Special Libraries Association (SLA)

Conferences

• Special Libraries Association Annual Conference & Info-Expo (SLA Annual)*

Communities

Chapters

• Local Chapters in the US, some in Canada, and some outside of North America
  – Arabian Gulf Chapter (SLA/AGC)
  – SLA Europe

Divisions

• Knowledge Management Division
  – KM Division Education Committee
• Leadership and Management Division ¹⁾
  – Knowledge (Management) Section* ²⁾

Certificates ⁴⁾

• Knowledge Management/Knowledge Services Certificate Program
  • KMKS101 Fundamentals of Knowledge Management and Knowledge Services
  • KMKS102 The Knowledge Audit: Evaluating Intellectual Capital Use
  • KMKS103 Knowledge Strategy: Developing the Enterprise-Wide Knowledge Culture
  • KMKS104 Networking and Social Media: Technology-Enabled Knowledge Sharing
  • KMKS105 Change Management and Change Implementation in the Knowledge Domain
  • KMKS106 Critical Success Factors: Measuring Knowledge Services
• Certificate in Knowledge Management**
  • KMKS01. Introduction to Knowledge Management and Knowledge Services
  • KMKS03. The Knowledge Audit
  • KMKS05. Strategic Planning for Knowledge Management
  • KMKS07. The KM/Enterprise Content Management Connection
  • KMKS09. Using Technology: Connecting People with Knowledge
  • KMKS11. Knowledge Management Project Management
  • KMKS13. Personal Knowledge Management and the Mission-Specific Focus
• Certificate in Knowledge Services**
  • KMKS01. Introduction to Knowledge Management and Knowledge Services
  • KMKS02. The Knowledge Services/Strategic Learning Link
  • KMKS04. The Customer Focus: CRM for Knowledge Services
  • KMKS06. The Knowledge Culture: Leadership and Knowledge Services
  • KMKS08. Critical Success Factors: Measuring Knowledge Services
  • KMKS10. Collaboration, Resource Sharing and the Knowledge Services Impact
  • KMKS12. The Knowledge Director: Competencies and Skills
• Dual Certificate in Knowledge Management and Knowledge Services** ⁵⁾
  
  List of Courses

  • KMKS01. Introduction to Knowledge Management and Knowledge Services
  • KMKS02. The Knowledge Services/Strategic Learning Link
  • KMKS03. The Knowledge Audit
  • KMKS04. The Customer Focus: CRM for Knowledge Services
  • KMKS05. Strategic Planning for Knowledge Management
  • KMKS06. The Knowledge Culture: Leadership and Knowledge Services
  • KMKS07. The KM/Enterprise Content Management Connection
  • KMKS08. Critical Success Factors: Measuring Knowledge Services
  • KMKS09. Using Technology: Connecting People with Knowledge
  • KMKS10. Collaboration, Resource Sharing and the Knowledge Services Impact
  • KMKS11. Knowledge Management Project Management
  • KMKS12. The Knowledge Director: Competencies and Skills
  • KMKS13. Personal Knowledge Management and the Mission-Specific Focus

Courses

• Continuing Education (CE) Sessions at the SLA Annual Conference
  • Knowledge Management/Knowledge Services Certificate Program courses
  • Other courses on topics in Knowledge Management (see conference)
  • 1997-1999: Knowledge Executive Institute (KEI)
• Knowledge Management/Knowledge Services Certificate courses
• SLA Institutes
  – Apr 2001: Knowledge Champions Institute
  – Jun 1999: Knowledge Management Institute @ SLA Annual
  – Jun 1998: Knowledge Management Institute @ SLA Annual
  – Nov 1997: Knowledge Management: A New Competitive Asset (State-of-the-Art Institute)
  – Jun 1997: Knowledge Management Institute @ SLA Annual
• 2004: Knowledge Management Benchmarking, Blogging for Information & Knowledge; Communities of Practice & Knowledge Management Exchange

Webinars

• Best of SLA Annual Conference Webinar Series
  – Oct 2018: The Seven Competencies of Highly Effective Knowledge Managers
  – Nov 2017: Show Me a Story: Data Storytelling Using Familiar Tools
• SLA Europe Webinars
  Jan 2019: How Real is the Impact of Artificial Intelligence for the Information Professional?
  Dec 2014: Knowledge management, a profession in transformation
  Oct 2014: It’s All About Semantics: How Metadata Supercharges Knowledge Management Solutions
  May 2014: New professionals guide to Knowledge Management in legal services (Knowledge Management in law firms)
• Click U Live! (formely known as Virtual Seminar/Learning Series)
  • 2001: Share and Share Alike: Creating Knowledge Sharing Systems; What’s Your Story? Making Change Happen through Storytelling; Tending the Garden of Knowledge: An Inside Look at Communities of Practice
  • 2002: Planning an Information Audit; Knowledge Innovation® – the True Competitive Intelligence; Knowledge Services: Specialist Librarians in the New Profession
  • 2003: Knowledge Management: The Role of Storytelling
  • 2004: Building Communities of Practice (COPs) for Knowledge Exchange: Roles for Information Professionals
  • 2005: Unlocking Knowledge from Text (Text Mining)
  • 2007: Moving to Knowledge Services: Managing the Change and Identifying Advocates and Champions
• Distance Learning Program
  – Oct 1996: Getting Out of the Box: The Knowledge Management Opportunity

Events

• Chapters and Divisions events on topics in Knowledge Management
  • May 2019: Practical knowledge and information management (SLA Europe, Edinburgh, UK)
  • May 2018: Key Resources for Knowledge Management (SLA Toronto chapter)
  • May 2014: New Professionals Guide to Knowledge Management in Legal Services (SLA Europe, Dublin, Ireland)
  • Sep-Nov 2013: Fall Knowledge Management Series (SLA NY): ⁶⁾ Understanding Knowledge Management; The Knowledge Audit as a Strategic Planning Tool for KM Policy and Practice: A Practical Step by Step Method; Knowledge Management – Integration with Enterprise Strategic Initiatives
  • Feb & Sep 2012: Webinar on Libraries & Knowledge Management: Taming the Knowledge management Monster (SLA Legal Division)
• Knowledge Management Division Events
  • KM Division sponsored workshops and programs at the annual SLA conference
  • KM Division Annual Business Meetings
• SLATalks (twitter chats)
  • Jul 2015: Get to Know Knowledge Management with SLA’s Knowledge Management Division!