@article {Breitbach:2011:1525-4011:36, title = "Gimlet", journal = "The Charleston Advisor", parent_itemid = "infobike://annurev/tca", publishercode ="annurev", year = "2011", volume = "12", number = "4", publication date ="2011-04-01T00:00:00", pages = "36-38", itemtype = "ARTICLE", issn = "1525-4011", eissn = "1525-4003", url = "https://annurev.publisher.ingentaconnect.com/content/annurev/tca/2011/00000012/00000004/art00011", doi = "doi:10.5260/chara.12.4.36", author = "Breitbach, William", abstract = "Gimlet is a Web-based application for collecting service point statistics in libraries. It includes a knowledge base, a tagging feature, and report maker. Gimlet is easy to use, and the statistical reports are a great resource for analyzing services. The software allows users to go far beyond collecting categorical statistics by providing options for the addition of metadata and a knowledge base for future retrieval of patron queries and answers. The system includes an option to class questions according to the READ Scale, which attempts to give a qualitative description of the service transaction.", }