extra! extra! read all about it - the latest in news aggregators
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Extra! Extra! Read All About It – The Latest In News Aggregators
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Introducing Our Panel
Matthew Dickinson - CEO – Linex Systems
Rebecca Gebhardt – Managing Director – Linex Systems
Steve Lastres - Director of Library & Knowledge Management – Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
Dora Martinez - CKO – Sheppard Mullin
Peter Ozolin – CEO & Chairman - Manzama
News Aggregators
What are they?
Traditional business uses
How have they been used?
What benefits and value can they bring?
Value Proposition of Alert Services
Provides a competitive advantage by making know-how easily accessible
Increases productivity: knowledge workers don’t waste time searching for information
Improves organizational effectiveness by sharing relevant and targeted current awareness
Improves collaboration by fostering knowledge sharing across the organization
Speeds response time to clients
Reduces library staff time by automating the current awareness delivery model
Alert Sources: Free and Proprietary Alerts
Really Simple Syndication (RSS)
Google alerts & news
Lexis (Publisher)
Thomson (Westlaw watch)
Westlaw Business
Intelliconnect
Intelligize
Etc.
Types of Alerts/Services
Client
Practice Group
People
Organization
Industry
Case law
Regulatory
Docket
Market
Geographic
Smart alerts
Centrally Manage Feeds With Aggregator Services
Create a central repository
Mash feeds together
Search within feeds
Add feeds directly to your alerts
Temporarily archive content from your feeds
Publish curated newsletters targeted to specific groups to minimize “noise.”
DEBEVOISE SOLUTION
Ozmosys API Integration with “My Subscriptions”
EOS RSS and Ozmosys Aggregator
Ozmosys Alerts
Curated Newsletters: Selecting Sources and Articles
Curated Newsletters
Competitive Intelligence
Current Awareness Dashboard
Stream Content onto Your Organization’s Intranet
SHEPPARD MULLIN SOLUTION
Understanding our Clients’ Business
Identifying New Business Opportunities
Generate Content for Blogs & Client
Communications
Implementation
What obstacles and surprises were encountered?
How do these solutions affect internal systems and procedures?
What, if any, adjustments to the original business requirements were necessary?
What departments/individuals within the firm were involved?
How long did deployment take?
Considerations – Now & Beyond
Awareness of role changes within law firm personnel
Each business need may be different
Simplicity for end users
Sensitivity to different user needs
What’s Next? – Use Cases
Growing usage for R&I
Integration with additional systems and platforms
Sharing tools with clients
Preparing for and keeping up with changing requirements.
Questions?
Matthew Dickinson - [email protected]
Rebecca Gebhardt – [email protected]
Steven Lastres - [email protected]
Dora Martinez - [email protected]
Peter Ozolin - [email protected]