The Embedded Corporate Librarian: Delivering Value to R

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The Embedded Corporate Librarian Delivering
Value to RD

• Anne Rogers
• Director, Scientific Knowledge Services
• InfoCenter
• Cargill, Inc.

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A little bit about me.
Education B.S. Chemistry and M.L.S. Chemical
Information, Indiana University

• Work Experience
• Cargill, Inc., 2004-present
• Director, Scientific Knowledge Services
• InfoCenter, Corporate Affairs
• The Dow Chemical Company, 1984-2004
• Many positions in the information management
  disciplines

Professional Interests Applied Knowledge
Management Innovation
Personal Husband, Hal Portuguese Water Dogs,
GiGi and Catch Maine Coon Cat, Eek
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Embedded Librarianship

• Strategic Alignment
• Inclusiveness
• Articulating ROI

Multiple Service Models
Corporate Strategy
Shared Services
RD Strategy
Library and Information Services
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Understanding your users needs

• Understand your key stakeholders vision, goals,
  critical success factors
• Identify where you can help achieve key
  objectives
• Align your strategic objectives as transparently
  as possible

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Know your strengths

• What are your core capabilities?
• What do you bring to the table that can help your
  stakeholders achieve their vision?
• Align your capabilities and deliver

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Strategy

• If you don't know where you are going, any road
  will get you there.
• - Lewis Carroll

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Strategy Definition
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Alignment
Cargill
Research and Development
KM Opportunity
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The Bottom Line
.measuring value every day
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Flexibility

• I can't change the direction of the wind, but I
  can adjust my sails to always reach my
  destination.
• - Jimmy Dean