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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)
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By providing information about:
 Industry players, statistics and news
 Available products
 Products and technologies in development
 Case studies
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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
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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
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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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