May-Jun'15: Business Reference 101 (RUSA)

May 11 - June 5, 2015
http://www.ala.org/rusa/development/businessreference101

Do you wish you felt more confident when faced with a business reference question? Want to demystify SIC and NAICS codes, ROI and 10k's? Then Business Reference 101 is for you! This four-week, Web-based professional development course is designed for academic, special or public librarians and other researchers and library staff who have a basic understanding of some business resources but who do not work with them often enough to build expertise. The course will provide students with a framework for understanding the business reference process as well as an overview of business reference sources specific to each of the course modules (see below). Business Reference 101 participants will also have access to proprietary business reference databases such as Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage, Gale's Business Insights: Global, Morningstar, IBISWord, Plunkett Research Online and ReferenceUSA, among others.

$130 for RUSA members
$175 for ALA members
$210 for non-ALA members

Jun-Jul'15: Introduction to Records Management (UW Madison SLIS-CES)

June 8 - July 31
$275

http://www.slis.wisc.edu/RecordsMgmt.htm

This course is geared towards a broad range of professionals who are interested in understanding the core principles and practices used in the field of records management. In this course, you will explore the life cycle management processes associated with the creation, use, storage, distribution and disposition of business records.  Participants will learn about the ‘rules and tools’ needed to design recordkeeping systems and manage records, regardless of media or format, for as long as they are needed in compliance with an evolving set of legal, regulatory, business and historical requirements.  The course will wrap up with a look at the convergence of multiple information management disciplines and domains and what the future holds for records management in the realm of Information Governance.

Mar'15: From Classroom to Corporate (Choice/ACRL)

Tuesday March 31, 2015
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Pacific | 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. Mountain | 1:00 -2:00 p.m. Central | 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. Eastern

http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07ea4j4i4scccd4f1b&llr=ie6npkcab

Discusses the parallel between the two environments and the business and management resources that help with the transition.

Business and Management is the fastest growing undergraduate major today. A business background is also becoming a prerequisite for jobs that have never required it before. The world of business is also changing at lighting speed. How does the faculty keep up with all of the latest trends? How do they help their students transition from a classroom setting into a corporate setting?

Join us for a lively discussion to hear how our panelists are addressing these and other questions.

Feb'15: USA Trade Online and the FDLP (FDLP)

February 10, 2015.
2:00 pm Eastern Time

http://www.fdlp.gov/about-the-fdlp/fdlp-academy

One of the benefits of being in the Federal Depository Library Program is having access to USA Trade Online, the official source for U.S. merchandise trade data. In this webinar, you will learn more about what USA Trade Online offers, such as the type of data provided and various functions of the database.

Dec: GlobalEDGE: Your Free Resource for Global Business Knowledge (RUSA)

Thursday, December 11, 2014: 1-2:15pm Central

In this webinar, Emily Treptow will discuss the applications of globalEDGE to librarianship, and then Sarah Singer will provide an in-depth demonstration of the resource. globalEDGE is especially compelling because of the depth of information that it provides for free. This is a resource that academic librarians can point community members to. It is also a resource that public librarians who can’t afford to subscribe to international business databases can easily utilize.

$40 for RUSA members / $50 for ALA members / $65 for non-ALA members
http://www.ala.org/rusa/globalEDGE

Nov: Business Faculty Use and Perception of Research Resources (ACRL-CHOICE)

Weds, Nov 12 / 11am-12pm PT / 2-3pm ET

In an ACRL/Choice webinar last year ProQuest shared the results of a large survey of business faculty into the types of non-journal information they use when conducting research. Join us at 2:00pm ET on 12 November when we will share the findings of a follow-up survey conducted in May 2014. In this lengthier survey business faculty responded to questions about their research behaviors and experiences using resources such as the library website, databases and Google Scholar; what kinds of information they expect students to use for completing course work; and their use of data sets.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/DVTQDWM

Oct: Business Reference, Resources & Services – Part 2 of 3 (Texas State Library & Archives Commission)

October 23, 10-11am CDT

This session will include public company research using TexShare and free resources to not only learn about the companies, but how private companies can learn from public company data.

https://www.tsl.texas.gov/ld/workshops/webinars/index.html

Oct: Business Reference, Resources & Services – Part 3 of 3 (Texas State Library & Archives Commission)

Thursday, Oct. 30 (9-10 am Mountain)

In part three of this three-part series, Laura Young, Founder of Bizologie, and April Kessler, Business Librarian for the University of Texas present Business Research 102. Learn where to locate private company data and learn about the hippest new startups and how to start one. 

For more information and to register for this program, visit: https://www.tsl.texas.gov/ld/workshops/webinars/index.html

Oct: Business Reference, Resources & Services – Part 1 of 3 (Texas State Library & Archives Commission)

Thursday, Oct. 16 (9-10 am Mountain)

In part one of this three-part series, Laura Young, Founder of Bizologie, and April Kessler, Business Librarian for the University of Texas, discuss making your library the go-to source for businesses, entrepreneurs and startups. This session will focus on reasons for marketing to businesses and examples of library success stories. (Although open to everyone in the library field, public library directors and managers are especially encouraged to attend this session.) 

For more information and to register for this program, visit: https://www.tsl.texas.gov/ld/workshops/webinars/index.html

Oct-Nov: Business Reference 101 (RUSA)

Oct. 27 - Nov. 23, 2014

Course Objectives and Description
Do you wish you felt more confident when faced with a business reference question? Want to demystify SIC and NAICS codes, ROI and 10k's? Then Business Reference 101 is for you! This four-week, Web-based professional development course is designed for academic, special or public librarians and other researchers and library staff who have a basic understanding of some business resources but who do not work with them often enough to build expertise. The course will provide students with a framework for understanding the business reference process as well as an overview of business reference sources specific to each of the course modules (see below). Business Reference 101 participants will also have access to proprietary business reference databases such as Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage, Gale's Business Insights: Global, Morningstar, IBISWord, Plunkett Research Online and ReferenceUSA, among others.

$130 for RUSA members
$175 for ALA members
$210 for non-ALA members

http://www.ala.org/rusa/development/businessreference101

Sep-Oct: Business Reference 101 (RUSA)

Sept. 22 - Oct. 17, 2014

Course Objectives and Description
Do you wish you felt more confident when faced with a business reference question? Want to demystify SIC and NAICS codes, ROI and 10k's? Then Business Reference 101 is for you! This four-week, Web-based professional development course is designed for academic, special or public librarians and other researchers and library staff who have a basic understanding of some business resources but who do not work with them often enough to build expertise. The course will provide students with a framework for understanding the business reference process as well as an overview of business reference sources specific to each of the course modules (see below). Business Reference 101 participants will also have access to proprietary business reference databases such as Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage, Gale's Business Insights: Global, Morningstar, IBISWord, Plunkett Research Online and ReferenceUSA, among others.

$130 for RUSA members
$175 for ALA members
$210 for non-ALA members

http://www.ala.org/rusa/development/businessreference101

May: Business Reference 101 (RUSA)

Online course May 5 - 30, 2014

Do you wish you felt more confident when faced with a business reference question? Want to demystify SIC and NAICS codes, ROI and 10k's? Then Business Reference 101 is for you! This four-week, Web-based professional development course is designed for academic, special or public librarians and other researchers and library staff who have a basic understanding of some business resources but who do not work with them often enough to build expertise. The course will provide students with a framework for understanding the business reference process as well as an overview of business reference sources specific to each of the course modules (see below). Business Reference 101 participants will also have access to proprietary business reference databases such as Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage, Gale's Business Insights: Global, Morningstar, IBISWord, Plunkett Research Online and ReferenceUSA, among others.

Registration Fees:
•    $130 for RUSA members
•    $175 for ALA members
•    $210 for non-ALA members
•    $100 for student members and retired members

http://www.ala.org/rusa/development/businessreference101

June: Business Information (Library Juice Academy)

Dates: June 2-27, 2014
Credits: 1.5 CEUs
Price: $175

http://libraryjuiceacademy.com/063-business-information.php

The purpose of this course is to familiarize academic librarians who work with both Business faculty and students – including, but not limited to, Accounting, Administration/Management, Economics, Finance, Marketing, & Sports Management – with best practices for the process of finding, retrieving, organizing, evaluating, using, and distributing information both in print and electronic formats. They will learn to identify and locate major and trusted sources for business reference and information. Course participants will also learn how to assist users in conducting business research effectively using a variety of resources, depending on their institutional access, from open access and public web sources to highly specialized databases.

This course will span four weeks, organized by module, and cover the evolving role of business reference, examine monographs, content aggregators, databases, and periodicals in business fields, evaluate specialized databases that can be useful for business research, and introduce participants to intellectual property and competitive intelligence topics.

Mar: Skip Tracing: Finding Personal and Business Information (Washington State Library)

March 26 (11-12 pm Mountain)

There are many websites that provide information on individuals and businesses but not all are created equal. This class will help public librarians know where to look for different types of information and how to evaluate a site to determine its accuracy and trustworthiness. Participants will learn how to use free web-based resources to find: • Telephone, Address and Other Verification Information • Professional Licensing • Real Property • Criminal and Court • Web Presence (Facebook, Twitter, etc.)

For more information and to register for this program, visit:http://www.sos.wa.gov/library/libraries/training/trainingView.aspx?event=833&audience=state 

Mar-May: MBA in a Day (series ) (RUSA)

MBA in a Day – Marketing Thursday, March 20, 2014 12:00 - 1:30 PM
MBA in a Day – Management Friday, April 4, 2014 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
MBA in a Day – Accounting Thursday, May 01, 2014 2:00 - 3:30 PM
MBA in a Day – Finance Thursday, May 15, 2014 2:00 - 3:30 PM

This webinar is adapted from a previously offered, full-day Preconference.  It’s designed for new business librarians, generalists who have assumed responsibility in business librarianship, or librarians who handle business reference-related inquiries in all types of libraries including academic, public and special libraries. There are four sessions in total: Accounting, Finance, Marketing, and Management. Each session will provide librarians with a broad conceptual understanding of business topics in that business discipline (concepts are emphasized over sources).

Attendance of all four sessions is not required.  Each session is self-contained.

Marketing
Marketing is happening all around us, all the time. We know it is important, but do we understand it? This webinar does not focus on information sources or research tools, nor is it a workshop on library marketing. Instead, it teaches the concepts and principles that underlie business patrons’ needs and library promotional efforts, but are often not clearly understood.
Management
Management crosses disciplines and industries. It includes Planning, Organizing, Staffing, Leading, Evaluating, Reporting, Budgeting, and Innovating. This webinar does not focus on information sources or research tools.
Accounting
Accounting is often called the language of business. Having a basic understanding of accounting can be very helpful in understanding an organization’s finances and in answering business reference questions. This webinar does not focus on information sources or research tools. Instead, “MBA in a Day: Accounting” will provide a basic understanding how accounting statements work by showing the accounting entries used for a sample business over the course of a year.
Finance
The field of finance can be separated into three major branches: corporate or managerial finance, capital markets and investments. . This webinar does not focus on information sources or research tools. Instead, “MBA in a Day: Finance” will focus on concepts from all three of these areas, with emphasis on concepts that are most useful to a librarian in public and academic libraries who must provide business reference. The session will cover topics such as financial theories, risk and reward, company financials, industry ratios, equity markets.

Marketing webinar learning outcomes:
1.       Gain essential literacy in marketing concepts, principles, strategies, and techniques.
2.       Improve the clarity and confidence with which they can meet the marketing-related needs of library users.
3.       Add perspective and understanding to their own efforts at marketing and promotion.
Management webinar learning outcomes:
1.       Gain understanding of basic management concepts and theories, and how these are applied in practice
2.       Learn how management is taught and what common projects are assigned
3.       Add perspective about what reference questions might be answered via management literature and resources
Accounting webinar learning outcomes:
1.       Gain essential literacy in basic accounting concepts, theories, and principles.
2.       Improve the confidence with which they can meet the accounting-related needs of library users.
3.       Add perspective and understanding to their own efforts at handling accounting reference and research (note that specific sources are not covered in the webinar).
Finance webinar learning outcomes:
1.       Gain essential literacy in financial concepts, theories, and principles.
2.       Improve the confidence with which they can meet the finance-related needs of library users.
3.       Add perspective and understanding to their own efforts at handling financial reference and research (note that specific finance sources are not covered in the webinar).

Registration fees for each:
$40 for RUSA members
$50 for ALA members
$65 for non-ALA members
$35 for ALA student members and retired members

http://www.ala.org/rusa/mba-in-a-day