ACRL Presentation

11:00-11:15 -- bepress introduction

11:15-12:15 – Setting up Your Game Plan: Strategies for Content Acquisition and Growth

Todd Bruns, Michelle Armstrong, Isaac Gilman

·         Developing a mission and setting goals

·         Staffing your repository

·         Identifying partners and collecting early sources of content 

Strategies for ongoing growth

12:15-12:45 – lunch break

12:45-1:45 – Building Your Fan Base: Promoting Your Repository On and Off-Campus

Kim Myers, Marilyn Billings, Lisa Palmer

·         Marketing strategies for maximizing visibility

·         Engaging senior staff

·         Making partners out of individuals and communities on campus

Engaging others in the library

1:45-2:00 – break

2:00-3:00 – The Half Time Report: Measuring Success, Maintaining Momentum

Michael Organ, Stephanie Davis-Kahl, Jean-Gabriel Bankier

·         Rankings: What does success look like?

·         Measuring success

·         Reviewing and evaluating needs and goals

·         Setting your next milestone (lessons learned)

3:00-3:15 – break

3:15-4:00 – Google Group Live! The All-Stars Answer All the Questions You’ve Been Afraid to Ask

All All-stars

Potential topics:

·         Collection guidelines

·         Staffing

·         Displaying content

·         Takedown policies

·         Copyright issues

As I mentioned on the phone, I would love it if you would be willing to present for around 10 minutes in the second session on promoting the IR, especially within the library (though I think you've done wonderful work in all of these areas!) and then participate in the Google Group live tables.  Some of the folks prior to your session will be talking about their staffing situations; for yours, I just love how you got them all on board and excited, which I think has a lot to do with how you promote the initiative.  And of course, I love all the little things you do, like sending e-mails to the author of the paper-of-the-day and so on :)

These are just a few that I thought were particularly interesting, and I'm sure you have lots more!  There's plenty of time to flesh out details, and I'm more than happy to talk at any time if you want to bounce ideas or anything like that.  I'll be sure to keep in touch as things continue to develop for the event, but please don't hesitate to contact me if you come up with questions in the meantime! 

Lastly, here is a link to the expert survey - we would love to have you be part of the database!!!  https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1lTdW4UzbTSHupJsVfPf2KIk2Ob1qLvGAYHaxYPcQy34/viewform  Also feel free to pass it along to any of your colleagues that may be working in any of those areas.

 Thanks, and talk to you soon,