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Custom logoThe Special Libraries Association (SLA), until 1949 affiliated to the American Library Association (ALA), offers the following Knowledge Management education and training opportunities:
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)
Professional Learning and Development 3)
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)
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
Sep 2020: Getting to Unconscious ‘Working Out Loud’ – a Knowledge Management story
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
Podcasts
SLA Europe
- Nov 2011: Knowledge Cafés: A conversation with David Gurteen
- Nov 2010: Leonie Houtman on knowledge management and retention
SLA Chapters & Divisions
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!
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