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Newsletter Issues

Launched in 2003, the Library Connect Newsletter (ISSN: 1549-3725) offers articles by librarians, industry experts and Elsevier colleagues. Here info 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.

Read the newsletter in   Simplified Chinese,   Traditional Chinese and   Japanese.

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2011 Issues

• 9:3, December 2011 (HTML | PDF). Theme: Librarian 2.0 and beyond
• 9:2, June 2011 (HTML |PDF). Theme: Marketing the library
• 9:1, March 2011 (  HTML | PDF). Theme: Leaving the buildings behind

2010 Issues

• 8:4, November 2010 (HTML | PDF). Theme: The changing face of content
• 8:3, July 2010 (HTML | PDF). Theme: Supporting early career researchers
• 8:2, May 2010 (HTML | PDF). Theme: International & interdisciplinary
• 8:1, January 2010 (HTML | PDF). Theme: Trusted content

2009 Issues

• 7:4, November 2009 (HTML | PDF). Theme: Mobile access
• 7:3, August 2009 (The HTML | PDF). Theme: Changing roles
• 7:2, April 2009 (HTML | PDF). Theme: Communicating value
• 7:1, January 2009 (HTML | PDF). Theme: Performance & planning 
  [See this issue's   eAlert. Sign up for the LCN aAlert - delivering each issue's table-of-contents to your email - at the top of this page or   here.] 

2008 Issues

• 6:4, October 2008 (HTML | PDF). Theme: Advanced technologies
• 6:3, August 2008 (HTML | PDF). Theme: eLearning
  
• 6:2, April 2008 (HTML | PDF). Theme: Serving millennials
  
• 6:1, January 2008 (HTML | PDF). Theme: Information valuation

2007 Issues

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

2006 Issues

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

2005 Issues

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

2004 Issues

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

 2003 Issues

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

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Practical Assistance Pamphlets

Read the pamphlets in   Chinese and   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.

• Ways to Use Journal Articles Published by Elsevier
  2011, 4th Ed., Pamphlet 4 (PDF). Available in Japanese.
  
  
• Developing Strong Library Budgets:
  Information Professionals Share Best Practices
  2009, Pamphlet 12 (HTML |PDF)
  See this pamphlet's article (on page 43) “How to Build ROI Through Discovery,” by Carol Tenopir, Amy Love, Joseph Park and Lei Wu, in Vietnamese.
  (Thanks go to Thai Nguyen University Learning Resource Center for having kindly provided the Vietnamese translation.)
  
  
• Information Philanthropy Initiatives:
  A Guide to Helping Libraries & Researchers Worldwide
  2008, Pamphlet 11 (HTML |PDF)
  
  
• Journal Publishing at Elsevier:
  Facilitating Communication, Creating Community
  2007, Pamphlet 10 (HTML | PDF). Available in Japanese
  
  
• Using Scopus for Bibliometric Analysis:
  A Practical Guide
  2006, Pamphlet 9 (HTML | PDF). Available in Chinese Simplified  | Japanese
  
  
• Marketing Library Resources:
  An Annotated Bibliography
  2006, Pamphlet 8 (HTML | PDF). Available in Chinese Simplified
  
  
• What Counts & What Doesn't?
  An Insider's Guide to Usage Reports
  2005, Pamphlet 7 (HTML | PDF). Available in Chinese Simplified  | Japanese
  
  
• How Libraries Are Training Users on E-resources:
  Best Practices
  2005, Pamphlet 6 (HTML | PDF). Available in Chinese Simplified
  
  
• How to Design Library Websites to Maximize Usability
  2007, 2nd Ed., Pamphlet 5 (HTML | PDF). Available in Chinese Simplified
  
  
• 15 Ways to Support Your Authors
  2004, Pamphlet 3 (HTML | PDF). Available in Chinese Simplified
  
  
• How to Get Published in LIS Journals:
  A Practical Guide
  2006, 2nd Ed., Pamphlet 2 (HTML | PDF). Available in Chinese Simplified
  
  
• 15 Ways to Promote Effective Use of Online Resources
  2007, 2nd Ed., Pamphlet 1 (  HTML | PDF)

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White Papers

• University Investment in the Library, Phase II:
  An International Study of the Library's Value to the Grants Process
  2010, by Carol Tenopir, Amy Love, Joseph Park, Lei Wu, Andrea Baer and Regina Mays,
  Center for Information and Communication Studies, University of Tennessee 
  (HTML | PDF)
  
  
• ScienceDirect High School Access Program: 
  Strengths, Challenges and Opportunities
  2010, by J. Anne Clark & Wendy M. Limbert, Collaborative Research Associates
  (HTML | 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
  (HTML | PDF).
  Available in Japanese | Brazilian Portuguese
  (Thanks go to Petrobras for having kindly provided the Portuguese translation.)
  

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Speech Transcript

• 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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