One of the greatest barriers to a successful evolution in the SLA Professional Development Center is access. SLA members and other information professionals experience barriers to access in many ways: technological, geographical, financial and time limitations are the primary factors for most information professionals.

The SLA Annual Campaign for Professional Development has been organized to provide funding for capital projects that will help to lower the barriers to access for information professionals, and aid the Association in making the quantum leap to becoming a premier provider of continuing professional education services.

Targeted Areas of Support

• Development of the SLA LearnCenter, an online system that will provide information professionals with access to courses and content in a variety of subject areas. The SLA LearnCenter will give information professionals the opportunity to learn where and when they choose, collaborate with others in multiple languages, and engage other learners to expand their perspectives.
  
  
• Acquisition of three distinct course libraries that will include over 200 courses focusing on core areas of professional and executive development
  
  
• Translation of a focused set of courses into other languages, particularly French and Spanish.
  
  
• Conversion of a variety of SLA learning experiences into self-paced online courses
  
  
• Enhancement of the Virtual Learning Series and the Career Development Series to meet competencies-based goals by improving content and hiring professional instructors.
  
  
• Purchase of an Internet-based video and audio delivery system for all live and recorded SLA learning experiences
  
  
• Contract with internationally recognized field experts to deliver a balanced set of learning experiences that meet the needs of SLA's diverse audience.
  
  
• Construction of an Internet studio at SLA's Global Headquarters for the purpose of producing live and recorded learning experiences for SLA members

The Campaign will support the transformation of SLA's Professional Development Center. Your contribution is a perfect way to ensure that SLA meets the profession's continuing education needs without raising dues or placing undue burdens on corporate partners and learning participants. Click here to make a contribution.