This year, I started using a program called LibraryTrac. I have 2 old imacs that I use for kiosks and the kids can sign in.
It uses dropdown menus that you can customize. The gentleman that sells it was so cooperative in helping me design it specifically for us. It also has a calendar feature for booking your spaces. It was really reasonably priced.
The main menu looks like this:



The student log looks like this (I cut off the kids' names):





On Thu, Oct 17, 2013 at 1:28 PM, Dawn Zillich <dzillich@spchs.com> wrote:

Hi,

 

I also use a paper sign in sheet and remind students it’s ok to be honest because it helps me to show the administration what areas in the library need more support, like technology. It lead to me getting a laptop cart that had previously been kept in a teacher’s room and now is used by any student in the library or can be checked out by other teachers. It also serves a second purpose in case of emergencies, like a fire, I take the list with me and hand it to the administrator in charge of reconciling where students are.

 

I hope to one day have bar codes on student IDs and when the scan the ID they can type it into the system, but that’s a far off dream.

 

Can’t wait to read other ideas about this!

 

From: casl-l-bounces@mylist.net [mailto:casl-l-bounces@mylist.net] On Behalf Of KRISTINE P. EMOND
Sent: Thursday, October 17, 2013 11:24 AM
To: CASL-l@mylist.net
Subject: [CASL-L] tracking purpose

 

Hi everyone,

 

I am in the process of trying to find a way to "track" or collect data on what students are coming to the library to do.  Many come to sit and do homework and chat with friends, while others browse the Internet or type papers.  Besides constantly monitoring every student throughout the day, I created a sign in sheet where as the students sign in, they also put down what they are working on while here (of course we all know that there will probably be some discrepancy as students "wander" off task, but it seemed like a good way to begin).  Anyway, I just started this today, and thought I would just put it out there to you all: 

 

Do any of you track students' purpose for coming to your library media center and how do you do it?

 

Thank you!

 

 

 

Kristine Emond

Library/Media Specialist

East Hartford High School

East Hartford, CT 06118

 

"You can be too rich and too thin, but you can never be too well read or too curious about the world." - Tim Gunn


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