Information industry writer & trainer
London, United Kingdom
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- Information industry writer & trainer at Tim Buckley Owen
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- Head of Membership, Marketing & Media at CILIP: the Chartered Institute of Library & Information Professionals
- Communications Manager (formerly Policy Adviser) at Museums, Libraries & Archives Council
- Head of Policy & Communications at Library & Information Commission
- Principal Information Officer at London Research Centre
- Information Officer at Greater London Council Research Library
- Assistant Librarian at City Business Library
- Assistant Librarian at Westminster Central Reference Library
- Education
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- London Metropolitan University
- University of Portsmouth
- Chartered Institute of Library & Information Professionals
- Institute of Information Scientists
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Tim Buckley Owen’s Summary
Independent information industry commentator, with over 35 years’ experience in the information profession. Current activities include...
Writing: News editor on FreePint's VIP magazine; columnist on Information World Review; feature writer for Library & Information Gazette.
Training: Trainer for Aslib, CILIP and private clients, running courses on enquiry handling, abstracting & summarising, basic information skills and information packaging & presentation
Consultancy: Associate consultant with the Tribal Group
Previous career has encompassed information management, writing, editing, training, government policy advice and corporate media & marketing.
Formerly...
Editor of Business Information Review (10 years)
Columnist on Managing Information (4 years)
Columnist on Research: the Journal of the Market Research Society (4 years)
Editor of City Information Group's CiGlet newsletter (12 years)
Contributing editor on FreePint's FUMSI magazine (18 months)
Tim Buckley Owen’s Specialties:
Author of Success at the Enquiry Desk: Successful Enquiry Handling Every Time (Facet Publishing, 5th ed 2006) - the leading basic textbook on enquiry handling
Specialist trainer in all aspects of presentation skills for information professionals - whether face-to-face, one-to-one by phone or email, document summarising, report writing and layout or public presentation using PowerPoint.
Writer and commentator specialising on the economic and social impact of the information profession.
Tim Buckley Owen’s Experience
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Information industry writer & trainer
Tim Buckley Owen
(Privately Held; Information Services industry)
January 2006 — Present (3 years 11 months)
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Head of Membership, Marketing & Media
CILIP: the Chartered Institute of Library & Information Professionals
(Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Information Services industry)
August 2001 — December 2005 (4 years 5 months)
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Communications Manager (formerly Policy Adviser)
Museums, Libraries & Archives Council
(Government Agency; 51-200 employees; Government Relations industry)
April 2000 — August 2001 (1 year 5 months)
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Head of Policy & Communications
Library & Information Commission
(Government Agency; 1-10 employees; Government Relations industry)
August 1998 — March 2000 (1 year 8 months)
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Principal Information Officer
London Research Centre
(Government Agency; 51-200 employees; Information Services industry)
April 1986 — August 1998 (12 years 5 months)
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Information Officer
Greater London Council Research Library
(Government Agency; 11-50 employees; Information Services industry)
January 1979 — March 1986 (7 years 3 months)
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Assistant Librarian
City Business Library
(Government Agency; 11-50 employees; Information Services industry)
July 1975 — December 1978 (3 years 6 months)
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Assistant Librarian
Westminster Central Reference Library
(Government Agency; 51-200 employees; Libraries industry)
January 1974 — June 1975 (1 year 6 months)
Tim Buckley Owen’s Education
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London Metropolitan University
Diploma in Library & Information Studies , 1973 — 1973
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University of Portsmouth
BA , English, History, Latin , 1967 — 1970
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Chartered Institute of Library & Information Professionals
MCLIP , 2002
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Institute of Information Scientists
MIInfSc , 1984
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Tim Buckley Owen’s Groups:
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NetIKX - Network for Information and Knowledge Exchange
Tim Buckley Owen’s Contact Settings
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