Old news

2009-05-18

4 more sites are now live with patron self-registration:

Southern Peaks (Alamosa)
Mesa County Public Library District
Pikes Peak Library District
Elbert County Library District

2009-05-07

Random drawing functionality is now complete! This is the last of the major 2009 wishlist items. Time permitting, I may make a few more minor changes to this year's version.

2009-05-04

3 sites are now live with patron self-registration:

Garfield County
Windsor-Severance
Wellington

Good luck & enjoy!

2009-04-09

Twelve libraries have now been setup & are testing their sites.
Staff notes functionality is complete and being tested.

2009-03-11

Six libraries have now turned in their paperwork & their live sites are being setup.

2009-02-19

Two libraries have turned in their paperwork & their live sites are being setup.
Exporting & downloading data in CSV format has now been “automated” & added to the staff menu.
Most of the 2009 wishlist items are either finished or in testing!

2009-02-09

The 2009 setup form & customization spreadsheet are ready to go! See the Forms required for setup & customization page for forms & instructions.

Setup / customization forms are nearly ready to go. In the meantime a, Self-registration screenshots page has been added to the Wiki. The page contains screenshots of the self-registration process and a legend outlining which graphics, fields and other elements can be customized.

2009-01-29

Changes & improvements for the 2009 version are well under way. The setup / customization forms are being revised & will be available mid- to late- February.

2008-12-31

The list of changes & improvements for the 2009 version has been finalized. The Project Status and Wishlist for next version pages have been updated. Work has already begun on some of the changes & improvements!

2008-12-29

A Google Group has been created to replace the Mailman-hosted list used for 2008. Everyone who was on the Mailman-hosted list has been moved to the Google Group. New members who are interested in using RR in 2009 have also been added to the group.

The list of changes & improvements for the 2009 version is being “finalized”. Once finished, the Wiki will be updated & a messages posted to the group.

2008-10-01

Participant & completed record data for all 2008 programs has been deleted from the system. Configuration data for pilot group libraries has been retained to make setup for 2009 easier.

2008-09-30

The ReadingRecord mailing list has been shut down, in preparation for moving it elsewhere. Current subscribers will be added to the new list once it has been setup.

2008-08-19

Aggregate statistics for 2008 have been added to the Wiki. ReadingRecord registered over 14,000 readers and tracked over 27,000 completed levels in 2008! For more information, see the statistics page.

2008-08-06

Most programs are wrapping up for the year. A utility to export the raw reader & completed levels (records) is now available. See the raw data exports page for details about which fields are included & how to use the data.

2008-07-17

A bunch of new reports have been added to the staff menu over the last week or so. For more information, see the features page.

2008-06-27

The Westminster Public Library Children's program marked their 2,500th completed level this afternoon at around 1:00. Congratulations Westminster Public Library! :-D

2008-06-26

The Mesa County Public Library District Children's program marked their 5,000th completed level this morning at around 8:12. Congratulations Mesa County! :-D

2008-06-02

The Rangeview Library District self-registration site went live today. Good luck & enjoy! All pilot group sites are now live for the 2008 Summer Reading Program season. 8-)

2008-05-31

The Aurora Public Library self-registration site went live today. Good luck & enjoy!

2008-05-27

The Bemis Public Library & Longmont Public Library self-registration sites went live today. Good luck & enjoy!

2008-05-26

The Westminster Public Library self-registration site went live today. Good luck & enjoy!

2008-05-20

The Wellington Public Library District self-registration site went live today. Good luck & enjoy!

2008-05-19

The Elberty County Library District & Mesa County Public Library District self-registration sites went live today. Good luck & enjoy!

2008-05-16

Pilot group sites are live! Program start & end dates have been set & test data has been cleared. Self-registration will begin soon! I hope you all enjoy using ReadingRecord this year, and that your patrons enjoy it as well! Thanks for being part of the RR pilot project!

2008-05-02

Seven of the eight pilot group sites are now live & being tested. On May 15th actual program start & end dates will be put in place, disabling self-registration until the correct date. The reader and completed level tables will also be cleared of all data created by pilot group members while testing their sites.

Katie is testing some changes & improvements made to the staff menu. If all goes well, these changes will be rolled out to the live environment early next week.