Marketing Resources

Getting the word out about your library in new ways takes imagination and effort. This article from WebJunction suggests ways in which we can make use of current marketing trends:

Here are some more articles that may give you some fresh ideas. All of them are available through LiLI in the Academic OneFile and InfoTrac OneFile databases.

  • "The Bay Area's best value: a tight collaboration leverages company support and ad dollars to get the word out about libraries." Ronnie Davis. Library Journal 129.15 (Sept 15, 2004).

  • "Library 2.0 in the corporate world: marketing becomes collaboration; New technologies can expand your library's reach and usefulness--and get your clients involved." Jill Konieczko. Information Outlook 11.3 (March 2007).

  • "Marketing without much money: you don't need big bucks to get the word out. Here are (more than) a few ideas." Judith Siess. Information Outlook 8.10 (Oct 2004).

And don't forget to check the Professional Development Service collection at the Idaho Commission for Libraries. (http://libraries.idaho.gov/pds)
Here are just two of the books that you can check out from the PDS:

  • Wadham, Tim. Libros Esenciales: Building, Marketing, and Programming a Core Collection of Spanish Language Children's Materials. New York : Neal-Schuman Publishers, c2007.

  • Walters, Suzanne. Library Marketing that Works. New York : Neal-Schuman Publishers, c2004.