Alicia S. Ellis

Developmental Editor & Information Specialist

I am an information professional who helps administrators, managers, executives, and individuals achieve strategic priorities and ethical principles by researching, analyzing, and synthesizing activities of competitors and developments in relevant markets, regulatory and public policy actions, and general industry issues.
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Skills in information retrieval and analysis gained from training provided by Bentz Whaley Flessner development consulting firm, and completion of conference workshops and online seminars from Special Libraries Association and Association of Professional Researchers for Advancement.
Research and writing skills

• Discussing with customers their data and information needs, discerning requirements, providing context, and managing expectations.
• Data and information retrieval from the Internet, public and proprietary databases, library special collections and archives, and human sources.
• Prospecting and vetting of individuals and organizations for fundraising, sales, and employment.
• Collecting and analyzing expert opinion, academic scholarship, and popular taste for creation of annotated
  bibliographies and literature reviews.
• Inputting and querying internal databases through end-user interfaces.
• Maintaining the integrity and safeguarding the confidentiality of data and information collected, and the knowledge produced from them.
• Promoting and helping customers use data, information, and knowledge tools.
• Managing physical information such as reference collections, or document archives that demonstrate
  compliance with organizational standards, industry best practices, and government regulation.
• Authoring and editing lists, directions, handbooks, and tutorials to communicate how to complete tasks, develop competence, etc.