Note specific examples where appropriate

TV News Archives: Marshall Breeding makes monthly reports to the University Librarian. We have a web site with database of our information. Subscriptions are available from there for CNN online access. Tapes of programs can be ordered by anyone. E-mail questions from users of the database come in regularly and much of the day is used answering them. Paul, Marshall and John make regular presentations to various conferences. We have a close relationship with News and Public Affairs and they do quite a bit of publicity for us.
Library Admin Svcs
Under University Communications, I communicate with the Associate Provosts office by sending quarterly Library budget reports to them
Central
Video, Powerpoint loop in Central lobby
Management
Principal means of communication with the school is via the Owen Daily News and then e-mail. For library staff, there is a reference blog (Baker)and a technology newsletter (Bauer) and an OGSM staffweb for policies, forms, monthly reports.
Music
Email and telephone are used regularly for communicating with any patron groups. Email and telephone are used regularly for communicating with library staff. Information for staff is posted to the Music Library Staffweb; information for patrons is posted to the Heard and/or Music public webpages. The Staff News feed would be used for communication with the library staff as a whole and is used for notification of monthly reports which are on the Music staffweb. Monthly reports are prepared regularly. I've listed pamphlets which Music would use for describing the subject, research and information guides prepared for library users. A newsletter is prepared infrequently for communication with the Blair community. Oral presentations (tours, instruction sessions) are conducted for classes or groups.
Technical Services
Within the library system, e-mails and telephone calls are used to relay information, especially in regard to specific books or materials. Monthly reports are generated and accessible from the Staffweb or through the staff news feed. Roberta writes and speaks to university audiences, particularly faculty, about the VU e-archives. Rush requests from patrons, both within the University and externally, now come directly to Techinical Services and we communicate directly with them through e-mail. Our external communications are mainly with vendors. We hold face to face meetings, conference calls and webinars with a number of vendors. We also communicate directly with publishers when needed. Vendors are also contacted at conferences.
OUL
OUL oversees the Acorn Chronicle (published twice yearly).
LAW
We communicate primarily in person with people in our building. Also use e-mail distribution lists and web-based forms for document delivery, reference questions and books requests.
Peabody
Much use is made of the Guide to Libraries, especially the map. The Peabody Library does periodic tie-ins with local theatrical productions that are based on literary works such as Little Women at TPAC.

Which method(s) do you use most frequently for each audience?

TV News Archives: Our most frequent communication is through our web based database with external audiences. We occasionally have tours of the facility by faculty and librarians. Graduate students sometimes come to do research. Videos and oral presentations are given by Paul, John and Marshall at conferences.
Library Admin Svcs
Heard Libraries: Staff News Feed and Email
External Audiences: Job Advertisements
Divinity
Staff: weekly staff meetings
Heard libraries: email
Schools: N/A
Users: public web page (general users); weekly coffee hour (divinity students)
External Audiences: Kessler-direct mail or the Kessler public web page; Alumni-email
Central
Staff: email, newsfeed
Heard libraries: news feed, monthly reports
Schools: email
Users: email, homepage
External Audiences: homepage
Management
Staff: Face-to-face and e-mail
Heard libraries: email, monthly report on OGSM staff web
Schools: Owen Daily News, email
External Audiences: OGSM library homepage, OGSM Ask a Librarian button
Music
Staff: email, monthly report
Heard Libraries: public and staff web, monthly report
Schools: email, newsletter
Users: webpages, email
External: webpages
Annex
Email is used most frequently; telephone next. Official communications to staff are done through email distribution, monthly reports, and Staff News.
Technical Services
With staff and other libraries we use mostly e-mail or telephone calls. There are also a number of committees which we use to pass along information. Roberta spends a good deal of time selling the VU e-archives to different University departments. E-mail is also used for this. We have direct contact with the users of the library when they wish to request RUSH materials. Vendors are our main external audience. We meet face to face with representatives,telephone, hold conference calls and webinars are given by the vendors which some TS staff attend.
Special Collections
Staff: mass emails
Heard Libraries: mass emails
Schools: The Register
Users: in person/users--web site
External Audience: invitations/web site
OUL
Staff: Staff News Feed
Heard Libraries: Staff News Feed
Schools: email, telephone
Users: Heard Homepage
External Audience: Acorn Chronicle
Law
Staff: e-mail and face to face; meetings: exempt monthly; non-exempt quarterly
Heard Libraries: e-mails; weekly meetings with University Librarian; Library Directors' Council
Schools: e-mail, faculty-in person to their office; students-in person
External audience: telephone; in person (prisoners-e-mail)
Inter-Library Loan
Staff: email
Heard Libraries: email
Schools: homepage
Users: email
External audience: email
LITS
Staff: Email, network message broadcasts, phone
Heard Libraries: Email, network message broadcasts, phone
Schools: Meetings/email when working on overlapping projects
Users: NA
External Audiences: NA
Peabody
Staff: Email, a blog has been developed but currently not widely used
Heard Libraries: Email, fax, telepone, monthly reports
Schools: Email, fax, telephone, monthly reports
Users: General signage in & around the library, public workstation wallpaper, library homepage
External audiences: Reports as needed to the Peabody Executive Council

What are some ways to communicate that you haven't used but would like to try?

TV-News Archives: We'd like more ways to communicate within the University.
Library Admin Svcs
Podcasts
Central
N/A
Divinity
Communicating through common interests in a program like Facebook.com, so that we can use a communication format that our users use; podcasts of the Cole lectures and other lectures on campus
Management
instant messaging and podcasting for students and faculty, rss feeds
Technical Services
N/A
Special Collections
annual departmental newsletter
on-line tutorial
OUL
We've just recorded our first pod cast and we'd like to do more with that, possibly in conjunction with student "reporters". It would be great to have flat screen monitors in each of the library foyers that report the library events for the day. We've also talked about putting a monitor in the GLB lobby for this day in history type broadcasts from the TVNA. Ideally, we'd have a place for news on the home page that is more prominent.
LAW
Law school is undergoing a major web redesign and this will affect our communication format. Also, would like to prepare an annual report.
LITS
RSS feeds, Podcasts

Who in your library or department would be the best person to contact regarding news/publicity?

TV News Archives
Marshall Breeding
Library Admin Svcs
Lisa Shipman
Central
John Haar
Divinity
Amy Limpitlaw
Management
David Carpenter
Music
Sara Beutter (for now)
Annex
Peg Earheart
Technical Services
Roberta Winjum
Special Collections
Juanita Murray
Kathleeen Smith
Teresa Gray
Chris Skinker
OUL
Celia Walker
Law
Martin Cerjan
Inter-Library Loan
Jim Toplon
LITS
Jody Combs
Peabody
Sharon Weiner
Chris Benda