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Doing Research with Government Documents

Posted by AIIP 
· Tuesday, November 4th, 2025 at 09:00 AM 

By Jennifer Williams

Because the U.S. Federal Government conducts and funds so much research and publishes a wealth of information, there are government documents on an astonishing array of subjects.

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Categories : Information Skills, Tools of the Trade
Tags : business research, databases, government contracting, resources
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Real Information – Artificial Intelligence: Using AI in General

Posted by AIIP 
· Wednesday, October 22nd, 2025 at 09:00 AM 

By Arthur Weiss

Editor’s note: This is part of a series covering what’s new and, more importantly, how infopreneurs can maximize the benefits of AI tools. 

Over the last two years, AI has seemed to be taking over the world. Just looking at the most well-known generative AI product gives an idea. ChatGPT claims nearly 200 million visits per day with around 800 million weekly active users – roughly 10% of the world’s population. These numbers have doubled since February 2025, and ChatGPT now claims an 81% share of global traffic among AI chat tools. (See https://www.demandsage.com/chatgpt-statistics/ for more statistics.)

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Categories : Hot Topic, Information Skills, Tools of the Trade
Tags : AI Prompting
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Thriving as a Solo Expert: 4 Counter-Intuitive Strategies You Haven’t Tried

Posted by AIIP 
· Tuesday, October 14th, 2025 at 03:43 PM 

By Marj Atkinson, MLS

Being an independent consultant can feel isolating, especially as technology and AI rapidly reshape our profession. Without the resources of large organizations, solo experts must develop a new form of strategic leverage. For Internet Librarian Connect 2025, I’m sharing firsthand insights on how solopreneurs build research support networks through community collaboration.

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Categories : Growing Your Business, Industry Partners, Networking, Tools of the Trade
Tags : business growth, collaboration, community, networking, running an info business, shared resources

How Federal Buyers Find Small Business Vendors – And How You Can Be One of Them

Posted by AIIP 
· Tuesday, September 9th, 2025 at 11:01 AM 

By Christina Mortel

Editor’s Note: Getting Started in Government Contracting is part of a series on US government contracting (GovCon) opportunities at all government levels. A non-US entity may register in SAM.gov as a foreign entity.

If you are new to government contracting, one of the first questions you might have is: How do federal agencies find small business vendors?

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Categories : Growing Your Business
Tags : business growth, GovCon, government contracting
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Real Information – Artificial Intelligence: Prompting AI, Part 2

Posted by AIIP 
· Tuesday, August 26th, 2025 at 12:07 PM 

By Arthur Weiss

Editor’s note: This is part of a series covering what’s new and, more importantly, how infopreneurs can maximize the benefits of AI tools. 

In the last post, I gave a guide to the basic principles of prompting – knowing your objective and recognizing how prompts can bias responses. This time, we explore best practices and a practical framework for effective prompting.   

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Categories : Hot Topic, Information Skills, Tools of the Trade
Tags : AI Prompting
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Grow Your Business with Online Courses: An illustration of Instructional Design for Infopreneurs

Posted by AIIP 
· Tuesday, August 19th, 2025 at 03:30 AM 

Grow Your Business with Online Courses: An illustration of Instructional Design for Infopreneurs

By Amy Ferguson

Trying to turn your expertise into a marketable online course? As information professionals who curate knowledge for a living, building and selling online courses is a natural next step for many of us. But without a plan, creating an online course can feel overwhelming. Where do you start?

That is where instructional design comes in.

What is Instructional Design?

Instructional design is the art and science of creating engaging, effective learning experiences. It involves understanding how people learn and structuring content to improve learning.

At its core, instructional design involves:

  • Defining the knowledge and skills learners should have acquired by the end of the course.
  • Creating learning materials that capture attention and encourage learning.
  • Assessing whether learners have achieved the intended goals.

Several instructional design models guide course development. ADDIE is one of these models. ADDIE stands for Analyze, Design, Develop, Implement, and Evaluate.

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Categories : Growing Your Business, Independence, Tools of the Trade
Tags : instructional design; selling courses; residual income; running an info business
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Market Your Business with a Capabilities Statement

Posted by AIIP 
· Tuesday, August 5th, 2025 at 11:00 AM 

By Christina Mortel

Editor’s Note: Getting Started in Government Contracting is part of a series on US government contracting (GovCon) opportunities at all government levels. A non-US entity may register in SAM.gov as a foreign entity.

In my previous article on government contracting, I covered research basics on how to find the agencies that need your business products and services. Along with having research on hand, businesses need to develop a company capabilities statement. This document is required to work with local, state, and federal agencies and is helpful when working with private sector entities. The capability statement is a key component of your business development efforts. Let’s dive in.

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Categories : Growing Your Business, Professional Development
Tags : government contracting, marketing
Tools of Trade

Prompting AI (Part 1)–AIIP Series on Artificial Intelligence

Posted by AIIP 
· Tuesday, July 22nd, 2025 at 11:00 AM 

By Arthur Weiss

Editor’s note: This is part of a series covering what’s new and, more importantly, how infopreneurs can maximize the benefits of AI tools. 

On job sites, you’ll discover that there’s been a boom in job ads for “AI Prompt Engineers.” Some jobs pay well over $100,000 per year – but is “prompt engineering” actually so difficult? 

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Categories : Information Skills
Tags : AI, Prompting
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