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Now in its seventh (!) year, the quarterly Library Connect Newsletter offers articles by librarians, industry experts and Elsevier colleagues. Here information pros can learn about best practices, 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

• 7:2, April 2009 (  HTML |  PDF). Theme: Communicating value

2009 issues

• 7:1, January 2009 (  HTML |  PDF). Theme: Performance & planning [See this issue's   eAlert] 

2008 issues

• 6:4, October 2008 (  HTML |  PDF). Theme: Advanced technologies
• 6:3, August 2008 (  HTML |  PDF). Theme: eLearning [See this issue's   eAlert]
• 6:2, April 2008 (  HTML |  PDF). Theme: Serving Millennials [See this issue's   eAlert]
• 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
  [See this issue's insert: Elsevier Alerts for Librarians & End Users (HTML)]
• 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.

• 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
  
  
• Ways to Use Journal Articles Published by Elsevier
  2008, 3rd Ed., Pamphlet 4 (  HTML |  PDF).  Available in   Chinese Simplified |   Chinese Traditional |   French |   German |   Japanese |   Portuguese |   Spanish 
  
  
• 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). Available in Chinese Simplified

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White Paper

• 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
  

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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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