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Engaging with our alumni
Library benefits for University of Manchester alumni
Jane Marshall Markus Karlsson-JonesThe University of Manchester
What do alumni want?
• Library staff say: highest demand from alumni is for access to electronic library resources
• Easy access to academically credible material
• Company intelligence
• Journals on international current affairs
• University of Manchester academics’ papers online
• Image/photography collections
• Electronic books related to specific academic subject areas
Engaging with our alumni
• What we did
• How we did it
• Feedback
• What’s the future like?
What we did
• Key driver towards many of the Library’s strategy themes
• What alumni want : a real benefit
• Partnership with the Division of Development and Alumni Relations
• Building on existing relationships with vendors
What we did
?
http://www.yourmanchester.manchester.ac.uk/netcommunity/library-resources
Access
Use login protected content that only alumni can access – we use an online community we’ve branded Your Manchester Online
• Auto redirect (e.g. Jstor)
• Password and username (e.g. SAGE, DASH)
• Discount code (Key Note)
Feedback
Dima Dayoub
alumna,
lecturer at
Tishreen University, Syria
“These resources are invaluable. A trillion thanks for all your efforts and for facilitating our research and strengthening our sense of belonging to such a highly-reputed academic community....I love UoM and I feel proud to be one of your alumnae”
“#ILoveUoM for Jstor; giving access to Science to those without subscriptions”
@KathyAitchisonalumna
What is the future like?
• Feedback
• Events
• Product research
• Money
?... Thank you
• Talk to alumni dept• Know the audience• Free stuff• Do talk money• Stay relevant
Thank you!