If I were you, I would not spend the extra time/money to send paper mailings. The last respondent indicated the details that should be included in an email message. I would expect the linked order form to contain an area for an institution's tax exemption number in order to avoid having the library fax it.
As far as I am concerned, virtually all paper mailings from book publishers, video distributors, etc. are immediately tossed into the trash. We rely on the faculty to make their own video selections, because we have neither time nor the money to look for supplementary materials. Helen P. Mack h...@lehigh.edu (Sent from my iPhone) On Aug 23, 2011, at 7:18 PM, scott petersen <f...@core.com> wrote: > Thanks for the info, everyone. > > Are you more likely to buy based upon on postcard or an email? Is it worth it > for me to spend the extra time and money sending out postcards? > > Best, > Scott Petersen > > > > On Tue, Aug 16, 2011 at 9:28 AM, Bergman, Barbara J > <barbara.berg...@mnsu.edu> wrote: > Pretty much the same. > > During the academic year. July 1 fiscal year start. > > Primarily faculty requests, but I sign off on all video purchases so that I > know what’s getting requested before we end up purchasing 3 films on the same > hot topic. > > > > Emails good. Postcards good. Catalogs okay. > > If you send me info that requires opening an envelope, it goes in a box that > I’ll get around to reading. Eventually. > > > > > Barb Bergman | Media Services & Interlibrary Loan Librarian | Minnesota State > University, Mankato | (507) 389-5945 | barbara.berg...@mnsu.edu > > > > > VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues > relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, > preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and > related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective > working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication > between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and > distributors. > > > VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues > relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, > preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and > related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective > working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication > between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and > distributors.
VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
