Porto 2009

Count the traffic

Count the traffic (CTT) is a method for systematic mapping of user activities in libraries and other visitor oriented institutions.

I am giving a workshop on CTT on Thursday January 29, 2009, at the student organized BOBCATSSS conference in Porto (Portugal). The workshop includes practical exercises in observation.

Schedule

1130-1150. Presentation

• A brief introduction to CTT
• Discussion
• CTT sheets

1150-1230. Practice in small groups

• Phase 1: Define zones and activities
• Phase 2: Carry out observation
• Phase 3: Compute results

1230-1300. Present results and discuss the exercise

Resources

• Count the traffic. IFLA paper 2008.
• A PPT presentation of CTT
• CTT homepage
• TTT home page (in Norwegian)

Background and contact information

Tord Høivik, b. 1942, teaches statistics, e-learning and digital library subjects at Oslo University College. He blogs in English at pliny.wordpress.com and in Norwegian at plinius.wordpress.com.

Tord is a member of the IFLA Statistics and Evaluation Section – and one of the directors of the international summer course LATINA, which stands for Learning and Teaching in a Digital World. Feel free to contact me if you want more information about either.

My e-mail address is tordhoivikATgmail.com – and my phone: 0047 97 543 721