I want you to become the trusted advisor for IT and Business Development teams, as well as your other end-users. It is important for you to appreciate the technology that news monitoring platforms and content aggregators like Vable rely upon to pick up and share content.
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Vable
Since 2004, we’ve helped organizations around the world accomplish more with the information they consume and produce, all via the most innovative, powerful current awareness automation platform you will find.
Vable began when our founder, Matthew Dickinson, developed a newsletter solution for law firms. What started as a way to improve the exchange of legal information quickly grew into a sophisticated platform for managing every aspect of current awareness.
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Is it possible to turn reluctant end-users into technology superstars?
There are many reasons why library managers should be avid readers of legal IT surveys. They are useful in giving an overview of the market, a focus on current thinking and attitudes, offer an insight into trends, and provide advanced warning on potential future developments.
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Cyber security in an age of COVID-19 – What your library needs to know
Libraries have faced and successfully overcome multiple challenges in 2020. One of the biggest obstacles was ensuring that a remote workforce had secure access to the right technology. However as Richard DeMillo, a computer science professor at Georgia Tech reminded us, “it seems the convenience of working from home during the pandemic comes at…
Never underestimate the importance of your firm's website
Premium content aggregator sites like Vable are a great current awareness tool for library and information professionals. However the unprecedented challenges presented by 2020 have required business development teams to revisit their firm’s strategy. Is it possible that content aggregation could also play a part in the ongoing success of your firm?
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Lex Mundi selects Vable as technology partner
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The importance of current awareness in law post-COVID-19
The UK government is urging the nation’s workforce to return to offices and workplaces in central business districts. Since the start of August, employers in England have had more freedom to decide how staff should work, whether at home or in the workplace. In the meantime, information professionals have demonstrated that we can provide a…
Vable Inbox v Outlook: What's the alternative to Microsoft Outlook?
As an information professional, how long do you spend on email management? How many emails do you forward everyday? How often do you reach zero in your Gmail or Outlook inbox? A recent Adobe study stated that fewer people than ever are achieving “inbox zero” with many saying that it is an impossible task. No…
Essential guidance for re-opening your legal information service post-COVID-19
With the easing of lockdown restrictions, information professionals are looking to move back into the office, and Caroline wondered what the future of law firm libraries would look like. [Editor: I asked her to report on her LIS-LAW findings and this guest post is the result]
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How do I Socialize my Project?
Cindy Adams discussed this phrase in a presentation she gave to the Atlanta Law Libraries Association. Although he term may have fallen out of favour over the past decade or so, we still talk about getting everyone involved in the planning of a project and spending time with people face-to-face. This introduces the idea…
What have you been reading on the Vable blog in 2020?
I recently took a holiday to catch my breath, and on my return I thought I’d look at the figures behind the Vable current awareness strategy blog. I was interested to see which posts were the most popular between January – June 2020, and find out if there were any common themes.
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