Why communication plan?
- New branding opportunity for library search
- New user interface for discovering library resources
- New behaviors: integrated EDS and Sierra results
- All links to library catalog in libguides, syllabi, faculty web pages may need to be changed
- Database links - tbd [hra 2/22/18: proxied links will change. Databases, articles, streaming media, etc ]
- Opportunity to highlight resources
Develop collateral for consistent branding online and in print
- Large posters and small flyers throughout the library (can tie in with the Coming soon! video. after spring break)
- Screensavers on the public computers throughout the library and the Academic Success Centers (after spring break)
- A low cost promotional item, possibly from the vendor (pens, sanitizer, etc.)
- Slides for U/CL and FAU Student Union/LA Building flat screens (after spring break)
- Dr. DeSanctis' Friday Fun Fact
Items to highlight during communication of new library system
- User Interface changes
- Possible changes to content in course syllabus
- Update any bookmarked landing pages or permalinks to item records
- Update links in D2L shell for catalog
**First phase of announcements/soft rollout: late March 2018 (after spring break)
When and where?
Informing faculty (Timeline)
- Update at the April college wide faculty meeting and last Faculty Senate meeting (April 2018)
- Announcements via D2L and from the Campus Presidents' Offices (late April 2018)
- Announcements from faculty librarians at the Pathway meetings (late April 2018)
- Agenda item at the next GPAC meeting to coordinate efforts with FAU Boca Campus (April 2018)
- Presentation at the BC Welcome Back Event and table display for faculty in the Marketplace (August 2018)
- Hold faculty workshops in Room 104 to review Sierra changes and fix broken links (August 17, 2018 - Friday before fall term begins)
Informing students (Timeline)
- Invite BC and FAU students to be involved in testing so they can provide feedback - will start with a Tech Assistant and an Honors College student (November 2017)
- Start thinking about verbiage that will be used on FAU access cards (November 2017)
- Library website and BC Libraries landing page (under Student Resources)(April 2018)
- Coming soon! mini video clip (2 minutes) on flat screen (in the spring term after spring break)
- Social media updates (periodically beginning early April 2018)
- Announcement on the Broward College blog (late April and again in fall 2018)
- Announcement via D2L (late April 2018)
- Student email blast (August 2018)
- Announcement in The Observer (August/September issue 2018)
- Contact person: Jennifer Shapiro, (South Campus Building 68,Room 267 Phone: X8672. email: jshapiro@broward.edu
- Student Life events (August/September 2018)
- 10 minute one shot demo hosted by the Outreach Committee (pick one day and dedicate it to promoting the catalog the first week of classes) in the fall term
