Elsevier Library Connect Newsletter: Introduction by Noelle Gracy

Volume 8 • Number 3
July 2010
ISSN: 1549-3725
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Theme: Supporting Early Career Researchers

welcome

features

Do you support researchers on the go? Let them know about the new Scopus Alerts (Lite) iPhone app The changing paradigms facing Early Career Researchers: We’re witnessing the dawn of a new era in scientific inquiry and our roles are shifting Overcoming barriers to attaining the PhD degree: Interventions can help students stay the course At Monash University, “Early Career Researcher” is a development continuum in which our library plays a leading role Careers change, and so do metrics; What’s most important is using the right performance measures, at the right time

community connections

Promoting participation and excellence: The Elsevier Foundation’s New Scholars program is making a difference If you want more new scholars to attend conferences, offer childcare Transitional Support Program brings the University of Rhode Island a Breastfeeding-Friendly Workplace Award Women scientists in Georgia get ready to step forward as leaders

behind the scenes

Talking with David Shumaker about mentoring librarians Five questions with 2009 India Scopus Award winner Ellora Sen Are you an Early Career Researcher (ECR)? Follow these do's and don'ts to jump-start your career

on the road

Medical librarians show they’re keen to explore their role in translational biomedical education and research “The Informationist” proves a hot topic for academia and government University Forum tackles education, research and output in Indian universities How to increase scientific libraries’ efficiency in times of stagnating budgets? That was the question of the day, as info pros and academics gathered in Germany

Stellenbosch University Library’s “Showcase Week” helps equip students for learning in the 21st century

The first-ever Scopus Awards in the Czech Republic draw national interest

“Harnessing the value of grey literature” draws info pros, regardless of the early hour

staying connected

Spread the word! ScienceDirect’s Document Download Manager saves users time, so they can get more real work done Four Europeans win the new LIBER Award for Library Innovation Upcoming Events 2010 Library Connect Editorial Team

New ROI white paper is now available
University Investment in the Library, Phase II: An International Study of the Library's Value to the Grants Process has been mailed with this issue and is now available at www.elsevier.com/libraryconnect.
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Noelle Gracy

For many academics worldwide, it’s summer, a time when information professionals’ thoughts turn to preparing for another scholastic or funding year and putting in place all the support that upcoming researchers need to succeed in their careers.

When it comes to supporting Early Career Researchers (ECRs), once more we find ourselves facing a task that’s easier said than done. How are we collectively supporting the ECRs among our user communities? Which approaches are working well? How might we better provide the information, tools and services ECRs need to succeed?

In this Library Connect issue, you’ll find articles exploring the following topics relating to the theme “Supporting Early Career Researchers”:

Changing paradigms facing ECRs
Challenges confronting ECRs and solutions offered by institutions
How an academic library is helping ECRs achieve success
Which metrics are relevant at specific stages in the ECR career cycle
How institutions across the globe are using Elsevier Foundation grants to help support new scholars
Do’s and don’ts for Early Career Researchers

Further, this issue offers an interview exploring what goes into mentoring new librarians and an interview looking at how one particular ECR has achieved career success.

And here’s a late-breaking bit of news: This fall in Europe, Elsevier is piloting the new training seminar “Planning Your Academic Career,” developed with the University of Munich’s career center and library. We hope to roll this training out to all regions in 2011. For updates on this training, please watch this newsletter and the Library Connect News blog and Twitter page.

I hope this issue offers you inspiration, actionable ideas and provocative thoughts.

Enormous thanks are due to our contributors to this issue. Enjoy!

Regards,
Noelle Gracy, PhD, Regional Customer Development Manager, Elsevier, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

n.gracy@elsevier.com
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