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American Library Association. 2009. Advocating in a Tough Economy Tool Kit. [] (Accessed November 23, 2009). This website address provides helpful information for all types of libraries. It advocates ways to make a library more helpful during the economic downturn. It table of contents provides helpful and guiding information, such as: Talking points, Making The Case, Outreach To Patrons and The Public, Talking to the Media, Working with Government Officials and Legislators, Staging a Rally, Library Checklist, Contacts, and Resources.
 * Click on the word 'edit' on the tab in the upper right hand corner. Add your resources to the list by locating the correct placement according to alphabetical order. You can also click on the ''discussion tab' above and add a message related to your postings. Once you have posted all of your annotations to the wiki, paste qll of your annotations in one email and send it to Dr. Edwards. **=====

Australia Library Information Association. 2009. Welcome to ALIAs Advocacy Pages. [] (Accessed November 23, 2009). It is always interesting to see how other countries are addressing their community relations and advocacy. This website discusses their objectives, issues, events and campaigns. As a member you have access to A Guide to Raising Sponsorship, How to Deal With The Media, and an Information Literacy Kit.

Dawn Bassett, Monica Chattaway, Fred Murray and Emily Yearwood-Lee. 2006. Marketing in special libraries: An annotated bibliography. UBCWiki [] accessed November 22, 2009. This is a similar wiki to the one we are making here. It was compiled by students at the University of British Columbia.

Donald, Roslyn. 2006. Marketing: A challenge for corporate librarians. [] Outlines ideal PR practices for corporate libraries. Accessed November 22, 2009.

Medical Library Association: Marketing Special Interest Group: [] Library marketing tips, articles, etc. Focus on medical libraries. Accessed November 22, 2009.

Mary N. (no other author information available.) Website with general marketing tips for librarians. [] (home page) [] (marketing page) Accessed November 22, 2009.

[] North Suburban Library System: A consortium of Illinois libraries. [] Marketing information for all kinds of libraries, including special libraries. Accessed November 22, 2009.

Pioneer Public Library. 2009. Welcome to the Pioneer Public Library System. [] (Accessed November 23, 2009). The main page of the Pioneer Public Library website shares with its community as to what is going on. It has a listing for the Latest in Library News, as well as, Popular Library News. It promotes the purchase of 2GB flash drives for those who’ve been working on projects from the library computer. It lists community activities, and provides a listing of Pioneer Library System events. This website demonstrates community relations and advocacy.

Society of American Archivists. 2009. October Is American Archives Month: 2009 American Archives Month Public Relations Kit. [] (Accessed November 23, 2009). This website focuses on archives. Archives fall into that category of special libraries. This is their public relations kit to help archivists and librarians to promote their special library.

Special Libraries Association. 2009. Fund Raising – Getting Started. [] (Accessed November 23, 2009) This website and article discusses the process to fund raising. The article discusses the why, how much, how soon, and where of fund raising.