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Join us for our next webinar: "Social on the Edge"

It's always a good time to add tools to your belt and dig deeper to find valuable information!

Scott Brown wraps up his 2011 social networking webinar series with "Social on the Edge: The Best Social Tools You May Not Have Heard Of."

Scott (@scbrown5 and @socialinfo), owner of the Social Information Group, will explore some unique and lesser-known tools and apps like Twubs, Quora, and Meetup and demonstrate how to use them to find business and competitive information. 

Date:  Tuesday, November 15th
Time:  1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. ET
Price:  $49/members | $99/non-members

Webinar is limited to 100 seats, so register today!

You can find Scott's other social networking webinars on our replays page.

Questions? Contact Click University.

 

How LinkedIn Are You?

Raise your hand if you created a LinkedIn account and haven't logged in since.  Or, you check in once in a while to see your colleagues' updates but haven't made any changes your own profile.

Instructor Scott Brown of the Social Information Group (@scbrown5 and @socialinfo on Twitter) is returning to Click U in October for two webinars that will show you how to maximize the power of LinkedIn.  Learn how to make meaningful connections, find company information, and take advantage of all that LinkedIn has to offer...without leaving your desk.

Getting the Most Out of LinkedIn: Advanced Searching and Features
Part 1:  Tuesday, October 18, 1:00-2:30pm ET
Part 2:  Tuesday, October 25, 1:00-2:30pm ET

Scott's webinars on social tools earlier this year sold out.  Don't wait to register for these events!  Participation is limited to 100.  Non-members are welcome.  Sign up today!

Can't attend live? Recordings of these webinars will be available for sale in November.

Questions? Contact Click U.

Social Business Webinar Encore Presentation

Did you miss the February Social Business webinar event?

You're in luck!  Due to popular demand and a sell-out first session, we've scheduled another live presentation of Scott Brown's Social Business: Social Media Tools for Business and Competitive Research webinar.

Date:  Tuesday, 15 March
Time:  1:00 pm - 2:30 pm ET
Cost:  $49 members/$99 non-members

Join Scott, of the Social Information Group, as he takes you on a tour of social networking tools, including LinkedIn and Facebook and some lesser-known sites, and demonstrates how to use them to find industry and company information.

Register now to secure your seat!

Questions?  Contact Click University.

 

Upcoming onsite courses for the CI Certificates program

Take your CI practice to the next level and take advantage of this SLA member benefit – and value you won’t find anywhere. SLA presents two courses to help propel your professional development: Introduction to Financial Analysis and Scenarios Analysis & Futures Techniques will be held at SLA Headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia, on 4 and 5 November 2010. Participants may take either or both of these courses as a part of their overall professional development or earn credit towards SLA’s Competitive Intelligence Certificate.

Don’t delay! Course enrollment is limited to 30 participants.  Registration will close on Monday, 1 November, at 11:59 pm ET, or earlier if all spaces are filled. 

Why take these courses:
+  Build a deeper understanding of your organization’s competitors.
+  Build a deeper understanding of your own organization and its strategic partners.
+  Inform your research strategy…and produce better outcomes.
+  Gain essential analytical skills and experience.
+  Improve your business communication and interactions with colleagues.
+  Make a greater impact! Enhance your contributions – and value – to your team and organization.
+  Expand your professional opportunities!

All Competitive Intelligence Certificate program courses are developed specifically for information professionals and SLA members. Participants do not need to be in a CI role in their organizations and may take courses à la carte.

CIC11a: Introduction to Financial Intelligence (Analysis Elective)
Course Date: Thursday, 4 November 2010, 8am - 5pm
Location: SLA Headquarters (Alexandria, VA)

Financial analysis is a vital and powerful component of competitive intelligence that can provide valuable insights to an organization's condition, how organizations manage and operate, and how they make decisions. While often overlooked, avoided, or insufficiently conducted, applying good financial intelligence can help you better understand competitor's strengths, weaknesses, competitive options, and potential activities. Read more about this course.

Prerequisite: No prior financial experience is required; an understanding of competitive intelligence is recommended.
Instructor/Facilitator: Matt Evans, CPA, CMA, CFM

 

CIC12: Scenarios Analysis and Futures Techniques
Course Date: Friday, 5 November 2010, 8am - 5pm
Location: SLA Headquarters (Alexandria, VA)

Competitive intelligence practitioners understand the importance of foresight to achieving and maintaining competitiveness, and anticipating future conditions, trends, and actions is essential to sound competitive practices. In this course, we will explore and apply key futures models, techniques, and tools for developing likely scenarios.  Read more about this course.

Prerequisites: Participants enrolled for the "Core" and Dual Competitive Intelligence Certificates are recommended to complete courses CIC-08 and CIC-09.
Instructor: Cynthia Cheng Correia, Principal, Knowledge inForm, Inc.

For more information about these courses or travel logistics, please contact Click University.

CIC05 Coming Your Way

How do I conduct more advanced business & industry research for intelligence?

What are some tools and techniques that can support my efforts?

Take advantage of the Competitive Intelligence Certificates Program, offered exclusively through SLA, and available to non-members too. Register for CIC05. CI Published Source Collection: Research Techniques, Part II, the next course in the CIC program. The course begins 13 September 2010.

CIC05. CI Published Source Collection: Research Techniques, Part II

Competitive intelligence literature researchers face the perennial challenge of uncovering rarified, high-value, and timely information in the context of fast-paced, high-stakes and continuous intelligence projects. How can we accomplish this? This course, Part 2 of CI Published Source Collection: Research Techniques, builds on Part 1 by examining advanced topics that include 1) international intelligence research for business, industry, and people  2) intellectual property research 3) conducting research for common analytical frameworks 4) designing and managing effective monitoring efforts 5) intelligence research software. Topics will build from general business research by focusing on and highlighting creative techniques and sources used in intelligence collection.

Prerequisite: Participants enrolled for the IIF and Dual Competitive Intelligence Certificates are recommended to have completed course CIC-04.  Those not pursuing a certificate may take any course a la carte.
 

Critical Learning Questions

1.      How is international literature research conducted to support intelligence efforts? How can I generate more effective results? What do I need to consider regarding specific geographic regions?

2.      How does intellectual property research support intelligence? How can I generate effective results? What do I need to consider regarding specific regions, types of intellectual property, and intelligence needs?

3.      What are common analytical models and the questions surrounding them? What types of questions can I answer through my research? How can I more efficiently and effectively answer these questions and gather information for analysis?

4.      How can I design and manage monitoring efforts for various types of intelligence projects and requirements? What types of techniques and tools are available to me?

5.      What types of software are available to support my research efforts? How can I evaluate them effectively for intelligence applications?
                       

Instructor: Anna Shallenberger

Course dates:  13 September - 1 October 2010

To view the discount options that are available please visit CI Discount Options.

Questions?  Need more information?  Contact Click University.

Register today! CIC04. CI Published Source Collection: Research Techniques, Part I

CI Certificate Course - CIC04. CI Published Source Collection: Research Techniques, Part I

Course Dates: 2 - 20 August 2010

How do I conduct effective research to answer Key Intelligence Questions, as well as support human intelligence & analysis? What are effective tools & techniques that can support and enhance my efforts?
 

Although there are practices and tools in common, effective intelligence research involves distinct considerations, frameworks, techniques, strategy, and resources from general business research. This online course presents and examines these essential aspects to the Published Source Collection (aka literature research or secondary research) function of the Intelligence Process. In this (Part 1) course key techniques and resources are discussed, as well as trends in intelligence, content and technology that affect intelligence research. Topics covered include: devising research strategies, research to support human intelligence gathering and intelligence analysis, traditional and non-traditional resources types and selection, Web monitoring tools and more. This course includes an exercise and discussions involving intelligence research to support analysis. Learn course details and register.

Learn more about SLA's Click University Competitive Intelligence Certificates Program.

Questions? Need more info? Contact clicku@sla.org.

 

CI Certificate Program Courses @ SLA 2010

The old saying is wrong. What you don’t know can hurt you. But what’s the best way to get and analyze the information you need—especially about your organization’s competitors?

SLA members can learn the ins and outs and the dos and don’ts of competitive intelligence in SLA's Click University Competitive Intelligence Certificates Program. Created in partnership with Knowledge inForm, the program is designed to meet the needs of SLA members who want to learn effective and recognized intelligence practices. The following courses will be offered at SLA 2010:

11 June 2010 - 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Human Source Collection: Research Beyond Published Sources (CIC07)

12 June 2010 - 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Competitive Intelligence Analysis: Intermediate Frameworks (CIC09)

13 June 2010 - 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Management Analysis for Competitive Intelligence (CIC10)

Learn more & register

Click University Continuing Education Courses @ SLA 2010

By attending one of the Click University-sponsored continuing education courses you will learn to make an impact in your organization. Register early...classes can fill up quickly!

Topics include Certificate Program Courses (CI, KM and Copyright), Embedded Librarianship, Information Ethics, Library Mashups and more!

To see the full list please visit Click University Conference CE Sessions.

For more information on conference registration please visit the SLA 2010 conference Web site.

CIC13: Establishing and Managing the Intelligence Program

CI Certificate program course:  CIC13 Establishing and Managing the Intelligence Program

Successful and reliable competitive intelligence relies on establishing an intelligence program that is appropriate to an organization and clearly demonstrates value. This online course presents key intelligence program models and discusses aspects of establishing and managing the program, including:

• assessing and satisfying organizational intelligence needs
• planning, staffing, and budgeting
• training
• marketing and promotion
• collaboration
• establishing ethical understanding
• evaluation, and more.

This course will also specifically examine how information centers can make successful transformations and transitions into intelligence centers. This course includes an exercise and discussions involving intelligence program models.

Visit the course page for more information and to register.

Contact Click University at clicku@sla.org.

Click University Continuing Education Courses @ SLA 2010

By attending one of the Click University-sponsored continuing education courses you will learn to make an impact in your organization. Register early...classes can fill up quickly!

Topics include Certificate Program Courses (CI, KM and Copyright), Embedded Librarianship, Information Ethics, Library Mashups and more!

To see the full list please visit Click University Conference CE Sessions.

For more information on conference registration please visit the SLA 2010 conference Web site.