A Law Firm Librarian's Guide to KM

2016 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 131-137 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hélène Russell
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Information Management ◽  
Law Firm ◽  
Business Goals ◽  
Information Professionals

AbstractThis article is written by Hélène Russell, author and teacher in the field of legal sector Knowledge Management. It presents an easy to read foundation level guide to legal sector Knowledge Management for law firm Information Professionals. It explains what Knowledge is, what Knowledge Management (KM) is, how it differs from Information Management (IM) and how law firm Information Professionals can expand their roles to help their organisations meet business goals through strategic KM as well as IM, or manage an imposed transition from IM to IM+KM.

An Evolving Landscape: From Information Gatekeeper to Knowledge Professional

2016 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 124-130 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jane Bradbury ◽  
Jon Beaumont ◽  
Tim Barlow
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Career Progression ◽  
Law Firms ◽  
Law Firm ◽  
Management Group ◽  
Information Gatekeeper ◽  
Information Skills ◽  
Information Professionals ◽  
The Subject

AbstractThis paper is based on a presentation of the same title given by Jane Bradbury, Head of Knowledge and Information at the law firm Slaughter and May, at the inaugural seminar of the BIALL Knowledge Management Group on 9th May 2016. The article has been compiled by the other two authors, Jon Beaumont and Tim Barlow, and so not all of the opinions expressed are attributable to Jane. The authors are also indebted to Anne Ashdown, of recruitment firm tfpl, who presented at the same seminar on the subject of recruitment for legal knowledge management (KM) roles and whose observations are also incorporated in the article. The paper considers the increasing impact of KM on the work of library and information professionals in law firms. It discusses the related role of professional support lawyers (PSLs), the knowledge “hot topics” which are driving evolution of the profession, the transferability of information skills, and opportunities for development and career progression beyond the traditional boundaries of library and information management.

Understanding and Delivering the Information Needs of Fee-Eearners

2004 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 250-253 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Management Strategy ◽  
Information Needs ◽  
Professional Support ◽  
Law Firm ◽  
Knowledge Management Strategy ◽  
Information Professionals

Amanda McKenzie writes about how information professionals can play a role in creating and implementing an effective knowledge management strategy within a law firm and how they and professional support lawyers can work together.

scholarly journals Profissionais da informação e o mapeamento do conhecimento nas organizações: o caso da kpmg Brasil

2004 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nadia M.S. Hommerding ◽  
Waldomiro Vergueiro
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Information Management ◽  
Professional Education ◽  
Explicit Knowledge ◽  
Organization Structure ◽  
Knowledge Mapping ◽  
Information Professional ◽  
Information Professionals ◽  
Tacit And Explicit Knowledge

Análise e descrição da gestão da Informação nos processos de Gestão do Conhecimento da empresa KPMG Brasil, com ênfase no mapeamento do conhecimento tácito e explícito, buscando disponibilizar/compartilhar as informações mapeadas, por meio da Intranet, ferramenta facilitadora para o compartilhamento e divulgação da informação. Conclui que os Profissionais da Informação têm potencial para liderar e administrar processos de mapeamento do conhecimento nas organizações, principalmente porque possuem especializações inerentes à sua formação, no que concerne a localização, organização, estruturação e disponibilização de dados e informações que, posteriormente, serão transformados em conhecimento. Outra conclusão positiva refere-se ao uso da Tecnologia da Informação, neste caso específico, a Intranet, como aliada no trabalho do bibliotecário. Abstract Analysis and description of the information management in the processes of Knowledge Management at KPMG Brazil, with an emphasis on the mapping of tacit and explicit knowledge, as well as making available and sharing the mapped information by means of the Intranet, which is an information technology facilitator for the information professional. It concludes that information professionals have potential to lead and manage processes of knowledge mapping in organizations, mainly due to the expertise inherent to their professional education, related to the location, organization, structure, and availability of data and information that will later be transformed into knowledge. Another positive conclusion refers to the use of information technology, in this specific case, the Intranet, as an ally to the librarian´s work.

The Knowledge Management Information Landscape — Awareness, Access, Use and Value of Sources

2015 ◽  
Vol 14 (02) ◽  
pp. 1550002 ◽  
Author(s):  
Denise A. D. Bedford
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Information Management ◽  
Critical Component ◽  
Management Information ◽  
Specific Knowledge ◽  
Public Survey ◽  
Knowledge Organisation ◽  
Information Awareness ◽  
Information Valuation ◽  
Information Landscape

Information landscape is a critical component of professional and scholarly disciplines. Established disciplines have a managed information foundation covering primary, secondary and tertiary sources, targeted search capabilities, discipline-specific knowledge organisation tools and services, and quality controlled review processes. The information landscapes of emerging disciplines may be more chaotic and unsettled, and present challenges for professionals. This research considers the information landscape of the knowledge management discipline. An open public survey of knowledge professionals provides insights into three factors that affect the landscape including: (1) information awareness; (2) information use and access; and (3) information valuation. Findings highlight key information management challenges, and offer suggestions for solutions.

scholarly journals Dutcher's Impact: Wolastioqiyik Lintuwakonawa as a Case Study for the role of Music in Preserving Traditional Knowledge

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathryn E. Newhook
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Traditional Knowledge ◽  
Technical Skill ◽  
Knowledge Systems ◽  
Dynamic Nature ◽  
Diverse Field ◽  
Information Professionals ◽  
Knowledge Preservation

Knowledge Management is a diverse field of study, dealing in the facilitation of knowledge sharing, the creation of knowledge systems, knowledge transfer, and knowledge preservation. Information professionals play an important role in helping these processes happen. Equally important is the preservation of Traditional Knowledge. Recognized as the knowledge Indigenous people have accrued over millennia, and formed through their interactions with their environment, Traditional Knowledge and its preservation also fall into the world of Knowledge Management. The performance of a piece of music is the manifestation of knowledge and, in the case of Jeremy Dutcher, is a form of knowledge preservation. Traditional Knowledge’s more fluid and dynamic nature is preserved in Dutcher’s 2018 album Wolastioqiyik Lintuwakonawa, where the artist creates a conversation between technical skill and the knowledge and language of the album. In the case of this paper, Dutcher’s album serves as an example of the way Traditional Knowledge can impact and provide new tools to the information profession and world of Knowledge Management.

Collaboration Scenario in the Indian LIS Papers of the 21st Century

2014 ◽  
pp. 322-328
Author(s):  
Bimal Kanti Sen
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Information Management ◽  
20Th Century ◽  
Gradual Transition ◽  
Late 20Th Century ◽  
National Conference ◽  
Digital Era ◽  
National Convention ◽  
Organizational Cooperation ◽  
Business And Management

There was a gradual transition from single-authored papers to collaborative papers in the 20th century, especially in science subjects. The trend caught up with LIS papers as well in late 20th century. With the passage of time, collaboration took various forms, which outlined. The chapter is based on more than 600 publications of which 341 were covered in Bibliography on Work-Flow in Libraries (1966) and the rest published in National Conference on Advances in Knowledge Management –NCAKM’10 - Proceedings (2010), Proceedings of the 9th Annual National Convention of MANLIBNET on Business and Management Librarianship (2008), Proceedings of the 11th Annual National Convention of MANLIBNET on Trends and Challenges in Management in Corporate Libraries in Digital Era (2010), and Proceedings of the National Conference on ICT Impact on Knowledge and Information Management (2010). The earliest collaborative papers found in this study are from 1941. The collaborative papers published from 2008-2010 accounted for 68.6% of the total and filled on average 6.3 pages. A predominance of inter-organizational cooperation in the generation of papers is observed in the study. There is hardly any international cooperation for producing LIS papers.

The Role of Data Mining for Business Intelligence in Knowledge Management

2015 ◽  
pp. 12-33 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kijpokin Kasemsap
Keyword(s):  
Data Mining ◽  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Human Resources ◽  
Organizational Performance ◽  
Business Intelligence ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Practical Applications ◽  
Business Goals ◽  
Emerging Trends

This chapter introduces the role of Data Mining (DM) for Business Intelligence (BI) in Knowledge Management (KM), thus explaining the concept of KM, BI, and DM; the relationships among KM, BI, and DM; the practical applications of KM, BI, and DM; and the emerging trends toward practical results in KM, BI, and DM. In order to solve existing BI problems, this chapter also describes practical applications of KM, BI, and DM (in the fields of marketing, business, manufacturing, and human resources) and the emerging trends in KM, BI, and DM (in terms of larger databases, high dimensionality, over-fitting, evaluation of statistical significance, change of data and knowledge, missing data, relationships among DM fields, understandability of patterns, integration of other DM systems, and users' knowledge and interaction). Applying DM for BI in the KM environments will enhance organizational performance and achieve business goals in the digital age.

Usage of TB in Practice

2018 ◽  
pp. 149-165
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Communities Of Practice ◽  
Open Source ◽  
Information Management ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Business Administration ◽  
Management Framework ◽  
Time Bank ◽  
Open Source Communities ◽  
Generic Time

This chapter compares the universal TB model with the previous TB interpretation discussed in the first half of the book. Special attention is devoted to 19 selected TB properties ranging from adaptability to universality. Furthermore, tangible results follow in form of potential implications to business administration. Namely, information and knowledge management and information technologies are considered. In the area of information management, a generic time bank information management framework is outlined. In the scope of knowledge management, the function of TB is compared with the phenomenon known as communities of practice. Finally, co-productive behavior of the TB related to open source communities are depicted in the area of information technologies.

Three New Directions for Time Banking Research

2018 ◽  
pp. 123-139
Author(s):  
Lukas Valek
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Open Source ◽  
Information Management ◽  
Open Source Software ◽  
Economic Systems ◽  
Core Concept ◽  
New Directions ◽  
Time Bank ◽  
Economy System

This chapter aims to highlight three viable fields of research within the domain of time banking (TB), a time-currency-based complementary economy system that has been implemented in various frameworks now for more than three decades. The areas of information management (IM), knowledge management (KM), and open source software (OSS) are almost totally unexplored within time banking. In information management, attention has mainly been devoted to IM frameworks. One link (among others) between knowledge management and open source software has been found in a core concept of the time bank called co-production. Finally, all three of these fields can be related directly to time banking and should have a place in further research, the results of which could also have applications in the field of complementary economic systems in general.

Subjectivism of Information

2018 ◽  
pp. 212-226
Author(s):  
Antonio Juan Briones Penalver
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Public Sector ◽  
Information Management ◽  
Theoretical Foundation ◽  
Economic Value ◽  
Comprehensive Approach ◽  
The Public ◽  
Private Organizations ◽  
Knowledge Communication ◽  
Information And Knowledge Management

Objectivism has given the domain, rationality, definition, and purpose that are commonly attributed to information and knowledge management, as well as the definitions of the concepts of information, knowledge, communication, and learning. Objectivism does not provide a theoretical foundation to information management; the question that arises is whether subjectivism may or may not offer a compelling alternative. Finally, the answer is no because the subjectivist rarely pays attention to what the fundamental lines of private organizations are and pays attention increasingly to the public sector, in the realization of economic value. Thus, there is no other way but to combine objectivism with subjectivism in a comprehensive approach of integrated information management. However, this chapter illustrates the differences between the philosophical principles of thought.

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