Archive for November 3rd, 2006

What does your library’s brand say about you?

Friday, November 3rd, 2006

What is your libraries ‘brand’ saying?
In a recent report by OCLC entitled Perceptions of Libraries and Information Resources, http://www.oclc.org/reports/2005perceptions.htm information regarding library usage was reported and the information was both enlightening and alarming. Consider these facts:

84 % of respondents use search engines

1% begin their search on a library web site

Respondents do not trust purchased information [...]