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The Solo Law Firm Librarian and the "Wildcard" Approach to Service
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Please welcome Guest Blogger Tony Chan
[Note: Tony left a comment on Cindy Adam’s post from last week, but I thought it was very insightful to the solo law firm librarian that I asked if I could turn it into its own post. Thanks to Tony for agreeing to sharing this
MnLCP Talk: Are You LinkedIn?
Are You LinkedIn?
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This is a presentation that was given to the Minnesota Legal Career Professionals (MnLCP) on January 12, 2011.
I always enjoy talking about social media. It’s a huge passion of mine, right up there with movies. I once gave an entire speech comparing Social Media to
Blowing a Viral Opportunity — Being Right vs. Being Smart
There are times when defending your legal rights can do more harm than good. I think I saw a prime example of that this week between a creative YouTube video that was blowing up the Internet, and a company that asserted its legal copyright claim to shut it down.
A YouTube video was put out
A Modest Proposal For Email
“Email is Where Knowledge Goes to Die”
I first saw this phrase on someone’s email signature, but sadly I can’t find the original email so I don’t know who said it. I Googled the phrase and found this guy. His origin story is pretty good, so I’ll go with it. At the end of
The Analysis Fitness Test
Last night, I had the honour (that is spelled correctly, check Greg’s posting on the CLawbies for more detail) of participating in “Using KITs+1™ in Boosting Your Organization’s Analytical Fitness™ ” presented by Dr. Craig S. Fleisher, Chief Learning Officer/Aurora WDC, to a joint audience of members from the Toronto Chapters of Strategic and Competitive
Success Breeds Competition or Lexis Announces Practice Advisor
It’s one of those often overlooked economic rules: If you start a company and become successful, others will notice. Especially others with capital. In this case Practical Law Company (PLC) introduced a product/service a few years back and has been doing quite well with it. So much that apparently LexisNexis saw an opportunity and has
Future View: Aligning Offerings with Changing Client Preferences
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[Please Welcome Guest Blogger,
Andy Hines, author of ConsumerShift]
As a futurist, I’ve interacted with several library groups over the last few years. No surprise there, as libraries are living through nothing short of a seismic shift in the industry. Many of the groups are well aware of digitization and Google and
Law Firm Librarians: Out of Sight, Out of Mind
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[Guest Blog from Cindy Adams]
As research has evolved in recent years, we all have seen decreased foot traffic within our libraries. Attorneys rarely need print materials and are able to complete most tasks on their desktops. If no one comes to visit the library, is the facility, and its staff,
The Law & Grad School Blame Game
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There has been talk for the last few years about the unsustainability of the Graduate School program in the United States. For many of us, we have heard the segment that talks specifically about law schools, and have watched as many of the schools are caught in… shall we say, stretching the truth