Several librarians at my library do post suggestions in the
university's operated forums. We even created a category for
"Ask a
Librarian" for people not afraid to ask their questions
in the open
and than we get a chance to demonstrate our services to all
the forum
readers.
I do not recall what parts the public can see, but here it
is:
http://forum.case.edu/
Brian Gray
mindspiral gmail.com
On Tue, Jan 29, 2008 at 12:58 PM, Cornwall, Daniel D (EED)
<dan.cornwallalaska.gov> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Lately I've been noticing a number of newspaper
websites offering
> registered users the ability to comment on articles,
opinion pieces and
> letters. At least two papers in my state Anchorage
Daily News
> (www.adn.com) and the Juneau Empire (juneauempire.com)
offer this
> feature. It offers advantages over letters to the
editor because limits
> on number of letters and post length do not appear to
apply. Plus the
> comment can be made immediately.
>
> To me it seems like this might be a good opportunity
to promote library
> resources if done carefully in a nonpartisan way. For
example, if you
> notice a group of letters to the editor talking about
the role of
> religion in the birth of this country, a library might
point out they
> have a collection of "Letters of delegates to
Congress, 1774-1789" so
> people can read and judge for themselves. If there are
articles about
> various countries, a library might note related books
in their
> collections, or link to the State Department's Human
Rights Reports. If
> there was an article on local taxation, the library
could post links to
> the local revenue office. As long as a library didn't
take one side of
> an issue or another but confined itself to listing
resources, it seems
> like a good way to highlight that libraries exist and
their collections
> and expertise have much to offer the community.
>
> Has anyone out there actually tried this? What has
been the feedback or
> measureable results?
>
> =================================
>
> Daniel Cornwall
> Head of Information Services
> Alaska State Library
> PO Box 110571
> Juneau, AK 99811-0571
> (907) 465-1315 ph
> (907) 465-2665 fax
> E-Mail: dan.cornwallalaska.gov
>
> Learn what the Alaska State Library can do for you by
visiting
> http://library.state.ak.u
s.
>
> Learn about the Alaska State Publications Program, a
system that works
> to make state information available to Alaskans now
and in the 22nd
> Century. See our web page at <http://l
ibrary.state.ak.us/asp/asp.html>.
>
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