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By Michael Saint-Onge, Senior Librarian Relations Consultant

One of the many things I love about the AALL Annual Meeting is the chance to staff the LexisNexis booth. That’s right, I love it! Yes it’s exhausting, but it is also a great opportunity to bring librarians up-to-speed on all the new products and services available to them – and there is always so much to show!

And I am not alone in my enthusiasm. I hear the same thing from my LexisNexis colleagues, many of whom work a number of tradeshows.

What sets AALL apart from other shows? It is obvious that librarians really want to see what we have to show them. That is not to say that the LexisNexis giveaways aren’t an incentive – and our marketing team works very hard every year to try to find the right balance of useful, desirable giveaways – but in most cases librarians are really there at the product demonstrations because they genuinely want to learn. And that makes it a perfect match, because, as you can tell if you’ve ever attended the LexisNexis booth demonstrations, we’re really excited about showing you what’s new. This year will be no exception.

One of the challenges of working the booth, though, is that there is usually more to show than there is time to talk about it. In the interest of brevity, our demonstrations are usually high-level, without all the bells and whistles. (And I, for one, love all the bells and whistles!) Finding the right balance of products to show with librarians’ busy schedules is always a challenge. In addition, there are many times when we’d love to show you how to apply these LexisNexis tools to the real-world challenges you face as information professionals, but that isn’t easy to do in the traditional tradeshow environment.

To that end, we have created the LexisNexis® Learning Center. This Center, built right into the front of our booth, makes it easy to learn more about our products and services in a more relaxed atmosphere. No need to pre-register, just sign in at the door. The classes are 30 minutes – long enough to impart valuable information, but not too long so that you feel trapped. We think it’s the perfect answer to that age-old dilemma.

Nine individual half-hour seminars will each be offered twice during the three days the Exhibit Hall is open. We’ve grouped the seminars into three major “tracks” – each containing three related seminars - for your convenience in determining which ones best meet your needs. Feel free to mix and match topics as appropriate.

And the more you learn, the more you can win! Attend as many seminars as you like, and receive up to three stamps towards LexisNexis Rewards Points and other gifts. PLUS, you’ll have a chance to win a LexisNexis Rewards Card in a drawing held immediately following each seminar!

Check the schedule below to find out when your favorite seminars are being held, and simply sign up “at the door”. (Seating is limited!)
 

So come and see what’s new at the LexisNexis Learning Center. My colleagues and I can’t wait to show you why the LexisNexis Librarian Relations Group and AALL is a partnership that works!

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