Marketing Birmingham Public Library’s Digital Collections SOLINET User’s Group Meeting March 14, 2008 Melinda Shelton Birmingham Public Library

Birmingham Public Library Hosted Site since 2004 Total number of items 5730 Photos 1405 Clippings 816 Maps 687 Documents 2462 Yearbooks 360

Hosted Site since 2004

Total number of items 5730

Photos 1405

Clippings 816

Maps 687

Documents 2462

Yearbooks 360

Collections Photographs Newspaper Clippings Maps Documents (books and pamphlets) Yearbooks

Photographs

Newspaper Clippings

Maps

Documents (books and pamphlets)

Yearbooks

How can we highlight and advertise our collections?

CONTENTdm Custom Queries and Results Enables creation of custom Web interfaces and search options Five types of queries available Simple hyperlink Drop-down list Index box Text box Browse collection

Enables creation of custom Web interfaces and search options

Five types of queries available

Simple hyperlink

Drop-down list

Index box

Text box

Browse collection

Pushing Our Collections Out Websites Databases Links Social Software

Websites

Databases

Links

Social Software

Library Website

Subjects Highlighted Drop-down Custom Query Simple Hyperlink Custom Query

One Subject Web Page Custom Queries

Alabama Mosaic Database

Digital Collections and Content Database --- Indexed in DCC due to partnership with Alabama Mosaic

--- Indexed in DCC due to partnership with Alabama Mosaic

Librarians’ Internet Index Database --- Submitted a request to be included

Civil Rights Digital Library Initiative Database --- CRDLI contacted us to be a part of their online database

--- CRDLI contacted us to be a part of their online database

BHAM WIKI Links

Birmingham Rewound Website Links

Flickr Social Software

Blog social software

Results 11 February – 10 March 2008 3,621 visits from 3,009 unique visitors 35,407 page views 53 countries Google Analytics

3,621 visits from 3,009 unique visitors

35,407 page views

53 countries

Google Analytics

Archives Department 13.9% increase in number of in-house patrons 40 staff hours answering email questions per month 142,000 folders pulled 2007 (28% increase) 17% increase in 2006 7% increase in 2005 22% increase in 2004

13.9% increase in number of in-house patrons

40 staff hours answering email questions per month

142,000 folders pulled 2007 (28% increase) 17% increase in 2006 7% increase in 2005 22% increase in 2004

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