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    Law Library Value

    by  • February 22, 2012 • Books, Case Law, Collection, Database, ebooks, Knowledge, Legal Research, Legislation, Management, Management, Organization, Publishers, Research • 0 Comments

    Imperial Roman coin by clarita at Morguefile.com

    There is no reliable way to provide an adequate measure of a law library based on outputs.  This creates a tension when we are planning what we need as far as resources and understanding what has been a good investment and what hasn’t.  Law firms have opportunities that other organizations don’t, in that they...

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    Common Sense is a Humbug

    by  • December 11, 2011 • Business, Knowledge, Large Firm, Law Firm, Law Library, Management, Mid Size Firm, Research, Resources, Small Law Firm, Solo • 0 Comments

    Compass on a Sundial by Jeltovski at Morguefile.com

    I don’t profess to be smarter than the average person but there are times when conventional wisdom or utterances of, that’s just common sense strike me as, well, dumb.  It was interesting to read Duncan Watt’s Everything is Obvious … Once You Know the Answer and get some insights on decision making and judgment based on research....

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    Conference Planning with Google Docs

    by  • November 19, 2011 • Canada, Featured, Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, Knowledge, Law Library, Management, Organization, Presentation • 0 Comments

    Using Google Docs drawing application to manage program selection for conference planning

    Planning is under way for the 2012 Canadian Association of Law Libraries annual meeting.  We’ll be meeting in Toronto in May and I’ve been working with some colleagues on the program planning.  Our planning has started to take on a decidedly Google flavor over time. We started with a Google Sites wiki as a...

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