ER&L 2012
April 1–4, 2012
Austin, Texas
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Exploring ideas, trends and technologies in eresources and digital services.Go to www.electroniclibrarian.org to view and print a 3 page pdf of all sessions by thread with conference hashtags.
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The Biggest Winner: An "Urgent, Social, Blissful and Epic" Competition to Promote Underused Databases
Tuesday, April 3, 2012 at 2:40 PM–3:25 PM CDT
Salon D/E
Track
External & User Relationships
Keywords
marketing, promotion
Abstract
In Fall 2011, librarians at Bowling Green State University in Ohio competed in a “Biggest Loser”-style competition to promote twelve underused databases. The database with the biggest percent gain in use (over Fall 2010) was the winner. This presentation will outline the project and examine its signature successes and failures.
Learning Objectives
identify successful strategies for promoting underused electronic resources, apply and assess a decentralized promotional project for electronic resources
hashtag
#promotedata #erl12
Presenters
Amy Fry, Bowling Green State University
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