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Reliability and Validity in Library Assessment
Librarians need to gather assessment data to see how well libraries are meeting needs, how the collection is being used, and knowledge/service gaps.
Introduction to Macro-Appraisal
The benefits of macro-approach include providing context and forcing a planned rather than a random approach to archival management.
Lucidea’s Lens: Knowledge Management Thought Leaders Part 7 – Susan Hanley
Susan Hanley is one of the leading experts on using Office 365 and SharePoint for knowledge management and collaboration, emphasizing the people side
Myth #3: It’s too Hard to Digitize Museum Collections
It’s a myth that digitizing museum collections is too expensive, slow, or hard from a technical perspective. Provides context and ideas.
Instruction in Special Libraries: Technology Integration Matrix Overview
The Technology Integration Matrix helps instructors be purposeful in their integration of technology in instructional settings, such as in libraries.
Archival and Records Management Preservation
Archivists and records managers face digital preservation challenges. No permanent solution to digital preservation; medium-term solutions are safe.
Lucidea’s Lens: Knowledge Management Thought Leaders Part 6 – Heidi K. Gardner
Heidi K. Gardner studies collaboration between highly autonomous, powerful knowledge workers such as partners in professional service firms…
Myth #2: It’s Easy to Digitize Museum Collections
Museum collection digitization is not cheap, not fast, not technically easy. Museum professionals should educate stakeholders about this myth.
An Interview with the Authors of Managing Data for Patron Privacy
Interview with authors of Managing Data for Patron Privacy, which examines how librarians can improve the privacy of patron data.
Deciphering Archival Software Solutions
Archivists manage information about their collections with a number of different software solutions, which may have overlapping functionalities.
Lucidea’s Lens: Knowledge Management Thought Leaders Part 5 – Patricia Eng
KM thought leaders have proven strategies to share with knowledge managers implementing KM programs; read about ISO KM Standard 30401
Myth #1: You Should Digitize All the (Museum) Things!
There are five museum digitization myths, and it’s time to dispel them. The first myth is that we can or should digitize the entire museum collection
Book Review: Out of Office, by Charlie Warzel and Anne Helen Petersen
This book addresses the problem of overwork and helps us think through ways to re-center our lives so that work does not creep into every corner.
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