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Best Practice Knowledge Management is Content Plus Connection, Part Two

Librarians and Technology Part 6: Active Listening Enhances Focus

Museum Online Presence: Critical to Income Stream

How to Define Archival Project Roles

Best Practice Knowledge Management is Content Plus Connection, Part One

Museum Social Media and the Museum Collections Management System

Machine-Based Active Listening in Libraries: Technology Trends that Aren’t that Out-There Anymore!

How to Build a Successful Archival Project Team

Fundamentals of Knowledge Management

Creating a Museum Grant Writing Roadmap for 2019

Librarians and Technology #5: Embracing Focus & Increasing Productivity

Managing Expectations for Archival Projects: Tips for Archives Project Managers

Killer KM Apps Include Enterprise Social Networks (ESNs)

5 Prompts to Prioritize Museum Digitization Projects

Internet of Things and Libraries: Technology Trends that Aren’t “Out-There” Anymore!

KM: 10 Elements of Effective Knowledge Ecosystems

How to Evaluate a Museum Digital Collection

Predictions for Social Media in Libraries: Technology Trends that Aren’t “Out-There” Anymore!

Stakeholder Management in Archival Projects

Knowledge Management Best Practices: Reuse What’s Worked

The Importance of Sustainable Museum Cataloging & How to Achieve It

Machine-based Learning in Special Libraries: Tech Trends that Aren’t “Out-There” Anymore!

Developing Leadership Skills with Archival Projects

Increasing User Adoption of Knowledge Management Tools and Technology

3 Things to Look for When Choosing a Museum Collections Management System

Librarians and Technology #4: Troubleshooting Steps for Librarians

Characteristics of Effective Archival Project Managers

Working Out Loud: Benefits for Knowledge Management

To Be, or Not to Be: Virtual-Only Museums

Augmented Reality in Libraries: Technology Trends that Aren’t “Out-There” Anymore!

Digital Archives: How and Why to Write Digital Preservation Policy

Proven Knowledge Management Methodologies

Museums in Financial Trouble: Sell, Close, or Plan a Museum Merger?

4 Ways Special Librarians Can Demonstrate Value and Impact

Preserving Digital Archives: Choosing Which Digital Archives to Preserve

10 Guidelines for Leveraging Push Communication to Promote KM Initiatives

Reimagining Museum Engagement for Younger Generations

Librarians and Technology #3: How to Write Software Reviews (Databases, Services Too)

Digital Archives: Choosing Sustainable File Formats

Readers’ Choice: Favorite KM Blog Posts of 2018

Readers’ Choice: Favorite Museum Blog Posts of 2018

Readers’ Choice: Favorite Library Blog Posts of 2018

Readers’ Choice: Favorite Archives Blog Posts of 2018

Is SharePoint Really a KM application?

How and When a Museum Should Hire a Grant Specialist

Client Engagement in Special Libraries—What is it?

Expanding Digital Preservation Collaboration

Platform vs. Application—the KM Conundrum

How to Find the Best Museum Grant Funding Opportunity

Artificial Intelligence: Technology Trends that Aren’t “Out-There” Anymore!

SKCA and Inmagic Presto: The Archives Dream Team

How to make friends and influence organizations to adopt KM

Identifying Museum Funding Roadblocks

Librarians and Technology #2—Evaluating New Software, Databases or Technology

Preserve, Curate, or Steward? Changing Definitions in Digital Preservation

20 Questions Your KM Application or ILS Should Help Answer

2019 Master Plan for Museum Professionals

Don’t Just Be Integrated: Be Integral – Download SLA 2018 Hot Topics Whitepaper

Shifting Concepts of Preservation in a Digital World

RTI Digitization in the Museum

Why Electronic Resource Management is Important in Special Libraries

Scalability of Digital Preservation: The Right Fit for All

KM Secret: Documents and Presentations

How to Increase Museum Conference ROI

Artificial Intelligence (AI) – An Important Tool for Special Librarians

Knowledge Leadership – Thoughts from Euan Semple

How to Conference on a Museum Budget

Learning Something Every Day – Librarians and Technology

Skills Building for Digital Preservation

KM Secret: Improve Findability Part Two

Ready to Read: A Survivor’s Guide to Museum Grant Writing

On-Site or Off-Site Storage - Part 5: A History of this Long-term Solution

The Data Economy: Funding Sustainable Digital Preservation

KM Secret: Improve Findability Part One

Relevance & The Museum’s Role in Social Wellbeing

Tech Trends: Moving Beyond Transactions to Interpreting Behaviours

Integrating Digital Preservation into Your Archives Program

Successful KM Programs Require User Input

Museums: Actions for Integrating Empathy

Migrating to a New ILS/LMS Doesn’t Have to Hurt

Nuts & Bolts of Scope Statements for Archival Projects

Working Out Loud: Benefits for KM

Museums: Cultivators of Empathy

On-Site or Off-Site Storage – Part 4: Inclusion in Security and Disaster Prevention and Planning

Best Ways for KM Leaders to Partner with IT

Making Museums Accessible

Capstone Post: Part 6—How do We Align Research Results with Decision-Making?

Eliciting Archival Project Requirements

KM Success Stories

The Decay of Museums Leads to Irreparable Loss

Knowledge Ecosystems and the Pivotal Role of the Special Librarian

Gathering Requirements for Archival Projects

KM User Assistance: The Knowledge Help Desk

The Value of Cultural Heritage Experiences in the Museum

On-Site or Off-Site Storage – Part 3: Preservation and Access

Developing Goals and Objectives for Archival Projects

Can Artificial Intelligence Make Knowledge Management Sexy?

3D Digitization in the Museum – Part 2:  LIDAR

On-site or Off-site Storage – Part 2: Making Decisions

Identifying Worthwhile Archival Projects

Successful KM Platforms Offer a Great User Experience

3D Digitization in the Museum – Part 1: Photogrammetry

SydneyEnterprise & The Penang House of Music - Access to Musical Heritage

KM and Gamification: Examples of Tangible Rewards

Who Owns Digital Culture? An Important Question Museums Must Consider

On-site or Off-site Storage – Part 1: Implications of Storing Materials Off-site

Archives Collection-Level Description: Pros & Cons

Articulate Your KM Vision

The End of Net Neutrality & The Museum Digital Visitor

Cialdini: The Rules of Influence

Archives & Item-Level Description: An Integrated Approach

10 Tips for Starting a KM Program

The Future of Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR & VR) in Museums

Community and Asset Mapping for Special Librarians

The Current State of Description for Archives

Three Keys to KM leadership

Working Your Museum’s Problems to Find Solutions

Embedded Librarians Never Stop Learning

Metadata Best Practices

How to Sell KM to Leaders–Part Three

Museum Grant Application: What Happens if You Fail?

Part 4: How Embedded Librarians Add Value to Catalogues and Databases

Metadata for Archival Collections: Challenges and Opportunities

How to Sell KM to Leaders – Part Two

Museum Project Break Down—A Template

Part Five: Aligning Research Results with Decision-Making—Mind Mapping and Boxes

Ethical, Legal, and Cultural Considerations for Digital Archival Projects

How to Sell KM to Leaders – Part One

Museums with Zero Funding—Stop Saying These 4 Phrases

Part Four: Aligning Research Results with Decision-Making—SWOT and Fish Bones

Archives: Values to Consider During Selection for Digitization

13 KM Insights for Successful Knowledge Managers

Argus Turns a Museum’s Challenge into a Success; Carpe Diem

Part Three: Aligning Research Results with Decision-Making—Tools to Inspire Creativity and Encourage Divergent Thinking

Archives: Digital Imaging and Resolution Recommendations

Image Description Practices for Digital Archives Projects

Part Two: Knowledge Management Networking Secrets

Part Two: Aligning Research Results with Decision-Making—Thinking About Thinking (Edward de Bono)

Inmagic Presto V5.0 – Knowledge Management Software Informed by Our Clients

5 Times LAMs Should Bring in a Consultant

Part One: Aligning Research Results with Decision-Making—SWOT, 4-Squares, Fish Bones, and More

Selection for Digitization – Best Practices

Part One: Knowledge Management Networking Secrets

When Your Archives and Special Collections Aren't Special

Dedicated or part time embedded librarians: What works best for your organization?

In-house and Outsourced Archives Digitization

How to Develop a KM Training Plan

Navigating the Museum | Archive Relationship

The Right ILS for You—Do You Build or Buy?

Best Practices for Planning a Digitization Project

Inmagic Presto Brings a Town’s History to Life – The Sudbury Archives

Define Museum Success & Measure It

What Does Success Look Like for the Special Library? SLA 2017 Hot Topics Panel (Revisited)

Staffing and Collaboration for Digital Archival Projects

Accelerate KM Adoption through Point Scoring

How to Best Leverage Museum Volunteers

Ready to Read: Succeeding in the World of Special Librarianship

Part 2: Benefits and Value of Embedded Special Librarianship

KM Adoption Can be Increased Through Gamification Techniques

Effective Technology Training for Museum Volunteers & Interns

Digital Archives & The American College of Surgeons

10 Principles for Successful KM Communities

The Intersection of Libraries, Archives & Museums

Why an Integrated Library System (ILS) is Key to Your Independence

Keys to Developing a Comprehensive Archives Collection Development Policy

5 Educational Elements of Knowledge Management

8 Tips to a Bulletproof Grant Proposal

Part 1: Embedded Librarians and Information Professionals—In the Thick of Things

How to Determine the Feasibility of Digital Archives Projects

Holistic KM

Timeless Collections Management—Argus for Now, Argus for the Future

6 Keys to Special Library Sustainability

Three Fundamental Digital Preservation Strategies

How are Your Organization's Technology Apps Reviewed and Approved?

Museum Grant Pitfalls—Know & Avoid Them

Why Special Libraries are Important Destinations

Copyright Fundamentals for Cultural Heritage Institutions

Knowledge Management for Success: Reuse Proven Practices

Top 4 Funding Ideas for Museums

SydneyEnterprise is the Law Firm Library Efficiency Engine

Why Digital Archives Expand Access and Awareness

How to Turn Searching into Discovery

Special Libraries and Evidence Based Decision Making

Solutions to Common Law Firm KM Challenges

How to Leverage Jargon, and Why It’s Important

KM Programs: Implement, Improve, and Iterate

Alexa, Siri, Cortana, Google Home, AR, AI, Machine Learning and the Special Librarian

Part Two: Why Content + Connection = KM 3.0

Part Three: Building Your KM Nest – 5 More Strategies for Special Librarians

Part One: Why Content + Connection = KM 3.0

Part Two: Building Your KM Nest – 5 of 10 Strategies for Special Librarians

Seeking Outside Help: Tips for Knowledge Managers

Part One: Building Your KM Nest - What Did Einstein Know about Knowledge Management?

10 Important Elements of an Organizational Knowledge Ecosystem

Part Two: How to Leverage Analytics in Your Special Library

How to Hold Successful “Face-to-Face” KM Meetings

Part One: How to Leverage Analytics in Your Special Library

RISE Innventia’s Library & Presto: Uniquely Positioned to Serve the Pulp & Paper Sector

Marketing Your Library: The Benefits For Special Libraries

How Knowledge Managers Can Become (and Mentor) “Power Knowledge Workers”

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