Mar 22, 2023
AskMN turns 15 years old on March 24, 2023. This article takes a look back on some of the highlights and how the program has evolved since 2008.
AskMN News
Nov 11, 2022
It's hard to imagine a single Minnesotan who wouldn't benefit from the chance to ask a librarian a question online, any time of day, any day of the week. You can give your patrons easy access to research support and help Minitex promote a great service by using the tools in the Promote section of the AskMN website.
Sep 14, 2022
While overall usage slowed down from the height of the pandemic it was still a very busy year for questions. The five year trends for overall usage and academic usage continue to increase and public library usage remains quite strong.
Aug 20, 2021
The AskMN FY21 Report has been published, and it highlights heavy usage of the service by libraries throughout this past pandemic year.
Nov 16, 2020
The North American Virtual Reference Online Conference (NAVROC) is now accepting proposals for our free conference Tuesday - Thursday, February 23 - 25, 2021.
Jun 11, 2020
In May, 2019, OCLC announced the sale of QuestionPoint and the 24/7 Reference Cooperative to Springshare. Since then Minitex and AskMN libraries have been preparing for the migration from the QuestionPoint software to Springshare’s LibAnswers and LibChat systems.
Apr 1, 2020
As library services are impacted by COVID-19 and we begin to navigate working from home, it is important that patrons are able to connect with the services offered to them. One way to allow for this, is by adding a chat service for your library patrons.
Mar 19, 2020
Aug 29, 2019
AskMN: The Librarian Is In! has published its FY19 Report and is now available on the Minitex website. This article features some highlights from this past year.
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