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 ).

 

May, 2004

 

Visitors

 

Total Visits                                                                                                        142,482

 


Pages and Files (Top 10 Pages)

Top Page: Library Home Page                                                                           131,935

Databases (Alphabetically, Subject Guides & Indexes)*
Research Methods in the Social Sciences
Student Services Page
Public Opinion Polls on the Internet             
University of Miami Libraries and Collections
Lexis-Nexis Database
Panam Airways Collection  
Proquest Database Products                                               
Cubans and Cuban Americans on the Internet                                         
 21,398
3,817
3,327
2,506
2,021
1,727
1,309
1,309
1,162

                                                       

 

Notable High Hit Counts                                                                Database Products, Lexis-Nexis, Proquest
Most Requested Form or Database                                              Lexis-Nexis Databases
Cuban Heritage Collection (877))


Navigation

Most Popular Entrance to Site                                                           Library Home Page (36%)
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
77 % site visits                                                                                    0-1 minutes (quick consult)
Highest Web Activity Days                                                              Monday - Thursday
Peak Web Activity Hours                                                                  3 P.M. – 4. P.M.

 

 

Referrals and Search Engines

 

7% Visitors                                                                                          From Black Voices
8% Various Search Engine                           (64% Google, 15% MSN, 17% Yahoo, 2% other)
Most Common Searches: "Public Opinion Polls"
Unexpected Larger Referrals:                             Black Voices  Xanga.com   Wc3.worldcrossing.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)