[Web4lib] [web4lib] survey on library website third party analytics privacy concerns

[Brian Tingle]

Hi,

I've put together a short 3 question survey about the use of third
party web analytics such as google analytics and privacy concerns.

http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/WEB22B45SKV7RK

I'm including the questions here so you don't have to follow the link
to see how short it is.

Does your library website use a third party tracking tool such as
google analytics to gather use statistics.
  	yes
        not yet, but plan to in the next year
	no, local solution is fine for now
	no
	Other, please specify
	
What role did privacy concerns play in your website team's decision to
use a service such as google analytics or not.
        did not consider privacy implications
	considered privacy implications and satisfied with privacy protections
	decided privacy risks too great to warrant use
	Other, please specify

What are your thoughts on the need for more discussion about privacy
concerns with regard to patron data collected by third party analytics
services used by library websites.
     no need
     boring
     interesting
     very important