50 · Survey Results: Survey Questions and Responses
The best answer would be “sometimes.” For example, several of our websites include teaching syllabi, but would not be
easy to add in CONTENTdm, for example.
There are some supplementary texts on ePubs, but not many.
They aren’t necessarily added to the repositories themselves, but rather to the websites for/entrances to the repositories.
They have been in the past, but not recently.
Usually in the form of LibGuides
Visualization and analysis tools for data collections are also planned.
When possible, we have created videos of the sessions.
When there are materials to share, they are generally online, but not necessarily linked from the collection.
No, but we plan to N=3
As part of our collaboration on Digital Humanities initiatives
Once we have developed instructional materials, they would be made available for use by others and for promotion.
Online content and platforms do not necessarily have the space/capacity to provide access to instructional material.
Usually such material gets placed in LibGuides, course management software.
No N=2
No workshops, but some instructional materials are made available in our institutional repository.
We constantly update these materials so it’s not appropriate to add them to collections.
17. Does your library use different outreach and promotion strategies for different user groups (e.g.,
faculty, students, other researchers)? N=67
Yes 39 58%
No 28 42%
If yes, please briefly describe the differences in outreach methods your library uses to promote
locally curated digital collections to different user groups. N=34
A variety of methods are employed by staff throughout the library.
A variety of methods are used with the understanding that some methods are more likely to connect with some groups,
and with the understanding that this changes over time and that it varies by research area, digital collection content/
topic area, etc.
Broadcast messages (library web page announcements, Facebook posts, etc.) are more common for ‘other researchers’
while more personal solicitations (e-mails, direct contact) are more common for our local students and faculty.
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