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The 24 Hour Library – Increasing Your Database Use. Presented by: Justine Shaffner Library Services Consultant - Public jshaffner@bcr.org 800-397-1552 x140 http://blogs.bcr.org/publiclibraries/. Appropriateness Accessibility Staff Awareness Patron Use. Appropriateness.
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The 24 Hour Library – Increasing Your Database Use Presented by: Justine Shaffner Library Services Consultant - Public jshaffner@bcr.org 800-397-1552 x140 http://blogs.bcr.org/publiclibraries/
Appropriateness • Accessibility • Staff Awareness • Patron Use
Appropriateness • Evaluate new databases • Worth it? • Staff opinions • Patron input? • Dedicated web page
Appropriateness • Form for potential databases • Suitability • Scope • Ease • Speed • Searches • Cost • Restrictions • Use statistics available? • Purchase?
Usage Statistics • COUNTER – release 3 http://www.projectcounter.org/ • SUSHI http://www.niso.org/workrooms/sushi ● BCR Free Friday Forum – Making Sense of the Standards Menu: COUNTER, SUSHI, and SERU http://www.bcr.org/training/schedule/programdetail.php?programid=227
Appropriateness • Selection meeting • Current databases • Database budget • Look at statistics & cost • Cost / # of sessions • Staff (& patron) input • New databases • Staff evaluations • Well rounded collection • Timing
Accessibility • Website • Annotated links • Search platform • Speed • Subject groupings • Catalog & website? • Results display • Featured database • Single authentication • Catalog search
Accessibility • Cataloging database contents • Books • Journals/magazines • MARC records • Collection Development • Fiscally responsible
Accessibility • Promotional materials • Guides • Pathfinders • Bibliographies • Bookmarks • Steps to reach it • Tips • Hard copy & electronic
Staff Awareness • Spread the word • Staff meeting demos • Emails • Use stories • Practice for information services assistants • Volunteers
Patron Use • Bookmarks • At all desks • On shelves • Use your imagination • One on one promotion • Look for opportunities • Make assumptions and generalize!!! • Don’t wait to be asked
Patron Use • Larger audiences • Storytimes • Talks • Schools • School tours • Teachers and media specialists • It’s not the Internet http://www.bcr.org/training/schedule/programdetail.php?programid=248see “handout for teachers” • Citations!!!!! • Meeting room users • Library programs
Patron Use • Outside the library • Blogs, local media, RSS Feeds, Twitter, Facebook • Direct marketing • It’s advocacy • It’s not sales (well, they already bought it…) • Think like a business owner • Community groups • Join local groups • Public speaking
Any Questions? Justine Shaffner, MLS Library Services Consultant – Public BCR jshaffner@bcr.org 800-397-1552 x140 http://blogs.bcr.org/publiclibraries/