By Amber Mussman, Community Relations Manager, Cedar Rapids Public Library
在21公共图书馆STcentury are regularly faced with the question of relevance. They fight an ongoing battle for funding, loss of staff, and a constant lack of resources. In 2015, with two brand new libraries open and a very new director in place, the Cedar Rapids Public Library realized that in order to continue to be successful we must focus our efforts on meeting our community needs and telling our story.
In order to be able to accurately respond to the needs of our patrons, we needed to have the right tools.分析点播offers us the ability to use real data to drive our programming, marketing and strategic planning. Through the use of Patron Profiles, we are able to understand how our library is aligned with the community as well as find opportunities for growth.