TY - JOUR AU - McConnaughy, Rozalynd P. AU - Wilson, Steven P. PY - 2006 DA - 2006/05/04 TI - Using geographic information systems to identify prospective marketing areas for a special library JO - Biomedical Digital Libraries SP - 4 VL - 3 IS - 1 AB - The Center for Disability Resources (CDR) Library is the largest collection of its kind in the Southeastern United States, consisting of over 5,200 books, videos/DVDs, brochures, and audiotapes covering a variety of disability-related topics, from autism to transition resources. The purpose of the library is to support the information needs of families, faculty, students, staff, and other professionals in South Carolina working with individuals with disabilities. The CDR Library is funded on a yearly basis; therefore, maintaining high usage is crucial. A variety of promotional efforts have been used to attract new patrons to the library. Anyone in South Carolina can check out materials from the library, and most of the patrons use the library remotely by requesting materials, which are then mailed to them. The goal of this project was to identify areas of low geographic usage as a means of identifying locations for future library marketing efforts. SN - 1742-5581 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/1742-5581-3-4 DO - 10.1186/1742-5581-3-4 ID - McConnaughy2006 ER -