, January 14th, 2020 at 08:00 AM 

by Karen Klein, AIIP 2020 Conference Chair Did you make a New Year’s resolution? Did it include bettering yourself, learning a new skill, starting an information business, or growing your existing business? Convert those resolutions into reality and register for AIIP’s annual conference in Denver, Colorado, USA from April 23-26, 2020. You will meet consultants,… Read More »

Categories : Conference
Tags : AIIP 2020

AIIP: Is Our Association Right for You?

Posted by AIIP 
· Tuesday, December 31st, 2019 at 11:00 AM 

by Judith Binder, AIIP President When I first started my business, I had no idea what I was getting into as a small business owner. I had developed my research skills in academic and special libraries and knew that I could use them as an independent information professional. But to launch and grow my own… Read More »

Categories : President's Message
Tags : solopreneur

Managing Difficult Clients

Posted by AIIP 
· Monday, December 16th, 2019 at 09:00 AM 

by Mary Ellen Bates, Bates Information Service One of the issues that come up frequently in conversations with fellow infopreneurs is how to deal with difficult clients. They come in all sizes and styles—the never-satisfied micromanager, the client who goes incommunicado, the penny-pincher who wants you to do more for less, or the one who… Read More »

Categories : Coach's Corner, Working with clients
Tags : clients

Digital Preservation Fundamentals

Posted by AIIP 
· Monday, December 2nd, 2019 at 08:00 AM 

by Margot Note An acute preservation challenge lies in saving digital items. Technology enables us to create, use, and be enriched by information in ways that were unthinkable generations ago. But the same advances that make sharing information so easy also pose some problems. The complexity and diversity of technology is overwhelming, even as storage… Read More »

Categories : Information Skills
Tags : Archives, digital preservation

Five reasons why you (Yes! You!) should volunteer with AIIP

Posted by AIIP 
· Monday, November 18th, 2019 at 11:00 AM 

By Kelly Berry Quick – think about some of the reasons why you decided to become an infopreneur. To have control over your own schedule? To focus on the work you love to do? To be able to work from anywhere, including at home in your PJs?

Categories : Independence
Tags : volunteer
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