{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"ALSC Blog","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog","author_name":"Kelley Beeson","author_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/author\/afewsocks\/","title":"Asking the Hard Questions: SRC Tracking and Registration","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"BkoJYqT1GE\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2016\/02\/asking-the-hard-questions-src-tracking-and-registration\/\">Asking the Hard Questions: SRC Tracking and Registration<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2016\/02\/asking-the-hard-questions-src-tracking-and-registration\/embed\/#?secret=BkoJYqT1GE\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Asking the Hard Questions: SRC Tracking and Registration&#8221; &#8212; ALSC Blog\" data-secret=\"BkoJYqT1GE\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"You may remember my post from last month\u00a0about my library tossing\u00a0the traditional approach to our Summer Reading Club. \u00a0We&#8217;ve had a few brainstorming sessions and it&#8217;s already feeling really different. \u00a0Our conversations about it\u00a0feel lighter, more exciting, more engaging. While we&#8217;re not total renegades, we have decided to completely do away with registration for the reading portion. \u00a0And we&#8217;re still ramping up our programming, but we&#8217;re really looking at how and why to track participants&#8217; reading progress. \u00a0For years, I&#8217;ve battled the dastardly demons\u00a0of registration and tracking. Should we register and track online? \u00a0Should we go old school and do paper logs? \u00a0Family registrations? \u00a0Should we track hours or titles? \u00a0Should we ask for addresses? \u00a0Should participants have to create usernames and passwords? \u00a0Should we offer incentives? \u00a0Cheap trinkets or gift certificates? \u00a0A grand prize? The registration part\u00a0is really\u00a0there for us the librarians and our obsession with numbers. And those..."}