Seize the Day and Learn with SLA!
This year, you'll find that we've taken a new approach to learning. First, we've created a handy reference guide. The 2001 Strategic Learning Guide contains detailed descriptions about our learning experiences, services and upcoming events. The guide was inserted into the 92nd Annual SLA Preliminary Conference Program, and will be available at exhibits and many learning experiences leading up to SLA's 2001 Annual Conference: Seizing the Competitive Advantage, June 9-14, 2001 in San Antonio.
Second, we've spent the last several months, re-inventing several learning experiences. If you were one of the lucky participants of the Strategic Learning Symposium or our 2000 Virtual Seminar Series, you'll know exactly what we mean. With the help of SLA's Professional Development Committee, Division Program Planners and our facilitators of learning, truly thought provoking and inspiring learning experiences have been created. Lastly, in this column, we've give you a glimpse at a few of the planned offerings for SLA's 92nd Annual Conference.
The next step is up to you. We encourage you to register, participate in and provide us with your feedback on our learning experiences. We look forward to you learning with us in San Antonio!
CE Courses and Workshops
We're pleased to be able to present over 40 CE courses and workshops during SLA's 92nd Annual Conference in San Antonio, TX. On June 9, 10 and 14, beat the heat and stay indoors to experience a specialized course/workshop sponsored by a division or one of SLA's CE course offerings. Here's a little peak at some of the course/workshop titles:
· DBF CE Course: Skills for the Knowledge Economy
· DLMD CE Course: Positioning for Success: Building Business Plans
DMRM CE Workshop: Valuing and Justifying Information Services
· SLA CE Course: Making Successful ChangeRx for Success
· SLA CE Course: The Information Audit as a First Step Toward Effective Knowledge Management
· SLA CE Workshop: Not Just Search Engines: Searching Faster and Smarter on the Web
A complete list of the Division sponsored and SLA sponsored CE course offerings can be found in the 2001 Strategic Learning Guide or on our website. Be sure to get your copy of the Guide!
Management Development Institute (MDI)
If you're ready to embrace your future, then perhaps you'll want to consider attending SLA's Management Development Institute (MDI). This executive level learning experience will run concurrently with SLA's 2001 Annual Conference from June 9-14, 2001 at the Plaza San Antonio Hotel. The learning experience is sponsored by The Dialog Corporation.
Successfully managing the future of the corporate library or information center depends on an ingenious blend of insight and foresight. While the challenges are deep, the opportunities for growth are rich. Still, the big issues remain: identifying, meeting and exceeding needs, creating value and building loyalty. How do youthe library or information center managerchart a course to the future that, at once, is consistent with the strategic direction of the organization and yet able to drive you to new heights of innovation and value creation?
Join SLA's Strategic Learning and Development Center for a truly unparalleled learning experience, offering you the rare opportunity to broaden your thinking about your information center's place in the organization and to connect new ideas and concepts to a real-world situation. Intrigued? Good. Maybe you should be a part of MDI 2001...To learn more about MDI 2001, please visit our website at www.sla-learning.org/mdi2001.
SLA Career Services Online (CSO)
We view SLA Career Services Online (CSO) as"The talent network for the information profession." Once you use this one stop career management site we're sure that you'll agree.
Looking for a new job? Searching for talent? Whether you're an employer or a talented Information Professional, you'll definitely want to pay attention to CSO! For information professionals working in the fast-paced New Economy, there is a whole world of new opportunities within reach. From creating and sharing knowledge to generating new sources of competitive advantage, information professionals can become distinctive and indispensable contributors to their organizations. The possibilities are endless and SLA's Career Services Online can help you access them!
Announcing SLA Career Connectionan exciting opportunity for employers and job seekers alike!
SLA Career Connection (formerly Strategic Learning Outlook, Employment Clearinghouse) "connects" employers with great jobs to talented professionals interested in conducting in-person interviews during the 2001 Annual Conference.
If you have a job for which you'd like to conduct interviews in San Antonio, then SLA Career Connection is for you! SLA Career Connection will "go live" in late April. To learn more, visit us at www.sla.org/content/jobs/connection.cfm or check out our 2001 Strategic Learning Guide.
Get involved with SLA Virtual Advisors!
SLA Virtual Advisors (formerly Career Advisory Service) provides you with 24/7 e-mail access to career advice and guidance from experienced information professionals willing to volunteer their time to help you! Whether you're trying to figure out your next career move or are moving to another part of the world, SLA Virtual Advisors links you with the insights you need to succeed.
(SLA Virtual Advisors is available exclusively to SLA members!)ADVISORS WANTED!
Are you willing to help an information professional who is just starting out, or a colleague who is thinking about a career change? Visit CSO today to sign up as an SLA Virtual Advisor!
So, whether you take part in a CE Course, serve as a Virtual Advisor or embrace your future through MDI, we're sure you'll learn and garner valuable experiences. We hope that you seize the day and sign-up to participate in one of our learning experiences. To learn more about these or any our SLDC's upcoming learning experiences, please e-mail us at learning@sla.org or call the Strategic Learning Hotline at 1-202-939-3627.
For more information,
contact Jeff De Cagna (jeff@sla.org).
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