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My top ten FUMSI articles: Part 2
I've recently joined the FUMSI team as contributing editor for the 'share' section. The magazine is aimed at Information professionals, and provides ideas, case studies and tips on how to Find, Use, Manage or Share information. FUMSI has a philosophy about information, and it is one that I feel very comfortable being part of: "Information work is no longer confined to a library, research centre or information unit; everyone has an information role, whether it's to find, use, manage or...

Read the full post - Published July 13, 2008 in FUMSI

My top ten FUMSI articles: Part 1
The July edition of FUMSI magazine should be available now, and it is the first edition I've taken part in as a contributing editor. I've joined the team looking after the 'S' in FUMSI, which stands for 'share'. Each month the website and magazine feature a new article in each of the four Information Professional activity spaces - how to Find, Use, Manage or Share information. The PDF edition also includes comment from the four contributing editors, Marcy Phelps, Tim...

Read the full post - Published July 12, 2008 in FUMSI

'RSS Feeds: Managing the Mechanism' article for FUMSI
I've contributed an article about managing your consumption of RSS feeds to the Manage area of the FUMSI site - 'RSS Feeds: Managing the Mechanism'. If you get the FreePint newsletter you may have already seen the promotional blurb for the article. "Martin Belam explains the ins and outs of RSS -- not the technology or mechanics of it, but the nitty-gritty of managing yet another information stream on a desktop already close to bursting with resources. He provides practical...

Read the full post - Published March 28, 2008 in Articles, FUMSI, RSS