<div dir="ltr">At my previous college we used these: <a href="https://sensourceinc.com/?gclid=CjwKCAjw-sqKBhBjEiwAVaQ9a3GsDZts2lu6dFmbXMCJKOxJ4oE0iTGJsIFAoSw6YCqSw94jm5dSkBoCOMsQAvD_BwE">https://sensourceinc.com/?gclid=CjwKCAjw-sqKBhBjEiwAVaQ9a3GsDZts2lu6dFmbXMCJKOxJ4oE0iTGJsIFAoSw6YCqSw94jm5dSkBoCOMsQAvD_BwE</a><div>In addition we did headcounts to compare the data of who came and sat all day to the passers by. Taking both was very helpful in making arguments to administration as to what hours and types of use the library was getting. </div><div>At Shoreline the security gates are of dubious functionality. However, there are sensors that track people coming in and out at a couple of locations. The data is taken each morning. As we just reopened and are getting less than 10 people per day, I have not pushed for headcounts. </div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="color:rgb(0,104,94)">Dawn Lowe-Wincentsen, MLIS</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;color:black"><br>
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<br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Sep 28, 2021 at 11:57 AM Bem, Greg via LIBRARYDIR <<a href="mailto:librarydir@lists.ctc.edu">librarydir@lists.ctc.edu</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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<p class="MsoNormal">I’m curious what data you get from gates or non-gates actually gets used. People walking in and out (including the library team) really distorts the numbers.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We do a headcount in the library that contributes to actual bodies in the library throughout the day. While it doesn’t give a total the way a gate would, it still helps us tell our stories on library use and make data-informed decisions.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">I am interested in this question as well. We are looking at getting rid of our security gates, but need to have a counter in place first.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="gmail-m_-7563492063947547505xmsonormal">Hi all,<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="gmail-m_-7563492063947547505xmsonormal">The gate counter on our security gates quit working. The security still works thankfully. What are you using for gate counters if not a security gate?<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="gmail-m_-7563492063947547505xmsonormal">Thanks,<u></u><u></u></p>
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