SLA Competitive Intelligence Division Blog

Intelligence Insights: October 2010 Issue

We are delighted to announce that the October 2010 issue of Intelligence Insights, the Bulletin of the Competitive Intelligence Division is available online at the SLA CI Division website. This month, we feature a review of CI Division programs from the SLA Annual Conference in New Orleans, LA:

• The Changing Role of Librarians: Reflection on SLA 2010, by Zena Applebaum
• Message from Division Chair, by Victor Camlek
• The Intel Blog at SLA 2010, by Jill Stover Heinze
• We let the “good times roll” in New Orleans—Let’s get pumped for Philadelphia! by Anna Shallenberger
• SLA 2010 Annual Conference Program Highlights:
  • Adapting to Changes in Media and Dissemination
  • Market Research and Knowledge Management: Applications for the Information Professional
  • Intelligence Early Warning Systems: Beyond Monitoring
  • Competitive Intelligence Division Annual Business Meeting and Breakfast
  • InfoCitizen: Creating and Finding Value in Online Communities
  • 60 Sites in 60 Minutes
  • Spotlight Session: Ask the Competitive Intelligence Experts
  • Spotlight Session: Competitive Intelligence Transitions for LIS Professionals

 

You can find these articles and more at http://www.sla.org/division/dci/Newsletter.htm, where you can download a PDF version of this issue, as well as find past issues. (Please note that the newsletter is a 794KB document with graphics, and may take ~30 to 60 seconds to load, depending on your internet connection.) If you experience problems downloading Intelligence Insights, please contact [email protected] and [email protected], so that we can diagnose and resolve any technical issues.

We hope you enjoy Insights!

Intelligence Insights: May 2010 Issue

We are delighted to announce that the May 2010 issue of Intelligence Insights, the Bulletin of the Competitive Intelligence Division is available online at the SLA CI Division website. This month, we feature a preview of the CI Division program at the upcoming SLA Annual Conference, as well as other topics of interest to CI Division members:

• Competitive Intelligence is a Word Problem, by Tom Hawes
• The CI Division Mentoring Program - An Experience with Big Payoffs, by Toni Wilson and Vanessa Costa-Massimo
• SLA 2010 Annual Conference Preview: Welcome to "My" New Orleans, by Anna Shallenberger
• SLA 2010 Annual Conference Preview: Delving Beyond the Published Record, by Victor Camlek
• SLA 2010 Annual Conference Preview: "Lagniappe" in Competitive Intelligence
• SLA 2010 Annual Conference Preview: InfoCitizen: Creating and Finding Value in Online Communities, by Scott Brown
• SCIP 2010 Conference Recap, by Judith Walter and Parmelee Eastman

You can find these articles and more at http://www.sla.org/division/dci/Newsletter.htm, where you can download a PDF version of this issue, as well as find past issues. If you experience problems downloading Intelligence Insights, please contact [email protected] and [email protected], so that we can diagnose and resolve any technical issues.
 
We hope you enjoy Insights!

Leveraging Internal Partnerships for Library Success

I was pleasantly surprised to open my January/February 2010 issue of Information Outlook and find an excellent article by CI Division member and Intel Blog editor Jill Heinze on leveraging internal partnerships!

Jill talks about her experience of working with the Brand Communications unit of her company, Affinion Loyalty Group. She was embedded in that group to bring content and context to the company's branding messages.

Jill shares that, ultimately, she not only created new value for the Brand Communications unit - she also gained new visibility, partnerships and roles for herself in the company. While the issue isn't online yet, look for your print copy and be sure to read this excellent article!

Congratulations, Jill!

Scott Brown

Past-Chair, CI Division

Check Your Emails for an Invitation to Vote for Chair-Elect

The Board proposes the following candidate for CI Division offices:

Chair-Elect: Toni Wilson (Jan-Dec 2010)

Toni Wilson's Bio:

Toni Wilson is an independent competitive intelligence practitioner, as founder and principal consultant with MarketSmart Research Services LLC. Prior to establishing the company in 2000, Toni was a CI manager at LexisNexis, a leading information services company, for nearly 12 years. It was during her time there that she began developing in-depth knowledge of information sources and research tools and techniques, which has grown into an unparalleled level of expertise.

Toni has been a member and volunteer leader with the Society of Competitive Intelligence Professionals (SCIP) for 16 years. She served as a member of SCIP’s board of directors from 2000 to 2003, led the Southwest Ohio SCIP chapter for a collective nine years, and served on SCIP’s annual conference planning committee for three consecutive years. In 1999, Toni received the SCIP Catalyst Award and, in 2008, she received SCIP’s Faye Brill Award – both in recognition of her ongoing commitment to the CI profession and to the goals of the association.

Toni was a founding member of SCIP’s Women’s Leadership Council and one of its first co-chairs. She enjoys writing a regular column for CI Magazine and has contributed to several CI Foundation publications. Toni makes regular presentations regarding competitive intelligence collection and analysis and CI program processes, and regularly mentors new and aspiring CI professionals, sharing her passion for and knowledge of the CI profession with them.

Voting Instructions:

The online election is now open and will remain open until November 24, 2009.

The results will be posted to the CI Division list and published in an upcoming Intelligence Insights.

This invitation is being sent to all CI Division members, who are the only ones eligible to vote, so check your email for your personal invitation (and please do not forward your invitation to anyone else).

The survey security has been set so that each recipient of the invitation can vote only once, and the information linking voter identity to a particular vote has been suppressed.

Thanks for voting!

Victor Camlek CI Division Chair