Priority Customers

1. University community (ranked by level of impact)
2. Governor/government/civic orgs
3. Media/U Relations

What Our Customers Want

Contact a researcher or informant in-country
Exchanges or funding info
Students from the country
People who speak the language
Experts on the area (both here and there)
Language resources
Top schools in the area
Study abroad programs in the area
Social, political, and economic climate
Historical info (e.g., first student from China arrived in 1914)
Famous alumni
Local business and cultural connections
Past, current, and future info
Recent visitors (both here and there)
Student statistics (international and study abroad)
Local contact to help with arrangements and advice

I've given each member access. Just go to http://blog.lib.umn.edu/ and click on the "Login to UThink" link. Use your x500 user ID and password.

Here are some basic instructions on how to add an entry (see #2): http://blog.lib.umn.edu/uthink/howto.phtml

Any one can add a comment to an existing entry. I'm not all that familiar with the U blogs, so let me know if you have questions.