Competitive Intelligence/Knowledge Management Certificate

15.0 quarter credits

The Competitive Intelligence/Knowledge Management Certificate is designed for professionals already holding a master's degree from an ALA-accredited program or a graduate degree closely related to this specialization.

This specialization focuses on information needs and knowledge management in special library, corporate, and other organizational settings.

The program must be completed within three years.

Required courses
INFO 643	Information Services in Organizations			3.0
INFO 644	Knowledge Assets Management in Organizations			3.0
INFO 678	Competitive Intelligence			3.0
Students select one course from the following list:
Information Retrieval
INFO 624	Information Retrieval Systems			3.0
INFO 674	Resources in Science and Technology			3.0
INFO 675	Resources in the Health Sciences			3.0
INFO 677	Resources in Business			3.0
INFO 680	US Government Publications			3.0
INFO 681	Legal Research			3.0
Students select one additional course from the following list:
Resource Structure, Content & Context
INFO 612	Knowledge Base Systems			3.0
INFO 622	Content Representation			3.0
INFO 650	Public Library Service			3.0
INFO 651	Academic Library Service			3.0
INFO 653	Digital Libraries			3.0
INFO 658	Information Architecture			3.0
INFO 662	Metadata and Resource Description			3.0
INFO 679	Information Ethics			3.0
INFO	Special Libraries and Resource Centers			3.0