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Librarians: Bringing
Information to the Surface
by Sarah T. Stephens of Sutherland Asbill and Brennan LLP
Sarah T. Stephens is the Chief Knowledge Officer at Sutherland Asbill and Brennan LLP, where she is responsible for the firm's libraries and research services. Sarah directs and strategizes the firm's knowledge management initiatives and supports the competitive intelligence program. She led the design and implementations of both West KM and Recommind, integrating the two into a single tool called "Ask Sutherland." Sarah can be reached at sarah.stephens@sutherland.com.
McKenna Long CIO, Patrick Tisdale, believes the core value of librarians is their ability to locate and present information from any source — whether internal or external, no matter what form.
Existing Technologies, New
Information Across the country, law firm librarians are using existing technologies to identify new kinds of information and working with technology departments to create new solutions for locating and displaying internal information.
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