Library Connect Newsletter

A strategic approach to building research support and open science services

Discover how an academic library examined its research services and decided to undertake an ambitious overhaul highlighting open science. Helena Silvennoinen-Kuikka, University of Eastern Finland Library, explores their three-year approach to evaluating and implementing new services, the lessons learned in the process, and what is next on the horizon.

Say it loud and say it proud... raising the profile of librarians and library services

Library practitioners are not always in the habit of making their achievements visible and can often be left out of the spotlight. Leo Appleton, Goldsmiths University of London, shares ways for librarians to engage in scholarly activity to raise the profile and visibility of themselves and their library services.

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Centralizing student assistance space on campus – the knowledge market

A knowledge market model of library space is a centralized location that offers peer-to-peer help from students trained by various campus support units. If your institution is considering this type of creative space in the library, this article by Katy Kavanaugh Webb, J.Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University and downloadable case study can help bring your idea to fruition.

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Three essentials for integrating information literacy into higher education

In this free chapter download, the author describes three key elements for information literacy success: integrate into course curriculum, identify where conversations are taking place on campus, and collaborate with instructors. This chapter, from the book IMPACT Learning by Clarence Maybee, Purdue University Libraries, has been added to his Library Connect article on Purdue’s IMPACT program.

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What happens when your institution’s research hits the headlines (Elsevier Connect)

Several things can happen when a research paper from your institution creates more interest than expected. The paper and subsequent discussion on social media will soar, you get to showcase a different kind of value impact, and you may experience mixed reviews with the press.

The Reaxys PhD Prize for your chemistry students (Elsevier.com)

The world’s most prestigious award for PhD students in the chemical sciences will open for submissions in January 2019. The prize recognizes accomplished young chemists for innovative and rigorous research. If you have students that would be good candidates, please encourage them to apply.