Why not indeed
Are MLA working on anything like this in their marketing plan?
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How about an online equivalent of an 0800 number?
http://www.findyourlibrary.co.uk
Hosted by Opening the Book.
Directs users to the relevant authority's website - so the information
contained in the search results varies depending on the authority.
Jason Tutin.
Learning Co-ordinator.
Leeds Library and Information Service.
Tel: 0113 214 3337.
Frances Hendrix
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Please respond to
Frances Hendrix
I think Paul was after more than this Michael?
Where do Joe and Jane public start? Telephone directories are not very
useful in finding your main or local library., and what if you are not
in your own neck of the woods?
Visually also it is not always obvious where the library is., we need a
mega standard public library sign, the same for all libraries, branches
as well as central (the MacDonald's type, that can be seen anywhere).
And I have long advocated a national 0800 number that then directs you
locally.
Advertising and promoting public libraries needs to move into the 22nd
Century.
f
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From: lis-pub-libs: UK Public Libraries
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Sent: 20 May 2005 16:42
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Subject: Re: Reliably locating UK libraries for the public ?
London Libraries Development Agency led the development of this resource
on behalf of the 33 London local authorities
http://www.londonlibraries.org.uk/will/default.aspx
It includes maps, opening hours, access information, details of any
special collections and is linked to a search tool for all London public
library catalogues (well, almost all - it will shortly be completed
with the addition of the remaining couple of authorities not currently
on board).
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Sent: 20 May 2005 16:17
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Subject: Reliably locating UK libraries for the public ?
All
can anyone who provides such data for their own institution give me an
idea of the range of places to which UK libraries routinely send things
like their address, opening hours, etc? Is the picture very different
for public and private institutions?
On the flip-side, does anyone have anything better than a gut feel for
how their visitors discover where they are? Is there a single definitive
source to which someone might turn in search of a library (how
comprehensive are some of the paper directories, for example, and do
members of the public use the service finders on their local authority's
web site)?
Does the Public Sector Information Directive coming on-stream in July
change anything?
I'm interested in the ways in which the cultural sector disseminates
basic information about itself, and if the rise of third party services
such as Google Maps (and the interesting applications people are
beginning to build upon it) perhaps offers tools that we might harness
to our advantage.
There's a more detailed post on this topic, with some examples, on one
of the Common Information Environment's (CIE) blogs at
www.common-info.org.uk/thoughts/archives/2005/05/more_thoughts_o_1.html
Thanks in advance for any information that you can provide.
Paul
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