I am an optimist by nature and I have remained skeptical of dark forecasts which predict the future based on one dominant trend (AI comes to mind) while ignoring multiple factors that are likely to moderate or change an expected trajectory. Imagine my surprise and delight to read about a recent study on the future
Upcoming Event: Has the Librarian-ship Sailed? Redefining the Profession in A Post Google World
I have been invited to give the William A. Gillard Lecture at my alma mater, St. John’s University Division of Library and Information Science.
“Has the Librarian-ship Sailed? Redefining the Profession in a Post-Google World” will address the dramatic impact of intelligent machines on all professions including librarianship and highlight emerging opportunities for information
Legal Tech’s Legal Week Sessions For KM, Law Library and Information Professionals
American Lawyer Media’s Legal Week kicks off January 31st – February 2nd at the New York Hilton Mid-Town. In keeping with the Legal Week mission of providing programming more legal communities, they have added a track for Legal Pros which focuses on topics of interest to law librarians and legal
information professionals.
I will be
Practice Innovations: AI, Innovation, Outside Counsel Guidelines, Sustainable KM, CRM Data Quality, New Career Paths
The July issue of Thomson Reuters Practice Innovations, highlights issues facing information professionals. Articles explore the current state of AI, Innovation in practice, Outside Counsel Guidelines, Sustainable KM, CRM Data Quality and New Career Paths for information professionals. The full issue can be accessed here.
The Changing Focus of AI: Classic AI, Artificial Neural Networks
Has the Librarian-ship Sailed? The American Association of Law Libraries Board Votes to Rebrand As the Association for Legal Information
“The
future is already here, it just isn’t evenly distributed.” William Gibson,
author and futurist.
future is already here, it just isn’t evenly distributed.” William Gibson,
author and futurist.
The
uneven “distribution of the future” is fueling an intense debate within the
American Association of Law Libraries. Last week the organization
announced that the Executive Committee had voted unanimously to change the name
of the organization to the
uneven “distribution of the future” is fueling an intense debate within the
American Association of Law Libraries. Last week the organization
announced that the Executive Committee had voted unanimously to change the name
of the organization to the
Welcome to the Loungebrary ALM Legal Intelligence Releases the 2015 Law Library Survey: Radical Transformations Abound
This past week ALM released their Annual Law Librarian Survey and the American Lawyer published a companion article “The Bookless Library “ by MP McQueen, which describes the transformation of law firm libraries into new kinds of environments offering new kinds of services. I have previously written stories about innovative library spaces but I love
Private Law Libraries SIS Salutes 21st Century Roles: AALL Approves Name Change Reflecting New Roles for Legal Information Professionals
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| Law Libraries Have Changed c. Jean OGrady |
Law Librarians were in law firms at least 30 years before any law firm hired a computer services technician. Law librarians have been breaking down the library walls for decades, but it was only this week that the Private Law Libraries section of AALL rebranded.
Law librarians were
A New Breed of Information Strategists: Driving the Knowledge Engine in Law Firms
The Spring issue of ILTA’s Peer to Peer magazine is devoted to the topic of “The Professional Evolution.” Articles address the changes impacting, IT, Professional Development, Diversity, Marketing, Pricing and other management professionals in law firms. I contributed the article covering the transformation of law librarians and information professionals. The editors of Peer to Peer shortened the title of my article to “
Big Data Means Big Noise Without The Right Questions… The Rise of the Chief Query Officer
A few weeks ago, Fortune published an article on the “Big Data Employment Boom.” According to the story, big data will require 4.4 million people for hard core IT jobs by 2015. The less obvious but no less critical need will be for knowledge workers with “softer” skills who know how to both work with
Practice Innovations: Emerging Law Librarian Roles, Key Client Planning, ISO 2000, Future Library Design
The July edition of Practice Innovations from Thomson Reuters was just released and it
includes an interesting array of articles of interest to law firm executives in
a wide ranges of areas including, procurement, business development, process improvement, knowledge and library management,. Below you can link directly to articles of interest.
includes an interesting array of articles of interest to law firm executives in
a wide ranges of areas including, procurement, business development, process improvement, knowledge and library management,. Below you can link directly to articles of interest.