Public voting begins in Ask a Librarian video contest – High school finalists need your votes!
It’s time for the public to choose the winner of The Director’s Chair, a contest in which Florida high school students submitted commercials to promote Ask a Librarian. A panel of judges selected the top five videos from all of the entries, and now the public will choose the winner by voting for their favorite video by Feb. 20, 2010.
Visit www.askalibrarian.org/thedirectorschair to cast your vote for the following videos:
• “The Ask a Librarian Alien” by Jack, Inlet grove High School (Riviera Beach)
• “I Want…Ask a Librarian” by Lauren, Park Vista High School (Lake Worth)
• “Ask a Librarian, Say What?” by Markella, Park Vista High School (Lake Worth)
• “Even Isaac Ask a Librarian!” by Michael, Seminole Ridge Community High School (Loxahatchee)
• “This Book Can Talk” by Shantel, Inlet grove High School (Riviera Beach)
January Statistics Now Available!
What a month! We were definitely back from the holiday break. We had a 39% increase in live chat sessions from January of last year!!!!
A summary report of January is available here.
Detail Reports for individual libraries and counties are available as well:
Jan 10 Email Monthly By Library
Total Chat by Entry Point
Usage by County (User Reported Zipcode)
Please contact me for any custom data you need!
December 2009 Statistics
December was a quieter month as normal, but we still were busier than last year. We had a 20% increase in chat sessions from last year! With the new year, we expect the service to continue growing….mainly because of all your hard work!
A summary report is available – AAL Stat Report (december 09)
Here are the statistic reports for each library:
By County Dec 2009
Total Chat by Entry Point Dec
Email Monthly By Library Dec
If you need additional statistics, please let me know.
November Statistics
We had our best November ever!!! Ask a Librarian assisted 5,301 users last month; 4,937 in live chat and 1,008 in email. View the November Summary Report.