Innovative Library Web Marketing Practices in Singapore:
A Landscape of Hype, Expectation and Reality
NURHAZMAN ABDUL AZIZ, AKBAR HAKIM HARUN, CATHERINE TAN & ALAN CHOY
Library, Nanyang Technological University
Singapore
Abstract
With the current rapid development of internet technologies, marketing models have moved into the global virtual arena and are creating an impact on traditional promotional practices of libraries in Singapore. As observed, the value created today of such marketing models is perceived as being based on creative and innovative use of information, communication, social networking and web technologies. The exponential growth of virtual communities in recent years has led to social networks becoming increasingly popular. This is in part due to the ability of social networks to connect across diverse communities and dispersed locations virtually and globally regardless of time and physical space. This paper aims to provide an exploration and assessment of the adoption of commonly used web marketing tools by libraries in Singapore in their attempt to integrate these tools as part of a strategic, creative and innovative method for library advocacy and service promotion. This paper also attempts to look into explorations by libraries in Singapore to integrate the traditional (Web 1.0) and new (Web 2.0) web technologies into areas of library marketing and outreach activities to an increasingly diverse community of library users, who are adept with social networking tools and have embraced social networks and virtual communities as a part of their life. A review of currently available web marketing tools is also made. A study of the current state of web marketing practices adopted by libraries in Singapore is presented. Initiatives, based on a web marketing model, are proposed to move libraries in Singapore into a new role as an info-concierge, where individual information object or library activity is a self-sustainable, self-contained unit of content or service that can be effectively marketed in any form or format to each library’s community of users.
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Innovative Library Web Marketing Practices In Singapore
1. Library Association of Singapore
Conference 2008
Innovative Library Web Marketing Practices in
Singapore: A Landscape of Hype, Expectation
and Reality
Nurhazman Abdul Aziz, Akbar Hakim, Catherine Tan & Alan Choy
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Friday, 9 May, 2008
Library Association of Singapore Conference 2008
3. Objectives
• To provide an exploration and assessment of the current adoption
of web marketing tools and channels by libraries in Singapore
• To look into explorations by libraries in Singapore to integrate the
traditional (Web 1.0) and new (Web 2.0) web technologies into
areas of library marketing and outreach activities to an increasingly
diverse community of library users
• To propose moving libraries in Singapore into a new role as an info-
concierge
Library Association of Singapore Conference 2008
4. Survey Methodology
• Survey Conducted: April 8th to April 18st , 2008 to 145 libraries
• A total of 93 libraries responded to the survey – only 35 were
accepted as valid submissions
Deploy out to
Participants
Feedback
Collection
Enterprise
Feedback
Management
system
Feedback
Management
Generate Reports
& Analytics
Library Association of Singapore Conference 2008
5. Survey Methodology (Part A)
Survey Questionnaire
• Part A contained questions with the stated aim of profiling
responding libraries in terms of:
– Type of library
– Size of library membership
– Age group of library users
– Library staff strength
– Availability and accessibility of library website
Library Association of Singapore Conference 2008
6. Survey Methodology (Part B)
Survey Questionnaire
• Part B contained questions relating to current library marketing
practice. Libraries were asked to respond on the following:
– Reasons for marketing their library services and resources
– Frequency of marketing activities through the web
– Level of use and awareness or familiarity based on a list of 21
web marketing tools and 12 web marketing channels
– Providing a list of other tools and channels used to market their
library services and resources
Library Association of Singapore Conference 2008
7. Survey Results:
Part A: Profile of Responding Libraries
Table 1: Type of Library
Corporate /
Academic Public School Total
Special
13 13 3 6 35
Corporate
Table 2: Size of Library Membership Academic Public School
/ Special
A) Less than 100 0 2 0 1
B) 100 to 500 1 4 0 0
C) 501 to 1000 0 2 0 2
D) More than 1000 12 5 3 3
Library Association of Singapore Conference 2008
8. Survey Findings:
Part A: Profile of Responding Libraries
Corporate /
Table 3: Age Group of Library Users Academic Public School
Special
A) Below 15 years old 0 1 2 2
B) 15 to 24 years old 12 7 3 2
C) 25 to 35 years old 13 13 3 2
D) 36 to 50 years old 13 13 3 1
E) Above 50 years old 13 11 3 1
Table 4: Library Staff Strength (includes Corporate
Academic Public School
both professional and support) / Special
A) Less than 10 3 12 0 6
B) 10 to 50 6 1 2 0
C) 51 to 100 0 0 0 0
D) More than 100 4 0 1 0
Library Association of Singapore Conference 2008
9. Survey Results:
Part A: Profile of Responding Libraries
Table 5: Does your library have a Corporate
Academic Public School
website? / Special
Yes 11 11 2 5
Internet 11 4 2 5
Accessible via: Intranet 10 9 1 2
Virtual Private
6 3 1 2
Network
No 2 2 1 1
Library Association of Singapore Conference 2008
10. Survey Results:
Part B: Current Library Marketing Practices
Library Association of Singapore Conference 2008
11. Survey Results:
Part B: Current Library Marketing Practice
Table 6: What are the reasons for marketing your library Corporate
Public School
services and resources? Academic / Special
A) To increase usage of electronic resources 12 10 2 4
B) To increase usage of print collection 12 7 3 6
C) To increase usage of library services 13 10 3 6
D) To promote awareness of authoritative information sources 11 9 1 3
E) To increase the participation level of your library activities and
11 5 3 5
events held
F) To build rapport and strengthen relationship with existing library
11 9 3 4
members
G) To increase visits to the library 11 5 2 4
H) To attract new library users 9 6 3 3
I) To increase library membership 7 4 2 3
J) To create awareness of your organization / institution to the wider
11 6 3 3
community
Library Association of Singapore Conference 2008
12. Survey Results:
Part B: Current Library Marketing Practice
Table 7: How often does your
Corporate /
library market its services and Academic
Special
Public School Total
resources through the web?
A) Daily 3 2 2 0 7
B) Weekly 6 2 1 1 10
C) Monthly 2 2 0 1 5
D) Quarterly 1 5 0 0 6
E) Yearly 1 2 0 4 7
Library Association of Singapore Conference 2008
13. Survey Results:
Part B: Current Library Marketing Practice
Aware but Never
Table 8: Does your library use the following tools to market its services and Currently Thinking
no plans to heard of
resources? using it of using it
use it it
Social networking, forms, wikis, collaboration (eg, Sharepoint, Facebook) 5 11 15 4
Online video 3 10 21 1
Podcasting 1 12 20 2
Blogging 9 10 13 3
Widgets (eg, BookJetty, Shelfari) 2 6 18 9
RSS feeds 7 7 16 5
Instant messaging (eg, MSN Messenger) 0 7 27 1
Tagging (eg, BookJetty, Shelfari, LibraryThing) 1 9 18 7
Voting features (eg, through polls and surveys) 10 7 14 4
Microblogging (eg, Twitter, Jaiku, Pownce, Hellotxt) 0 4 13 18
Search engine optimization (web content is indexed accordingly to ensure high relevancy in
9 7 11 8
search engine results)
Search Engine Marketing (a form of Internet marketing that seeks to promote websites by
2 6 19 8
increasing their visibility in search engine result pages)
Email marketing 19 4 10 2
Invasive marketing (eg. using “pop-ups” or “pop-unders”) 1 5 24 5
Interactive web marketing 1 5 25 4
Web advertising (eg, use of web banners) 5 4 23 3
Contextual advertising 1 6 17 11
Social advertising (eg, in Facebook) 1 8 24 2
Affiliate advertising (eg, with Amazon.com) 1 7 21 6
Widget advertising (eg, through BookJetty, NuffNang) 0 6 13 16
Sponsorship / cross branding 4 5 18 8
Library Association of Singapore Conference 2008
14. Initial Findings:
Part B: Current Library Marketing Practice
Table 9: Does your library use the following channels Currently Thinking Aware but no Never
to market its services and resources? using it of using it plans to use it heard of it
Micro sites (eg, sub-sites for library catalogue, databases, e-
18 3 10 4
forms, services)
Portal (eg, MyYahoo, My quot;name of sitequot;) 6 8 18 3
Customised sites (eg, subject libraries, blogs, rooms, guides) 15 2 14 4
Intranets 26 2 6 1
Extranets 3 5 23 4
Main corporate or institution site 22 4 6 3
Rating or review sites (eg, CNET reviews) 1 5 24 5
Online video and live streaming sites (eg, YouTube) 3 7 23 2
Virtual worlds (eg, 2nd Life) 1 8 19 7
Online gaming sites (eg, Habbo, Warcraft) 2 4 27 2
Internet TV 0 6 27 2
Mobile devices (eg, PDA, SMS, mobile phones) 2 13 18 2
Library Association of Singapore Conference 2008
15. Initial Findings:
Part B: Other tools and channels Current Library
Marketing Practice
Based on the verbatim responses received, these include:
– On-site (in the library) advertising
– In-building advertising or publicity using plasma
screens, collaterals, banners, notice boards
– Viral marketing
– Word-of-mouth
– Print based collaterals like brochures, flyers, posters, bookmarks, handouts
– Cross promotion of collaterals
– Newsletters, articles, library guides
– External banner advertisements
– Outreach activities
– Event invites and presentations at seminars, conferences, meetings
– Exhibition booths at open houses or career fair road shows
Library Association of Singapore Conference 2008
16. Initial Findings:
Hype and Expectation
Figure 1: Thinking of Using Web Marketing Tools & Channels
14
Mobiles devices
12 Podcasting
Social Networking
Number of Library Responded
10 Blogging
Online Video
TaggingSearch
Voting Engine Social Advertising
8 Portal Virtual Worlds
RSS Feeds FeaturesOptimization
Contextual
Affilate Advertising
Search Engine Marketing Advertising
Instant Invasive Online Video
6 Widget Advertising Internet TV
Messaging Marketing Ratings
Widgets Sponsorship / Online Gaming
Cross Branding Sites
Interactive Web Marketing Extranets
4
Microblogging Email Web Main Coporate sites
Marketing Advertising Microsites
2 Intranets
Customised Sites
0
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35
Type of Web Marketing Tools & Channels
Library Association of Singapore Conference 2008
17. Initial Findings:
Hype and Expectation
Figure 1: Thinking of Using Web Marketing Tools & Channels
14
Mobiles devices
12 Podcasting
Social Networking
Number of Library Responded
10 Blogging
Online Video
TaggingSearch
Voting Engine Social Advertising
8 Portal Virtual Worlds
RSS Feeds FeaturesOptimization
Contextual
Affilate Advertising
Search Engine Marketing Advertising
Instant Invasive Online Video
6 Widget Advertising Internet TV
Messaging Marketing Ratings
Widgets Sponsorship / Online Gaming
Cross Branding Sites
Interactive Web Marketing Extranets
4
Microblogging Email Web Main Coporate sites
Marketing Advertising Microsites
2 Intranets
Customised Sites
0
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35
Type of Web Marketing Tools & Channels
Library Association of Singapore Conference 2008
18. Initial Findings:
Limited Resources and Expertise
Figure 2: Aware But No Plans To Use Web Marketing Tools & Channels
30 Online Gaming
Sites
Internet TV
Interactive Web Marketing
Instant Ratings
25 Invasive Social Advertising
Messaging
Marketing Web Advertising
Number of Library Responded
Search Engine ExtranetsOnline Video
Online Video Affilate Advertising
20 Podcasting Marketing
Contextual Portal
Advertising Virtual Worlds
Widgets Tagging
Sponsorship / Mobiles devices
RSS Feeds
15 Social Networking Voting Features Cross Branding
Customised Sites
Blogging Microblogging Widget Advertising
Search EngineOptimization
10 Microsites
Email Marketing
Intranets
Main Coporate sites
5
0
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35
Type of Marketing Tools & Channels
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19. Initial Findings:
Limited Resources and Expertise
Figure 2: Aware But No Plans To Use Web Marketing Tools & Channels
30 Online Gaming
Sites
Internet TV
Interactive Web Marketing
Instant Ratings
25 Invasive Social Advertising
Messaging
Marketing Web Advertising
Number of Library Responded
Search Engine ExtranetsOnline Video
Online Video Affilate Advertising
20 Podcasting Marketing
Contextual Portal
Advertising Virtual Worlds
Widgets Tagging
Sponsorship / Mobiles devices
RSS Feeds
15 Social Networking Voting Features Cross Branding
Customised Sites
Blogging Microblogging Widget Advertising
Search EngineOptimization
10 Microsites
Email Marketing
Intranets
Main Coporate sites
5
0
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35
Type of Marketing Tools & Channels
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20. Initial Findings:
Keeping Pace with Reality
Figure 3: Never Heard of Web Marketing Tools & Channels
20
18 Microblogging
16 Widget Advertising
Number of Library Responded
14
Contextual
12 Advertising
10 Search Engine
Widgets Marketing
Search Engine Sponsorship / Cross
8
Optimization Branding
Tagging Invasive Affilate Advertising Virtual Worlds
6 RSS Feeds Marketing Customised Ratings
Voting Features Microsites Sites
Interactive
4 Social Networking ExtranetsOnline Gaming
Web Marketing
Blogging Web Advertising Portal Sites Internet TV
2 Podcasting Email Marketing Social Advertising Main Coporate
Online Video sites
Intranets Online Mobiles devices
0 Instant Video
0 5 Messaging 10 15 20 25 30 35
Type of Marketing Tools & Channels
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21. Initial Findings:
Keeping Pace with Reality
Figure 3: Never Heard of Web Marketing Tools & Channels
20
18 Microblogging
16 Widget Advertising
Number of Library Responded
14
Contextual
12 Advertising
10 Search Engine
Widgets Marketing
Search Engine Sponsorship / Cross
8
Optimization Branding
Tagging Invasive Affilate Advertising Virtual Worlds
6 RSS Feeds Marketing Customised Ratings
Voting Features Microsites Sites
Interactive
4 Social Networking ExtranetsOnline Gaming
Web Marketing
Blogging Web Advertising Portal Sites Internet TV
2 Podcasting Email Marketing Social Advertising Main Coporate
Online Video sites
Intranets Online Mobiles devices
0 Instant Video
0 5 Messaging 10 15 20 25 30 35
Type of Marketing Tools & Channels
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22. Initial Findings:
Innovative Library Web Marketing Practices
Figure 4: Currently Using Web Marketing Tools & Channels
30
Intranets
25
Main Coporate sites
Number of Library Responded
20
Email Marketing
Microsites
15
Customised Sites
Voting Features
10
Blogging Search Engine Optimization
RSS Feeds
Portal
5 Social Networking Search Engine Web Advertising Sponsorship / Cross Online Gaming
Online Video Marketing Invasive Contextual Branding Sites Mobiles devices
Widgets Marketing Advertising Advertising
Social Extranets Online Video
Podcasting Tagging Affilate Advertising
0 Microblogging Interactive Web Widget Advertising Internet TV
Ratings Virtual
Instant Marketing
0 5 10 15 20 25 30
Worlds 35
Messaging
Web Marketing Tools & Channels
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23. Initial Findings:
Innovative Library Web Marketing Practices
Figure 4: Currently Using Web Marketing Tools & Channels
30
Established Tools & Channels Intranets
25
Main Coporate sites
Number of Library Responded
20
Email Marketing
Microsites
15
Emerging Tools & Channels Customised Sites
Voting Features
10
Blogging Search Engine Optimization
RSS Feeds
Portal “First Movers & Shakers”
5 Social Networking Search Engine Web Advertising Sponsorship / Cross
Online Gaming
Online Video Marketing Invasive Contextual Branding Sites Mobiles devices
Widgets Marketing Advertising Advertising
Social Extranets Online Video
Podcasting Tagging Affilate Advertising
0 Microblogging Interactive Web Widget Advertising Internet TV
Ratings Virtual
Instant Marketing
0 5 10 15 20 25 30
Worlds 35
Messaging
Web Marketing Tools & Channels
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24. Identifying the “first movers and shakers” to use Web
Marketing Tools
Tools Type of library
Academic Corporate Public School Total
/ Special
Social networking, forms, wikis, collaboration (eg, Sharepoint, Facebook) 2 1 1 1 5
Online video 2 0 1 0 3
Podcasting 1 0 0 0 1
Blogging 4 0 3 2 9
Widgets (eg, BookJetty, Shelfari) 1 0 1 0 2
RSS feeds 4 0 2 1 7
Instant messaging (eg, MSN Messenger) 0 0 0 0 0
Tagging (eg, BookJetty, Shelfari, LibraryThing) 1 0 0 0 1
Voting features (eg, through polls and surveys) 4 3 1 2 10
Microblogging (eg, Twitter, Jaiku, Pownce, Hellotxt) 0 0 0 0 0
Search engine optimization (web content is indexed accordingly to ensure high 4 2 2 1 9
relevancy in search engine results)
Search Engine Marketing (a form of Internet marketing that seeks to promote 0 0 2 0 2
websites by increasing their visibility in search engine result pages)
Email marketing 7 9 1 2 19
Invasive marketing (eg. using “pop-ups” or “pop-unders”) 1 0 0 0 1
Interactive web marketing 0 1 0 0 1
Web advertising (eg, use of web banners) 3 1 1 0 5
Contextual advertising 1 0 0 0 1
Social advertising (eg, in Facebook) 0 0 1 0 1
Affiliate advertising (eg, with Amazon.com) 1 0 0 0 1
Widget advertising (eg, through BookJetty, NuffNang) 0 0 0 0 0
Sponsorship / cross branding 2 0 2 0 4
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25. Identifying the “first movers and shakers” to use Web
Marketing Channels
Channels Type of library
Academic Corporate Public School Total
/ Special
Micro sites (eg, sub-sites for library catalogue, databases, e-forms, 9 4 2 3 18
services)
Portal (eg, MyYahoo, My quot;name of sitequot;) 4 2 0 0 6
Customised sites (eg, subject libraries, blogs, rooms, guides) 11 1 2 1 15
Intranets 10 12 2 2 26
Extranets 3 0 0 0 3
Main corporate or institution site 9 8 2 3 22
Rating or review sites (eg, CNET reviews) 0 0 1 0 1
Online video and live streaming sites (eg, YouTube) 2 0 1 0 3
Virtual worlds (eg, 2nd Life) 0 0 1 0 1
Online gaming sites (eg, Habbo, Warcraft) 0 0 1 1 2
Internet TV 0 0 0 0 0
Mobile devices (eg, PDA, SMS, mobile phones) 1 0 1 0 2
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26. Library Web Marketing Perceived Cycle:
A Landscape of Hype, Expectation and Reality
High Expectation
Number of libraries Responded
• Currently using it • Thinking of using it
Innovative Library Web Hype and Expectation
Marketing Practices
Types of Tools & Channels
Reality Hype
Number of libraries Responded
Types of Tools & Channels
Keeping Pace with Limited Resources and
Reality Expertise
• Never heard of it • Aware but no plans to
use it
Low Expectation
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27. Plotting Web Marketing Perceived Cycle With
The Survey Results
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28. A First Look into an Info-Concierge Model
Resources
Services
A Librarian Publishes A Library Web Marketing Video To The Patrons
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29. A First Look into an Info-Concierge Model
Blog (s) Search Engine
Wikis (s) Rating(s) Comment (s) Optimization
Micro sites
recommendation (s)
Search Engine
Portal Marketing
Resources
Customised
Site
Services
A Librarian Publishes A Library Web Marketing Video To The Patrons
Intranet / Extranet / Internet
A Corporate Library Website
Micro
Blogging
Podcasting
Instant Other
Widgets Messaging Communities
Online Video & Social
RSS Feeds streaming Advertising
Contextual
Social Networking
Advertising
Online
Video
Virtual
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worlds
30. A First Look into an Info-Concierge Model
Blog (s) Search Engine
Wikis (s) Rating(s) Comment (s) Optimization
Micro sites
recommendation (s)
Search Engine
Portal Marketing
Resources
Customised
Site
Services
A Librarian Publishes A Library Web Marketing Video To The Patrons
A Corporate Library Website Intranet / Extranet / Internet
Email
Micro Marketing
Blogging
Podcasting
Instant Other
Widgets Messaging Communities
Online Video & Social
RSS Feeds streaming Advertising
Contextual
Social Networking
Advertising
Virtual Online
worlds Video
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31. Further Research
The following could be areas for further research:
• Measuring the effectiveness of currently used web marketing tools and
channels
• Studying the potential of emerging web marketing tools and channels
• Studying the sustainability of web marketing tools and channels
• Identifying the underlying factors affecting libraries’ non-adoption, slow or
late adoption of web marketing tools and channels
• Profiling the “first movers and shakers”
• Studying how libraries are merging non-web and web marketing tools and
channels
• Profiling level of competency of librarians to handle new web technologies
• Identifying the process to develop librarians’ talent and expertise for
emerging technologies
• Studying libraries IT infrastructure and governance
• Identifying core components of an info-concierge model
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