Library services for online patrons : a manual for facilitating access, learning, and engagement / Joelle E. Pitts, Laura Bonella, Jason M. Coleman, and Adam Wathen, editors
Published
Santa Barbara, California : Libraries Unlimited, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, [2019]
Taking stock of your library / Stefanie Buck -- Learn about your patrons and set goals to serve them / Joelle E. Pitts -- Inclusive design / Joelle E. Pitts -- Reference for online patrons / Jason M. Coleman -- Instruction for online patrons / Natalie Haber -- Embedded librarianship / Elaine Sullo -- Relationship building / Karla Aleman -- Marketing services for online users / Laura Bonella -- Advocating for your online users / Laura Bonella -- Online access to public library services / Adam Wathen
Summary
Academic libraries are wonderful resources for university students and faculty on campus, and public libraries thrive on providing targeted in-person services such as storytime, makerspaces, and adult programming. It can be easy, however, to forget about the large population of students, faculty, and community members who access library resources and use library services remotely. Library Services for Online Patrons reaches out to patrons who are not--or not always--located on campus or who seldom--if ever--visit libraries' physical facilities and who may not be aware of or able to equitably use library services. The authors focus on ways to organize library resources using principles of design and to cater library services to the specific needs of online students, faculty, and community members. They also address how to effectively target marketing to the online population and how to collaborate with campus and community stakeholders who work directly with them.-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on July 16, 2020)
