Library Connect News

The Future of Search and Discovery: A Webinar

libraryconnect@elsevier.com (Elsevier Library Connect) — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:48:38 PDT

We'd like to invite our Library Connect blog readers to register for: The Future of Search and Discovery: Empowering Researchers to Accelerate Science.

A one-size-fits-all approach to scientific search and discovery is no longer enough. Data continues to multiply rapidly and science is increasingly multidisciplinary and collaborative. Web-based trends towards open data and open platforms are empowering researchers and transforming the search process.

The webinar will cover:

current search and discovery limitations
open data and open platforms and their potential for enhancing the research process
findings of a recent survey of global researchers addressing search technology trends and application development
implications of the changing landscape and the need to rethink current roles.

Presenters: Judson Dunham, Senior Product Manager, Science and Technology, Elsevier, is an expert on improving the search and discovery process. His work includes “Partnerships Enhance Scientific Discovery” published in Research Information. Cameron Neylon, Senior Scientist, Science and Technologies Facilities Council, is a leading advocate of the open data movement. He writes and speaks regularly on the interface of web technology with science and the application of generic and specially designed tools.

Audience: Library leaders involved in infrastructure and content delivery planning, as well as librarians interested in the changing landscape of search and discovery.

Date: Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2010
Time:
10:00-11:00 Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)
14:00-15:00 Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
15:00-16:00 British Summer Time (BST)

REGISTER

All roads lead to Fisciano: NJIT prof Anthony Rosato receives Fulbright Senior Research Award

libraryconnect@elsevier.com (Elsevier Library Connect) — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:07:00 PDT

Anthony Rosato, PhD, who organizes the annual "Elsevier Distinguished Lectures in Mechanics" hosted by the Granular Science Laboratory (GSL) at the New Jersey Institute of Technology, has received a Fulbright Senior Research Award.

The Fulbright award will allow Dr. Rosato to study at the University of Salerno, in Fisciano, Italy, where he'll focus on the dynamic behavior of systems composed of particles. Dr. Rosato will start the four-month program in Italy next May.

The next lecture in the "Elsevier Distinguished Lectures in Mechanics" series will take place in April 2011. Elsevier provides funding to help support the lecture series.

Are you interested in how librarians are helping support researchers at NJIT? Read NJIT University Librarian Richard Sweeney's article "Tracking Researchers' Output, Identifying Their Collaborators and Competitors, and Identifying Important Publications," published in the 2006 Library Connect practical assistance pamphlet #9, "Using Scopus for Bibliometric Analysis: A Practical Guide." In this article, Richard talks about how he and NJIT colleagues use Scopus to help researchers stay at the top of their game. Given its publication date, the pamphlet may seem dated, but it still offers a great behind-the-scenes, in-depth view of how librarians and researchers worldwide are using Scopus on the ground.

See all Library Connect pamphlets to date: www.elsevier.com/libraryconnect.

Learn more about Dr. Anthony D. Rosato, PhD, a professor in the NJIT department of mechanical and industrial engineering: http://www.njit.edu/news/experts/rosato.php.

Supporting an international community? Get practical assistance here

libraryconnect@elsevier.com (Elsevier Library Connect) — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 16:02:36 PDT

When it comes to working with and supporting an international community, we're all always learning and improving our game.

The Library Connect Newsletter, 8:2 (May 2010), addressing the theme "International & Interdisciplinary," features the following articles discussing challenges that may crop up while working with international communities and offering insights regarding solutions:

"A possible challenge for international collaboration? Facial expressions may get lost in translation" by Scottish researcher Rachael E. Jack; and
"At our university in China, the library takes a leading role in enriching students’ international learning experience" by University of Nottingham Ningbo librarian Lin Zongyong.

And, here are additional resources offering tips and info to help librarians serving international communities:

In the Library Connect Newsletter, 5:3 (August 2007), Tom Noonan's "Ask UCD" column answers the question, "How can I make our library website more usable for international users?"
In the Library Connect Newsletter, 4:3 (August 2006), info pros Aysen Kuyuk, Layali Khazaal, Sabina Aneva, Irina Kuznetsova and Telma de Carvalho answer the question, "How does your library help users with limited English proficiency access STM information, much of which is in English?"
In the Library Connect Newsletter, 5:2, (April 2007), Arjan Huisman's "Customer Service Focus" column points librarians and users to support Elsevier offers in different languages.

Planning your fall 2010 MLIS classes? Wowzie! Getta load of all these free resources

libraryconnect@elsevier.com (Elsevier Library Connect) — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 17:40:20 PDT

Whether you're a faculty member or student, if you're gearing up for library and information science classes starting soon, you'll want to take a gander at all the freely available resources offered by Elsevier.

As you can see on the freshly updated Elsevier.com Library Connect LIS Outreach Program page, freely available resources dovetail well with topics covered by many MLIS curricula.

Find on the Library Connect LIS Outreach Program page links to publications addressing these information-industry topics:

Collection Development
Electronic Resources
Information Philanthropy
Library Marketing
Medical Librarianship
Return on Investment (ROI)/Information Valuation
Scholarly Publishing
Supporting International & Interdisciplinary Research
Usability
Writing for Library Audiences

The freely available articles, Library Connect Newsletter issues, practical assistance pamphlets and white papers can be used as handouts or shared electronically with your students or your study groups. (In case you're looking for a friendly URL for the LIS Outreach Program page, here t'is: www.elsevier.com/librarians/LISoutreachprogram)

And, you might also want to take a look at the following additional freely available resources, as you're lining up best practices, tips and guidelines to help new librarians:

Presentations delivered at Elsevier's annual Digital Libraries Symposium
Presentations delivered at Connect events around the world
Connect podcasts featuring industry experts and librarians talking about hot topics

Happy browsing!

(And a big shout out to all the kind librarians and LIS grad students around the world who've contributed so much content to the Library Connect publications and the Connect presentations and podcasts. You're our heroes.)

Sign up for free webinar on July 26: "Water Resources: Mapping Out the Research Landscape"

libraryconnect@elsevier.com (Elsevier Library Connect) — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 14:54:12 PDT

Water woes are likely on the minds of some of us more than others. For those of us living in dry climates, like in southern California, there's pretty much no escaping the reality that "water" is a hot topic. But for folks living in wet climates, it may be hard to believe that water isn't an inexhaustible resource but rather a scarce resource like oil.

The good news is that there's lots of scientific research underway, around the world, to look at problems and solutions relating to water. And here's more good news: Elsevier's new SciVal Spotlight solution can help identify water-related research happening worldwide. Do you want more details about what SciVal Spotlight can do?

Join Elsevier's upcoming complimentary webinar and learn about a recent study that used SciVal Spotlight to draw an accurate picture of water-related research underway at universities and across countries.

Webinar Title: "Water Resources: Mapping Out the Research Landscape"
Date: July 26
Times: 14:30 GMT, 15:30 BST, 10:30 EDT
Speakers:
Christiane Barranguet, Elsevier, Executive Publisher Aquatic Sciences;
Daniel Calto, Elsevier, Product Manager, Academic and Government Markets
Register:
http://mediazone.brighttalk.com/event/ReedElsevier/77143919d1-4105-intro

Learn more about SciVal Spotlight:

Curious about "informationists" and "informatics"? See newly published slides on Elsevier.com

libraryconnect@elsevier.com (Elsevier Library Connect) — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 11:31:24 PDT

The Connect Presentations page on the Elsevier.com "librarians' view" offers a newly added batch of slides addressing the topic "The Informationist." These slides talk about how informationists - information specialists who work with scientists - are helping advance research and development in informatics disciplines.

Here's a list of the titles of the newly published presentations, which were delivered during a Research Connect Seminar in March by the following speakers:

Annette M. Williams, with the Vanderbilt University Medical Center, speaking on
"Integrating Best Evidence into Patient Care: A Process Facilitated by a Seamless Integration with Informatics Tools"
Edward H. Shortliffe, with the American Medical Informatics Association, speaking on "Medical Librarianship and the Biomedical Informatics Workforce"
Ellen Detlefsen, with the University of Pittsburgh, speaking on
"The Librarianship - Informatics Challenge: Where We Are Headed"
John L. Schnase, with the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, speaking on
"Science and Technology Challenges of Eco-Informatics"
Medha Bhagwat, with the NIH Library, speaking on
"Bioinformatics Support Program at the NIH Library; Based on the Needs of the NIH Research Community"
Steve Kempler, with NASA, speaking on
"Multi-Instrument Tools and Services to Access NASA Earth Science Data from GSFC Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center

Gauging the growth: Elsevier's 2009 journal impact factors bring good news

libraryconnect@elsevier.com (Elsevier Library Connect) — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 13:53:42 PDT

As you likely know, the impact factor is a measure of the frequency with which the average article in a particular journal has been cited in a given year. The impact factor helps to evaluate a journal’s relative importance, especially vis-a-vis other journals in the same field.

A look at Elsevier's journal impact factor performance in 2009 identifies these highlights:

Elsevier saw over 65% of its journal impact factors (IFs) increase from 2008 to 2009.
95 Elsevier journals increased their IFs by more than 50% over their 2008 scores.
Amongst the biggest movers are journals in energy & fuels, climate change, sustainable development, and banking & finance.
The Lancet and all three Lancet specialty journals improved their IFs.
Cell, the flagship journal of Cell Press, remains the #1 research journal in the Cell Biology and Biochemistry & Molecular Biology subject categories.
62 Elsevier journals earned their first IFs in 2009.

Get more details: www.elsevier.com/wps/find/authored_newsitem.cws_home/companynews05_01589

How to advocate for your library? These freely available resources can help

libraryconnect@elsevier.com (Elsevier Library Connect) — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 14:13:26 PDT

Are you getting ready for a special library advocacy day or are you tackling library advocacy as an integrated part of your library's ongoing activities? Either way, you might want to take a look at the library advocacy resources offered through Elsevier's Library Connect publications and TrainingDesk.

These freely available resources, many kindly created by librarians worldwide, address how to secure funding for libraries, how to communicate the value of libraries and how to raise the profile of libraries.

Following is a list of library advocacy resources offered by Elsevier and links to them.

If you have any questions, please write to libraryconnect@elsevier.com.

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LIBRARY ADVOCACY RESOURCES PROVIDED BY ELSEVIER

TrainingDesk's Library Advocacy Toolkit (2010) articles:

Library Connect Pamphlet #12 (2010) articles:

Library Connect Newsletter, 8:2 (May 2010) article:

How to generate enthusiasm and fuel advocacy for libraries? Hold a competition to generate messages in the universal language of video

Library Connect Newsletter, 7:3 (August 2009) articles:

Library Connect Newsletter, 7:2 (April 2009) articles:

Library Connect Pamphlet #8 (2006), the whole issue:

Marketing Library Resources: An Annotated Bibliography

Come and get it! Reaxys Training Center offers helpful materials galore!

libraryconnect@elsevier.com (Elsevier Library Connect) — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 14:48:30 PDT

Are you a fan of Elsevier's product Reaxys, which helps chemists and investigators in related fields improve the quality and efficiency of their workflow processes? Are you looking to improve your Reaxys game?

The Reaxys Training Center offers helpful guides including:

The video: From CrossFire to Reaxys - 10 Reasons to Switch
Overviews: Reaxys Content at a Glance; Reaxys Quick Reference Guide
How to search guides: Advanced searching; Search inorganic compounds by MoFo; Search Grubbs' catalysts by structure; Search coordination compounds by structure; Find commercial availability and supplier information for substances; Search a substance by Molecular Sub-Formula; Search a substance by chemical name/synonym; Find Anti-Malarial Properties of Selected Natural Products; Search a functional group transformation using "map reaction centers"; Search a substructure reaction (free sites on specific atoms)
Additional how-to guides: Copy a hit reaction to structure editor window (query menu) or clipboard; Define any halogen atom (X); Draw coordination compounds; Display the "cited by" information in Scopus; Display multi-step reactions; Export a reaction hitset into a reaction table (DOC, PDF, XLS); Export Enzyme and IC50 Data from a List of Patent Numbers; Find DNA Minor Groove Binders with Low IC50 Values; Find synthesis routes for a specific compound; Generate structure from name; Install different structure editors; Limit (or exclude) reaction hit set to selected specific reagents/solvents
Tips and tricks guides: Reaxys Alerting; Enhanced Filtering; Reaxys Generics; Interpret query features with "Generate Structure from Name"

And here's even more good news: The Reaxys Training Center offers materials in English, French, Japanese and Russian.

Are you looking for a live, expert-led webinar to help you and your team get the most from Reaxys? Complete and submit the form at www.info.reaxys.com/webinars.

ScienceDirect is celebrating! The database reaches the 10-million-articles mark

libraryconnect@elsevier.com (Elsevier Library Connect) — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 13:26:17 PDT

ScienceDirect has reached yet another milestone: The database now includes ten million fulltext articles!

Here's the citation for the ten-millionth article added to ScienceDirect:
Tachjian, A., Maria, V., & Jahangir, A. (2010). Use of herbal products and potential interactions in patients with cardiovascular diseases. Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 55(6): 515-525. doi:10.1016/j.jacc.2009.07.074

If you want more details on ScienceDirect's latest milestone, take a look at the Elsevier news release at www.elsevier.com/wps/find/authored_newsitem.cws_home/companynews05_01572.

And, if you're curious about the history of ScienceDirect, you might take a look at Chris Shillum's behind-the-scenes 2006 Library Connect Newsletter article "ScienceDirect Memories and Trivia." It offers a good amount of inside info on the trials and tribulations involved in getting ScienceDirect up and running in the early days. Read the article at http://libraryconnect.elsevier.com/lcn/0402/lcn040214.html.

We're making Elsevier's grey literature more visible; Visit updated white papers page & see additions

libraryconnect@elsevier.com (Elsevier Library Connect) — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 12:42:40 PDT

Have you recently taken a look at the Elsevier.com white papers page? It offers at-a-glance access to grey literature discussing diverse Elsevier products and hot topics of interest to librarians in academia and government as well as the corporate world.

Just updated, the white papers page now provides links to the following publications:

Elsevier Connect White Paper (2010):
"University Investment in the Library, Phase II: An International Study of the Library's Value to the Grants Process"
[See the PDF; Watch for the HTML coming soon]
Engineering Village Case Study (2009):
"Meeting Global Information Challenges"
[Focusing on a large oil company's use of EnCompass on Engineering Village and featuring quotes from a librarian with the company]
Engineering Village Case Study (2009):
"Delivering Fast, Accurate and Credible Information"
[Focusing on Caterpillar's use of Engineering Village and featuring quotes from librarians with the company]
ScienceDirect White Paper (2009):
"How electronic access to peer-reviewed content can enhance the teaching and learning process at smaller academic institutes"

See the updated white papers page: www.elsevier.com/librarians/whitepapers

Want to save time on ScienceDirect? Use the PDF Download Manager

libraryconnect@elsevier.com (Elsevier Library Connect) — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 16:15:07 PDT

Users spend a lot of time following article links to download PDFs and then saving and renaming them individually. With the Document Download Manager, available on Elsevier's ScienceDirect platform, you can download and rename PDFs in seconds.

In 2008, when the Document Download Manager launched, it was compatible with only a few browsers. But the list of compatible browsers has expanded, so that the service is today available for researchers using any of a good number of browsers.

ScienceDirect's Document Download Manager is now compatible with:

Mozilla Firefox 2.0 and 3.0;
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0, 7.0 and 8.0;
Chrome 4.0;
Safari 3.0.

So, if you're a ScienceDirect user, take advantage of the Document Download Manager, a highly effective and time-saving service.

Are you in ScienceDirect and want instructions on how to use the Document Download Manager? Click on "Help" in the top green horizontal menu and then search for "Downloading Multiple PDF Files."

Want to learn about the development of the Document Download Manager? See http://info.sciencedirect.com/news/show/item/10021/

Want to contribute insights on the future of "Search and Discovery"?

libraryconnect@elsevier.com (Elsevier Library Connect) — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 10:53:50 PDT

Elsevier is committed to finding new ways to support the needs of the 21st-century scientific community. As part of that commitment, Elsevier is now looking for input regarding how to understand the role that search technology can play in helping researchers deal with daily research challenges.

Are you part of the global scientific community? Would you like to contribute insights on the future of "Search and Discovery"?

If so, please take the online survey available at www.info.scopus.com

Calling German speakers! Mark your calendars for Scholarly Perspectives webinar, July 5

libraryconnect@elsevier.com (Elsevier Library Connect) — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 14:10:57 PDT

Soon online registration will open for the next Scholarly Perspectives webinar, happening on July 5. As the webinar will be in German, if you're a German speaker, mark your calendar!

Here are the details on the next Scholarly Perspectives webinar:

Topic: "From Gutenberg to Gigabyte: Print to electronic evolution in the scholarly world"
Date/Time: Monday, July 5 @ 15:00 CET (Central European Time; GMT+0100)
Host: USB Cologne
Language: German
(Following the webinar, English translations of the slides will be available online.)

Presenters:

Arthur Eger, Customer Development Manager, Elsevier, will present the case for migrating to electronic resources, given the key value drivers of usage and increased productivity.
Rolf Thiele, Deputy Director, University and Municipal Library of Cologne (USB), will present the case for providing both peer-reviewed journals and books in electronic formats to university scholars and students.
Professor Helmut Sies, MD, Heinrich Heine Universitat, Dusseldorf, as a reader and a writer, will give the scholar’s perspective on the migration from print to electronic scholarly resources.

Starting in August 2010, a new Scholarly Perspectives webinar series will feature topics relating to bibliometrics, national licenses, local-language e-books and education.

To register for a webinar or view the Scholarly Perspectives archives, visit www.scholarlyperspectives.com

Heading to ALA in DC? Don't miss "Technology & Developing World" panel, Sat., June 26

libraryconnect@elsevier.com (Elsevier Library Connect) — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 12:03:43 PDT

If you're heading to the upcoming ALA Conference in Washington, DC, and especially if you've been following the Research4Life programs (HINARI, AGORA, OARE), you'll not want to miss the LITA (Library & Information Technology Association) panel discussion this coming Saturday.

Session: "Technology and the Developing World: Public Policy"

Date/Time: Saturday, June 26 @ 10:30a-12p
Place: Washington Convention Center, Room 209 A/B
Sponsor: LITA International Relations Committee

Panelists:

Randy Ramusack, United Nations Technology Officer, Microsoft Corporation, Research4Life
Kimberly Parker, HINARI Programme Manager, World Health Organization
Peter Burnett, Head of Library Development, PERii-INASP

The session will address successes, pitfalls and challenges of bringing technology to the developing world. Panelists will focus on policy issues and how specific groups have succeeded and failed in working with and around governments to provide technology and education to institutions and individuals in the world's poorest nations.

Has govt funding impacted Japanese univ research? Scopus data is helping Kyoto Univ study

libraryconnect@elsevier.com (Elsevier Library Connect) — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 11:35:51 PDT

Dr. Takanori Ida, a professor at Kyoto University's Graduate School of Economics, is conducting a study examining how effectively the Japanese government's large funding scheme, the 21st Century Center of Excellence (COE) Program, has encouraged research activities in universities across Japan.

To conduct his study, Dr. Ida is using Scopus to identify all research papers related to the 21st Century COE Program.

Get more details:

Portico archive reaches digital preservation milestones; Meet Portico folks at ALA in DC

libraryconnect@elsevier.com (Elsevier Library Connect) — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 16:11:05 PDT

In early 2006, the Library Connect Newsletter (4:1) announced that Portico was set to provide long-term preservation of e-journals published by Elsevier.

And now we're passing along the news that Portico has reached these milestones:

110 publishers, representing more than 2,000 professional and scholarly societies, are now participating in the Portico archive.
Nearly 15 million articles are now safely preserved in the Portico archive.

Created in 2002, Portico was founded to build a sustainable digital archive to serve the academic community and to enable publishers and libraries to feel secure and realize tangible benefits while transitioning to greater reliance on digital content.

Since 2005, the number of titles and types of content preserved in Portico has grown significantly. To date, over 11,000 e-journals and 33,000 e-books have been entrusted to the Portico archive.

To learn more about Portico, visit Booth #3393 at the upcoming American Library Association (ALA) Annual Meeting in DC, June 24-29.

For more on Portico and details on the group's activities during ALA in DC, visit:
www.portico.org/digital-preservation www.portico.org/digital-preservation/news-events/events/american-library-association-ala-annual

What do academics think about e-readers? This Chronicle Review article offers 6 views

libraryconnect@elsevier.com (Elsevier Library Connect) — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 13:10:16 PDT

E-readers, e-readers, e-readers. We're all interested in who's got one, who likes a specific e-reader, how friends and colleagues and customers are using their e-readers.

And for some of us, we're especially interested in how folks in academia view e-readers.

This week's article "Do You Like Your E-Reader? Six Takes from Academics," in The Chronicle Review, features these academics talking about their experiences with and opinions of the Kindle, iPad and all-things-e-reader:

James J. O'Donnell, provost and professor of classics, Georgetown University
Leonard Cassuto, professor of English, Fordham University
Alice E. Marwick, doctoral candidate in media, culture and communication, New York University
Kathleen Fitzpatrick, associate professor of English and media studies and coordinator, media-studies program, Pomona College
John Palfrey, professor of law and vice dean for library and information resources, Harvard Law School
Mark L. Sample, assistant professor of English, George Mason University

Celebrate! Karolinska Institutet turns 200 & Elsevier publishes 2 special issues - freely available til Aug. 2010

libraryconnect@elsevier.com (Elsevier Library Connect) — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 11:47:24 PDT

Sweden's Karolinska Institutet, one of Europe's largest medical universities, is celebrating its 200th anniversary, and Elsevier is helping!

To help commemorate the anniversary, Elsevier is publishing the following two special issues and making them freely available until August 1, 2010.

1. Journal: Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications (BBRC)

Special issue: "Recent Progress in Molecular Sciences: Reviews from Karolinska Institutet at its 200-year Anniversary"
Details: Volume 396, Issue 1 (21 May 2010)
Guest editors: Hans Jörnvall & Sten Orrenius

2. Journal: Experimental Cell Research (ECR)

Special issue: "Celebrating the 60-Year Anniversary of ECR and the 200-Year Anniversary of the Karolinska Institute"
Details: Volume 316, Issue 8 (1 May 2010)
Editor: Urban Lendahl

See the BBRC special issue: www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/0006291X

See the ECR special issue: www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00144827

See the Elsevier press release: www.elsevier.com/wps/find/authored_newsitem.cws_home/companynews05_01544

Learn more about the Karolinska Institutet: http://ki.se/ki/jsp/polopoly.jsp;jsessionid=aAqbro0W4A_-HE8StK?l=en&d=130

Week 15: Cooking with Dana: Recipes for Library Marketing Success & Family Cooking Fun

libraryconnect@elsevier.com (Elsevier Library Connect) — Tue, 25 May 2010 09:49:14 PDT

Dana Weber’s recipe for Library Marketing Success:
The memorable moment

Ingredients:
1 cup of greetings
1 cup of smiles
Customer service extract
Daily staff reminders

Directions:
You’re never fully dressed without a smile. While we all know this, sometimes it is be hard to remember it during the working day. Although the focus these days tends to be on social media and the online environment, what are the experiences of the users coming into the library? Are they greeted? Is there someone to look out for those who might need help but don’t know how to ask? How are you creating memorable face-to-face moments for your users?

A morning meeting can be a great place to set this customer service tone for the day. Hilda Kriel, Assistant Director, Academic Information Service, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa reminds us all:

“Excellent customer service must become part of the culture of an organization and should be supported by every policy and procedure. It is no longer an option, it is the only way to justify our existence. “

For more ideas about customer service, see this Library Connect newsletter resource: http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/librarianshome.librarians/lc030305

This is my last recipe in the series. Thank you for reading!

Dana Weber’s recipe for Family Cooking Fun: Bagels!
This is great to make with the kids and they freeze well too!

Ingredients:
2 packages of yeast
4 ½ cups flour
1½ cups warm water
1 Tbsp oil
1 Tbsp salt
1 Tbsp sugar
1 gallon of water with a tsp of sugar

Directions:
Preheat the oven to 375º degrees. Mix in the yeast, the warm water and 1½ cups of flour. Beat well. Add the oil, salt and sugar, and mix for 1 minute. ½ cup at a time, add the remaining flour until you have a stiff dough. Turn the dough out onto a floured surface and knead until smooth. Let rise, covered, for 15 minutes. Then divide the dough into 12 balls and poke a hole in the middle of each. Let these rise another 30 minutes, covered. In the meantime bring a gallon of water with tsp of sugar to a boil in a large pot, and then bring the boil down to a simmer. Boil the bagels in batches of 4, about 3 minutes for each side. Drain on a paper towel. Place them on a baking sheet and bake in the oven for 30 minutes. Cool and munch.

~Posted by Dana Weber, Library Connect Marketing Intern, Elsevier, San Diego; d.weber@elsevier.com

Engaging Faculty with Facebook

libraryconnect@elsevier.com (Elsevier Library Connect) — Mon, 24 May 2010 09:06:11 PDT

Many academic libraries are using social media to reach out to their student users to inform them about events and services... but how many of them are using their Facebook page to reach out to faculty? Steven Bell presents some interesting data concerning the use of social media among faculty and urges librarians to think outside the box to connect to the faculty.

"Unless you or your faculty friend share really personal information—the sort of thing you would prefer that professional colleagues didn’t know—to my way of thinking social networking between faculty and librarians is a good thing. The better we know each other, the stronger our relationship. That can lead to doors opening in new ways. To me this seems an area ripe for some research; we need to know more about library-faculty connections using social media. What sort of outcomes come from these relationships?"

Read more about it: http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6728943.html?nid=2673&source=title&rid=19411341

~Posted by Dana Weber, Library Connect Marketing Intern, Elsevier, San Diego; d.weber@elsevier.com

Week 14: Cooking with Dana: Recipes for Library Marketing Success & Family Cooking Fun

libraryconnect@elsevier.com (Elsevier Library Connect) — Tue, 18 May 2010 10:24:10 PDT

Dana Weber’s recipe for Library Marketing Success: Video Assessment
What do your users see when they come to the library? Use a flip camera to find out!

Ingredients:
A flip camera
Small group of participants
A few tasks to film
Permission to use the captured comments/video

Directions:
Get a small group from your advisory board, a student group, or student volunteers. Give them a flip camera and a list of typical tasks that one might do in the library. Ask them to walk around with the camera, filming as they go through the list. Make one person the primary commentator. Get permission to use what they capture for assessment. Take a look through their eyes and make a record of the issues. You may be surprised by the number of small things (like signage or aesthetics) that can be fixed immediately.

To read about Georgia Tech’s Library assessment project using flip cameras check out this post by Steven Bell: http://dbl.lishost.org/blog/2010/05/18/flip-this-library/

Do you have a marketing recipe that engages your users? Please pass it along: d.weber@elsevier.com.

Dana Weber’s recipe for Family Cooking Fun: Nut-free Granola Bars
Have a kid that's allergic to nuts? You’re not alone! Here’s a recipe that won’t leave them out in the cold. Ever hear of sunbutter? It’s like peanut butter but made from sunflower seeds. No allergy issues and 1/8th of the fat!

Ingredients:
1 cup of sunbutter
¼ cup of vegetable oil
1 egg
¼ cup of water
½ cup of flour
3 cups of nut-free granola
½ cup of chocolate chips
½ cup of dried cranberries

Directions:
Preheat the oven to 350º degrees. Grease a 9x9 inch baking dish. In a large bowl mix the sunbutter and oil. Add the egg & water and beat until smooth. Mix in the flour until blended and then add the granola. Throw in the chocolate chips and cranberries and stir. Spread the mixture into the prepared pan, making sure it is evenly distributed.

Bake in oven for 20-25 minutes. Cool and cut into bars.

~Posted by Dana Weber, Library Connect Marketing Intern, Elsevier, San Diego; d.weber@elsevier.com

Read results of UNESCO's "Training the Trainers in Information Literacy Project"

libraryconnect@elsevier.com (Elsevier Library Connect) — Thu, 13 May 2010 14:08:03 PDT

The December 2009 issue of the journal International Information and Library Review focuses on the theme "Training-the-Trainers in Information Literacy."

Edited by Forest Woody Horton Jr., the issue discusses UNESCO's "Training the Trainers" events staged in locations including Peru, Jamaica, India, China, Malaysia, South Africa and Egypt.

For more details on the IILR issue (Volume 41, Issue 4), see Sheila Webber's Information Literacy Weblog post of April 12, 2010.

Learn more about:

International Information and Library Review: www.elsevier.com/locate/iilr
UNESCO's Training the Trainers in Information Literacy Project: http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php-URL_ID=25623&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html
Sheila Webber's Information Literacy Weblog: http://information-literacy.blogspot.com

Will you be in DC on May 25? Come hear William Coleman's talk on "Molecular and Personalized Medicine"

libraryconnect@elsevier.com (Elsevier Library Connect) — Wed, 12 May 2010 13:29:06 PDT

Here's the first exciting news: Once again, due to popular demand, Elsevier is hosting the annual Elsevier Luncheon for Medical Librarians.

Here's the second exciting news: You're invited!

Here are the details: 2010 Elsevier Luncheon for Medical Librarians:

Date/Time: May 25, 12–2:30 pm
Place: Embassy Suites DC Convention Center
Topic: "Molecular and Personalized Medicine: Training the Next Generation of Translational Biomedical Researchers"
Speaker: William B. Coleman, PhD, Professor & Director of Graduate Studies, University of North Carolina School of Medicine
Register: RSVP@elsevier.com

If you're heading to the upcoming Medical Libraries Association Annual Meeting in Washington, DC, you won't want to miss Dr. Coleman's talk.

Here's a warm-up for the talk: Over the last several decades, new molecular technologies have significantly advanced understanding of the pathogenesis of disease. And, investigators have utilized the knowledge of molecular pathogenesis and developed molecular diagnostic assays aiding in the detection, diagnosis and prognosis of disease, or developed therapies targeting specific pathways or gene products.

To hear more about molecular and personalized medicine, and to get insights into what's happening with the training of the next generation of translational biomedical researchers, make sure and attend Dr. Coleman's talk.

Want to play "The Embase Game"? Visit the Elsevier booth @ MLA!

libraryconnect@elsevier.com (Elsevier Library Connect) — Wed, 12 May 2010 13:02:50 PDT

What does the future hold for evidence-based medicine (EBM)?

During the upcoming MLA Annual Meeting, in Washington, DC, The Embase Game will explore trends in EBM and the information resources needed to support them.

To challenge your knowledge of evidence-based medicine and win prizes, come play The Embase Game at these times:

Saturday, May 22: 5:55pm
Sunday, May 23: 1:05pm, 3:10pm
Monday, May 24: 10:25am, 2:05pm, 3:50pm
Tuesday, May 25: 10:15am

Want to be kept informed of the schedule and secure your place at The Embase Game? Write to bdtraining@elsevier.com

Come join in the Embase fun at the MLA Elsevier booth, #209. See you there!