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, 2005

 

Visitors

 

Total Visits                                                                    502,462                      

 


Pages and Files (Top 10 Pages)

Top Page: Library Home Page                                                                          

Library Home Page
Databases, Subject Guides and Infosheets
Research Methods in the Social Sciences
Student Services Pages
Libraries and Collections
Public Opinion Polls on the Internet
Richter Library Reserves
Austin and Marta Weeks Music Library
PanAm World Airways
Cuba and Cuban American on the Internet

62,488
18,630
4,803
3,528
2,339
1,760
1,374
1,318
1,286
1,027
 
   

                                                       

 

Notable High Hit Counts                                                    Austin and Marta Weeks Music Library
Most Requested Form or Database                                   Ovid Databases
Cuban Heritage Collection (648))


Navigation

Most Popular Entrance to Site                                                           Library Home Page (47%)
Other Unique Entrances                                                                      Research Methods in the Social Sciences
Notable Unique Entrances                                                                  PanAm Collection

 


Activity

75% visitors                                                                                         view 1-2 pages of the site
79% site visits                                                                                    1-2 minutes (quick consult)
Highest Web Activity Days                                                              Monday & Wednesday
Peak Web Activity Hours                                                                  1 P.M. – 4. P.M.

 

 

Referrals and Search Engines

 

7 % Visitors                                                                                          From umiami.edu
5 % Various Search Engine                           (59% Google, 15% MSN, 24% Yahoo, 2% other)
Most Common Searches: "background tiles", "research methods", "music notes ","public opinion polls"
Unexpected Larger Referrals:     www.images.google.com , www.xanga.com , www.myspace.com              


* 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)