Elsevier Library Connect Newsletter: Upcoming Events 2008

Volume 6 • Number 2
April 2008
ISSN: 1549-3725
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Theme: Serving Millennials

welcome

Introduction by Jay Katzen LISR article on tweens earns award

features

Commons, chat and collaboration: How we’re connecting with Millennials at Murdoch University Library The future of the undergraduate library: Asking questions with too many answers and too many opportunities Millennial disconnects with publishers and libraries Undergrads’ research habits, motivators and attitudes: What studies tell us

place & space

How we're moving to a primarily digital library How we’re redesigning academic libraries to keep them as the center of campus How we're transforming our library spaces and mindset

center of attention

Librarians Speak Up:
How is your library innovating to support Millennials? 5 Questions with Jai Haravu

community connections

The ScienceDirect High School Program:
Participants report excellent results 2007 Elsevier Foundation awards support initiatives worldwide Looking to help researchers stay connected? Try TopCited and 2collab

behind the scenes

Talking with a Turkish university librarian about lending eBook readers Rights Spot: Why does Elsevier request transfer of copyright?

on the road

10 weeks @ the University of Pittsburgh Libraries: Realizing the differences…

staying connected

Customer Service Focus: How does Elsevier answer queries about Scopus and ScienceDirect? Ask UCD: Does serving Millennials affect the design ,and usability of products or services? Information and Organization publishes award-winning paper Electronic Theses & Dissertation Awards launch Jay talks about the value of eBooks Wow! TrainingDesk keeps getting more exciting Upcoming Events 2008 Library Connect Editorial Team

Upcoming Events 2008

www.elsevier.com/libraryevents

Events listed here include:

Library Connect events
Other Elsevier events
Industry events featuring Elsevier booths or speakers

APRIL
3 – 4	SLA-Arabian Gulf, Manama, Bahrain
7 – 9	UKSG, Torquay, UK
7 – 9	Computers in Libraries, Arlington, VA, USA
12 – 16	BioVision, Alexandria, Egypt
14 – 16	London Bookfair, UK
15	Elsevier Connect Day, Xidian University, Xi’an, China
17	Library Connect Seminar, New Hanover County Public Library, Wilmington, NC, USA
24	Library Connect Seminar, Capital Normal University, Beijing, China
25	Library Connect Seminar, Tianjin Digital Library, Tianjin, China
MAY
5	Library Connect Seminar, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
6	Library Connect Seminar, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
6	Elsevier Librarian Forum 2008, Berlin, Germany
7	Elsevier Librarian Forum 2008, Stuttgart, Germany
8	Elsevier Connect Day, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China
12 – 16	CALIS Meeting, Huazhong University of Science & Technology, Wuhan, China
16 – 21	Medical Library Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, USA
20	Elsevier MLA Luncheon for Librarians, InterContinental Hotel (505 N. Michigan Avenue), Speaker: Dr. Carlos Machado (Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Arizona), RSVP: L.Mcgee@elsevier.com
20	Library Connect Seminar, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, China
21 – 24	Canadian Library Association National Conference, Vancouver, BC
28	Elsevier Connect Day, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
28 – 29	I-Expo, Paris, France
JUNE
15	Elsevier Connect Day, National Library of China, Beijing, China
15 – 18	Special Libraries Association Annual Conference, Seattle, WA, USA
16 – 18	RPIST, Nancy, France
17	Elsevier Librarian Forum 2008, Vienna, Austria
20	Elsevier Connect Day, Library of CAS, Beijing, China
23 – 28	EAHIL Conference, Helsinki, Finland
26 – July 2	American Library Association Annual Conference, Anaheim, CA, USA

Library Connect events bring together Elsevier colleagues and customers to discuss issues of concern for information professionals. Librarians play an active role in planning agendas for and giving presentations at Library Connect events, where frank sharing of ideas and experiences ensures participants get the most out of attending.