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Promoting libraries in the UK

Author:

Ray Hatley

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Thursday, 16th Feb 2006 07:44

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Advice needed please chaps. I run a busy history website (http://www.history.uk.com) visited by around 300,000 researchers each month. We list (free of charge) all UK libraries, archives and a lot more. The resource currently generates more than 50,000 email enquiries each month. My problem is that I need to reach all UK libraries and archives to ask for information about their services, collections etc - how should I proceed given that I don't have any staff to help and don't want to resort to impersonal mass emailings (spam) as these are usually (and quite rightly) binned?
Over to you and thanks for listening - best wishes, Ray

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	Promoting libraries in the UK
	Advice needed please chaps. I run a busy history website (http://www.history.uk.com) visited by around 300,000 researchers each month. We list ...

Ray Hatley

16/02/06 07:44

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	Re: Promoting libraries in the UK
	As an engineering information service this is completely outside my expertise so apologies if this is way off-beam, but I'm ...

Nick Guy

21/02/06 15:26

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	Re: Promoting libraries in the UK
	Hi Ray You could try relevant lists at http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk They have a directory of all their lists, and you can either browse ...

Kate Friday

21/02/06 14:38

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	Re: Promoting libraries in the UK
	It seems to me that you don't need to contact ALL libraries, as some of them will have specialist collections ...

Diana Nutting

17/02/06 09:05

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	Re: Promoting libraries in the UK
	Many thanks for the suggestion that I contact CILIP - they have very kindly offered to add a short news ...

Ray Hatley

17/02/06 11:46

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	Re: Promoting libraries in the UK
	Hello Ray - There are other trade journals, such as Information World Review, and Managing Information. Have you joined ...

Zena

21/02/06 12:06

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	Re: Promoting libraries in the UK
	I guess the problem lies (as always) with a lack of funds. We don't make any charge for public access ...

Ray Hatley

17/02/06 11:21

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