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25 Random Things You Can Do To Energize Your Library Right Now

25 Random Things You Can Do To Energize Your Library Right Now. New Jersey Law Librarians Association October 1, 2009 Ellen Callinan Senior Consultant Axelroth & Associates. PROMOTE LIKE A PRO. 1. Your Elevator Speech. Elevator Speech Resources. www.pugetsound.edu/x18435.xml.

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25 Random Things You Can Do To Energize Your Library Right Now

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  1. 25 Random Things You Can Do To Energize Your Library Right Now New Jersey Law Librarians Association October 1, 2009 Ellen Callinan Senior Consultant Axelroth & Associates

  2. PROMOTE LIKE A PRO

  3. 1. Your Elevator Speech

  4. Elevator Speech Resources www.pugetsound.edu/x18435.xml

  5. 2. Their Elevator Speeches

  6. Elevator Speech Resources www.elevatorspeech.com

  7. 3. Elevator Speeches in Job Descriptions

  8. Job Description Resources General Guidelines: www.businessballs.com/jobdescription.htm Library Samples: http://www.librarysupportstaff.com/jobdescriptions.html

  9. i 4. Design a Library Logo

  10. Logo Resources www.logomaker.com

  11. Logo Resources www.wordl.net

  12. 5. Develop a Library Slogan The Law Library Has What It Takes Law Library – When You’re Out of Time Law Library – When Only the Best Will Do Get A Perfect Start At The Law Library

  13. Slogan Resources thesurrealist.co.uk/slogan.cgi See also: Slogan Maker from A-Z Fonts: http://a-zfonts.com/slogan_maker.php and Slogan Maker.com: http://www.sloganmaker.com

  14. 6. Visual Consistency

  15. Resources www.vistaprint.com

  16. 7. ALA Library Posters http://www.alastore.ala.org/Read-CD.aspx

  17. SHOW AND TELL

  18. 8. Fries With Your Burger?

  19. 9. Storyboard Your Library

  20. Resources Wayfinding in Action http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6335791.html The Story of Storyboarding - Part 3: Wayfinding http://www.llrx.com/columns/guide7.htm Wayfinding and Signage in Library Design http://librisdesign.org/docs/WayfindingSignage.pdf

  21. 10. Flowcharts for Success

  22. 11. You, Too, Can You Tube http://www.youtube.com

  23. You Tube Resources http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/friday_fun/

  24. You Tube Resources http://www.youtube.com/hlslib

  25. 12. Boolean Without Tears (SYNONYMS AND PHRASE SEARCHING ) (foxes OR rabbits) AND “pest control”

  26. ADD NEW VALUE

  27. 13. Editorial Pool

  28. Editorial Resources http://www.scribendi.com/service/personal_document_proofreading

  29. 14. Proofing Corner/Refuge

  30. Proofing Resources http://www.michigan.gov/dmb/0,1607,7-150-9141_24336-71029--,00.html http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/561/01/

  31. 15. Firm Archivist

  32. Archival Resources http://www.brobeckclosedarchive.org http://businessplanarchive.org/ http://www.digitalpreservation.gov/

  33. 16. Be IT’s Guinea Pig

  34. REFRESH YOUR WEBSITE

  35. 17. User Testing

  36. Resources www.useit.com/alertbox.com

  37. 18. Sitemapping

  38. Resources www.auditmypc.com/free-sitemap-generator.asp http://www.xml-sitemaps.com/

  39. 19. Brief Your Website http://www.useit.com/alertbox/9710a.html

  40. KM LIBRARY STYLE

  41. 20. Bios As Sources

  42. 21. Winning Briefs

  43. 22. Label Practice Group Bibles

  44. TOTALLY RANDOM

  45. 23. Secondary Source of the Month

  46. 24. Sharing Super Searchers

  47. 25. Top Skills in Each Area

  48. Thanks for coming! Ellen Callinan Axelroth & Associates 703.917.8648 ecallinan@axelroth.com www.axelrothandassociates.com

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