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<p><b><font color="black" size="3" face="Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Preliminary findings and final reminder:
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<p><b><font color="black" size="3" face="Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Outsell's 2015 Information Management (IM) Benchmarking Survey closes 30 Novembe</font>r</b></p>
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<div style="margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0"><font size="3" face="Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><b>*Final posting: thank you to everyone who has already contributed*</b><br>
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<div style="margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0"><font size="3" face="Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Outsell's preliminary findings from this year's survey suggest that
<b>e-books</b> are the top priority for increased investment for 2016. How does this compare to your IM budgeting for 2016? Also, around 40% of respondents report Big Data Analytics and skills with Visualization Tools as the areas where they are now experiencing
the biggest skills gaps. How does the skill-set of your team compare to your peers?
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This is just a reminder that you can find out by participating in our 2015 survey for library leaders and managers, which is live until
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In return for your participation, you will instantly receive a<b> free 12-page data
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<div style="margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0"><font size="3" face="Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">You can find the survey at:
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http://outsell.interceptsurveys.com/IMB</a></font></div>
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<font size="3" face="Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">The survey should take around 20 minutes of your time to complete (you can pause it and return at will), and all information will be kept strictly confidential. The survey will close on Monday, 30 November,
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<p>Questions? Need a copy of the questionnaire? Please contact: Leonie Nicholas, Affiliate Analyst, Outsell, Inc, lnicholas@outsellinc.com.</p>
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<div style="margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0"><font size="3" face="Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">With a final thanks to everyone who has supported this initiative!<br>
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<font size="3" face="Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Leonie Nicholas</font><font size="3" face="Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><br>
Affiliate Analyst, Information Management</font><font size="3" face="Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><br>
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