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Lucidea’s Lens: Gartner Comparison, Part 3 – Commonality
Third in a series analyzing the recent Gartner Report Guidance for Developing a Knowledge Management Strategy from KM expert Stan Garfield.

Museum TrendsWatch: Right-Sizing the World
Museums have largely based their success on capitalist models, using for-profit values of power, productivity, and economic metrics of success.

Interview with the Editors: Camlot, Langford, and Morra on Collection Thinking
Discusses book of essays exploring cultural meaning and significance of library collections and of collection as an act performed within context

Records Retention for Archivists, Records Managers, and Knowledge Managers
Records guidelines provide recommended standards for records retention; implementation is based on usefulness or on risks of maintenance/destruction.
Lucidea’s Lens: Gartner Comparison, Part 2 – Exploring the 7 Cs
Second in a series analyzing the recent Gartner Report Guidance for Developing a Knowledge Management Strategy from KM expert Stan Garfield.
Museum TrendsWatch: Emergency Response in the Face of Disaster
Many disasters are driven by climate change; museums can use their nonpartisan credibility and communications skills to build climate policy consensus.
Interview with the Authors: McCracken & Hogan; Decolonial Archival Futures
Authors showcase vital work that illuminates decolonial archival practices for archivists, curators, heritage practitioners, and librarians
Inactive Storage of Electronic Records; Tips for Archivists & Records Managers
Archivists and records managers make sure that offline records aren’t forgotten, regular retentions are applied, and records remain useable.
Lucidea’s Lens: Gartner Comparison, Part 1 – KM in the Key of C
First in a series analyzing the recent Gartner Report Guidance for Developing a Knowledge Management Strategy from KM expert Stan Garfield.
Museum TrendsWatch: Mental Health for All
Mental health for both museum staff and the external museum community is important; museums can be good for our mental and physical health.
Sites for Royalty Free Images
Listing of sites that provide royalty-free images for use in presentations, courseware, and websites.
Authenticity, Reliability, Integrity, and Usability
To effectively create and capture records, archivists need to decide on several issues at the organizational or business process level.
Lucidea’s Lens: Knowledge Management Thought Leaders Part 11 – Irma Becerra
KM thought leaders; Irma Becerra is an expert, speaker, and author on Knowledge Management, Business Intelligence, and Entrepreneurship