Category: Blogs & Social Media

  • Back and with a Big Scoop!

    Back and with a Big Scoop!

    Sometimes we all just need a break. That was just what I took after so many years of writing, blogging, and curating. But as I said at the time, it was not a good-bye . . . but rather a ‘see you later’. I am thrilled today to be able to say that ‘later’ is…

  • This Fall: iBraryGuy goes Full TILT!

    In the three years since we launched this second version of the iBraryGuy blog, a lot about the legal information profession has changed. From the jobs that we do, to the ways in which we do them, to the very tools that we use to make our value known, the industry has undergone some incredibly exciting…

  • On Firmer Ground returns! It’s time to talk VALUE!

    On Firmer Ground, the blog dedicated to demonstrating the value of law firm librarians is back and better than ever!

  • iBraryGuy Talks More about Innography on FreePint Blog

    iBraryGuy Talks More about Innography on FreePint Blog

    When the Software & Information Industry Association named the winners of its 2014 CODiE Awards on 30 January, patent powerhouse Innography walked away with two of the coveted trophies. Named both Best Legal Information Solution and Best Service Using Aggregated Content, the seven-year-old company found its flagship product a finalist in three CODiE categories.

  • On Firmer Ground Turns 2!

    On Firmer Ground Turns 2!

    Add another candle to the cake! On Firmer Ground, the little law librarian blog that could, has turned two years old. Wow, has it grown! Started in June 2011 by members of the Legal Division of the Special Libraries Association and the Private Law Libraries Special Interest Section of the American Association of Law Libraries,…

  • iBraryGuy Talks about Activist Librarians!

    iBraryGuy Talks about Activist Librarians!

    From On Firmer Ground: Recently while speaking at the Ark Group’s Best Practices & Management Strategies for Law Firm Library & Information Service Centers conference in New York, I said something that seemed to really resonate with the audience. I was talking about methods for driving resource utilization and optimization, when I shared my opinion…

  • Death knell for Posterous?

    Death knell for Posterous?

    Posterous has been an iBraryguy favorite in the “microblogging” wars that have seen Tumblr rise to a place of prominence.  Though we certainly like Tumblr for its amazing ease of use, there is just something more elegant  . . . more professional . . . to the workings and look of Posterous. Earlier this week,…

  • The Conference Circuit Keeps You Current!

    Few things keep us info pros as current and connected as our beloved conferences. From tradeshows to colloquia, there seems to be something interesting going on every couple of weeks. Staying on top of it all can be more wearisome than the work week itself. Thanks to Don Hawkins and his blog The Conference Circuit,…

  • Netvibes + iBraryGuy = LibraryVibes, News for the Info World!

    The iBraryGuy team knows how much our audience loves being on top of the latest developments in the world of libraries and information technology.  So we are always hard at work trying to find new and enjoyable ways of bringing the latest and greatest to you.  One of our side projects designed to help you…

  • Text.io Makes Microblogging Minimalist-Chic!

    Microblogging… It seems like almost everyone is doing it these days!  Not without good reason, mind you.  The turnoff to so many in the early days of blogging was the complexity.  Blogging sites and blogging generally required a good bit of work and maintenance.  Then along came services like Tumblr and Posterous with their easy-to-use…