[OPLINLIST] SWON Libraries Workshop: Intelligence for Management and Strategy

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  Libraries and Competition: Intelligence for Management and Strategy,
  Part I Interactive Videoconference
  <http://www.swonlibraries.org/viewevent?id=831>

Co-Sponsored by the Cincinnati Chapter of the Special Libraries 
Association <http://units.sla.org/chapter/ccin/index.asp>


        Are you looking to enhance your planning, decision-making, and
        overall management skills?  Does your library manage risks and
        identify opportunities with funding sources, users, vendors, and
        others?  Could your library improve and start developing more
        robust, relevant, and realistic strategies and plans for the
        future?  If so, this seminar on competitive and market
        intelligence could be the ticket.  Join us for an afternoon of
        learning and discussion as we apply business strategies to the
        LIS environment and find out how all libraries can improve.


      Date

Tuesday, August 15th, 2006


      Time

1:30 p.m.-4:00 p.m.


      Location

SWON Libraries Office


      Speaker(s)

Cynthia Cheng Correia, the Principal of Knowledge inform, will teach 
this seminar using Click U Live! interactive videoconferencing. Click U 
Live!, formerly known as the Virtual Learning Series, enables users to 
participate in web seminars and interact with the speaker and other 
participants. Join us for this seminar and a discussion, following the 
presentation.


      Description

Competitive and market intelligence are often viewed as processes or 
functions that are applicable to businesses only. While libraries and 
non-profit organizations don't typically face peer competition, they 
confront serious competitive factors that may be identified, understood, 
anticipated, and monitored.

In this web-based, interactive videoconference, we will examine the 
functions and practices of competitive and market intelligence, and how 
they can benefit libraries and non-profit organizations.

This seminar is designed for librarians and information professionals 
who are interested in learning new tools to enhance their planning, 
decision-making, and overall management skills. It provides an overview 
of the benefits, practices, and tools for intelligence, specific to LIS 
environments. No prior background in competitive or market intelligence 
is required.

*Critical Learning Questions*
- What is competitive and market intelligence?
- How can intelligence practices and tools support libraries and other 
information-based organizations?
- How can it help me manage risks and identify opportunities with my 
funding sources, users, vendors, and others?
- How can it help me in developing more robust, relevant, and realistic 
strategies and plans?


      Meal

No meal is provided with this event.


      Member

$20


      Friend of SWON Libraries

$20


      Non-Member

$50

The deadline to register is Monday, August 14th, 2006


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