L-net statistics by county, 2003-2008

L-net usage by County is determined by mapping the patron's Zip Code to a particular town and County.

Asking patrons for personal information, including Zip Codes, is intrusive, and some patrons have let us know their displeasure by submitting false or blank entries on our form. Anonymity is key to the freedom of inquiry online and we approve of these patrons' decisions.

Beginning September 29, 2008, L-net stopped demanding a Zip Code from patrons who are implicitly associated with a particular library. Patrons visiting L-net from the Deschutes County Library System website, for example, are associated with that library automatically. Implicitly associated patrons are not included in the totals for 2008-09.

For a more complete picture of how patrons in your community have been using L-net recently, please visit www.oregonlibraries.net/stats, or contact Caleb Tucker-Raymond.

*April 16 2003-June 30 2004

** July 1 - December 31, 2008

*** This category includes academic library patrons, who are not asked for a Zip Code, as well as out-of-state patrons, who are welcome to ask questions about Oregon, patrons who submit a zip code that the United States Post Office does not recognize as belonging to a community in Oregon, and implicitly associated patrons.