This post is an examination of the difference between content aggregation and content curation, and why they make a difference to a firm’s information flow – indeed, to explore why curation is crucial to both legal and information professionals. I illustrate the benefits of aggregation, curation, the deployment of push/pull content, and how it could
When was the last time that a library and information conference inspired your intellectual curiosity? Why is it so important to think about information ubiquity? What apps should we be looking for? What should we be doing to support our end-users? These, and many other philosophical questions have been discussed in papers at recent library
A session from the recent LIDA conference outlined how the power of the crowd contributed to the success of a local history documentation project. The possibilities for this type of public collaboration are endless, and people are happy to contribute their knowledge if the platform is easy to use.
As an undergraduate nearly thirty years ago, business information management was an emerging and almost glamorous(!) specialism. In 1992, Loughborough University appointed Derek Stephens to introduce us to market research and competitor analysis via Kompass, ABI/Inform, and FAME etc on CD-Rom. If we could demonstrate an excellent search strategy, we could venture online and access
There are a number of news monitoring and content aggregation platforms on the market. They all promise to make your current awareness provision more efficient. As vendors, we want you to make the right decision for you and your organisation. Therefore Vable has put together a guide which aims to take you through the
Welcome to the second conference post this month. Full BIALL is back! After last year’s shortened (but brilliant) online version, once again we are looking forward to a 3 day event. I am particularly excited about the BIALL conference because I am delivering one of the parallel sessions. The theme this year is “Bodies in
Although library and information conferences have changed beyond recognition this past year, we can still get excited about their new look and feel. We recently had notifications about AALL, IFLA, and BIALL (watch this space), to name just a few. Location is no longer an obstacle, which means they are more affordable to
Budgets and financial planning for library and information services are more important than ever. The end of March is fast approaching, and for many organisations this is also the end of the financial year. We have written about library and information budgets on the Vable blog in previous years, however I wanted to think about
I want to offer practical solutions to library and information managers. In Vable’s new and updated white paper, I cover (amongst other things) the librarian’s role in sorting fact from fiction, how to communicate with end-users, the importance of creating and using a Value Proposition, why you should write case studies, and the value
Twitter can be an inspiring place for information people, and we are all in need of being part of a supportive, friendly, and sharing community. #UKLibChat is one of my favourite events in the month and their discussion topics are always relevant. The blurb from February’s focus said,
