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One of my students recommended YouTube.com, which I resisted out of fear of a time sink. Then one of my favorite professors suggested we search YouTube for librarian videos, which I also resisted for the same reason.
Then I succumbed. Oh my.
You *must* watch the THE ADVENTURES OF Super Librarian - an advertisement for the McCracken County Public Library in Paducah, KY. Their comments about the video:
"Faster than free internet
More powerful than a stack of reference books
Protector of Knowledge and Free Entertainment"
We definitely need to do more of this to promote ourselves!
- Promoting & Poking Fun @ Your Libary
... if you're at the University of Texas at Arlington, that is. My e-buddy Eric Frierson tweeted yesterday "librarian v. stereotype videos getting great feedback - next one will involve a gorilla suit." The current YouTube videos are a great combination...
- Libraries Need A Good Publicist
I've been on a tear recently about the lack of library advertising & promotion. We should PROMOTE THE H*LL OUT OF LIBRARIES -- our services, our resources (full-text of the New York Times online? Baltimore Sun? Contra Costa Times? We've got it:...
- Librarian Essentials: Beverages, Food, And ...
Lovely video about librarian migratory habits, created by Williams College librarian Nick Baker. I met him at the most recent librarian gathering event in Baltimore....
- Real Life Librarian Blogs
These two blogs are great for prospective reference librarians – they tell what reference library work is really like, as opposed to sources and formal reference theory which is what I teach at Simmons. Both have graciously allowed me to use their experiences...
- Psyc 424 Public Service Campaigns - Fall 2011
Students in PSYC 424 (The Psychology of Communication & Persuasion) are charged with developing an evidence-based public service video campaign to serve their campus, county and/or state communities. The students have worked throughout the semester...
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More library promo ideas
One of my students recommended YouTube.com, which I resisted out of fear of a time sink. Then one of my favorite professors suggested we search YouTube for librarian videos, which I also resisted for the same reason.
Then I succumbed. Oh my.
You *must* watch the THE ADVENTURES OF Super Librarian - an advertisement for the McCracken County Public Library in Paducah, KY. Their comments about the video:
"Faster than free internet
More powerful than a stack of reference books
Protector of Knowledge and Free Entertainment"
We definitely need to do more of this to promote ourselves!
- Promoting & Poking Fun @ Your Libary
... if you're at the University of Texas at Arlington, that is. My e-buddy Eric Frierson tweeted yesterday "librarian v. stereotype videos getting great feedback - next one will involve a gorilla suit." The current YouTube videos are a great combination...
- Libraries Need A Good Publicist
I've been on a tear recently about the lack of library advertising & promotion. We should PROMOTE THE H*LL OUT OF LIBRARIES -- our services, our resources (full-text of the New York Times online? Baltimore Sun? Contra Costa Times? We've got it:...
- Librarian Essentials: Beverages, Food, And ...
Lovely video about librarian migratory habits, created by Williams College librarian Nick Baker. I met him at the most recent librarian gathering event in Baltimore....
- Real Life Librarian Blogs
These two blogs are great for prospective reference librarians – they tell what reference library work is really like, as opposed to sources and formal reference theory which is what I teach at Simmons. Both have graciously allowed me to use their experiences...
- Psyc 424 Public Service Campaigns - Fall 2011
Students in PSYC 424 (The Psychology of Communication & Persuasion) are charged with developing an evidence-based public service video campaign to serve their campus, county and/or state communities. The students have worked throughout the semester...