Here's an easy-to-follow, practical marketing book for academic and special libraries. Written by two practicing librarians who are passionate about communicating with users, the book provides both the inspiration and drive to market your library and practical tips and suggestions on how to do that effectively. Topics covered include: -The process of planning a marketing campaign and how some time spent on planning at the outset can help keep you focused and help you determine your level of success. -The importance of using brands and brand identity to help you establish your library's brand and market that aggressively to your users and potential users. Brand consistency is stressed here. -Marketing tools: oDigital publications, oSocial media, oVisual and print marketing materials, oPersonal interactions oEvents you can use throughout the year. For each topic, we will talk about best practices, what works, what often doesn't, and we share best concise case studies from all types of academic and special libraries.
About the Author: Valerie S. Gordon has worked at the University of Alabama at Birmingham's Lister Hill Library since 1990 and before retiring from UAB in 2016 was an associate professor/chair of Library Communications and Marketing for UAB Libraries.She began her career as a cataloger and later assumed responsibilities in the areas of staff development, marketing, and liaison activities at Lister Hill Library. Valerie and Patricia C. Higginbottom have worked together on marketing and PR activities for Lister Hill Library for many years and have taught an MLA certified class on marketing and an MLA webinar on marketing and advocacy. Valerie has written about marketing and presented on this topic regionally and nationally. Valerie received her Master's Degree in Library and Information Science from the University of Maryland in College Park and a BA in English from Emory University. She is a distinguished member of the Academy of Health Information Professionals. Patricia C. Higginbottom is an Associate Professor and the Assistant to the Dean for Project Management at University of Alabama at Birmingham Libraries, Lister Hill Library of the Health Sciences. She has been with LHL for over 20 years in a variety of roles. Pat co-manages marketing and PR activities for UAB's Lister Hill Library with Valerie S. Gordon and has been involved in marketing for many years. The chapter "Marketing, Public Relations and Communication" in the book Introduction to Health Sciences Librarianship was co-authored by Pat in 2008. LHL also won the MLA Creative Marketing Award in 2006 and was named as one of the Sage Favorite Library Traditions in 2014. Pat and Valerie taught an MLA certified class called Maintain Momentum in Marketing in 2013 and revised it for teaching in an online environment. Pat received her Master's Degree in Library and Information Science from the University of Alabama and a BA in English from the University of North Alabama.