This document discusses various methods for communicating with stakeholders in project management, including weekly meetings, email groups, internal wikis, documentation, selection and establishing guidelines for vendors, library websites, social media, and reference interviews for patrons. Communication is key for keeping colleagues, vendors, and patrons informed and involved.

1. Lines of Communication
Stakeholder Involvement in Project Management
Katherine Marshall, MSI
University of Michigan

2. Communicating with
Colleagues
• Introduction at weekly meeting
• Budget
• E-mail group
• Internal wiki/Google Doc
• Major updates
Communication (http://www.flickr.com/photos/pshanks/411196422/) / Paul Shanks (http://www.flickr.com/photos/pshanks/) /
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/ (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/)
• Documentation

3. Working with
Vendors
• Selection
• Project Vision
• Establishing communication
guidelines
• Continuing Communication
http://lisvendor.info/index.php?title=Main_Page

4. Informing Patrons

5. Library Website
Social Media
library.osu.edu
podcast symbol: http://podcastlogo.lemotox.de/ http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/de/deed.en]
twitter logo (http://www.flickr.com/photos/evo_terra/2200033148/lightbox/) / Evo Terra (http://www.flickr.com/photos/evo_terra/) /
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/ (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/)

6. do you know where your
(it’s not the priority inbox)
e-mail is?

7. subject librarians
reference interviews Day 189 and the Reference Desk (http://www.flickr.com/photos/manchesterlibrary/
2630418855/) / Manchester City Library (http://www.flickr.com/photos/manchesterlibrary/) /
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/ (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/)
bibliographic instruction