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The Professional Development Center will begin 2005 with a series of seminars on management and technology topics.Wewill alsoprovide you with some accompanying articles to continue to keep you abreast of developments in your profession.
Courses which you indicated in a recent survey are of interest to you have been lined up for the first 5 months of the year as part of the Virtual Learning Series: Content Management, Competitive Intelligence, Assessing Client Needs, Negotiating, Blogging ? Weblogs. There are alsoupcoming career development seminarsin February and April on The Ins and Outs of Managing (Managing Across Differences) and Positioning.
Look for the launch of SLA's online university in April. This medium will be used to deliver a variety of courses and seminars and will be of particular value to those who cannot attend on-site learning opportunities.
Through this electronic newsletter we will continue to keep you updated on future learning opportunities.We hope that in 2005 we will be able to satisfy your needs for professional development.
Blog Use on the Rise The Pew Internet & American Life Project has released the results of two recent surveys on blogging. Among the findings: 27% of Internet users read blogs; eight million Americans have created blogs; and most bloggers are men (57%) and younger than 30 (48%). Full report. Get Your Headlines Here Speaking of blogging, the December 2004 issue of D-Lib Magazine includes an article that explores the use of RSS in science publishing, covering both the components of the syndication technology and examples of content from publications (job announcements, TOCs, articles, reviews, etc.). The fulltext of the article, "The Role of RSS in Science Publishing," is available here. Google Scholar Enhancements The search capabilities of Google Scholar have been enhanced. Users may now limit searches by publication title, date range, title words, and author. Up to 100 results can be viewed for each search. Read Gary Price's comments and link to the search tool. Learn from Others, Be Inspired The December 15, 2004, issue of CIO Magazine has a special section called "What It's Like to...." Short articles describe experiences ranging from moving to a new industry to being the first CIO of the U.S. Senate. Full table of contents. Have you visited the SLA Online Auction? You’ve seen online auctions for years. Now, SLA offers a unique way to participate in support of the Campaign for Professional Development. The SLA Online Auction will run through January 25, 2005. The auction will then continue for ONE EVENING ONLY, during the Florida & Caribbean Chapter’s reception at the SLA Leadership Summit. Bidding on auction items is a great way to obtain fabulous items and support SLA learning initiatives. |
Virtual Learning Series (VLS)- January 2005 Content Management Speaker: Howard McQueen, Chief Executive of McQueen Consulting, Inc Part I: January 11, 2005 • 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm ET Defining Content Management and Exploring Change Management *Replay available for purchase Part II: January 25, 2005 • 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm ET Planning & Implementing Content Management
Career Development Series (CDS)- February 2005 February 15, 2005 The Ins and Outs of Managing (Managing Across Differences) Speakers: Miriam Bamberger and Heather Bradley
Please contact Michelle Shands with questions regarding Career Development Seminars. SLA Online Learning In October, the Board approved the funding for the SLA Online University and on December 13th we finalized our contract with Learn.com, who will be developing and hosting the site. Implementation will begin in January; staff will be trained on the site in February and March; and we should be launching the online university in April. The university will be accessible by chapters and divisions to develop their own learning subsystems. Look for complete details in a feature article to appear in the February issue of Information Outlook. |
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