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Ask Here PA is the Fastest Growing Digital Ref Service in the Country

December 1, 2008 - 7:33pm — birdie

With 125,000 users in fewer than two years, an online chat called "Ask Here PA" is the fastest-growing digital reference service in the country, state officials said today.

"In less than two years, the program is on target to compete for that coveted title -- most used virtual reference program in the nation," said Mary Clare Zales, Pennsylvania's state librarian and deputy secretary for libraries.

Pittsburgh Tribune Review has the story.

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December 2, 2008 - 10:17pm — Pennsylvania Librarian (not verified)

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As one who staffs the service, many of the questions come from students. In my experience, many of them do not understand the service and think it is a chat room. They make inappropriate comments, are impatient, rude and often don't have a real question. Some of the questions come from people inside a library and deal with questions about that library's service that could be answered if they went to a service desk. We do get real, legitimate questions from people; those are a pleasure to answer.

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