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Creating an Outreach Event with e-Resource Providers

Creating an Outreach Event with e-Resource Providers. Pauline Melgoza Texas A&M University Libraries 2010 ASEE Annual Conference, Louisville, KY Session 2241. Some Barriers to Outreach. Personnel Budget Marketing. Collaborate with Your e-Resources Providers. Marketing supplies

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Creating an Outreach Event with e-Resource Providers

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  1. Creating an Outreach Event with e-Resource Providers Pauline Melgoza Texas A&M University Libraries 2010 ASEE Annual Conference, Louisville, KY Session 2241

  2. Some Barriers to Outreach • Personnel • Budget • Marketing

  3. Collaborate with Your e-Resources Providers Marketing supplies Training Financial support

  4. Assistance from e-Resource Providers • Marketing supplies • Posters • Training handouts • Gives aways • Electronic documents

  5. Assistance from e-Resource Providers - continued • Training support • Present to a student group • In person • Webcast • Sponsor a competition/drawing • IEEE – IEEE Regional Student Paper Contest • Knovel • Teach a resource/staff a table

  6. Assistance from e-Resource Providers - continued • Financial support • Ask your vendors • Ask your director to match amount • Materials • Gift cards • Etc.

  7. Which e-Resource Provider to approach? • Depends on science or engineering discipline • Depends on location of fair • Look at the usage stats of databases • High usage or • Low use but should be a primary one

  8. Points to Consider Contact the representative within 6 to 8 weeks Discuss your ideas and ask them for suggestions Talk to your peers for ideas

  9. Pros and Cons • Additional resources • Expertise of the resource provider • Requires more coordination • Wrong impression of vendor’s participation

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