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
Though the topic of remote or virtual working has been around for quite some time, the greater legal community has been slow in embracing the possibilities. There have long been a myriad of concerns that made working from home, for instance, rather unattractive to a profession that prides itself on strategically (and I might say
It’s that time of year again! The big thinkers, trend watchers, and professional prognosticators are blowing the dust off their crystal balls and asking you to weigh in on what you have been doing. I know most of us have already taken a survey or two regarding where our industry has been and where we
Originally posted, with graphics, on the LAC Group blog.
We live in an age of data overabundance, where it’s often difficult to identify important information and how it may be used to drive business growth.
As providers of market and competitive intelligence research services, we’re deeply familiar with ethical and legal concerns and the
As you have probably heard by now, the company for which I work has tied the knot again. This time, we have acquired the competitive intelligence firm of ShiftCentral. Based in Canada and known for its exceptional team of business and market researchers and analysts, our combined portfolio of services and specialties promises to deliver
Legal librarianship is constantly in a state of flux, with continual changes in job titles, habitual shifting of responsibilities and the explosion of legal artificial intelligence all playing a part. In January of this year, LAC Group surveyed their internal personnel about the future of law librarianship, based in part by the responses collected from
Former British prime minister and noted novelist Benjamin Disraeli is often credited with saying, “Change is inevitable. Change is constant.” I may not care much for his politics, but I always found it an admirable admission from someone so well-known for his staunch conservatism. It is a pragmatic outlook on life that I have come
Here at iBraryGuy, we are news hounds. Our days begin and end with the latest headlines from across the library and information world. We literally live on our newsfeeds! As such, we know just how difficult it can be to sort through the crush of internet news services to find the truly “good” stuff. Thus,
One of the things that many of us “old timers” miss, when it comes to accessing our news publications online, is that sweet and tactile ability to simply skim the pages. Most of us have spent many a lazy and lingering moment idly flipping pages and reading opening paragraphs in a hunt for something that
With so much great stuff on the Web today (and conversely, so much junk as well) Social Bookmarking is a very big deal these days. Netizens want to be able to store, organize, manage, annotate, and share their favorite Web sites. They especially want to be able to access their favorites from any place, at
