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Closing the Gap: the Five Essential Attributes of the Modern Information Professional

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 December 2014

Simon Lord
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Abstract

This paper is based on a research study commissioned by the Financial Times and the Special Libraries Association (SLA) to explore the evolving value of information management to organisations around the world. Drawing on responses from both full-time information professionals and corporate executives, the research highlights the challenges facing both audiences and reveals a fundamental shift in the model of information management. The paper aims to provide an actionable framework for the continuing success of the information function in any organisation, describing the five essential attributes for modern information professionals. The research was presented by Simon Lord at the BIALL Annual Conference, 2014 and is published in full at: www.ft.com/sla

Keywords

information professionalsinformation management
Type
Selection of Papers from the BIALL Conference 2014
Information
Legal Information Management , Volume 14 , Issue 4 , December 2014 , pp. 258 - 265
Copyright
Copyright © The Author(s) 2014. Published by British and Irish Association of Law Librarians 

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