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 ).

 

November, 2004

 

Visitors

 

Total Visits                                                                                                       256,765

 


Pages and Files (Top 10 Pages)

Top Page: Library Home Page                                                                           92,360

Databases (Alphabetically, Subject Guides & Indexes)*
Student Services Pages

Research Methods in the Social Sciences
Libraries and Collections
Public Opinion Polls On the Internet
Richter Library Reserves
Pan Am Airways Collection
Cuba and Cuban Americans on the Internet
Hours & Schedule



21,583
  5,590
  4,704
  3,716
  3,413
  2,289
  1,610
  1,470
  1,335
 
   

                                                       

 

Notable High Hit Counts                                                               Ovid Databases
Most Requested Form or Database                                              Ovid Database
Cuban Heritage Collection (881))


Navigation

Most Popular Entrance to Site                                                           Library Home Page (52%)
Other Unique Entrances                                                                     Research Methods in the Social Sciences
Notable Unique Entrances                                                                 Public Opinion Polls on the Internet

 


Activity

70% visitors                                                                                         view 1-2 pages of the site
75 % site visits                                                                                    0-1 minutes (quick consult)
Highest Web Activity Days                                                              Monday - Tuesday
Peak Web Activity Hours                                                                  12 P.M. – 4. P.M.

 

 

Referrals and Search Engines

 

9% Visitors                                                                                          From umiami.edu
7% Various Search Engine                           (68% Google, 11% MSN, 18% Yahoo, 2% other)
Most Common Searches: "research methods", "worldwar2", "polls
Unexpected Larger Referrals:             Bottle Books               


* 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)