The inaugural Enterprise Search Europe conference takes place in London in October and features insight and expertise from global enterprise search experts.
Posted 8 July 2011
A pre-launch version of Google Plus is being tested and reviewed by a number of industry commentators. What can the rest of us look forward to?
Posted 7 July 2011
As organisations become increasingly concerned about information security, information professionals must ensure they understand the key issues. Robin Smith reviews a book that could help.
Posted 6 July 2011
Is it possible for a management handbook to be a real page turner? Jacky Berry finds out.
Posted 1 July 2011
Information Today publishes a range of journals, newsletters, books and blogs in the information space, including a wealth of online content. Here we bring you some recent highlights.
Posted 27 June 2011
The increased speed and ease of information capture and transmission is contributing to the number of privacy related news stories.
Posted 24 June 2011
In hard financial times, it's important to find CPD opportunities which can have a real impact says Jon Beaumont.
Posted 24 June 2011
Building a network of supportive colleagues beyond the workplace is a great way to learn and develop as a professional.
Posted 24 June 2011
Developments in digital publishing and the continued growth in popularity of e-devices are keeping publishers on their toes.
Posted 23 June 2011
30 'hackers' create apps and mashups to help make Europeana's cultural collections open and accessible to all.
Posted 12 June 2011
When we last heard from our anonymous correspondent, she was about to be made redundant from a government KM role. She has now been offered a new job in the private sector. Here she explains why you should be prepared to take advantage of social networking tools - and your trusted contacts.
Posted 10 June 2011
The Hargreaves Report recommends streamlining and simplifying the UK's copyright and licensing processes. But is there a political appetite to bring about change?
Posted 8 June 2011
Recent stories in the UK, including 'super injunctions' and alleged phone-tapping, raise questions about the news media and privacy legislation. Is a whole new world of 'hidden' information opening up?
Posted 7 June 2011
Frustrated by the lack of opportunities in public libraries, Caroline Fielding became a school librarian. Here she explains why it was the best decision she could have made.
Posted 27 May 2011
At the the debut of a new information community conference in Berlin the conversations covered linked data, social media and research in corporate environments.
Posted 27 May 2011
The Perfect Information Conference 2011 themes of Change, Adapt, Capitalise generated debate and reflection. Emma King reports.
Posted 23 May 2011
Does the fear of returning to hundreds of unread emails drive you to work on the beach? Ian Wooler shares 5 tips for a happy email free holiday.
Posted 18 May 2011
Information Today publishes a range of journals, newsletters, books and blogs in the information space, including a wealth of online content. Here we bring you some recent highlights.
Posted 12 May 2011
The London Libraries Consortium is the UK's largest public libraries consortium. Its Digital Reference Resources Workstream is delivering increased usage and real savings.
Posted 12 May 2011
A survey conducted by the Gallup Organization examines the opinions of internet users in 27 EU member states on the use of different languages on the web.
Posted 11 May 2011
The announcement this week that US public libraries will soon be making Kindle loans has got the profession talking.
Posted 29 April 2011
The European Services Directive aims to enable cross-border trade in services. And information professionals can help, says Sue Brown.
Posted 28 April 2011
We all want to share our skills and knowledge. But how many of us have actually been trained to train others effectively?
Posted 21 April 2011
'Open, social, linked' content and the future of library collections discussed at UKSG's Harrogate event.
Posted 15 April 2011
Open and linked data are critical to delivering the UK government's vision of a Big Society.
Posted 15 April 2011
Information Today publishes a range of journals, newsletters, books and blogs in the information space, including a wealth of online content. Here we bring you recent highlights that you may have missed first time round.
Posted 14 April 2011
Informed bewilderment, destructive creativity, filter failure and discovery deficit are some of the buzzwords emerging from day one of UKSG 2011.
Posted 4 April 2011
A panel of social media marketing experts at Social Media Forum Europe debate how organisations can build engagement and increase customer value.
Posted 31 March 2011
Can having more fun at work improve our effectiveness? Åke Nygren explores tools and apps that could put the play into work.
Posted 28 March 2011
Jon Beaumont is an enthusiastic convert to open plan working. It helps keep him and his team at the heart of the business.
Posted 17 March 2011
Information Today publishes a range of journals, newsletters, books and blogs in the information space, including a wealth of online content. Here we bring you recent highlights that you may have missed first time round.
Posted 16 March 2011
A great reference interview can help you get exactly the right information to your clients. Sara Batts shares some hints and techniques.
Posted 11 March 2011
Is there an optimum design for an Intellectual Property framework? An independent review in the UK seeks to find the answer.
Posted 3 March 2011
Networking and learning intersect at the Huddersfield Librarian TeachMeet.
Posted 2 March 2011
Users in the UK and the Netherlands spend the most time online; Austrians the least. The Digital Year in Review 2010 examines European trends in internet usage.
Posted 26 February 2011
As the debate around volunteer 'librarians' and library closures rages in the UK, in Finland the state recognises the value of libraries - and professional librarians.
Posted 25 February 2011
Tablets will be the fastest growing mobile device in history, according to Morgan Stanley.
Posted 21 February 2011
Perfect Information's conversations with professionals highlight the challenges of fulfilling increased customer expectations with diminishing resources.
Posted 18 February 2011
Our anonymous correspondent has been both the recipient and giver of bad news at work recently. Here she considers how best to share bad news.
Posted 18 February 2011
Information skills can contribute so much to organisations. The trick is to get them noticed, says Jon Beaumont.
Posted 17 February 2011
Sara Batts considers how SLA's 2011 theme of 'Future Ready' can be translated to every day practical activities.
Posted 14 February 2011
Åke Nygren reports back from what must be, quite literally, the coolest library conference in Europe. Collaboration and innovation were key themes at the Helsinki Midwinter Darkness Camp.
Posted 4 February 2011
Information Today also publishes a range of journals, newsletters, books and blogs in the information space, including a wealth of online content. In this article, we bring you recent highlights that you may have missed first time round.
Posted 4 February 2011
How do you cope with uncertainty in the workplace? Our anonymous correspondent has a Government-based KM role. Her post is scheduled to be made redundant - on a date as yet unknown.
Posted 2 February 2011
Information professionals have vital skills when it comes to successful IT procurement and implementation, says Jon Beaumont.The trick is to make sure we are heard!
Posted 31 January 2011
Research reveals that European countries lag behind the US in mass-market acceptance of eBooks and eReaders, but the market is picking up speed.
Posted 21 January 2011
The high profile debate around the activities of Wikileaks has raised serious questions about governments and the internet itself.
Posted 21 January 2011
We are now living in a 'perpetual beta' world. We must be willing to experiment - and fail - if we are to get the most out of social media tools.
Posted 20 January 2011
The information industry will focus on 'mobile' and 'social' in 2011.
Posted 18 January 2011
2010 was a 'miserable' year for the legal sector. Jon Beaumont, Head of KM at law firm Harvey Ingram looks forward to the new year.
Posted 7 January 2011