Soutron Global Blog of Search, Knowledge Services, Archive and Library Management

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How to Choose a Legal KM System: Buyer Guide

Selecting the right KM system ensures your firm can capture, organize, and reuse its expertise, improving service consistency, reducing duplicated efforts, and protecting institutional knowledge during staff turnover. Firms with organized knowledge respond faster to clients, enhance efficiency in document drafting and research, and convert tacit knowledge into explicit, reusable assets.

Library Resource Sharing Webinar Q&A

...highlights from the library resource sharing webinar panel discussion and audience Q&A, along with a note that attendees unable to join live can view the on-demand recording of the past session.

Library Resource Sharing in Action: Insights From a Webinar

...it doesn't stop at the state line. Through SHAREit's Inter-System Sharing Initiative (ISSI), participating Florida libraries can request and lend with libraries in other states, right from inside SHAREit. No second system to learn, no separate workflow to manage. Participation is opt-in, so every library stays in control of its own lending policies. That last part matters, and it will stay that way.

What Is Legal Knowledge Management? A 2026 Guide

For knowledge lawyers, professional support lawyers, law librarians, legal operations teams, and heads of knowledge management in mid-size to large firms, this guide explains what legal knowledge management includes, where it differs from library and metadata management, which roles typically own it, what to look for in legal knowledge management software, and how to build or improve a practical program.