December Statistics

December was our busiest December on record.  Even in a short month where people are often more focused on the holidays that reference assistance. Ask a Librarian had: 2,825 Live Chat Sessions 1,271 Email Questions 314 Text Questions A summary of the month report for...

November Statistics

Once again, Ask a Librarian experienced a record month! 5,255 Live Chat Sessions (an 6% increase from last November) 1,352 Email Sessions (a 25% increase from last November) 566 text messages (our first complete month of texting!) Summary report for the state: AAL...

October Statistics

Wow! What a month. Ask a Librarian had 7,050 sessions in October.  5591 live chat sessions, 1310 email sessions and 149 text sessions! – Yes, 149 text messages in one week! I will have a second post next week with some analysis of our use.   Here are the summary...

Time and Day Analysis

One of the big questions we are often asked about at Ask a Librarian is – when are people using the service…  Is it similar to in-person usage?  Is there a run at 11pm? The following graphs look at total usage in September by time of day by day of week....

September Statistics

Wow!! Students are back and ready to learn.    Ask a Librarian helped a whooping 7,789 students via live chat and email last month. We experienced a 51% increase in live chat sessions from last September helping 6,066 users with their research needs.  In addition, we...