Hi Jon,
Have you tried to get links on other local websites which are relevant to
the content of your e-resources e.g. Businesslink or Chamber of Commerce for
business information; Netmums for family friendly/children's resources.
I have to say it's not something we have yet tried with the London Libraries
website www.londonlibraries.org.uk but intend to when we have more user
friendly descriptions for the resources - at the moment we have a quick and
dirty solution - a spreadsheet listing resource by title only (but how many
members of the public would know what EBSCO or FAME are?) and indicating
which London Borough has a subscription and whether remote access is
possible - but we're planning something better for the new year.
I hope this is useful
regards
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From: lis-pub-libs: UK Public Libraries
[mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Jon Scown
Sent: 13 December 2005 14:26
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Subject: E- resources
Hello all
Does anyone have any good ideas for ways to promote e-resources? We flag up
the sites we subscribe to on the home pages of our individual websites but
don't really go any further to promote them. We're very aware that we pay a
significant amount for subscriptions but don't get very high usage. All
suggestions gratefully received.
Many thanks
Jon Scown
Foursite Project Officer
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