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Managing In-Kind Gifts With Gist’S Gifts And Deselection Manager, Michelle Emanuel
Managing In-Kind Gifts With Gist’S Gifts And Deselection Manager, Michelle Emanuel
Library Publications
Unsolicited gifts exacerbate existing space issues and backlogs, staff workflows, and collection policies. As the scope and needs of libraries continually change, the positions that might have typically managed these donations, such as gift librarians or paraprofessional staff, are no longer automatically replaced as they become vacant. In the University of Mississippi Libraries, recent technological developments such as the Getting It Started Toolkit (GIST) Gift Deselection Manager (GDM) have helped to streamline workflow by generating data that can be shared with subject librarians as well as administration.
Using Screencasting To Promote Database Trials And Library Resources, Michelle Emanuel
Using Screencasting To Promote Database Trials And Library Resources, Michelle Emanuel
Library Publications
At the University of Mississippi, screencasting was used to promote a database trial to the ARTStor Digital Library. Using Jing, a free product used for recording and posting screencasts, and a Snowball USB microphone, 11 videos averaging 3 minutes in length were posted to an online topic guide. Screencasting was used as a quick, creative, and cost-effective marketing strategy to appeal to multiple stakeholders. The short videos, focused in content and message, were an effective tool to push patrons to the database trial.