Marketing and Public Relations for Libraries

Cosette N. Kies

Jan 2003 · Scarecrow Press

About this ebook

Now available in paperback The first book on marketing for librarians written by a single author, this is a theoretical approach to the marketing/PR process within the management structure. Contents include the definition of marketing and public relations; their historical development, principles, and concepts; process, program planning, and practice; library marketing and PR promotion techniques; analysis and evaluation; marketing/PR plans for specific libraries; national library marketing and PR; trends in library marketing/PR; and a brief discussion of the relative merits of marketing as opposed to public relations for libraries. All types of libraries are covered; academic, public, school, and special. Emphasis is on current marketing practice and how it is being used in libraries, as well as on its potential for use in libraries.

About the author

Cosette Kies ( D.L.S., Columbia) is Chair and Professor, Dept. of Library Science, Northern Illinois University. As a library practitioner, she has been involved in public relations and marketing at the local, state, and national level. She has published two previous books on the subject: Problems in Library Public Relations (Bowker, 1974) and Projecting a Positive Image Through Public Relations (ALA/AASL, 1979), as well as writing numerous articles and conducting workshops and classes in various aspects of marketing and public relations.