Using the World Wide Web for Community Outreach: Enriching Library Service to the Community

Sharing the value and impact of outreach: Taking a multifaceted approach to outreach assessment

“…Earlier mentions of outreach in the literature frequently refer to engagement with off-campus populations, now commonly referred to as extension and public engagement. For example, academic librarians frequently used the term outreach to describe engaging middle and high school students, professional continuing education programs, and members of the local community (Boulanger, 1990;Glogoff & Glogoff, 1998;Gresham & Van Tassel, 2000;Jesudason, 1993;Kudlay, 2000;Rankin & Sayre, 1993). While many librarians still use the term outreach to describe this type of activity, the literature increasingly reflects the term outreach being used to describe efforts to promote library awareness and library services to on-campus populations.…”

If We Build It (and Promote It) They Will Come: History of Analog and Digital Exhibits in Archival Repositories

“…Core members of the development group must have a sound understanding of the Web and HTML the ability to explain project goals to technical and non-technical colleagues, and a shared understanding of the exhibit's organization and flow. 113 A large team that included university and community college librarians, faculty, college administrators, archivists, library school interns, historical society staff, local professionals, and retirees cooperated in the creation of the site. 114 The authors emphasized the need of institutional commitment for the project to be successful and added the following comment concerning the issue of accessibility:…”