Research Services
In FY16 Q4 the library transitioned to Springshare’s Reference Analytics, part of the LibAnswers module, which includes a ticketing/dashboard for tracking inquires and a live chat function. The new system allows the library to track the back-and-forth nuances of customer service questions with greater precision and provides data on who is asking questions, when (time of day, day of week), where they are located, what type of question they ask, and how long it took us to respond. This quarter there were 355 total transactions, 130 of which were "reference" transactions. Of those, 17 were from VTRC personnel, 81 from VDOT employees in other parts of the agency, and 32 were from non-affiliated customers. Reference transactions and literature search requests were slightly below average this quarter.
The table to the right shows reference and research questions the library received by district/division this quarter (130 total). Added to questions received from UVA and non-affiliated sources (32 total) added up to 130.
| Origin | Questions | VTRC/CO/Districts | Transactions | |
| VDOT | 98 | Central Office | 41 | |
| VTRC | 17 | |||
| Hampton Roads | 10 | |||
| NOVA | 9 | |||
| Culpeper | 5 | |||
| Fredericksburg | 4 | |||
| Salem | 4 | |||
| UVA | 9 | Richmond | 4 | |
| Other (Non-affiliated) | 23 | Lynchburg | 3 | |
| Total Transactions | 130 | Bristol | 1 | |
| Staunton | 0 | |||
Stray Current Corrosion and Bridges/Structures Adjacent to Light Rail Systems: 2023 Update To a 2013 Literature Search (Stephen R. Sharp, Ph.D., P.E., and Soundar Balakumaran, Ph.D., P.E., 37 pages)
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