Articles

Supporting students and faculty with an institution-led publishing program

Lisa DeLuca, Seton Hall University | Apr 17, 2019

A new institutional repository at Seton Hall University, a private Catholic university with three campuses in New Jersey, is serving as a publishing platform for electronic theses and dissertations, open access journals, and educational resources. With global usage now approaching 3 million downloads, the IR is building digital literacy among students and increasing communication across departments.

 

Reimagining outreach to students: A tale of two Florida academic libraries

Barbara G. Tierney, University of Central Florida Libraries, and Linda K. Colding, Florida Gulf Coast University | Apr 15, 2019

Reimagining Outreach to Students

This is the second article of a two-part series highlighting outreach activities to students and faculty at two Florida universities. This article focuses on activies that support student outreach and engagement, while the first article focuses on outreach activies to faculty.

National Library Week in the US

Library Connect | Apr 1, 2019

NLW 2019

Library Connect thanks all its global contributors during National Library Week in the US, and we are proud to share this year’s articles with you.

Using social networks for personal branding

Daniella Smith, University of North Texas | Mar 21, 2019

Social networks and branding

Each year, hundreds of new library professionals enter the job market, while seasoned library professionals look for opportunities to upgrade their careers. Regardless of where they are in their careers, these library professionals have something in common. Their ability to stand out from the competition relies on their ability to showcase their talents through personal branding.

Join us at ACRL 2019: Sessions on AI, leading liaisons, future of research and more

Mar 1, 2019

ACRL 2019

 

Come visit Elsevier booth #610 at ACRL 2019 in April, and bookmark conference sessions on artificial intelligence, liaison/subject librarians and research metrics, future research scenarios and more. We’ll also have a fun booth activity during the reception and exhibit hours.

 

WEBINAR recording now available | Deep Dive into COUNTER Code of Practice Release 5

With Lorraine Estelle, COUNTER Project Director; and Elena Zapryanova-Hadjinikolova, Director Analytics, Elsevier, and COUNTER Executive Committee | Feb 25, 2019

COUNTER COP5

 

In this February 21, 2019 webinar, presenters highlighted key points in the development of the COUNTER Code of Practice Release 5, touching on the development of the new release, introduction of new metric types and a deep dive into the new reports. Step-by-step instructions of these new reports were presented to the audience along with common use cases and scenarios.

 

From tradition to innovation: The evolutionary history of a library

An interview with Professor Chen Jin, Director, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Library | Feb 15, 2019

Chen Jin

Library Director Chen Jin describes a decade-long journey to improve the quality of library services and expand the library’s influence at Shanghai Jiao Tong University. Learn how his library achieved these goals by streamlining departments, launching a pan-disciplinary service system and focusing on library culture.

How are academic libraries serving graduate students? A snapshot of 25 libraries’ web pages

Jordan Kaufman and Rachel Fleming-May, University of Tennessee | Feb 15, 2019

University of Tennessee Website

Studies have found significant gaps in graduate students’ research and technology-related skills. This article shares findings from a University of Tennessee review of library services and resources for graduate students listed on 25 library websites. Learn more about what they discovered and their recommendations for improving website usability.

 

Download the Library Connect Digest 2018

Feb 4, 2019

Library Connect Digest 2018

Download the Library Connect 2018 Digest to receive information about what services and priorities are important at other libraries that you may want to implement in your own library this year.

KBART, the next generation: Why automation is top of everyone’s wish list

Jan 24, 2019

KBART Admin Tool

With the ScienceDirect KBART API, librarians gain automated access to their holdings, the range of full text content they can access, and automatic retrieval of the information by the systems they use. This API has helped inform an upcoming NISO Recommended Practice that will focus on automating the request and retrieval of KBART reports for title lists and library holdings.