--- Begin Forwarded Message --- Date: Sun, 2 May 1999 17:23:44 -0500 (CDT) From: Margaret Atwater Singer <[log in to unmask]> Subject: update on giveaways & marketing map collections - summary Sender: Margaret Atwater Singer <[log in to unmask]> Greetings & Salutations, Just wanted to let everyone know (those people who I will be sending maps to) that I haven't forgotten you. Foolishly enough, I thought shipping tubes were an item the mail room stocked, but NOOOO, I was wrong. So now I'm just waiting for them to come in. Hopefully, you will see them before the end of the summer. Back in February, I sent a message to the list asking for marketing ideas. I was pleased with the number of replys and a few people asked that I post a summary to the list. Here it is: For reading: ------------ Meridian (ALA MAGERT) no. 5, 1990 Bulletin of the SLA, Geography & Map Division, 1995 or 1996, article based on a program from the Montreal conference (I could never find the complete citation although I suspect its Suggested Marketing Ideas ------------------------- USE DISPLAY CASES - preferably cabinets that lock - and pick a topic/theme and build from there. Current events like el Nino and Kosovo were suggested. CREATE INFORMATIVE HANDOUT - the who, what, and where of your collection DISTRIBUTE INFORMATIVE HANDOUT - man a table outside a busy lunchtime eatery; ask local libraries to display handout; in your own library; in restrooms (captive crowd) TALK TO FACULTY MEMBERS - visit with faculty, in groups or one-on-one, and talk up the collection; make assignment suggestions (or have a few ready) LOCAL PUBLICATIONS - campus newspaper; faculty/staff newsletter; local, city newspaper ON THE WEB - let people know its there with an announcement on library's Web page; post messages to local newsgroups Hope that helps. If anyone has any other ideas, please let me know! Cheers, Meg =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Margaret Atwater Singer Reference/Instruction Librarian University of Evansville phone: 812-479-2487 1800 Lincoln Avenue fax: 812-471-6996 Evansville, IN 47722 email: [log in to unmask] --- End Forwarded Message ---