Virtual Bookplates:Virtual Bookplates: Emerging Opportunities for Gifts & EndowmentsEmerging Opportunities for Gifts & Endowments

Steve Carrico, Jason Fleming, and Betsy SimpsonUniversity of Florida Smathers Libraries

A Technical Services team created a new workflow that radically simplifies and improves on the tradition of attaching print bookplates to gift items.

In the Fall of 2008In the Fall of 2008

The Physical World is MessyThe Physical World is Messy

Affixing print bookplates is tedious, the gluing messy, and very labor intensive.

Print Bookplates are HiddenPrint Bookplates are Hidden

Print bookplates are costly and labor-intensive to create; require acid-free paper and glue; what’s more, print bookplates are visible only with book in hand.

Tired of print bookplates? Tired of print bookplates? So were we.So were we.

Instead, if you want to:Instead, if you want to:

Boost the speed and efficiency of workflow

Improve the access and visibility of donations

Enhance library development efforts

Virtual Bookplates are the AnswerVirtual Bookplates are the Answer

How? With a few simple cataloging How? With a few simple cataloging modifications.modifications.

Bibliographic record:796 13 Jimison, Chris, |e honoree. |5 FUA locally defined author field provides keyword access to names.

Holding record:856 42  |y Gift in honor of Chris Jimison |u http://www.uflib.ufl.edu/tools/bookplate/donor.htm?donor=Gift in honor of: Chris Jimison: Class of 2003 |x gift A customized URL creates the virtual bookplate.

Detailed procedure: Detailed procedure: http://www.uflib.ufl.edu/alephpro/catmet/donorguide.htmlhttp://www.uflib.ufl.edu/alephpro/catmet/donorguide.html

Virtual bookplates are instantly accessible Virtual bookplates are instantly accessible from anywhere in the world.from anywhere in the world.

With one click from the link in the OPAC, the With one click from the link in the OPAC, the Virtual Bookplate comes to life…Virtual Bookplate comes to life…

Gift in honor ofChris A. Jimison Class of 2003

Virtual bookplates offer Library Development Officers a whole new visually attractive product to present donors.

We have created indexes in our online catalog that enable donor searching.

Donors easily see the titles they gaveDonors easily see the titles they gave

We are creating customized plates…

Donors can assist in the new designsDonors can assist in the new designs

With Color

Creating new opportunities for library development = gifts & endowments will be easier to find, visually attractive, and energize development

Donors Value Recognition Donors Value Recognition

Thank you for your time, please Thank you for your time, please contact us for more information on contact us for more information on Starting your own Virtual Bookplate Starting your own Virtual Bookplate programprogram

Jason Fleming (jfleming@uflib.ufl.edu)Steve Carrico (stecarr@uflib.ufl.edu)Betsy Simpson (betsys@uflib.ufl.edu)