Library Connect seminars offer a unique mix of updates on industry issues
facing librarians and publishers plus the latest on developments at Elsevier.
Seminars provide opportunities for customers to discuss issues of common
concern in a neutral, non-sales-oriented environment. Speakers include
librarians and industry experts from Elsevier and beyond.
AUSTRIA, APRIL
Austria was one of the first consortia worldwide to sign up for Scopus. This
April, Elsevier account development manager Ove Kähler provided an intensive
series of Scopus trainings. "The Austrians like Scopus," he commented, "But
their questions were tough. One should certainly never underestimate them!"
Our picture shows (left to right) Pamela Täubert, Scopus product sales manager
and Renate Klepp, Librarian at the University of Vienna, who very much
appreciated her "Never Underestimate" t-shirt.
BUDAPEST, APRIL
The Budapest Scopus roadshow was just one of 60 stops in 10 weeks introducing
Scopus to librarians and representatives of national ministries of education
across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Pictured left to right are Eszter
Szilassy, Translator; Ove Kähler, Elsevier Account Development Manager; Ágnes
Téglási, Academic Library Coordinator at the Ministry of Education in Hungary;
Ildiko Madi, Local Organizer; Andrey Kovatchev, Elsevier Account Manager; and
Pamela Täubert; Scopus Product Sales Manager.
HOT TOPICS: COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT AND MARKETING
VIETNAM, MAY
The first ever Library Connect seminars in Vietnam were held in Hanoi and Ho
Chi Minh City, with participants from more than 50 institutes. Seminars were
organized in collaboration with IGroup, Elsevier’s agent in Vietnam. Guest
speakers, including Choy Fatt Cheong, University Librarian from Nanyang
Technological University, Singapore; Ta Ba Hung, Director, National Center for
S&T Information, Hanoi; and Nguyen Thi Bac, Director of the General Sciences
Library, Ho Chi Minh City, discussed library collection development and
marketing library resources.
Nguyen Ngoc BINH, Professor with the Department of Software Engineering in the
Faculty of IT and Director of the Library and Information Network (Centre),
LINC Hanoi University of Technology commented, “We hope we can establish a
good club/group in Vietnam to promote library and study resource activities.”
TORONTO, MAY
Elsevier celebrated CLICK University with the SLA. At its annual conference
SLA announced the launch of its "Continuous Learning to Improve Career
Knowledge" or CLICK online program of courses for its members. Elsevier, a
founding partner of CLICK University (www.clickuniversity.com), was
represented by Daviess Menefee, Director of Library Relations for the
Americas, who spoke about the importance of life-long learning.
HOT TOPICS: USER BEHAVIOR AND KNOWLEDGE MINING
AMSTERDAM, JUNE
Information specialists in biotechnology, pharmaceutics and engineering got
the scoop on the latest from ScienceDirect (federated search gateway, Admin
Tool and a pilot project on knowledge mining) and Scopus (integration of
chemistry sources such as Crossfire Beilstein). Marthyn Borghuis of Elsevier’s
usage research department provided insights into how users navigate
ScienceDirect, highlighting the growing importance of linking technologies.
Ulrike Friebertshäuser from ZLB Behring GmbH Germany commented, “A yearly
event on the update of Elsevier’s work and future plans is very useful.”
