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Click U Certificate Programs
For information about the different certificates available and detailed course descriptions, please visit Click U.
Certificate program courses are available only to SLA members.Registration in each course is limited to 50 participants. To ensure you get a seat register NOW!
For detailed outlines of the course schedules please contact Barbara Vick, Click U's e-learning manager, at bvick@sla.org or +1.703.647.4940.
An Important Note: While these courses are part of certificate programs, members who are not pursuing a certificate may take any course à la carte.
Competitive Intelligence Certificates Program
SLA members can learn the ins and outs and the do's and don'ts of CI in the Click U Competitive Intelligence Certificates Program. To see what participants are saying about the program, please visit CI Testimonials.
Upcoming courses:
March 2008
CIC08. CI Analysis: Fundamental Frameworks
May 2008
CIC13. Establishing & Managing the Intelligence Program
Copyright Management Certificate Program
Your job as an info pro is not only to find the best information for your clients. In many organizations, you also are the only defense against costly infringement actions. Once you locate the information, you must ensure you distribute it without violating copyright restrictions - and that your clients also stay within the law.
Upcoming courses:
April 2008
CCM400. Digital Copyright Issues
May 2008
CCM500. Library & Special Library Copyright Issues
Knowledge Management Certificates Program
Turning information into knowledge is becoming a key role of today's information professional. SLA members can get ahead in this fast-moving discipline with the new Click University Knowledge Management Certificates Program. The KM courses are appropriate for seasoned KM professionals as well as library and information science professionals who are not currently performing a KM function.
Upcoming courses:
March 2008
KMKS03. The Knowledge Audit
April 2008
KMKS04. The Customer Focus: CRM for Knowledge Services
May 2008
KMKS05. Strategic Planning for Knowledge Management
Free Course of the Month
Click U invites members to take part in a self-paced learning experience at no charge.
The free course of the month is Providing Effective Feedback, which is available through 14 March. Learn More & Participate
Upcoming courses:
Getting Ready for the Job Search 15 March - 14 April 2008
Presentation Skills 15 April - 14 May 2008
SLA Online Libraries
Click University also invites members to use its Leadership & Management Library and Knowledge Management Library - free of charge. These ebrary databases cover a wide range of topics of interest to today's information professional.
The Leadership & Management Library can help you to learn how to become a more effective leader or examine the best practices of the world's most successful CEO's. Key subject areas include: leadership, entrepreneurship, strategic planning, management, organizational behavior, personnel management, project management and risk management.
We added the Knowledge Management Library this year. It includes e-books from McGraw-Hill, Artech House, Oxford University Press, and others to provide an excellent synopsis of the innovation, knowledge sharing, intellectual capital, and best practices used by organizations to distribute information that promotes enterprise awareness, learning and growth. Learn More.
A LA CARTE Professional Improvement Libraries
The Professional Improvement Libraries (under Self-Paced Training at Click U) offer individually priced courses. Each course from the Leadership & Management, Personal Development, or Organizational & Professional Improvement libraries is US$ 12 for 30 days' access. For only US$ 8, you can access Office Applications courses for 30 days. These offerings will permit you to tailor your individual professional development activities more effectively. You may still purchase six-month and one-year subscriptions. Learn more.
Student Member Discount Now Available
SLA Student Members now qualify for a 25 percent discount on the following Click University
professional development programs:
- Click U Live! Live Online Seminars
- Click U Live! Recorded Online Seminars (Replays)
- Professional Improvement Libraries
- 2007 Annual Conference Sessions
To receive the 25 percent discount, student members should register for and purchase the appropriate program and then contact Click U at clicku@sla.org for the refund. Learn more.
University of Toronto: Professional Learning Center
SLA members can enjoy an 11 percent discount on all Web-based distance learning offered through the University of Toronto's Professional Learning Center (PLC).
The center is dedicated to meeting the needs of professionals interested in information issues and technologies. Learn More & Register.
CLICK U LIVE!
Click U Live! Courses
19 March 2008
Preparing to Make a Business Case
Presenter: Maggie Weaver, principal, Shaftesbury Associates
9 April 2008
Part 1: E-library Collection Planning
Presenter: Diane K Kovacs, president, Kovacs Consulting - Internet & Web Training
23 April 2008
Part 2: E-library Collection Strategies, Organization and Maintenance
Presenter: Diane K Kovacs, president, Kovacs Consulting - Internet & Web Training
7 May 2008
Tough Questions - Good Answers: How to Answer the Toughest Questions with Good Messages
Presenter: Tom Calcagni, chief communications strategist, SLA
Missed a LIVE! Seminar? You can still purchase a Replay! Click here for more information.
2008 Click U Live! Course Schedule
Start planning your next semester today! Take a moment to check out what is happening on campus this year: 2008 Click U Live! Schedule.
SLA wants to thank you for your past support of Click U Live! programs with a special offer. When you purchase a package of six or more 2008 programs, you will receive a 15 percent discount for each program. The regular price for each webinar is US$ 129. With the 15 percent discount, each program will cost US$ 109.65. The savings for all six programs: US$ 116.00!
Remember, you can purchase programs for yourself or for your chapter or other group...all for the same price.
Click U Live! SLA 2008 CE Courses
By attending one of the SLA Workshops (half day) or Learning Forums (full day) courses, you will learn to make an impact in your organization. Register early...so your program will not be cancelled! Early Bird registration ends 1 April. For more information on registration and the online planner, please visit 2008 Annual Conference website.
Gary Price's Research Tool Box
Ask around...Movers and shakers in the information world agree: When it comes to the latest tools, trends, resources and tricks available on the internet, the general consensus is "The Price is Right." Gary Price of Ask.com and Resource Shelf invites all SLA members to join him on a fast-paced tour of the latest additions to his tool box and an overview of what is next on the hot list.
This quarterly program is 75 minutes of demonstration and 15 minutes of Q&A, all for US$ 25.
The course will only be offered through Click U Live! to SLA Members and will not be available as a replay.
Gary's next event will be on 24 April starting at 8 a.m. eastern U.S. time. This is a perfect opportunity for our members who are located outside of North America to take advantage of Gary's expertise! Register Now.
Career Center
Employment Opportunities
Find the right job in the information industry. Search for jobs in SLA's Career Center!
Seeking Qualified Candidates?
Post employment opportunities to SLA's Career Center!
Virtual Advisors
SLA Virtual Advisors 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, Virtual Advisors gives you insights you need to get ahead. Log in to Virtual Advisors.
Coaching
To help you advance in your career, SLA has formed a partnership with career coach Marshall Brown & Associates. Whether you are seeking to transition into a new position today or thinking about it for tomorrow, Marshall Brown & Associates can assist you. Marshall has been SLA's featured career coach at several conferences and has had numerous articles published in Information Outlook.
Upcoming courses:
17 April 2008
Marketing Brand You!
Presenter: Marshall Brown, Marshall Brown & Associates
Career Smarts: Q & A with Kim Dority
Information careers can be rewarding, exciting, well-paying, and, occasionally, really confusing. Should you take that new job, or stay put? Ask for that raise, or hope someone else offers? Hope the downsizing doesn't hit you, or start working on your exit strategy now?
SLA member Kim Dority, author of Rethinking Information Work: A Career Guide for Librarians and Other Information Professionals, has written and presented extensively on being an information professional, and is now answering career questions on an individual basis for SLA members grappling with these and other career questions. Send Kim your question!
Exclusive Member Discounts
Take Advantage of Your Member Discounts!
One of the advantages of being an SLA member is gaining access to products and services from our partners at a discount. These negotiated discounts to certain events, products and services are always expanding so be sure to check in from time to time to see what we have added. In the meantime, we hope you will take advantage of the benefits that we already have in place for upcoming events and services. Take a walk down SLA discount lane.
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