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

Posted by Lucidea on 6/7/2018

The Local History and Genealogy Room, known as The Sudbury Archives, is located within the Goodnow Library in Sudbury, Massachusetts. Sudbury was one of the very first inland towns in Massachusetts, and there are many families who can trace themselves, through town records, back to the early 1600s. The library’s historical collections are available to the general public for research involving local, genealogical and/or historical issues.

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Topics: Knowledge Management, Special Libraries, KM

Accelerate KM Adoption through Point Scoring

Posted by Lucidea on 5/31/2018

During a “KM Conversation” with knowledge management evangelist and expert Stan Garfield, he focused on using gamification techniques—including awarding points and point scoring—to help build user engagement and ensure your KM platform is vibrant and widely leveraged within your organization.

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Topics: Knowledge Management, KM, User Engagement

KM Adoption Can be Increased Through Gamification Techniques

Posted by Lucidea on 5/24/2018

During our “KM Conversation” with knowledge management evangelist and expert Stan Garfield, “Gamification Accelerates KM Adoption,” he focused on how you can use gamification techniques to crack the challenging problem of building user engagement and ensuring that your KM platform is vibrant and widely leveraged within your organization.

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Topics: Knowledge Management, KM, User Engagement

10 Principles for Successful KM Communities

Posted by Stan Garfield on 5/17/2018

In my current book on promoting knowledge management initiatives within the corporate world, I offer a collection of practical tips and techniques that can help your KM program thrive. High performing communities are essential to KM success. I have developed 10 principles for KM practitioners to keep in mind as they build and participate in communities.

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Topics: Knowledge Management, Strategy, Knowledge Management Software

5 Educational Elements of Knowledge Management

Posted by Lucidea on 5/10/2018

In his recent Law.com post, 5 Steps for Beginners to Implement a Knowledge Management System, Zach Warren gives an overview of a KM session he attended during 2018’s CLOC (Corporate Legal Operations Conference) in April. He joined the beginners portion of the session, led by KM experts from Baker McKenzie and Cisco, whose recommendations are just as relevant outside the legal sector.

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Topics: Knowledge Management, Proven Practices, KM

Holistic KM

Posted by Ron Aspe, CEO on 5/3/2018

I can’t lose if I begin this post with a quote from Aristotle: “The whole is greater than the sum of its parts.” I actually do think of this when I consider the impact of integration. With regard to knowledge management applications, KM solutions should not dictate the way people work and how they do things, but rather should dock neatly with existing systems and processes in order to optimize organizational knowledge delivery and exchange.

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Topics: Knowledge Management, Special Libraries, KM, Strategy

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

Posted by Stan Garfield on 4/26/2018

In my current book on promoting knowledge management initiatives within the corporate world, I warn against focusing too much on technology, which is a very common problem. But you will ultimately need to use technology for your KM program, so it’s important to understand it and use it in the optimal way. A critical component of successful technology procurement and rollout is a thorough understanding of how technology products are reviewed and approved.

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Topics: Knowledge Management, Knowledge Management Systems, KM, Technology

Knowledge Management for Success: Reuse Proven Practices

Posted by Stan Garfield on 4/19/2018

As part of the research for my current book, Proven Practices for Promoting a Knowledge Management Program, I interviewed widely recognized KM leaders to get their take on the secrets to successful KM strategy development and implementation. One of these leaders is with Microsoft.

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Topics: Knowledge Management, Professional Development, Marketing, KM

How to Turn Searching into Discovery

Posted by Lucidea on 4/12/2018

What actually motivates users of a knowledge management system? It’s the feeling we get at the moment of discovery. Yes, we need the information we are seeking, but it’s the buzz we get when we find it that keeps us engaged. And if we get the hit we’re looking for, we’ll come back—guaranteed.

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Topics: Knowledge Management, KM, User Engagement

Solutions to Common Law Firm KM Challenges

Posted by Lucidea on 4/5/2018

Midsized law firms face unique challenges when it comes to knowledge management. As large multinational firms must, they need to provide a solid KM foundation, protect and leverage the firm’s knowledge assets, and utilize the best technology for the firm’s KM requirements—but unlike their larger brethren, midsized firms are often resource constrained. What does KM success look like for midsized firms, and how can you get there too?

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Topics: Knowledge Management, LawPort, KM, Legal Intranet and Portal Software, Law Firms

KM Programs: Implement, Improve, and Iterate

Posted by Stan Garfield on 3/29/2018

Knowledge management programs can use a wide variety of people, process, and technology components. It’s important for KM program leaders to gain direct experience with as many of these components as possible, to evaluate their possible application, and to lead the way in implementing new ones to fill current and future needs.

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Topics: Knowledge Management, KM, Strategy

Part Two: Why Content + Connection = KM 3.0

Posted by Lucidea on 3/22/2018

In our previous post on the changing habits of information consumers and the changing role of information professionals as part of the knowledge supply chain, we shared examples of increasing complexity, underpinned by technology and changes in personal preference. In this post, let’s take a look at the third paradigm (KM 3.0) and see what it means for the sustainability and relevance of knowledge managers and special librarians.

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Topics: Knowledge Management, KM

Part One: Why Content + Connection = KM 3.0

Posted by Lucidea on 3/15/2018

After one of Stan Garfield’s successful KM webinars, an audience member asked a question about Enterprise Social Networks and their value. It makes one think about the ways in which information consumption is changing and has changed over time—and how our personal habits are a key driver of this change.

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Topics: Knowledge Management, KM

Seeking Outside Help: Tips for Knowledge Managers

Posted by Stan Garfield on 3/8/2018

You don’t have to go it alone to sell KM to others in your organization. Take advantage of outside help by scheduling visits with others who are doing KM well, joining and participating in KM communities, using industry analyst reports, or using an outside consultant.

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Topics: Knowledge Management, Professional Development, Marketing, KM

10 Important Elements of an Organizational Knowledge Ecosystem

Posted by Lucidea on 3/1/2018

In their interesting blog post, 10 Tips for Creating a Knowledge Ecosystem in your Organization, a group of Wiley publication editors share their insights on effective KM practices. As a result of seeking a “better understanding of how knowledge is constructed and how it is connected to prior learning”, they compiled a list of ten knowledge ecosystem elements.

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Topics: Knowledge Management, Professional Development, User Engagement

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

Posted by Stan Garfield on 2/22/2018

Even in a world of digital communication channels, it’s critical to hold annual enterprise-wide (or worldwide, if you work for a multinational organization) face-to-face meetings in order to get and keep all KM leaders informed, energized, and collaborating.

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Topics: Knowledge Management, Professional Development, KM

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

Posted by Lucidea on 2/15/2018

RISE (Research Institutes of Sweden) is fully owned by the Swedish Government. The Institutes enable a competitive business environment and contribute to a sustainable society. RISE is supported by six libraries, the largest of which is within the RISE Innventia Group; it is a unique information resource for those with an interest in pulp, paper, graphic media, packaging or biorefining, offering a wide range of information services to customers worldwide, and—because of Presto—fast, efficient access to their content via the internet.

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Topics: Knowledge Management, Success Story, Innovation

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

Posted by Stan Garfield on 2/9/2018

Knowledge Managers know how to use KM tools, how to ask others for help, who should be connected to whom, who would benefit from a piece of information, and how to persuade others to use information effectively. Those who play these roles, and especially those who combine several of them, can function as “power knowledge workers”, facilitating knowledge flow throughout the organization.

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Topics: Knowledge Management, Professional Development, KM