TY - BOOK AU - Mathews,Brian TI - Marketing today's academic library : : a bold new approach to communicating with students SN - 9788170005964 U1 - 021.7 23 PY - 2010/// CY - New Delhi PB - Ess Ess Pub. KW - Academic libraries KW - Marketing. KW - Public relations. KW - Libraries and students N1 - Includes index; 1. Do libraries need to advertise? -- 2. Defining the user -- 3. Student need states -- 4. The library as product -- 5. Conducting marketing research -- 6. Building relationships -- 7. Developing brand strategies -- 8. Promotional building blocks -- 9. Designing messages -- 10. Measuring the impact -- 11. Putting it all together-- Staging academic experiences-- Amanda McNamee, georgia institute of technology-- Index N2 - In Marketing Today's Academic Library, Brian Mathews uses his vast experience to speak directly to the academic library practitioner about matching services with user needs. This book proposes new visions and ideas, challenging the traditional way of thinking and providing a framework to target users more precisely ER -