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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Midsized public library looking for a better way to market our databases.</FONT>
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<P><A HREF="http://www.thebestlibrary.net"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">http://www.thebestlibrary.net</FONT></U></A>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Currently, we do a rotating "spotlight" of a certain database on our homepage, and feature databases in our bi-monthly print newsletter and the annual letter we send out to schools. We attend local community fairs and have presented a few workshops. We also have gotten some bookmarks and other promotional materials from vendors that we display in the library. In addition our Catalog Librarian has cataloged our databases and these now display in our OPAC. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">We feel that our usage, especially considering the cost is not what we would like it to be. We are wondering if any public libraries have developed a database marketing plan that could be shared with us. Also, any ideas you tried that worked (or didn't) would also be most appreciated. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Please feel free to either reply on or off list.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Sharon Grant</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Adult Services Reference Librarian</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Corvallis-Benton County Public Library</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Corvallis, OR 97330</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">sharon.grant@ci.corvallis.or.us</FONT>
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