Getting to the Source: a Survey of Quantitative Data Sources Available to the Everyday Librarian: Part 1: Web Server Log Analysis

Goddard, Lisa (2007) Getting to the Source: a Survey of Quantitative Data Sources Available to the Everyday Librarian: Part 1: Web Server Log Analysis. Evidence Based Library and Information Practice, 2 (1). pp. 48-67. ISSN 1715-720X

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Abstract

This is the first part of a two-part article that provides a survey of data sources which are likely to be immediately available to the typical practitioner who wishes to engage in statistical analysis of collections and services within his or her own library. Part I outlines the data elements which can be extracted from web server logs, and discusses web log analysis tools. Part II looks at logs, reports, and data sources from proxy servers, resource vendors, link resolvers, federated search engines, institutional repositories, electronic reference services, and the integrated library system.

Item Type: Article
URI: http://research.library.mun.ca/id/eprint/26
Item ID: 26
Department(s): Memorial University Libraries
Date: February 2007
Date Type: Publication

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