title: Using NLM exhibits and events to engage library users and reach the community.
abstract: In an effort to reach out to library users and make the library a more relevant, welcoming place, the University of Florida's Health Science Center Library hosted exhibits from the National Library of Medicine's (NLM) Traveling Exhibition Program. From 2010 through 2012, the library hosted four NLM exhibits and created event series for each. Through reflection and use of a participant survey, lessons were learned concerning creating relevant programs, marketing events, and forming new partnerships. Each successive exhibit added events and activities to address different audiences. A survey of libraries that have hosted NLM exhibits highlights lessons learned at those institutions.
authors.affiliation: University of Florida Health Science Center Libraries, Gainesville, Florida 32610, USA. westauten@ufl.edu
authors.forename: Beth
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Auten
authors.forename: Hannah F
authors.initials: HF
authors.lastname: Norton
authors.forename: Michele R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Tennant
authors.forename: Mary E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Edwards
authors.forename: Nina
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Stoyan-Rosenzweig
authors.forename: Matthew
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Daley
mesh_terms: D003159:Community-Institutional Relations; D005431:Florida; D006801:Humans; D057226:Information Seeking Behavior; D016247:Information Storage and Retrieval; D007993:Libraries, Medical; D009317:National Library of Medicine (U.S.); D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods* / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States; D014495:Universities