[Eril-l] Primo VE - zero search results question for high searches in a single day

[Leslie Burke]

Could it be students looking for a textbook?

Leslie D. Burke
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From: Eril-l <eril-l-bounces at lists.eril-l.org> On Behalf Of Allyson Ota
Sent: Friday, March 18, 2022 5:10 PM
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Subject: [Eril-l] Primo VE - zero search results question for high searches in a single day

Aloha all,

I had a great time at ER&L, and one of the conference topics actually popped up in my inbox today. A librarian here ran the zero search results report mentioned in Jill Locascio's excellent on-demand session on using the zero results to inform library instruction. I thought I'd just post here in case others may have experienced this.

In our report, we noticed some search numbers that seem really high, like, a search run for the search string ISBN 9781119752585 141 - 143 times per day. It makes it seem automated, rather than a real student or faculty member. When I looked it up, the ISBN belongs to an accounting book we do not own.
Search String
Searches
Active Tab
Search Scope
Date (long desc)
ISBN 9781119752585
143
LibraryCatalog
MyInst_and_CI
Mon, May 24, 2021
ISBN 9781119752585
143
LibraryCatalog
MyInst_and_CI
Tue, May 25, 2021
ISBN 9781119752585
141
LibraryCatalog
MyInst_and_CI
Sat, May 22, 2021
ISBN 9781119752585
141
LibraryCatalog
MyInst_and_CI
Sun, May 23, 2021

Any idea what might be the cause of so many searches run?

Thank you,
Allyson

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Allyson Ota (she/they)
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