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 »
Information Skills – Page 2
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 »
You may not have heard of prospect research. This field of research is devoted to assisting organizations with donor identification and donor relations management for fund raising, and is one of the many specialized research services AIIP members offer clients. This field of research often combines Prospect Research, Prospect Management, Grantwriting and Fundraising. We asked… Read More »
What exactly do info pros do that consult to libraries? Today’s info pros that consult to library services are specialists in strategic marketing for libraries. We asked Jennifer Burke, President, Intellicraft Research, for some tips on how to mix marketing and information skills to consult to library services.
In the past, info pros specializing in records management focussed on assisting clients to understand and apply legal requirements related to the retention and disposal of business records. Today records management encompasses project management, digital architecture, systems analysis, information management, digital asset management as well as understanding key sharing and retention platforms, such as SharePoint.
Independent information professionals go by many names: researcher, freelancer, contractor, consultant, knowledge manager, content developer, and more. Many of our members are also Writing & Editing Specialists. As independent information professionals (IIPs), we tell our clients’ stories. From ideation to creation, editing, and publishing, we create engaging content that promotes our clients’ businesses.
As independent information professionals (IIPs), we help our clients make sense of the information and technology they have – or need – to grow their businesses.
As Independent Information Professionals (IIPs), we’re researchers, analysts, designers, and consultants serving clients across business, education, government, and non-profit sectors. We’re good at what we do – and we don’t miss the daily 9-5 routine! Many of our members excel at primary research and love conducting interviews and focus groups to get at the heart… Read More »
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