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Resources for Student and Faculty Recruiting @ Your Library. Webster University Library, September 25, 2012. Welcome. Presenters – Webster University Librarians Eileen Condon, MLS, Acting Dean econdon@webster.edu 314-246-7954
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Resources for Student and Faculty Recruiting @ Your Library Webster University Library, September 25, 2012
Welcome • Presenters – Webster University Librarians • Eileen Condon, MLS, Acting Dean • econdon@webster.edu 314-246-7954 • Mary Anne Erwin, MLS, Instruction & Liaison Services Librarian • maerwin@webster.edu 314-246-7841 • Holly Hubenschmidt, MLS, AHIP, Head of Instruction, Liaison, & Reference Services • hollyh@webster.edu 314-246-8673
Library website: http://library.webster.edu/ • Look here for the databases shown: • SRDS • Reference USA • BizJournals • Lexis/Nexis Academic • ERIC • Look here for the program research guides • Look here for links to faculty services
Recruiting – Group discussion • What are your biggest challenges when it comes to recruiting? • Are these challenges different for students and faculty?
Research Guide This presentation is an overview of the resources compiled at http://libguides.webster.edu/recruiting
Demographics • SRDS – Local Market Audience Analyst • ReferenceUSA – US Consumer & Lifestyles • American Fact Finder– freely available on the web
SRDS – Local Media by DMA • DMA = Designated Market Area • Media lists • Pricing
Business Directories • ReferenceUSA – US Businesses • Other Directories • Uniworld Directories - American Firms Operating in Foreign Countries and Foreign Firms Operating in the United States
Ft Jackson Columbia Metro
Market research Normed data from most recent census
U.S. Consumers / lifestyle Custom search / Geography / Map based search Center point = Columbia Metro campus: 8911 Farrow Rd; 29203 Radius = 10mi.
ReferenceUSA – printing & Downloading • Limited to 50 records at a time • Printing/downloading • comma delimited, Excel, tab delimited • Email of records now available • Buy a full mail or email list – RefUSA may discount business lists
News • BizJournals • 40+ metro-area American City Business Journals • LexisNexis Academic • State, US, and international news
BizJournals -- Customize your content/newsletters & online delivery
Education Trends • Chronicle of Higher Education • ERIC
Faculty Teaching/Scholarship Support • Resources for Faculty • Subject Librarians
Wrap up with Questions and a toast • There once was a director from Webster • Who wanted more students to register • ________________________________________ • ________________________________________ • ________________________________________