ASLIB: The Association for Information Management.
The Association for Information Management
ASLIB Business Information Group
Introduction
The ASLIB Business Information Group is a newly launched group with the aim of serving information professionals, information intermediaries and business members from academia, corporate and professional backgrounds.
The Group Aims:
- To provide a community of practice group for ASLIB members concerned with supplying and using Business Information.
- To promote and share good practice in the searching, retrieval, exploitation and management of Business Information.
- To provide a forum for networking, discussion and support to professionals with an interest in this area.
Activities
Visits are arranged to a variety of organizations of relevance to Business Information. Visits allow members to meet and network with other people in the profession and learn how information needs are met in a range of different environments.
Events
First Event! Killer business information promotion techniques and how to develop your career
The first meeting for the Business Information Community of Practice was held at the City Business Library at the Guildhall, London on the 22nd February. The meeting was extremely successful and included a tour of the Guildhall and a presentation on the City Business Library services to business, their exemplary promotional activities and outreach to the business community. There was also a presentation followed by questions on developing business information careers from the Sue Hill Recruitment team. This was followed by refreshments and time for networking.
ASLIB BICOP Event, Information and the bottom line, 24th April
How Information Management, Knowledge Management and Records Management enhance risk management and governance, return on assets, new products and services, and thus profitability
Where: Reed Smith LLP Office, The Broadgate Tower, 20 Primrose Street, London, EC2A 2RS
When: 24th April 2012, 6pm for 6.30pm start till 8.30pm
Agenda
18:00
Welcome and drinks
18:30
Presentation on the contribution Information Management makes to business and the bottom line
18:40
Break into groups to discuss:
- The messages we should be putting across at director/senior management/policy maker level about the contribution IM/KM/RM makes
- The evidence base to back up the messages
- Potential champions who have significant influence over senior management/executives in business
- Vehicles for the message (e.g. publications, broadcasts, partner organizations)
There will be time for networking and refreshments during the event.
Book: To book your place, or for further information about the event or the BICoP e-mail Emmy Rawcliffe: erawcliffe@aslib.com, or call 01274 515663. Please book by 20 April 2012.
Non ASLIB members: £15
ASLIB Members: Free
For further information on the Business Information Group please contact:
Holly Shukla
Relationship Manager
hshukla@aslib.com
