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INFORMATION DISSEMINATION

STRATEGY FOR BSRIA

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VAGELIS VARFIS

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1.JOB APPLICATION-INTRODUCTION.3

2.WEB 2.0 FOR COMPANIES, ORGANISATIONS. IMPACT.3

3.NEEDS AND SOLUTIONS. PROPOSAL FOR BSRIA ..4

3.1 FACEBOOK5

3.2 TWITTER.6

3.3 LINKEDIN7

3.4 MEDIA SHARING8

3.5 BLOG8

3.6 IGOOGLE9

3.7 WIKIS9

4.EPILOGUE-SUGGESTION FOR BSRIAS PRESENT AND FUTURE 10

BIBLIOGRAPHY/REFERENCES

APPENDIX-JOB DESCRIPTION

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1. JOB APPLICATION-INTRODUCTION

Any applicant who is interested into this position it is the ideal opportunity

for any potential employee to prove his/her capabilities into gathering

storing, developing and sharing information with the advent/emergence of

new technologies, like Web 2.0 and its tools.

According to the companys site, its mission is to make the industry more

effective and efficient and that includes making sure that it delivers

sustainable solutions for your clients. From Web 2.0 the term Enterprise

2.0 has accrued, where collaborative technologies, social software have

arisen. The role of the Knowledge and Information Manager is vital because

he could be a liaison for the dissemination of information among employees

and clients.

2. WEB 2.0 FOR COMPANIES, ORGANISATIONS. IMPACT

The use of Web 2.0 is essential for information dissemination and for the

further development of the organization. However, there is the notion on

behalf of managers that the advent of social software may lead the

employees to working sluggishness. Research shows that communication

and collaboration technologies can make positive difference to business

performance (Cook 2008, p.15). A multi-national study conducted by

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Harvard Business School (Iansiti et al. 2006), which is quoted by Cook

(2008, p.15) indicates that firms with superior information technology grow

faster than their peers, their managers have more insight into their

business and their workers are more productive.

For BSRIA the tools themselves are very good, but what makes them

really stand out from previous generations of collaboration and community

tools is the fact that they target individual benefits as a route to shared

value, rather than asking people to share for collective benefit. This

approach of networked individualism has proven for more successful in

generating high levels of participation and shared value creation than

before. Powerful network effects are generated by focussing on

incentivizing and supporting individual action and then aggregating the

results of these individual actions upwards for all to share (Newson,

Houghton, Patten, 2008).

3.NEEDS AND SOLUTIONS. PROPOSAL FOR BSRIA

This organisation has a great expanse on many topics providing specialist

services in construction, building services and facilities management. Also

there are numerous web links:

Air tightness

Bookshop

Building compliance

Business and strategy construction support

Facilities management

Information services

Instrument solutions

Low carbon engineering

Market intelligence

Membership

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Research

Testing and

Training and events

Troubleshooting Water in building

Regarding BSRIAs services, links, there could be created a cohesive

website which could unify all the Web 2.0 tools which will be offered by

the company. Examining all possible solutions, what could have been

created is the implementation of Facebook. And from this site all

services could be used for the dissemination of information, like blogs,

RSS feeds, wikis, other sites of social networking, media sharing,

services of instant messaging in real time, Google services. It could

happen with the minimum cost for the company and at the same time

would be on the edge of technology and its latest developments

concerning the Web 2.0 tools in the world of enterprises.

3.1. SOCIAL NETWORKING FACEBOOK-

Web 2.0 within the organisation uses or combines collaborative networks

to form a powerful knowledge management system owned and maintained

by the user (Hern, Foth, Gray, 2008). Initially, it is necessary to bear in

mind that according to Dr. Brent Coller from the Department of

Management and Marketing at the University of Melbourne has found that

workers who spend no more than 20% of their workplace time in social

networking at work are 9% more productive than those who do not work

(Townsend, 2009). Sapojinicova (2009) clearly states that according to

recent statistics, concerning Facebook:

More than 200 million are active users.

More than 100 million users log on to Facebook at least once each

day.

More than two-thirds of Facebook users are at college.

The fastest gowing demographic is those 35 years old and older.

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Average user has 120 friends.

More than 4 billion minutes are spent on Facebook each day

(worldwide)

More than 30 million users update their statuses at least once eachday

More than 6 million users become fans of pages each day.

There are more than 30 million active users currently accessing

Facebook through their mobile device

One of the key things where BSRIA should focus to, lies on the fact that

6 million users become fans of page each day. One of the unique selling

points of BSRIA regarding its information dissemination strategy will be

the creation of several groups within the Facebook account of the

company. These groups will be focussed on specific topics which are

being displayed on the BSRIAs site (Air tightness, Bookshop, Building

compliance etc.). One of the most important things will be the use of

the link Websites which is located on the profile of Facebook. So ,these

websites could be comprised by:

Blogs, RSS feeds.

Google applications

Other social networks like Twitter, LinkedIn

Media sharing

Wikis

3.2. TWI TTER

Fred Stutzman (2007), quoted by Cook (2008, p.50,51), Teaching Fellow

at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hills School of Information

and Library Science has outlined three kinds of social presence

informational, temporal and geolocational.

Twitter is a micro-blogging platform according to which its users are able to

send and receive messages which are called tweets-. The length of the

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messages (tweets) is 140 characters. The access for every user could be

open or limited according to the restrictions that the administrator

implements on settings. For BSRIA, the use of Twitter could contribute

positively to the information dissemination strategy. For example, onemultinational company, Samsung, has created Twitter account dedicated to

mobile phones and posts both the company (US department) and product

news there (Smarty, 2008).

For BSRIA and for every company where they want to protect their

communication and the distributed information for security reasons, there

is the possibility of ensuring the safety of information dissemination

(www.yammer.com ).

One benefit for the company is the use of #tag on the message (tweet)

which will facilitate the dissemination of information. According to Button

(2009, p. 9-10):

Adding a #tag to your post allows you to categorise it, by creating topics.

#tags are especially great for promoting new products, getting meeting

notes around the world in real time and finding hot trends for market

research.

These keywords which are being created, will allow to the company and to

the employee specifically to be alerted whenever a new product is on the

market. The use of RSS feeds is the one that permits to the employee,

customer to update his knowledge to a topic of his interest.

One of the latest implementations of Twitter is the creation of Lists. In this

way, every user could create a list e.g. facilities management related to

the companys activities and in this way whoever wants to be involved in

this topic can add himself. Thus, a discussion forum is being created.

Other subsidiary applications, related to Twitter, for the more effective use

and for the benefit of BSRIA regarding the information dissemination

among employees, customers is the interaction via webcam

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(www.twitcam.com) or the exchange ideas via video sharing applications

(www.twitvid.com).

3.3. LINKEDIN

LinkedIn is even more professional-oriented. It allows the gathering of

data, sharing files and collaboration on projects. BSRIA can be helped

because it is about a network which is alive through feedback. The case

in point, the disseminating information will not be only distributed but it

could be as well enhanced by the users feedback.

3.4. MEDIA SHARING

It enables its users to use it so often that it is most likely to preponderate

to other Web 2.0 tools in the future. Video sharing (like Youtube) for

informal learning has great potential(Cook 2009, p.56).

BSRIA will have benefit regarding the information dissemination within the

organisation. In fact, Google has already announced plans to offer

Youtubes video sharing capabilities to enterprises. David Girouard, vice

president and general manager of enterprise at Google, explains : Our

intention is to bring as much of Googles technology to the enterprise as

soon as possible and using video to share information inside a business is

an obvious need. (Simpson, 2007).

With the use of tagging all this information could be categorised. In this

way, the knowledge organisation on nearly all topics will enable employees,

customers to keep in touch with the area of their interest. This constant

update of information concurs with the information dissemination strategy

that the company wants to implement.

3.5 BLOG

For BSRIA, the implementation of a blog could facilitate the latter to

disseminate the information easier and more effectively. Moreover, the

knowledge could be better organised and disseminated. The topics of this

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blog could be organised with the same way that the links of the company

are organised. Therefore, when an employee post a passage on a certain

topic, then the result of this action is the annotation from the other users

(namely the companys employees). Additionally, it is feasible the usage ofonline journal on the blog which will be updated with the use of RSS feeds.

The update of the online journals will be arranged by topic based on the

links which are appeared on the BSRIAs site.

RSS (Really Simple Syndication)feed allows to the users (e.g. of a blog) to

update their knowledge on a certain topic. The case in point, knowledge is

being disseminated every time that there is something new. In this way,

users are allowed to keep track of updates. For BSRIAs blog is feasible the

subscription on online journals, via RSS feeds. Thus, whenever there is a

new publication of an online journal automatically all users will be alerted.

Another implementation of blogs is the use of social bookmarking. For

every subject a tag can be place under each post. So, keywords are

created and categorised facilitating the employees when they wish to

search a term which is tagged.

One other application is the implementation of synchronous communication

namely the implementation of an Instant Messaging service, like CBOX.

The benefit for the company lies on the fact that it will allow to employees

to interact in real time and there will not be any limit regarding the number

of participants for this service.

3.6 IGOOGLE

It is a personalised webpage product according to which BSRIA itself and

all employees will have access on this personalised webpage by adding

gadgets-widgets. This means that all of the applications of the company

will be gathered onto one webpage.

Simultaneously, Google and its services allow to the company to have

access to a series of online products that are being offered like Google

Docs, Google Groups.

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Google Docs edit web-based documents, spreadsheets, and presentations.

The dissemination of information is facilitated because this service allows

to the employees within the company to interact online, to share

documents online, to make presentations online and at the same time thevirtual bystanders can participate with the usage of instant messaging.

Google Docs, in this way, eliminates the distance among users within the

organisation.

Another service of Google is Google Groups. It is a service where people

can discuss online, to share documents to customise the looks and

graphics. For the needs of information dissemination in larger scale (e.g.

uploading documents, which cant be done via CBOX) it could benefit

BSRIA. It is about an asynchronous type of communication. By request of

the employee/user the administrator of this group can create a new topic

on a certain field (e.g. engineering). Any time that somebody wishes to

contribute to the discussion, the members will be alerted via RSS feeds.

3.7. WIKIS

Majchrzak et al, quoted by Hearn, Foth, Gray (2008, p.53):

Identify a number of uses of wikis in organisations including: software

development, e-learning, project management, posting of general

information and knowledge management, communities of practice and user

groups, ad hoc collaboration, technical support, marketing and customer

relationship management, resource management and research and

development.

BSRIA can use this tool for the benefit of its employees. Sites like PBworks

(www.pbworks.com), Wikispaces (www.wikispaces.com)allow to the

employee to organise all their work effectively. Information dissemination

could be attained because for a created topic depended on the needs of

the company- by the administrator, the employees will be motivated by

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editing a certain topic. Thus, they contribute to the dissemination of

information/knowledge.

EPI LOGUE- SUGGESTION FOR BSRIA S PRESENT AND FUTURETo maintain the scientific aspect of these Web 2.0 tools it is necessary for BSRIA

to implement these new technologies in smaller scales among its employees using

the TAM method (Technology Acceptance Model). With this way it would be useful

to know the level of acceptance of these technologies.

Since the communication and the dissemination of information can happen within

the company, the next step would be the expansion of information dissemination

by working remotely using the same Web 2.0 tools. Thus, employees can be

connected any time of the day exchanging, sharing ideas and information.

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Information and Knowledge Manager

BSRIA is a well-known and respected test, research and consultancy organisation. Our Information Centreprovides technical information on building services and construction to BSRIA members and staff. We arelooking for an out-going information professional with a construction or engineering background and anenthusiasm for new ways of gathering, storing, developing and sharing information.

BSRIAs members subscribe to us for the benefit of all their staff. They are increasingly turning to moreinformal networks to help them solve day-to-day problems, find facts and develop opinions. BSRIA aims tofind new ways in which we can facilitate and add value to self-help informal networks.

We are looking for a candidate who wants: A varied job, in a supportive team, including trained library staff An opportunity to make a difference to the UKs carbon footprint The challenge of working to develop new systems for members to share and deliver information The opportunity to make a mark in the building services sector A friendly, flexible employer with an excellent record of developing individuals to achieve highlevels of prominence in the industry.

You will be: Enthusiastic about new ways of delivering information An outgoing person who enjoys contact with people and a natural networker keen to help others

develop new networks

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4. Providing information in response to enquiries. Enquiries come from Members, who pay for the service and expect quite detailed responses. We aim to addvalue to their enquiry and give more than just a simple answer if we can Non-members, to whom we respond as a marketing activity only Staff, who use the information service as support for their project work.

Enquiries cover a very wide range of building services and other construction issues, with particularemphasis on latest legislation and standards and their implications.

There is support from the engineers in BSRIA for the detailed technical enquiries and from the otherlibrary staff for the more basic questions.

5. Overall responsibility for the abstracts database. An early task is to work with your team todevelop the policy and consistent processes for this; you will have overall responsibility for the selection ofthe abstracts, their compilation and the maintenance of the database and its accessibility.6. Running the library, with extensive support from the librarystaff:

Library stock -Keep a watching brief on newpublications/information sources, review new publications andstandards and decide which to purchase, keep the current stock up todate, and make disposals as necessary

Develop the library services and promote to members Review other information services.

7. Liaising with other information providers in the construction sector, including learnedinstitutions and other Research and Technology Organisations.

8. (Optional) Developing an area of special interest. We encourage our senior information staffto take a specific interest in one or more areas of technology to support our members, as part of theirown career development and to help them understand better how our consultant staff provide theirservices. This could include writing publications, training and lecturing or undertaking consultancyassignments for clients. In any case you would become known as the specialist in this field.

Experience and skills

The post requires an out going personality and someone with a really good customer service record.

You will have a first degree, and experience in construction or engineering. It is not essential that you havebuilding services engineering experience.

Enthusiasm for new methods of delivering information (and evidence of such enthusiasm) is essential butactual experience is not.

Your team

Your role is within the Membership, Information, Networks and Training (MINT) business area and you willreport to the Business Manager for that area.

Your direct reports are a Deputy Librarian, a Library Assistant, and for the work on the database anInformation and Publications Assistant. The two library staff, who have together been with BSRIA for 10 years,are very knowledgeable on the library stock, handle the routine jobs and answer many enquiries. They areboth part time but work as a job share, ensuring that one or the other is always available for the library supportrole. The Information and Publications Assistant currently reports to our Publisher as part of the MINT team.

The information staff work very closely with our publications and membership teams. The marketing team isco-located with the MINT team.

Hours and location

This is a full time appointment, based in Bracknell, Berkshire. Hours are 37 per week.

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INFORMATION DISSEMINATION STRATEGY FOR BSRIA

2nd part

By

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. CREATION OF EMAIL ADDRESS..3

2. SOCIAL NETWORKING.5

2.1. FACEBOOK..5

2.2.TWITTER.7

3. LINKEDIN..9

4. MEDIA SHARING10

5. BLOG..11

6. IGOOGLE.15

7. WIKIS.16

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1. CREATION OF EMAIL ADDRESShttp://mail.google.com/mail/?safe=active&shva=1#inbox

USERNAME: [email protected]

PASSWORD: 25081980

In order to create accounts for Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, for

YouTube(media sharing), for blog, iGoogle, it is necessary to create an

account for the company BSRIA

The foundation for the existence and online communication of a

company is the creation of an email account. Gmail is the service that

has been chosen.

Username: [email protected]

Password: ********

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We should bear in mind that all these accounts are valid till the

completion of the coursework.One of the providing services that are being given by Google (like Gmail),

for free is Google Docs for the online editing of documents (spreadsheets,

word, powerpoint, pdf files) and online exchange of documents among

employees and customers.

Therefore, according to the main links of BSRIA, folders have been

created on Google Docs, respectively:

Air tightness Bookshop Building compliance Business and strategy Construction support Facilities management Information services Instrument solutions Market intelligence Membership

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Research Testing and certification

ts

Troubleshooting Training and even Water in buildings

(For Google Docs:

http://docs.google.com/?tab=mo&safe=active&pli=1#folders/folder.0.0B

wCpD-Rl1zyuMGU3ZGNlMDItMGE2Mi00M2FhLThlZGYtZGZjNzU1ZjUwY2I5

)

2. SOCIAL NETWORKING

ok.com/?ref=home

2.1. FACEBOOKhttp://www.facebo

For BSRIA a new Facebook account is going to be created. On this account

all employees will participate and will interact.

USERNAME: bsriacompany

PASSWORD:23122009

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They will interact and participate through the creation of groups based on

the main links of BSRIAs website. Indicatively:

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On these groups the employees will be able to interact by sharing ideals

.2 TWITTER

om/

on a specific topic/group of their choice.

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http://twitter.c

[email protected]

ne other application for the company is Twitter. It allows to the

lso with the use of

USERNAME:bsriacom

PASSWORD: 23122009

O

employees to interact using maximum 140 characters.

Using tags (#) for their posts, they can create topics. A

the List they can participate in a mini discussion forum.

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The use of RSS feeds allows to the employees to stay up-to-date for

BSRIAs activities through its posts/tweets-.

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The homepage of BSRIAs account on Twitter:

3. LINKEDINhttp://www.linkedin.com/home


PASSWORD: 23122009

For LinledIn I tried to create an account for BSRIA:

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4. MEDIA SHARINGhttp://www.youtube.com/


PASSWORD: 23122009

YouTube could be used for educational purposes. Some employees, for

instance, could share their knowledge on a certain field e.g. facilities

management- with other users or among them

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5. BLOGhttp://bsriacompany.blogspot.com/


PASSWORD: 25081980

The dissemination of information could be facilitated by the use of a blog.

The functionality na d the usability of this blog lies on the widgets that will

be implemented.

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Also an IM (Instant Messaging) service has been created for the user

needs. It is an easy way among employees to communicate through this

useful tool namely, the blog-.

Journals that could be useful for the further education of the employees

have been uploaded, sideways, on the blog. Every time, that these

journas are being updated through the use of RSS feeds, the employees

will be able to be up-to-date with the current developments on their field.

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7. WIKIShttp://bsriacompany.wikispaces.com/

USERNAME: bsriacompany

PASSWORD: 25081980

From the link Files it is possible for the information manager to create

folders which will correspond to the main links of the companys website.

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