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Main Author: Benedetti, Allison R.
Format: Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:en
Published: 2017
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Online Access:https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1139604
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contents Promoting Library Services with User-Centered Language Benedetti, Allison R. Library Services Library Development Institutional Advancement Publicity Metadata Indexing Focus Groups College Students User Needs (Information) Questionnaires Best Practices Guidelines Online Surveys Vignettes As libraries respond to new teaching and research practices in the twenty-first century, it is important to consider how to advertise library services. Users are often surprised to learn about the varied expertise of library staff and the many services the staff provides. To investigate this issue, the author designed a study to identify a more user-centered vocabulary for marketing library services. Prompted by vignettes illustrating a range of faculty and student needs, focus groups of undergraduate and graduate students suggested words they would look for to find help in each situation. The author compiled the groups' suggestions as options in a questionnaire sent to a larger campus population sample. The results suggest best practices and guidelines to employ when marketing library services.
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spellingShingle Promoting Library Services with User-Centered Language
Benedetti, Allison R.
Library Services
Library Development
Institutional Advancement
Publicity
Metadata
Indexing
Focus Groups
College Students
User Needs (Information)
Questionnaires
Best Practices
Guidelines
Online Surveys
Vignettes
Promoting Library Services with User-Centered Language Benedetti, Allison R. Library Services Library Development Institutional Advancement Publicity Metadata Indexing Focus Groups College Students User Needs (Information) Questionnaires Best Practices Guidelines Online Surveys Vignettes As libraries respond to new teaching and research practices in the twenty-first century, it is important to consider how to advertise library services. Users are often surprised to learn about the varied expertise of library staff and the many services the staff provides. To investigate this issue, the author designed a study to identify a more user-centered vocabulary for marketing library services. Prompted by vignettes illustrating a range of faculty and student needs, focus groups of undergraduate and graduate students suggested words they would look for to find help in each situation. The author compiled the groups' suggestions as options in a questionnaire sent to a larger campus population sample. The results suggest best practices and guidelines to employ when marketing library services.
title Promoting Library Services with User-Centered Language
topic Library Services
Library Development
Institutional Advancement
Publicity
Metadata
Indexing
Focus Groups
College Students
User Needs (Information)
Questionnaires
Best Practices
Guidelines
Online Surveys
Vignettes
url https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1139604