NEW: How to Write Effective Survey Questions to Get Useful Data
Marketer and wordsmith Kathy Dempsey can prepare you to avoid survey pitfalls. Sign up for this webinar so you’ll understand the tactics: -Every word you choose matters. -Beware of open-ended questions. -Always avoid library lingo. -Never ask about “interest.” -Ask the same question more than once. -Write, test, tweak, repeat. -What makes people take surveys?
Salutations!
Today's Topic: Spring Housecleaning! aka Database Maintenance
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Just as one cleans out one's garden at certain times of the year, so I do periodic cleaning of our shared database and it is getting to be about that time. It is frustrating for patrons and staff to wade through search results with copies that say "Withdrawn" or "LongOverdue" or "Missing."
The obvious ones to clean up are all those items you weeded. You check out weeded items to your WD-XX user (ex WD-PO, for PoySippi), and that changes the status (Current Location) to WITHDRAWN2 which patrons can't see in the catalog. The next step is a report to move all those withdrawn items to a special, system-location of DISCARD. As I said, those are the obvious ones, but there are a bunch more. For example...
Get registration links & descriptions of each session at Sparks. Here's a list of the webinars with their dates & times:
Making Your Collection Count
April 19, 10 - 11 am
Adult Selection Tools
May 12, 1 - 2 pm
Tips for Building a Well-Rounded Collection for Youth
September 7, 1 -2 pm
Data-Informed Collection Development
October 26, 10 - 11 am
Promoting Your Collection: Merchandising and More
November 3, 10 – 11:30 am
This webinar series is sponsored by Winnefox and 10 other library systems.
