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The Embedded Corporate Librarian: Delivering Value to R&D

Learn about strategic alignment, multiple service models, understanding users' needs, and articulating ROI in corporate librarianship to support R&D. Anne Rogers, Director of Scientific Knowledge Services at Cargill, provides valuable insights and tips for librarians looking to align their capabilities with stakeholders' objectives.

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The Embedded Corporate Librarian: Delivering Value to R&D

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  1. The Embedded Corporate Librarian: Delivering Value to R&D Anne Rogers Director, Scientific Knowledge Services InfoCenter Cargill, Inc.

  2. 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

  3. Embedded Librarianship • Strategic Alignment • ‘Inclusiveness” • Articulating ROI Multiple Service Models Corporate Strategy Shared Services R&D Strategy Library and Information Services

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. Strategy “If you don't know where you are going, any road will get you there.” - Lewis Carroll

  7. Strategy Definition

  8. Alignment Cargill Research and Development KM Opportunity

  9. The Bottom Line ….measuring value every day…

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

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