Richter Library Web Statistics – Summary

 

(This summary compiles from six different server reports making up the University of Miami online web system. Servers: Main Library Server: http://www.library.miami.edu,
Digital: http://digital.library.miami.edu, Findit: http://findit.library.miami.edu, Scholar: http://scholar.library.miami.edu. Three and five page narrative summaries are also available as are the various 140 pp. reports (6 reports ).

 

March, 2004

 

Visitors

 

Total Visits                                                                                                        131,513

 


Pages and Files (Top 10 Pages)

Top Page: Library Home Page                                                                           78,671

#2 Databases (Alphabetically, Subject Guides & Indexes)*                        16,987
#3 Student Services Page                                                                                     5,075
#4 Research Methods in the Social Sciences                                                    3,288
#5 University of Miami Libraries – Libraries and Collections                         3,002
#6 Public Opinion Polls on the Internet                                                              2,722
#7 Richter Library Reserves - Tables of Contents                                          2,122
#8 Pan American World Airways Record Collection                                        1,568
#9 Cuba and Cuban Americans on the Internet                                                 1,242
#10 Interlibrary Loan                                                                                               1,224    

 

Notable High Hit Counts                                                                Database Search Pages
Most Requested Form or Database                                            Brockway Hall Document Request Form (74)
Cuban Heritage Collection (864))


Navigation

Most Popular Entrance to Site                                                           Library Home Page (50%)
Other Unique Entrances                                                                     Databases, Research Methods in the Social Sciences
Notable Unique Entrances                                                                 Public Opinion Polls on the Internet

 


Activity

74 % visitors                                                                                         view 1-2 pages of the site
81 % site visits                                                                                    0-1 minutes (quick consult)
Highest Web Activity Days                                                              Monday-Wednesday
Peak
Web Activity Hours                                                                  10 A.M. – 5. P.M.

 

 

Referrals and Search Engines

 

21% Visitors                                                                                          From Larger University Site
15% Various Search Engine                           (58% Google, 18% MSN, 20% Yahoo, 3% other)
Most Common Searches: opinion polls, Public Opinion Polls, Research Methods
Unexpected Larger Referrals:                             Black Voices


* Databases Listed Alphabetically By Title (5,430). http://findit.library.miami.edu/research/research.php + Databases & Indexes (3,057) (Infosheets) +  Database & Indexes (Subject Guides) (2,012)