Beyond online: primary research as a value-added service.
Information specialists should provide a value-added service by supplementing their online searches with primary research. Primary research results in more up-to-date information from a broader spectrum of sources. The requester benefits from primary research by receiving a cost-effective and more comprehensive information package. The information professional benefits by acquiring a more in-depth knowledge of the subject, increasing awareness of important projects within the organization, and achieving recognition as a key information analyst.
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El Camino Hospital, Mountain View, CA 95014.
D003132:Commerce / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003258:Consumer Behavior; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D007255:Information Services / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D007992:Libraries, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010934:Planning Techniques; D012106:Research / Q000191:economics; D012107:Research Design; D014481:United States