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An Independent Information Professional (IIP) offers you top-quality, on-demand assistance in locating, analyzing, and applying information.
Tapping into the knowledge and skills of a member of the Association of Independent Information Professionals (AIIP) can help you get your job done more quickly and more effectively.
Each AIIP member is an owner or partner in an information business and provides expertise in particular skills and/or subjects.
Research and Technical Skills
- AIIP members use research tools and sources available only by subscription. This provides you levels and types of information that the general public cannot access.
- AIIP members have serious expertise in their fields. Many members have multiple and advanced degrees in information science and other specialties. Members are skilled in providing research and consulting services to clients in business, industry, libraries, and other settings.
- AIIP members provide value-added brainpower for organizations that need short- and long-term specialized research and analytical support.
Subject Expertise
Vertical industries in which AIIP members specialize include (but are not limited to) Engineering, Science, Medicine, Pharmaceuticals, Government/Regulatory, Information Technology, Education, Financial Services, Manufacturing, Non-profits, Life Sciences, Construction, Foods and Beverages, Telecommunications, Aviation, and Automotive.
Range of Services
AIIP members provide a diverse range of services:
- Business Research and Analysis - Business reports; competitor/company profiles and financials; scenario planning; financial, demographic and other projections; strategic and business analysis and planning.
- Market and Industry Research and Analysis - Industry profiles; media scans; clipping services or RSS feeds on industries or competitors; collection, organization and filtering of data; environmental scans; patent literature analysis; policy tracking and analysis; technology scouting; economic development support.
- Online Information Searching - News searches; commercial database literature searches.
- Information/Knowledge Management - Information and knowledge management analysis and planning; document management systems; archive organization; wiki development; oral histories; information audits.
- Writing, Editing and Document Creation - Writing customized reports, white papers, and proposals; editing documents; textbook fact checking; defining requirements.
- Training and Consulting - Presentations or workshops on research techniques; consulting on information sources.
- Library Setup and Maintenance - Assessing an organization's needs for a public or corporate library; space planning; collection development; cataloging; maintenance of the library's in-house collection.
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