Fact sheet

Here are some facts you can use to write a press release about L-net:

• L-net connects you to a librarian online through live chat, e-mail and on mobile phones through text messaging

• L-net is available to people who live, work and go to school in Oregon.

• The service is free; it is funded by a grant from the Oregon State Library under the Library Services and Technology Act.

• L-net has answered over 115,000 questions since 2003.

• L-net answers 50-250 questions from Oregonians each day, and expects to answer over 35,000 this year

• 36 libraries in Oregon partner to provide live chat and e-mail referral service

• People typically ask for help researching things that they have difficulty finding on their own (though we'll try to help people with anything)

• Librarians are online 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. We achieve this thanks to L-net's Oregon partner libraries and with back up support from librarians in Ohio and Ohio's Knowitnow service

You may also like to see L-net statistics and a chart of recent traffic.