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“Librariana Daily” Expands & Rebrands!
Our daily Twitter newsletter, formerly known as the Librariana Daily, is growing, getting better, and taking on a new name. We are excited to announce the launch of The Daily INFOrmant! Collecting news and opinions from hundreds of sources every day, The Daily INFOrmant is designed to help you keep your finger on the pulse…
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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,…
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A Bad Week for Tech? That depends!
Apparently Google Reader was not the only tech tool to meet its demise this week. Others, like AltaVista (Remember them?) and Yahoo! Matrix (What?) also bit the dust. This great slideshow from CNN today walks us through those “services that were”. A trip down memory lane? Not quite, for some of these. 😉 To our…
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Farewell Google Reader! Hello Feedly!
And so this is it… Doomsday. The day Google Reader died. RSS fans, though often touted as a dying breed, had come to know and love this simple, straightforward newsreader. Word of its demise set the blogosphere abuzz earlier this year. Some users were broken-hearted. Others resigned to find a suitable replacement. And still some…
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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…
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News to Use: Lexis Advance wins CODie Award!
Lexis Advance has been named the winner of the 2013 SIIA CODie Award for Best Legal Information Solution. Rising above some stiff competition, the company’s new single search platform was chosen for its “intuitive, visual interface, sophisticated browse-functionality and pre- and post-search filters so that users of all experience levels can easily personalize, analyze and…
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Monday’s Musing: Working from Home Not Working?
I was surprised to read an article on CNN today regarding the move by Yahoo!’s new CEO to end work at home opportunities for the company’s employees. Marissa Mayer, herself a known work-a-holic, is pulling the plug on this privilege in the interest of fostering greater collaboration among Yahoo! employees. This in the interest of…
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Monday’s Musing: The Next Level of Search
CNN Money is reporting that fresh off its vindication for antitrust violations, Google is already looking ahead to how it can leverage its newfound clout. “Search 2.0” is what they are calling it and the goal is to bring users even more precision. The “direct answer” remains as elusive and an almost as mythological as…
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An Interview with iBraryGuy, John DiGilio
iBraryGuy editor, John DiGilio, was recently interviewed for the SLA Legal Division Docket’s “Full Disclosure” feature. You can get the whole lowdown here.
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iBraryGuy talks Work-Life Balance for SLA Illinois!
Join the Illinois Chapter of SLA and @iBraryGuy for … In the Balance: Tools to Increase Your Personal & Professional Productivity Work, work, work… Most of us do it to live. Sadly, an increasing number of us also feel like it is all we live to do. But is it a sign of the times…
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