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Does Business Ethics Pay?
Sir Paul Judge, at the Institute of Business Ethics, talks about the importance of research into business ethics and suggests that "it is not surprising that this research report shows that those companies with a clear code of ethics also perform better than those which do not have one." He concludes "that a set of well thought out corporate values in your own organisation can reduce its level of risk and give greater coherence to all of its decisions." Read more.
Ethics and the Internet
One of the side effects of the information technology revolution is that there are entirely new ways for businesses to be caught committing ethical violations. Businesses, like lawyers and doctors, are about to face a world full of consumers who are constantly sharing notes about the performance, and ethics, of all those they do business with. Businesses counting on the suppression of information to conceal unethical business practices are missing one of the most basic principles of the Information Age. Read more.
| CALL FOR COURSES |
The 2006 Call for Courses is your invitation to contribute to the information profession. By presenting a CE Session at SLA 2006 Annual Conference in Baltimore, you have the opportunity to share knowledge with fellow professionals! The deadline for proposals is August 26, 2005. Additional Information.
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Go to the Student Lounge and participate in the Forum Discussions that are going on. The topics include:
Ways to improve our CE sessions at Conference
Technology Trends
Experiences in Change Management
Virtual Teams
Just click on the session that interests you, read what other members have said and add your thoughts.
Go to the Information Studies Library for links to Lesley Ellen Harris’ Fall Schedule of courses. Her topics include:
Digital Licensing Online
September 5 - November 4, 2005
Digital Content Management
September 5 - December 2, 2005
U.S. Copyright Law
September 5 - October 28, 2005
Practical International Copyright Law
October 10 - October 28, 2005
Managing Copyright
November 7 - December 9, 2005
Canadian Copyright Law
October 10 - October 28, 2005
Go to the Information Studies Library and check out the Fall schedules for both Syracuse University and Drexel University.
| UPCOMING LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES |
Virtual Learning Series (VLS)
August 23, 2005 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm ET
Information Ethics - Part II - Issues in Information Ethics
Session two will introduce specific ethical issues facing the profession today, and will include a significant discussion component so that participants can hear of ethical challenges and issues and how their peers are handling them. A diversity of special libraries and information setting issues will be discussed among the participants. Additional information.
September 15, 2005 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm ET
Structuring and Delivering Content: Maximizing End-User Satisfaction
How can you help your end-users get the right information at the right time? Hear case studies of how information professionals have added value within their companies by finding new ways to structure and deliver information through different platforms, including Web sites, intranets, portals, and mobile devices. Additional Information.
September 28, 2005 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm ET
Shrink-wrap and Click-wrap Licenses: Why Should Informational Professionals Care?
This seminar will only address non-negotiated license agreements, and will provide an introductory framework to understand the legal concepts basic to licensing; a walk-through review of a shrink-wrap license, and the implications of key standard form terms that affect libraries. Additional Information.
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Live VLS Seminar Site* Member $99 Non Member $149 |
VLS Replay*
Member $69 Non Member $119 |
2005 Virtual Learning Series Homepage
Career Development Series (CDS)
September 21, 2005 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm ET
Your Career: A Straight Shot or a Shot in the Dark?
Are you managing your career or is your career managing you? If you found yourself nodding “yes” to the latter, you may have allowed your career to progress in ways that you would never allow a project to progress — passively, haphazardly, ignoring the consequences as if you had no control. Additional Information.
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Live CDS Seminar Site* Member $79 Non Member $129 |
CDS Replay*
Member $49 Non Member $99 |
*Seminars are priced individually.
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