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Creating the customer-driven library : building on the bookstore model / Jeannette Woodward.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Chicago : American Library Association, 2005.Description: 1 online resource (xviii, 234 pages) : illustrationsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 083899895X
  • 9780838998953
  • 0838998097
  • 9780838998090
  • 0838908888
  • 9780838908884
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Creating the customer-driven library.DDC classification:
  • 021.7 22
LOC classification:
  • Z716.3 .W636 2005eb
Other classification:
  • 06.50
Online resources:
Contents:
Why bookstores are so appealing -- Comparing libraries and bookstores -- Focusing on the bottom line -- Valuing customer service -- Identifying customer needs -- When the system crashes: using technology to enhance not defeat the library -- One library, one goal: establishing clear priorities -- What's all this about ambience? -- The art of display -- Finding their way: the importance of signage -- Marketing our wares -- Creating promotional materials -- Serving the library's e-patrons -- Generating publicity for the library -- Food and drink in the library -- Finding the time and the money.
Summary: Aiming to help libraries market their services using low-cost or no-cost techniques, Woodward shares practical lessons for any library's revitalization inspired by the success of mega bookstores. Bookstores focus on the customer, and libraries need to take a page from their book.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Why bookstores are so appealing -- Comparing libraries and bookstores -- Focusing on the bottom line -- Valuing customer service -- Identifying customer needs -- When the system crashes: using technology to enhance not defeat the library -- One library, one goal: establishing clear priorities -- What's all this about ambience? -- The art of display -- Finding their way: the importance of signage -- Marketing our wares -- Creating promotional materials -- Serving the library's e-patrons -- Generating publicity for the library -- Food and drink in the library -- Finding the time and the money.

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Aiming to help libraries market their services using low-cost or no-cost techniques, Woodward shares practical lessons for any library's revitalization inspired by the success of mega bookstores. Bookstores focus on the customer, and libraries need to take a page from their book.

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