Virtual Bookplates: Emerging Opportunities for Gifts & Endowments Steve Carrico, Jason Fleming, and Betsy Simpson University of Florida Smathers Libraries

A Technical Services team created a new workflow that radically simplifies and improves on the tradition of attaching print bookplates to gift items. In the Fall of 2008

A Technical Services team created a new workflow that radically simplifies and improves on the tradition of attaching print bookplates to gift items.

The Physical World is Messy Affixing print bookplates is tedious, the gluing messy, and very labor intensive.

Affixing print bookplates is tedious, the gluing messy, and very labor intensive.

Print Bookplates are Hidden Print bookplates are costly and labor-intensive to create; require acid-free paper and glue; what’s more, print bookplates are visible only with book in hand .

Print bookplates are costly and labor-intensive to create; require acid-free paper and glue; what’s more, print bookplates are visible only with book in hand .

Tired of print bookplates? So were we.

Tired of print bookplates?

So were we.

Instead, if you want to: Virtual Bookplates are the Answer Boost the speed and efficiency of workflow Improve the access and visibility of donations Enhance library development efforts

Instead, if you want to:

Boost the speed and efficiency of workflow

Improve the access and visibility of donations

Enhance library development efforts

How? With a few simple cataloging modifications. Bibliographic record: 796 13 Jimison, Chris, |e honoree. |5 FU A locally defined author field provides keyword access to names. Holding record: 856 42 |y Gift in honor of Chris Jimison |u http://www.uflib.ufl.edu/tools/bookplate/donor.htm?donor=Gift in honor of: Chris Jimison: Class of 2003 |x gift A customized URL creates the virtual bookplate. Detailed procedure: http://www.uflib.ufl.edu/alephpro/catmet/donorguide.html

How? With a few simple cataloging modifications.

Virtual bookplates are instantly accessible from anywhere in the world.

Virtual bookplates are instantly accessible from anywhere in the world.

With one click from the link in the OPAC, the Virtual Bookplate comes to life… Gift in honor of Chris A. Jimison Class of 2003

With one click from the link in the OPAC, the Virtual Bookplate comes to life…

Virtual bookplates offer Library Development Officers a whole new visually attractive product to present donors.

Virtual bookplates offer Library Development Officers a whole new visually attractive product to present donors.

We have created indexes in our online catalog that enable donor searching. Donors easily see the titles they gave

We have created indexes in our online catalog that enable donor searching.

We are creating customized plates… Donors can assist in the new designs With Color

We are creating customized plates…

Creating new opportunities for library development = gifts & endowments will be easier to find, visually attractive, and energize development Donors Value Recognition

Creating new opportunities for library development = gifts & endowments will be easier to find, visually attractive, and energize development

Thank you for your time, please contact us for more information on Starting your own Virtual Bookplate program Jason Fleming (jfleming@uflib.ufl.edu) Steve Carrico (stecarr@uflib.ufl.edu) Betsy Simpson (betsys@uflib.ufl.edu)

Thank you for your time, please contact us for more information on Starting your own Virtual Bookplate program

Jason Fleming (jfleming@uflib.ufl.edu)

Steve Carrico (stecarr@uflib.ufl.edu)

Betsy Simpson (betsys@uflib.ufl.edu)