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Statistics
Web
site | Google Analytics | Barton | Other
Web Site Statistics
(pages served by "libraries.mit.edu")
To see
our monthly statistics, look in this directory:
http://libraries.mit.edu/usage/
A report is auto-generated on the first of each month and appears in that directory by date.
We
use an open source program, called Analog, to process our log files.
Click on the month you would like to see, such as:
http://libraries.mit.edu/usage/0407.html
A good number to use when comparing visits to our site over time is this one: "Successful requests for pages," found near the top of the report. (Make sure to choose requests for pages, not just requests, because that would include every graphic that is downloaded when a page is viewed).
Our busiest month is usually April. So for example, you can look at the overall growth by comparing that number for April over time:
April
2000: 298,887
April 2001: 385,458
April 2002: 481,348
April 2003: 684,800
April 2004: 1,086,512
To see
the hits for a particular page, click on "request report" near
the top of any monthly report. This links down to the portion of
the page that lists hits on individual pages:
http://libraries.mit.edu/usage/0407.html#req
From
that you can see that our job listings page was one of the most
frequently requested pages that month, with 15,772 requests:
http://libraries.mit.edu/about/jobs.html
Google Analytics
Special code attaches all public web pages to the Google Analytics statistics-gathering program.
To check your page's statistics, go to:
http://google.com/analytics/
How to sign in (MIT libraries staff only)
Click on "view reports" next to "libraries.mit.edu."
Try the "content drilldown" section under "content" in
the left nav bar.
Experiment!
Barton
Statistics
For Barton statistics, contact:
Christine
Moulen, Library Systems Manager
617-253-0757 | orbitee@mit.edu
See
also, Where to find the reports written in Brio Query on
this page:
http://libstaff.mit.edu/barton/useful.html
Other Statistics
More stats coming soon.