The major takeaway from the 2018-19 Dewey B Strategic Hits and Misses Survey is that consumers of legal information regard 2018 as “a miss.” The problem wasn’t so much the products—although products play an important role in triggering the discontent. The major problem is the behavior of legal publishers. Legal publishing is a mature
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American Lawyer Highlights Rise of The CKO in 2017 Survey of Library, Knowledge Management and Research Professionals
Last year I pleaded with ALM to change the name of their annual Library survey since they had been predicting the end of Library’s for about 14 years. It was time to stipulate that print collections are shrinking and move on to exploring the dynamic organizations which have emerged in their place.
This year The American Lawyer has finally renamed the annual survey as the Survey of Law Firm Management Library and Research Professionals. The accompanying articles have shifted gear as well. The articles are titled “Law Librarian? Trying Chief Knowledge Officer” by Mary Ellen Egan and ‘From Providing Data to Providing Insight.” by Lizzy McLellanContinue Reading American Lawyer Highlights Rise of The CKO in 2017 Survey of Library, Knowledge Management and Research Professionals
Start/Stop Poll Results: Ravel Law Analytics Voted Best New Product–Lexis Search Term Mapping Best New Feature–ROI Tracking and Research Workflow Tools Emerge as Leading Workflow Enhancement Products
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American Lawyer 2016 Library Survey: Libraries are Still Shrinking: Please Rename the Survey in 2017 So You Can Ask New Questions; Reader Suggestions Welcome!
Yes Libraries are Shrinking Now What? |
Two weeks ago American Lawyer Media released it’s 2016 library survey with the unfortunate headline “Downsizing continues at law firm libraries.” The headline is problematic for two reasons: 1. Shrinking libraries are old news and 2. Information professionals are driving some of the most important new technologies into the practice of law….
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Bloomberg Law and LMA Issue Report on the State of Marketing in the Legal Profession
The report focuses on the evolving and expanding roles of marketing
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The 2015-16 Start-Stop Poll Results: Process Improvement Tops New Projects, As Print Disappears Focus Shifts to Digital Purging
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The Most Popular Dewey B Strategic Posts in 2015
2015 was a year of innovation and acquisition in legal publishing. Watson continues to intrigue law firms and legal publishers. New platforms, new alignments, new identities, , new environments and new tools for powerful insights dominated the legal market.
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