Click University Connections

Happy Holidays!

The PD staff would like to share our warmest thoughts and best wishes for a wonderful holiday season and a very happy new year to all SLA members.

We hope you will join us at a learning event in 2010.

Carolyn Sosnowski, Information Center and E-Learning Manager

Natalie Gozzard, E-Learning Manager

BarbaraVick, E-Learning Manager

2010 Click U Certificate Programs

Click U's 2010 Certificate Program courses are now registering! Begin planning to expand your expertise and achieve your professional development objectives by participating in one or more of them. Program participants can take courses à la carte or pursue a complete certificate. Courses begin in January 2010.

Competitive Intelligence Certificates Program The certificates program is based on effective and recognized intelligence practices and addresses the requirements of LIS professionals, organizations practicing intelligence, and the professional development marketplace.

Certificate in Copyright Management 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.

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 Click University Knowledge Management (KM) 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.

Questions? Want more information? Contact clicku@sla.org.

Certificate Program Registration Reminder

Certificate program courses resume in January 2010. Please remember that a $50 late fee will be added to your invoice if you register at or after midnight (12:00 a.m. ET) on the first day of a course. Late registration does not guarantee live access to the first course session.

CIC01. Introduction to Competitive Intelligence
11 - 29 January 2010 (Online Course)

CCM100. Introduction to Copyright Management Principles and Issues
25 January - 10 February 2010 (Online Course)

KMKS01. Fundamentals of Knowledge Management and Knowledge Services
26 January 2010 (Live Course in conjunction with Leadership Summit)

KMKS03. The Knowledge Audit
27 January 2010 (Live Course in conjunction with Leadership Summit)

The New execuBook: "7 Lessons for Leading in a Crisis" by Bill George

What was the real cause of the economic calamity of 2008-'09?

According to Bill George, the author of this execuBook, it wasn't subprime mortgages, credit default swaps or even excessive greed. Those were only symptoms of the real problem, which was failed leadership from leaders who didn't follow their True North - the internal compass of beliefs, values and principles that guide you through life.

Unfortunately, there's no training ground for leading your organization through a crisis, short of gaining the experience yourself. Leaders who never get tested until they reach the top may be unable to cope. Some buckle under the pressure. Others become immobilized. Still others make big mistakes but learn from them to become better leaders the next time around. George describes seven lessons that can help you handle your next crisis.

This summary offers advice from a highly successful business leader about handling crises. It will be of interest to current and aspiring organizational leaders.

If you want to read the full summary please log into your execuBooks account at http://www.aheadspace.com/login.cfm. Don't have an account? Visit Click U to get one.

Webinar Replay Now Available: Understanding Digital Libraries

Increasingly, digital libraries are moving beyond current journals. The best-known example is Google Books, but we also see vast amounts of digital imagery, video, sound, and archival manuscripts. Each poses a different technical issue, but more important are the social issues. Many of these new materials have not been through traditional abstracting or indexing processes and instead rely on hyperlinks or "tagging" by volunteers. New technology may help us with identifying images, extracting information from multimedia sources, and searching.

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Webinar Replay Now Available: Management and Leadership: Which Hat Should You Be Wearing?

The differences between management and leadership are about what you pay attention to when solving problems. Confusing the two concepts can mean using the wrong sets of conceptual tools when dealing with library users, employees, co-workers, and bosses. For special librarians who have to shift between both roles, it is too easy to get stuck in one or the other.

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Copyright Management: Principles and Issues Certificate Program Open House

Date: 20 January 2010
Time: 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. ET
Presenter:  Lesley Ellen Harris

SLA is offering an online Open House for Click University's Copyright Management: Principles and Issues certificate program. The Open House gives you the opportunity to learn about the program and its component courses in depth. We'll provide a brief introduction to the meaning of copyright management and copyright compliance. Lesley Ellen Harris, the program's instructor, along with a program graduate and SLA staff, will be available to answer questions. Don't miss this opportunity to find out about this premium Click University program!

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Note: Participant registration is limited to 75

The New execuBook: "The Sustainability Champion's Guidebook" by Bob Willard

What role should companies play in the effort to make our world more sustainable?

As the most influential actors on the planet, companies must lead by example by adopting sustainable economic, environmental and social practices.

In this execuBook, author Bob Willard says around 3-5% of companies are already taking the lead, but more are needed to join the movement. To achieve unstoppable momentum, sustainability champions must become more effective leaders. Sustainability champions are individuals who have a passion about sustainability and want their companies to be a more positive force in the world. Often they hold junior or middle-management positions and lack the authority to effect the necessary changes. To succeed in their goals, they need to understand and overcome the seven paradoxes of action within an organization.

This summary examines the practical aspects of attaining corporate sustainability. It will be of interest to senior leaders and to sustainability champions at any organizational level.

If you want to read the full summary please log into your execuBooks account at http://www.aheadspace.com/login.cfm. Don't have an account? Visit Click U to get one.

Second Life - Learn All About It!

Introduction to Second Life Part 2: This session will take place in Second Life and will require that you get your Second Life avatar (www.secondlife.com). This is an in-world workshop to help you get up to speed on how to use the Second Life environment. We will take a look at the SLA space in Second Life and will discuss how to make friends, teleporting a person, creating a home location and landmark, camera controls, taking snapshots and profiles.

Upcoming Session:

Thursday, 10 December, 11:00 a.m. ET

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Competitive Intelligence (CI) Certificates Program

SLA's Click University Competitive Intelligence Certificates Program in partnership with Knowledge inForm is developed with consideration for the requirements of LIS professionals, SLA, effective and recognized intelligence practices, organizations practicing intelligence, and the professional development marketplace. 2010 course descriptions and dates are now available at Click U.

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