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Hey! My collection isn’t

An unexpected role as advocate for a collection.

Elizabeth Psyck

First of all, I know that gov docs are totally weird and interesting and full of buried gems and you know that but most patrons hear “government documents” and they have a similar Pavlovian response to when they hear “tax forms” or “DMV visits.”

Glassmeyer, Sarah. “2011 DLC – Teaching & Training: Reaching Out in Creative Ways” In perpetual beta. 13 October 2011. Web. 20 October 2011. <http://sarahglassmeyer.com/?p=879>

“If you show up as an advocate you don’t get invited again, because they’ve heard your song. If you show up as a player, you get invited again, because people want to know how you can help.”

Block, Marylaine. “The Secret of Library Marketing: Make Yourself Indispensable.” American Libraries 32.8 (2001) : 48-50.

give them something to look at

shock and surprise them

show them what you know

don’t get pigeonholeddon’t get pigeonholed

what worked for them

might not work for you

new information available

Elizabeth Psyckpsycke@gvsu.edu