Free BRASS webinar “Industry Research Using the Economic Census and Other Government Sources” Dec 11 & 18

Registration is open to the first 98 people.  Please register for each part separately.

INDUSTRY RESEARCH USING THE ECONOMIC CENSUS AND OTHER GOVERNMENT SOURCES

PART 1:                        Wednesday, December 11, 2013 from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM (EST)

To understand an industry is to understand the context in which a company operates. This course will review the Economic Census and other free government sources that could help you find specific data, create an industry profile, define competition, and monitor the business environment. If you work with small to medium size businesses this webinar will give you the confidence to help with marketing plans for entrepreneurs and economic development plans for policy makers.

Hands-on "Quiz" will get you into the sources and using the services. Come back the following week to share what you found and discuss the joys and struggles and go deeper into industry research.

REGISTER FOR PART 1 :         http://bit.ly/1boSUHR  

PART 2:                        Wednesday, December 18, 2013 from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM (EST)

We will review the hands-on "Quiz" you received on December 11, where you practiced using the sources and services learned in Part 1. This collaborative event will also record some of your favorite free and fee-based sources to do industry research.

REGISTER FOR PART 2:          http://bit.ly/1j4QJNZ

Visit RUSA’s website for a full list of online learning opportunities:  http://www.ala.org/rusa/development/onlinece

Any questions?  Please contact natasha.arguello@utsa.edu.

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5-year annual job growth rate: 2.8%

UT: Information Institute

The Ischool at UT has launched their Information Institute designed to provide professional development for information professionals and entrepreneurs on 21st century research tactics. The instructors are Claudia Chidester, Gary Hoover, Joel Lang and Laura Young. Please see information and bios at: https://infoinstitute.utexas.edu/courses/boiling-the-ocean-21st-century-business-research-tactics-and-sources

MORE INFORMATION

The School of Information at the University of Texas at Austin announces the launch of The Information Institute, a professional development resource offering courses in a wide range of information topics.

 

Our vision for the Institute is simple:

We believe that information professionals around the world should have a single place to turn first for new ideas, information, discourse, and professional development. Our Institute helps professionals gain knowledge, skills, and abilities in the constantly changing field of information.

In our Information Institute, the School’s acclaimed faculty will work with industry experts to design and teach short courses that balance theory and practice. This blend of faculty and industry experts will help participants gain skills that they can apply immediately in their careers based on the latest knowledge in the field. The courses further will offer participants an opportunity to network by learning in the company of other information professionals whose experiences and input are likely to yield insights and new perspectives.

Six courses are currently accepting enrollment:

· Business Research Tactics and Sources, Jan 7-9 2013

· Assessing the Impact of Projects and Programs, Jan 9-11 2013

· IT Security Metrics, Feb 9 2013

· Crowdsourcing and Crowd Computing, Feb 16 2013

· Big Data, Data Science, and Strategic Thinking for the New Web, March 13-15 and May 15-17, 2013

· Doing Business with Open Source, April 19-21 2013

Upcoming courses will cover such topics as project team management, leadership, and usability.

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DALL member Barbara Fullerton's editorial is featured in Free Print. She discussed the challenges of locating pertinent private company information. Please view here.

NOTE: At the bottom of Barbara's post are other related articles. 

Intelligize

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SLA Fall Annual Meeting

The SLA Fall meeting in Dallas is almost here! Join your colleagues for a fun day of learning and networking on Friday, Oct. 5th at SMU. We have a wonderful day planned for you, including some great speakers! On the Agenda:

• Eric Swayne, Big Data
• Robert Wise, Patent Update
• Speed Dating with Technology
• April Kessler and Karen Holt, Cycling for Libraries through Eastern Europe
• Sean Campbell, Going Beyond Google: Gathering Internet Intelligence (now in its 3rd Edition)

Don't forget to register by Sept. 28th! Cost is only $49 for SLA and DALL members and includes breakfast and lunch. To register go to: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/2012_SLA_TX_Fall_Mtg

You don't want to miss this exciting event!!

Parking: only $3!!!

For more information:

http://texas.sla.org/2012/09/register-for-oct-5-annual-fall-meeting/

Best,

David Brackus

Barbara Fullerton

Fall Program Committee

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40+ Online Competitive Intelligence Tools

Barry Hurd of Thoughts on the Digital Divide has provide a substantial list of over 40 online tools for competitive intelligence. 

Panther Logic

Panther Logic is a competitive intelligence software that tracks a company's competitor. Panther has the ability to give notifications, summaries, new information, websites and social media in the industry. If you are interested to learn more about this tool, you can request an invitation for a sneak peek.

Social Information: Gaining competitive and business advantage using social media tools

Scott Brown's book, Social Information: Gaining Competitive and Business Advantage using Social Media Tools, is available to purchase. The book provides different approaches to using social medial tools in the business and competitive field. It is a highly recommended source for professional in a variety of disciplines: competitive intelligence, business research, libraries, information professionals, intelligence analysts, and marketing personnel.

How to Research Private Companies

Jocelyn Stillwell-Tong, research librarian at Nossaman, provided a list of resources librarians and information professionals can use while conducting research on private companies.  Here is the article.

Fyi. You can contact research through social media (Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.), wikis and other databases such as PrivCo and Capital IQ.

Twitter Content Incorporated into Factiva

Social media micro-blogger Twitter will have streams available on Factiva.  This will provide customers relevant and timely news in 31 industries including energy, financial, and technology by the most influential tweeters from the globe. The content is available on business search engine tool Factiva Snapshot that will help business to gather intelligence, identify trends, opportunities and risks.

Free Business Resources TLA 2012

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CrunchBase

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The Official Board

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Listorious

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eDataSource

eDataSource is an online competitive intelligence service that provides insights into sales trends at major online retailers and subscription services. Founded in 2003, the company also is the worldwide leader in competitive intelligence for email, social media and ecommerce activity, based on active monitoring of more than 800,000 consumer inboxes and 9,000 brands. The company provides strategic analytics products and services for online marketers, publishers and their service providers.

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