Note: This has been announced before, but it's worth repeating. I've already attended two Click U Live events that I would not have been able to attend for a fee. And Click U is now integrated right into the www.sla.org site -- no separate username and password required.
Remember, NJSLA is hosting an SLA Click U Replay called Moving to Knowledge Services, March 25 in Somerville.
Students (and those who are unemployed or making less than $18,000 per year): This is another good reason to join SLA at $35.
Eric Schwarz
NJSLA President
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SLA Offers
Free Online Courses Through Click University
Another way
to help members thrive in the bad economy
For immediate
release
Alexandria, Virginia, February 26, 2009--
Special Libraries Association (SLA)
now offers free online courses as an exclusive benefit to SLA members. The free programming encompasses all
non-certificate online courses that are part of SLA’s Click University, including programs such as
Click U twice-monthly Webinars, the SLA Online Libraries and Click U Replays.
Also available to members as part of their membership dues are execuBooks,
recorded Annual Conference continuing education courses, 23 Things, the SLA
Innovation Lab and SLA Leadership Training.
Click U Premium courses at the SLA
Annual Conference and the Click U Premium Certificate Programs in knowledge
management, competitive intelligence, and copyright management will remain as
fee-based offerings.
“During bad economic times, it is
especially important that our members continue to master new skills and
technologies to stay competitive,” said SLA CEO Janice R.
Lachance.
Click U, which is beginning its
fifth full year as an exclusive SLA benefit, provides 24-hour access to learning
opportunities and includes training on general business and management skills as
well as SLA-produced courses tailored to the needs of information
professionals.
“If we want employers to have a
competitive edge, information professionals must stay sharp and be innovative,
and that means continuous learning,” Lachance continued. “SLA provides these tools for success through Click U, and
making most of them free to members will make them accessible, regardless of
their location or economic circumstances.”
2009 SLA President Gloria Zamora announced the news to an audience of
some 250 SLA leaders during the opening session
at the SLA Leadership Summit. Zamora said, “I know you are thinking that it
is counter-intuitive to be turning away revenue during a sagging economy.
However, increasing the value of SLA membership
during this period of global economic turmoil should have an immediate and
positive impact on our members. By including portions of Click U as part of your
membership, we are providing you with a tool that enables you to enrich your
marketable skills and become a more valuable asset to your
employer.”
SLA members can now reach everything
within Click U using a single sign-in on the SLA home page, providing fast, free and easy access to the
first and only online learning community focusing on continuing professional
education for knowledge professionals.
About SLA's Click University
Click U
provides SLA members with state-of-the-art
learning opportunities in partnership with today's information industry
superstars. Courses on software and technology, management, communications, and
leadership are designed to enhance the skills acquired through traditional
library education. Click U also provides accessible certificate programs for
information professionals looking to take the next step into a new career and
use their traditional information skills in fields such as competitive
intelligence, knowledge management, and copyright management. For more
information about Click U go to www.sla.org
About SLA
Special Libraries
Association (SLA) is a nonprofit global organization for innovative information
professionals and their strategic partners. SLA
serves more than 11,000 corporate, academic, government, and other information
specialists in 75 countries . SLA promotes and
strengthens its members through learning, advocacy, and networking initiatives.
For more information, visit us on the Web at www.sla.org