Fifteen Ways to Meet Your User: Public Relations and Outreach Suggestions for Bibliographic Instruction

Public Services

Advances in Library and Information Science - Public Law Librarianship ◽

10.4018/978-1-4666-2184-8.ch010 ◽

2012 ◽

pp. 217-233

Keyword(s):

Public Relations ◽

Customer Service ◽

Major Part ◽

Public Services ◽

Public Law ◽

Collection Development ◽

Bibliographic Instruction ◽

The Public ◽

Marketing Process ◽

The Many

Public Services, as the name suggests, is the most visible of the many roles of a public law librarian. Rarely does the public see the other library responsibilities such as budget, collection development, cataloging and processing materials, weeding, or staffing. Being the most visible, public service is a major part of a library’s public relations and marketing process and customer service speaks volumes as to how one is perceived by library patrons. This chapter covers a wide variety of functions that fit under this category including reference, bibliographic instruction, jail services, disabled or handicapped access, circulation, and interlibrary loan.

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Antitrust: U.S. Supreme Court Affirms FTC Jurisdiction but Vacates Scope of Analysis on CDA Policy

The Journal of Law Medicine & Ethics ◽

10.1017/s1073110500012912 ◽

1999 ◽

Vol 27 (2) ◽

pp. 197-198

Author(s):

Joseph R. Zakhary

Keyword(s):

Public Relations ◽

Supreme Court ◽

Federal Trade Commission ◽

Ninth Circuit ◽

Court Of Appeals ◽

For Profit ◽

Rule Of Reason ◽

Antitrust Analysis ◽

Business Financing ◽

The U.S

In California Dental Association v. FTC, 119 S. Ct. 1604 (1999), the U.S. Supreme Court reviewed a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit that a nonprofit affiliation of dentists violated section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act (FTCA), 15 U.S.C.A. § 45 (1998), which prohibits unfair competition. The Court examined two issues: (1) the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) jurisdiction over the California Dental Association (CDA); and (2) the proper scope of antitrust analysis. The Court unanimously held that CDA was subject to FTC's jurisdiction, but split 5-4 in its finding that the district court's use of abbreviated rule-of-reason analysis was inappropriate.CDA is a voluntary, nonprofit association of local dental societies. It boasts approximately 19,000 members, who constitute roughly threequarters of the dentists practicing in California. Although a nonprofit, CDA includes for-profit subsidiaries that financially benefit CDA members. CDA gives its members access to insurance and business financing, and lobbies and litigates on their behalf. Members also benefit from CDA marketing and public relations campaigns.

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Making Twitter Work For You

ASHA Leader ◽

10.1044/leader.stw.18052013.np ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 18 (5) ◽

Keyword(s):

Social Media ◽

Public Relations ◽

Speech Language Pathologists

As professionals who recognize and value the power and important of communications, audiologists and speech-language pathologists are perfectly positioned to leverage social media for public relations.

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