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Launched in 2003 and so now in its eighth year, the quarterly Library Connect Newsletter (ISSN: 1549-3725) offers articles by librarians, industry experts and Elsevier colleagues. Here information pros can learn about best practices and case studies, read thoughts from leaders in the field and stay up to date with Elsevier news.

Do you have comments about the newsletter or want to write for it? Send a note to libraryconnect@elsevier.com.

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Current Issue

  • 8:1, January 2010 (HTML is coming soon |External linkPDF). Theme: Trusted content

2009 Issues

  • 7:4, November 2009 (External linkHTML |External linkPDF). Theme: Mobile access
  • 7:3, August 2009 (The External linkHTML |External linkPDF). Theme: Changing roles
  • 7:2, April 2009 (External linkHTML |External linkPDF). Theme: Communicating value
  • 7:1, January 2009 (External linkHTML |External linkPDF). Theme: Performance & planning [See this issue's External link  eAlert] 

2008 Issues

  • 6:4, October 2008 (External linkHTML |External linkPDF). Theme: Advanced technologies
  • 6:3, August 2008 (External linkHTML |External linkPDF). Theme: eLearning [See this issue's External link  eAlert]
  • 6:2, April 2008 (External linkHTML |External linkPDF). Theme: Serving Millennials [See this issue's External link  eAlert]
  • 6:1, January 2008 (External linkHTML | External linkPDF). Theme: Information valuation

2007 Issues

  • 5:4, October 2007 (External linkHTML | External linkPDF). Theme: Web 2.0
  • 5:3, August 2007 (External linkHTML | External linkPDF). Theme: Evaluation
  • 5:2, April 2007 (External linkHTML | External linkPDF). Theme: The environment
  • 5:1, January 2007 (External linkHTML | External linkExternal link  PDF). Theme: The end of print

2006 Issues

  • 4:4, October 2006 (External linkHTML | External linkPDF). Theme: Online books
  • 4:3, August 2006 (External linkHTML | External linkPDF). Theme: The changing global nature of science
  • 4:2, April 2006 (External linkHTML | External linkPDF). Theme: Adding value to content
  • 4:1, January 2006 (HTMLExternal linkPDF). Theme: User behavior

2005 Issues

  • 3:4, October 2005 (External linkHTML | PDF). Theme: Making the most of resources
  • 3:3, August 2005 (External linkHTML | PDF). Theme: Customer service
  • 3:2, June 2005 (External linkHTML | PDF). Theme: Change
  • 3:1, April 2005 (External linkHTML | PDF). Theme: Measuring success

2004 Issues

  • 2:4, December 2004 (External linkHTML | PDF). Theme: Archiving
  • 2:3, October 2004 (External linkHTML | PDF). Theme: A&I
  • 2:2, June 2004 (External linkHTML | PDF). Theme: Understanding users
  • 2:1, April 2004 (External linkHTML | PDF). Theme: New technologies

 2003 Issues

  • 1:4, December 2003 (External linkHTML | PDF). Theme: The future of digital libraries
  • 1:3, September 2003 (External linkHTML | PDF). Theme: Building support for the library
  • 1:2, June 2003 (External linkHTML | PDF). Theme: Usage and marketing
  • 1:1, April 2003 (External linkHTML | PDF). Theme: Welcome to the Library Connect program

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Practical Assistance Pamphlets

Read the pamphlets in External link  Chinese and External link  Japanese.

These publications offer practical assistance, such as quick tips to help librarians promote electronic products. Like the newsletter, the pamphlets feature contributions from info pros around the world. Comments on the pamphlets or suggestions of new pamphlet topics? Write to libraryconnect@elsevier.com.

  • Developing Strong Library Budgets: Information Professionals Share Best Practices
    2009, Pamphlet 12 (External linkHTML |External linkPDF)
    Read article “How to Build ROI Through Discovery,” by Carol Tenopir, Amy Love, Joseph Park and Lei Wu, in External linkVietnamese

  • Information Philanthropy Initiatives: A Guide to Helping Libraries & Researchers Worldwide
    2008, Pamphlet 11 (External linkHTML |External linkPDF)

  • Journal Publishing at Elsevier: Facilitating Communication, Creating Community
    2007, Pamphlet 10 (External linkHTML | External linkPDF). Available in External linkJapanese

  • Using Scopus for Bibliometric Analysis: A Practical Guide
    2006, Pamphlet 9 (External linkHTML | External linkPDF). Available in Chinese Simplified Japanese

  • Marketing Library Resources: An Annotated Bibliography
    2006, Pamphlet 8 (External linkHTML | External linkPDF). Available in Chinese Simplified

  • What Counts & What Doesn't? An Insider's Guide to Usage Reports
    2005, Pamphlet 7 (External linkHTML | External linkPDF). Available in Chinese Simplified  | Japanese

  • How Libraries Are Training Users on E-resources: Best Practices
    2005, Pamphlet 6 (External linkHTMLExternal linkPDF). Available in Chinese Simplified

  • How to Design Library Websites to Maximize Usability
    2007, 2nd Ed., Pamphlet 5 (External linkHTML | External linkPDF). Available in Chinese Simplified

  • Ways to Use Journal Articles Published by Elsevier
    2008, 3rd Ed., Pamphlet 4 (External linkHTML |External link PDF). 
    Available in External linkChinese Simplified | External link  ChineseExternal link Traditional External linkFrench External linkGerman | External linkJapanese External linkPortuguese External linkSpanish 

  • 15 Ways to Support Your Authors
    2004, Pamphlet 3 (External linkHTML | External linkPDF). Available in Chinese Simplified

  • How to Get Published in LIS Journals: A Practical Guide
    2006, 2nd Ed., Pamphlet 2 (External linkHTML | External linkPDF). Available in Chinese Simplified

  • 15 Ways to Promote Effective Use of Online Resources
    2007, 2nd Ed., Pamphlet 1 (External link  HTML | External linkPDF). Available in Chinese Simplified

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White Papers

  • ScienceDirect High School Access Program: Strengths, Challenges and Opportunities
    2010, by J. Anne Clark & Wendy M. Limbert, Collaborative Research Associates (External linkHTML |External link PDF)

  • University Investment in the Library: What's the Return? A Case Study at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    2008, by Judy Luther, President, Informed Strategies (External linkHTML |External link PDF).
    Available in External linkJapanese Portuguese

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  • Electronic Cultures and Clinics: Reasons to be Hysterical (and Hopeful)
    2004, by Dr. Richard Horton, Editor-in-Chief, The Lancet (PDF)

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