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SLA 2011: ROI and Beyond<br />

By Marie Kaddell, Senior In<strong>for</strong>mation Professional Consultant, LexisNexis<br />

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BEST PRACTICES <strong>2012</strong><br />

The SLA Division of <strong>Government</strong> In<strong>for</strong>mation was the lead division <strong>for</strong> the<br />

Wednesday, June 15, 2011 program: ROI and Beyond. The speakers were Jennifer<br />

Klang, U.S. Department of the Interior Library, and James King, National Institutes<br />

of Health Library.<br />

Here are a few takeaways from the program:<br />

Some thoughts on how to increase ROI in your library from Jennifer Klang:<br />

Offer free training classes and instruction<br />

Add library tours to new employee orientations<br />

Publish and share your ideas<br />

Develop a great website or intranet site<br />

Offer lectures from experts at your organization (DOI Library offers a very<br />

popular Park Ranger Talk series.)<br />

Review best practices of other libraries<br />

Attend organization-wide events and all hand meetings

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