Watching the Future: Tracking Library Trends
Stephen Abram shares what he uses to filter the fads from the trends, as well as what hot technologies he plans to continue tracking.
Robust KM is all about Supplements!
In order to be robust in the age of social media, KM needs to be supplemented.
Curation: Buzzword or What?
The word ‘curator’ gets used too liberally to describe the stuff people do on the web and it dilutes and pollutes the professional things that librarians do.
Platform vs. Application—Help for Building a Business Case
The biggest mistake made when selecting a KM system is choosing a platform instead of an application. A business case is simple—yet it is often overlooked.
Are Librarians Experts?
If librarians are experts, what are they experts at? Stephen Abram tackles this question.
Open Source—Pretty Simple or Simply Pretty?
The story open source IT managers and information professionals know fails to paint the whole picture and hides some pretty ugly truths.
Workplace Information Literacy: It’s Different
Stephen Abram looks at the need more discussion and study of the unique needs and challenges of increasing information literacy skills in the workplace.
Part Three: Working Across the Generations—Nobody Likes to be Labeled
The future belongs to those who develop the skills to engage about ideas and innovation, not just for millennials, but for all generations.
Part Two: Working Across the Generations
Stephen Abram offers some advice on how to bridge the generational gap for his baby boomer peers who are working with younger generations of Librarians.
The True Cost of Open Source—There is Nothing Cheap about Free
The common reason for choosing open source is its price. What can possibly beat free? When you dig a little deeper you’ll see free doesn’t always equal free.
Part One: Working Across the Generations—Getting Over the Hump
Graduates who have started on the path to great librarianship but struggle with finding their footing in teams have something in common with camels.
SydneyEnterprise and the Masonic Library: Good, Better, Best
The Masonic Library and Museum of PA leverages SydneyEnterprise to help them advance knowledge and understanding of Freemasonry and its place in history.
Do You Understand How Your Organization’s Technology Apps are Reviewed and Approved?
If you need to acquire new products or add-ons to existing ones as part of your KM program, you must understand your organization’s procurement process.
Is Virtual Networking the Best Option for Solo Librarians?
Most librarians think of networking as a personal, face-to-face activity, the challenge for solo librarians is they often cannot leave their libraries.
Evidence-Based Decision Making on-the-Fly
We look at a four tools to help you make evidence-based decisions about your organization’s electronic resources for a better KM experience for all.
Going it Alone? The Professional Development Secrets of Solo Librarians
All library skills are valuable to both solo librarians and their users. Here are some of the secrets for successful solo librarian career development.
Solo Success: Time Management Apps for Solo Librarians
Guest blogger, Larry Cooperman shares his favorite apps for helping librarians manage their time while they manage their small library.
How Can You Nurture a Knowledge-Sharing Culture?
The culture of an organization has an effect on what can be accomplished. Your KM strategy, should identify the current culture and values of your organization.
End User Tracking—Turn Insights into Action
Learn how to make a successful case for end user tracking and why acting upon the insights is essential for delivering the best in content, tools and services.
Is your ILS or KM Platform Multi-Faceted?
Search clustering is indeed an alternative to faceted searching, especially for unstructured data, however, there are important differences between the two.
How Do Ideas Grow?
Too self-effacing to present yourself as an expert, can you admit to your expertise? How can you Librarians show their creative ideas? We’ll show you.
How to be a Great KM Communicator
Guest blogger, Stan Garfield, discusses how to communicate as it is critical for new KM initiatives and keeping everyone informed of implementation progress.
Part Two: Special Libraries’ Evolving Role—Continued Success Requires a Business Strategy
Special libraries exist in a highly competitive information marketplace, with lots of options. We give you ideas on how to make your library the best it can be.
Part One: Special Libraries’ Evolving Role—Continued Success Requires a Business Strategy
The role of special libraries is evolving. In the first post of this series, Phil Green looks at how a library’s continued success requires a business strategy.
Proven Knowledge Management Methodologies—Arrows in the KM Quiver
Stan Garfield shares a lot of useful KM methodologies and proven practices in his upcoming book—here is a sneak peek of six of these practices you can use now.