Moving into Libraries from Biology, people tend to be much better at this. Although there's sometimes a bit of aggro between libraries & publishers and we could all stand to remember that we're just people. Feels much harsher as I move a bit more into metascience events...
Simon KővesiFour baselines for academic conference attendance: 1) keep to your allocated speaking time. 2) everyone is clever; stand out by being warm & kind. 3) be interested in everyone equally - from postgrad to Prof to conference administrator to catering & hotel staff. 4) in Q&A, ask an actual question.