Knowledge Management Caucus

PURPOSE

The PLLIP-SIS KM Group is comprised of Law Librarians who are interested in advancing Knowledge Management principles and practices within their private law firm environment.

The group seeks to foster knowledge-sharing best practices related to connecting our users with the people, information and knowledge they need to deliver superior client service.

OBJECTIVES

  • Foster a community of law library professionals involved in KM to share best practices, facilitate professional development and track industry trends.
  • Promoting KM as a discipline within the Law Librarian profession.
  • Establishing Law librarian professionals as uniquely qualified information professionals to support KM initiatives.
  • KM Law Librarians are responsible for:
    • Creating and implementing methodologies for content management
    • Aligning internal and external information with the strategic initiatives of the firm
    • Managing the firm’s research intranet/portal
    • Implementing internal knowledge databases
    • Consulting on new technologies such as information and work product retrieval, desk top imaging requirements, document management systems, enterprise
    • search engines and mobile technologies.

MEMBERSHIP

Scott Bailey, Co-Chair
Saskia Mehlhorn, Co-Chair
Christine Sellers Sullivan, Board Liaison

NEWS

PLLIP – KM on LinkedIn