Theme: Librarian 2.0 and Beyond

Spotlight
	The print version of this Library Connect Newsletter is in the mail. Enjoy the news first with online delivery! In this issue, we discuss the changing roles of librarians in a Web 2.0/3.0 world and how now, more than ever, librarians are needed to help create value from information. "Structural change" and librarianship By Jeffrey Stanton, School of Information Studies, Syracuse University Being "Librarian 2.0": It's all in the attitude By Helen Partridge, Queensland University of Technology Librarians are engaging in new roles, such as helping to improve the discoverability and raise the impact of their researchers' academic publications By M. Luisa Álvarez-de-Toledo, Universidad de Oviedo The new role of librarians at Chiba University's Academic Link By Hiroya Takeuchi, Chiba University LIBER Leadership Development Program: Building a high-level seminar for the next generation of senior leaders By Julien Roche, University of Lille 1 - Science and Technology App concepts from Ke Khoon Low and Andrea Szwajcer take top prizes in Apps for Library Idea Challenge To connect with today's library users, librarians need to implement and stay abreast of the latest communications technologies and tools By Aaron Tay, National University of Singapore Retooling library staff to take on the future, where a state of flux is the new normal By Rudy Leon, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign How "muggles" can enrich the library team By Donna Carroll, University of Warwick Library The new roles of medical libraries and librarians in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: Opportunities and challenges By Hatem Nour El-Din H. Mohamed, Library and Health Literature Services, World Health Organization With many of their library buildings under repair, Haitian students can now access Research4Life resources via a new digital library Faster access to research via article-based publishing

The Zip File
	Ways to Use Journal Articles Published by Elsevier: A Practical Guide Charting a Course for a Successful Research Career How to Get Published

On the Road
	Librarians learning together in eBook knowledge exchange Digital libraries: Tendencies and perspectives in Uruguay Creating value through applications at the Singapore Code Jam