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Specify Desired Modes of Knowledge Flow, Part 3
Creating new knowledge is important but is difficult to enable. Using various modes of knowledge and adding processes can stimulate innovation.
Meet Baseline Visitor Expectations with a Multimedia Museum CMS
A museum collections management system (CMS) must appeal to digital visitors by offering related multimedia materials grouped together
Using the Kirkpatrick Model to Evaluate Training
Skills for special librarians include evaluation of training programs, particularly online training programs, to ensure relevance and impact
An Overview of Acquisition in Archives
Acquisition allows archives to make decisions and allocate resources, permitting procurement in a planned, coordinated, systematic manner.
A Multimedia Museum CMS Makes a Bigger Picture Possible
Museums exhibits increasingly take digital form; as such the best CMS is a multimedia CMS, giving context to objects and meeting visitor expectations
Tips for Virtual Instruction in Special Library Settings
Special libraries who deliver training sessions increasingly do so virtually; tips for successful virtual instruction in various library settings.
How Does Archival Selection Shape History?
Archival collections development establishes policies and procedures used to select materials in keeping with an archives’ mission and scope.
Specify Desired Modes of Knowledge Flow, Part 2
Knowledge managers must establish links between different groups; this is boundary spanning; enabling discovery (learning from existing data) is key
The Benefits of an Integrated Museum CMS Front and Back-End
The best museum CMS front-end results from purchasing a platform with a fully integrated front and back-end. Benefits listed.
Understanding and Applying Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs in Special Libraries
Special librarians can leverage Maslow’s hierarchy when designing and delivering training and also when responding to reference and research requests.
Using Collections Management Systems to Enhance Access
A well deployed CMS improves archival accessibility, results in higher productivity, lower costs, and increased satisfaction of archivists and patrons
Specify Desired Modes of Knowledge Flow, Part 1
Creating and executing a KM program plan involves implementing people, process, and technology knowledge flows that achieve objectives
The Cost Involved When the Museum CMS Front-End is Separate or Less Than
A museum CMS with a separate or “add on” front-end portal is better than no portal, but can come with significant added costs; things to consider
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