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Crash Course in Marketing for Libraries

Alman, Susan W.

Price: $30.00
ISBN13: 9781591584308
ISBN10: 1591584302
Book code: LU4302
Libraries Unlimited
Paperback | 192 pages
Publication Date: 08/30/2007
Series: Crash Course

DESCRIPTION

Crash Course in Marketing gives the librarian with little formal training, a member of the friends of the library who would like to help with marketing, or someone who has had little experience with marketing to gain skills needed to build a marketing plan for their library. Examples from libraries are used to illustrate the marketing elements described.

Here is everything librarians, especially those in small libraries, need to know about marketing, PR, and advocacy. You'll learn what these things are, and why they make sense for the librarian in a small library. More important, this book will teach you how to perform these important tasks, including how to develop a marketing plan, how to work with the media, and how to raise money with events. Appendixes include Useful Resources for the Librarian.

Created for those with little formal LIS training who are working in small, rural libraries, this entry in the Crash Course series will also be useful for librarians who are new to this area of service or need to brush up on their skills. The reader will find easy-to-follow instructions with examples to illustrate the implementation of various methods.

Strategies for the librarian who wishes to develop and implement a marketing plan to bring patrons to the library or to gain support and funding for library programming.

Susan Webreck Alman has been interested in Interpersonal Communication for Librarians [Library Marketing, PR and Advocacy] for two decades. She teaches communication [marketing] courses to graduate students in library and information science on a regular basis. Her students are enthusiastic about her expertise and teaching style. Sue received degrees (MLS and Ph.D.) from the University of Pittsburgh. Her career has included public service and administrative posts in libraries, and teaching at the University of Michigan. Currently, she is the Director of Distance Education Services and Outreach at the University of Pittsburgh and adjunct faculty at San Jose State University.