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 ).

 

July, 2004

 

Visitors

 

Total Visits                                                                                                        121,185

 


Pages and Files (Top 10 Pages)

Top Page: Library Home Page                                                                           49,800

Databases (Alphabetically, Subject Guides & Indexes)*
Research Methods in the Social Sciences
Public Opinion Polls on the Internet
Libraries and Collections
Student Services             
Panam Airways Collection
Ovid Databases
Proquest Databases
Science Direct Databases
 19,054
3,298
2,598
1,827
1,711
1,293
1,260
1,125
1,003

                                                       

 

Notable High Hit Counts                                                                Ovid Databases
Most Requested Form or Database                                              Ovid Databases
Cuban Heritage Collection (868))


Navigation

Most Popular Entrance to Site                                                           Library Home Page (26%)
Other Unique Entrances                                                                     Databases, Research Methods in the Social Sciences
Notable Unique Entrances                                                                 Public Opinion Polls on the Internet

 


Activity

72% visitors                                                                                         view 1-2 pages of the site
78 % site visits                                                                                    0-1 minutes (quick consult)
Highest Web Activity Days                                                              Tuesday - Thursday
Peak Web Activity Hours                                                                  12 P.M. – 4. P.M.

 

 

Referrals and Search Engines

 

6% Visitors                                                                                          From Black Voices
7% Various Search Engine                           (65% Google, 13% MSN, 19% Yahoo, 3% other)
Most Common Searches: "Research Methods, Background Tiles, Opinion Polls"
Unexpected Larger Referrals:                             Black Voices  Xanga.com   Wc3.worldcrossing.com Marmarita.com Bottlebooks
  


* 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)