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The Brave New World of Information Professionals
Judi Walter, Eli Lilly and Company
April 2008
The Brave New World of Information Professionals –
Agenda
Introduction and Background
A Day in My Life … or …Building Blocks
Learnings
In Closing …
Introduction and Background
Education:
Bachelor’s Degree in Politics and Public Affairs
University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida
Attended Indiana University School of Library and Information Science,
Indianapolis, Indiana
Professional Experience:
Online Union List of Serials Project (Indiana University)
Serials Conversion Project (University of Miami)
Technical Librarian (Ernst & Young Consulting)
Senior Research Supervisor (Resort Condominiums Intl./RCI)
Senior Information Associate (Eli Lilly)
Marketing Associate (Eli Lilly)
Federal Health Affairs Associate (Eli Lilly)
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A Day in My Life (Solo Librarian - Ernst & Young – Late
1980s – Early 1990s)
Support consulting engagements in:
Information Technology
Health Care Information Technology
Health Care Strategy
Corporate Strategy (including Legal and Bankruptcy consulting)
Performance Improvement (TQM, Business Process Reengineering)
By providing information about:
Industry players, statistics and news
Available products
Products and technologies in development
Case studies
Major accomplishment:
Introduced online information services to the practice!
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A Day in My Life – Solo Librarian – RCI –
(Early – Late 1990s)
Supported Vacation Ownership company executive
management and strategic planning functions
Created RCI’s first “official” corporate information center
Formalized the corporate competitive intelligence practice
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A Day in My Life – Information Associate –
Eli Lilly and Company – Late 1990s …
Hired for ‘liaison-like’ role to focus support on one
customer group (Corporate Strategic Planning)
Enhanced company-wide daily newsletter
Broadened focus from R&D to include competitive and business
information
Constantly monitored information environment for ways to add efficiency,
new information sources, new technology, etc. to the newsletter
Co-developed, with a customer, a new information
product
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A Day in My Life – Marketing Associate
Hired to support an information system for Sales & Marketing e.g.,
taxonomy enhancement
The position was refocused on a special project …
Coordinated project deliverables with external consultants
Reviewed and revised deliverables to meet internal needs
Performed administrative functions (meeting scheduling, facilitation,
training, etc.)
Provided project reporting to management and colleagues
Participated in internal needs assessments, interviews
Developed marketing resource portal with I.T.
Accomplishments:
Learned internal business processes
Developed reputation as a ‘change agent’
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A Day in My Life – Federal Health Affairs
Perform environmental monitoring of U.S. federal health
care regulations
Disseminate information that may impact our industry / our
business
Recently developed a weekly newsletter
Support management in educating and mobilizing crossfunctional colleagues
Developed and maintain an internal collaboration site
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MY PERSONAL LEARNINGS
Practice continuous learning about your industry
Keep abreast of your corporate and departmental strategies,
goals and objectives
Be Proactive!
Summarize, synthesize and customize
Develop and maintain relationships with individual customers
Volunteer to (selectively) take on special projects
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In closing …
Thank you for your time and attention!
Judi Walter
(317) 433-5057
[email protected]
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