Linking to Ask a Librarian

Product placement best practices gives your patrons easy access to Ask a Librarian. Here are some examples of libraries that have increased their patron’s use of Ask a Librarian with excellent product placement of widgets and/or links to their Ask a Librarian local page.

Ask a Librarian on every library page

Let patrons get reference help from any location in your library website by placing a link to your Ask a Librarian local page in a page header, footer, or column.

Link in Page Footer

• Miami-Dade Public Library System
• Pasco County Libraries
• Seminole County Public Library
• St. Johns County Public Library System
• Jacksonville Public Library

Ask a Librarian on the library home page

• Florida Atlantic University Libraries
• Florida State University Libraries
• Polk State College
• University of Central Florida Libraries
• Valencia College
• Heartland Library Cooperative

Ask a Librarian on library catalog home page

• Hillsborough County Public Library Cooperative
• Sarasota County Libraries
• Pasco County Libraries

Ask a Librarian on LibGuides page

• Valencia College
• Polk State College

Ask a Librarian on library “Contact Us” page

• Hillsborough County Public Library Cooperative

Linking to Ask a Librarian