Nina Platt

Current

Adjunct Instructor at College of St. Catherine
Principal/Consultant at Nina Platt Consulting Inc.

Past

Director of Information Resources at Faegre & Benson LLP
Adjunct Instructor at Domincan University
Librarian at Office of the Minnesota Attorney General

Manager of Technical Services at Dorsey & Whitney LLP
Information Specialist at Dorsey & Whitney LLP

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Education

Dominican University
The University of North Dakota

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Connections

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Industry

Legal Services

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Nina Platt’s Summary

Strategic services for law firms, law libraries, and legal information/software vendors.

Nina Platt’s Specialties:

Law Firm & Law Library Services: Strategic Planning / Intranet Visioning and Strategic Planning / Knowledge Management Strategic Development / Leadership & Management Coaching / Staffing & Staff Development / External & Internal Information Integration/ Software Selection / etc.

Vendor Services: Market Research / Competitive Intelligence / Marketing Strategy Development & Review / Client Relationship Review / Customer Loyalty Assessment & User Group/Advisory Board Development

Nina Platt’s Experience

Director of Information Resources

Faegre & Benson LLP

(Partnership; 1001-5000 employees; Law Practice industry)

September 1998 — December 2006 (8 years 4 months)

Directed large law firm information resources department including collection development, research, training, reference, technical services, electronic services and court services. Developed strategic plan for department and followed through on implementation. Managed budget, library facilities, staff development, etc. Led development of firm's Intranet and knowledge management initiatives. Member of the Technology team, Participated in strategic planning for technology in all areas of firm. Developed and implemented collection development plan for moving from print to electronic resources. Developed additional services including current awareness, market research, competitive intelligence, etc
Adjunct Instructor

Domincan University

(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)

August 2004 — December 2004 (5 months)

Taught Knowledge Management course in Masters in Library and Information Science program.
Librarian

Office of the Minnesota Attorney General

(Government Agency; 201-500 employees; Executive Office industry)

September 1995 — December 1997 (2 years 4 months)

Provided research services and technical services to state agency law library. Responsibilities included management of online catalog, reference assistance, development of internal databases, web development, management of library hardware and software, and training attorneys and staff to use electronic resources. Member of Technology Committee. Served on Work Product & Case Management committees.
Manager of Technical Services

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

(Partnership; 1001-5000 employees; Law Practice industry)

July 1987 — September 1995 (8 years 3 months)

Managed Technical Services function of large law firm library. Responsibilities included budget, space planning, supervision, evaluation, project management, and salary administration. Managed selection of software and implementation of library systems projects. Participated in cross-functional teams in planning and implementing office-wide systems.
Information Specialist

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

(Partnership; 501-1000 employees; Law Practice industry)

January 1986 — June 1987 (1 year 6 months)

Developed attorney work product collection.

Nina Platt’s Education

Dominican University

MSLIS, 1994 — 1997
The University of North Dakota

B.S., Library Science, History, 1979 — 1980

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Nina Platt’s Groups:

American Association of Law Libraries, Minnesota Association of Law Libraries, SCIP (Society of Competitive Intelligence Professionals), SLA (Special Libraries Association), Toastmasters, International Legal Technology Association