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Working as an Infopreneur: A U.K. Perspective

Posted by AIIP 
· Tuesday, April 7th, 2020 at 10:00 AM 

By Penny Crossland As I sit at my desk preparing to Skype a client with whom I was due to meet today in central London, but who cancelled due to the bizarre Covid-19 reality we are currently facing, I realize how fortunate independent workers are to be able to carry on their business regardless of… Read More »

Categories : Independence
Tags : networking, running an info business

Moving from Freelancer to Information Consultant

Posted by AIIP 
· Tuesday, March 24th, 2020 at 12:00 PM 

by Mary Ellen Bates, Bates Information Service One of the hardest shifts that many new independent information professionals face is changing their perspective of where their value lies and how their market sees the world. When we are surrounded by examples of the low-pay gig economy – Uber and Lyft, Fiverr and UpWork, DoorDash, and… Read More »

Categories : Coach's Corner
Tags : business growth, consulting, solopreneur

Digital Preservation Strategies

Posted by AIIP 
· Tuesday, March 10th, 2020 at 09:00 AM 

By Margot Note This post is a continuation of an earlier post on digital preservation fundamentals. Two fundamental digital preservation strategies are refreshment and migration. These strategies are designed to preserve the integrity of digital items and to enable you to retrieve, display, and use them despite changing technology. Refreshing involves moving files from one… Read More »

Categories : Information Skills
Tags : Archives, digital preservation

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
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