Presented at the 2010 Electronic Resources & Libraries Conference. -- Marie Kennedy, Loyola Marymount University; Jia Mi, The College of New Jersey -- Abstract: What are libraries doing to promote the use of electronic resources? This combination session will use a thorough literature review and a systematic plan to identify which are the most commonly used techniques and marketing strategy, and propose a suite of methods for evaluating and marketing electronic reference resources.

1. What Are We Really Doing to Market Electronic Resources? Marie R. Kennedy ER&L February 3, 2010

2. http://www.flickr.com/photos/_-amy-_

3. “ Librarians know that for today’s information consumer if it’s not online it does not exist” -- Buczynski 2007

4. http://www.flickr.com/photos/ssmallfry/2262379750/

5. http://www.flickr.com/photos/passetti/3341970605/

7. Academic staff as collection developers, Banners/posters Blackboard, Bookmarks, Branding, Calendar, Collaboration Collection policy, Email (external), Email (internal) Faculty/professionals as marketing tool, FAQ, Feedback form Flyers/brochures, Giveaways, Home/off-campus access Incentives, Mascot, Native language education, Newsletter Newspaper alert, Online social networks Patron training (group), Patron training (individual) Phone call/personal visit, Pins, Postcards/letters/direct mail Screen savers, Slide show/demonstrations Staff training (group), Staff training (individual) Students as marketing tool, Survey, Usage statistics Use guide, Web page alert, Web page, customized Word of mouth

8. http://www.flickr.com/photos/myklroventine/3205687518/

10. http://www.flickr.com/photos/daquellamanera/355061741/

11. http://www.flickr.com/photos/akire_yrko/3573644189/

12. http://www.flickr.com/photos/peasap/935756569/

13. http://www.flickr.com/photos/nickwebb/2973525619/

14. http://www.flickr.com/photos/hisgett/396642397/

15. [email_address] orgmonkey http://orgmonkey.net