Usage analysis of a digital library

Jones, Steve; Cunningham, Sally Jo; McNab, Rodger J.

doi:10.1145/276675.276739

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“…Observations and interviews have been conducted to better understand the decision-making process in the selection and consumption of eBooks (e.g., [30,31]). Transaction log analysis is also commonly used in studies to understand user behaviour and information seeking in online library catalogues [5,4] and digital libraries [19,24]. Using transaction log analysis can help to provide insight into aspects of the reading process that may not be easily observed otherwise [25,22].…”

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A Log Analysis Study of 10 Years of eBook Consumption in Academic Library Collections

Littlewood

Hinze

Vanderschantz

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The Emergence of Digital Libraries – Research and Practices

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Abstract. Even though libraries have been offering eBooks for more than a decade, very little is known about eBook access and consumption in academic library collections. This paper addresses this gap with a log analysis study of eBook access at the library of the University of Waikato. This in-depth analysis covers a period spanning 10 years of eBook use at this university. We draw conclusions about the use of eBooks at this institution and compare the results with other published studies of eBook usage at tertiary institutes.

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A Log Analysis Study of 10 Years of eBook Consumption in Academic Library Collections

Littlewood

Hinze

Vanderschantz

et al. 2014

The Emergence of Digital Libraries – Research and Practices

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“…An analysis of usage logs from a digital library (Jones et al 1998) and a direct user survey (Holscher and Strube, 2000) report that the user queries are short and generally consist of 1, 2 or 3 words (terms) only. Domain savvy users construct queries with well chosen but fewer words than those who do not know the search domain well.…”

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“…Average query lengths have been reported to be between 2 to 3 words. A typical searcher tends to rely on the default operator for the search engine to define their queries (Jones et al 1998). An average query is 2.21 words long with a standard deviation of 1.05.…”

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CHARACTERISTICS OF THE BOOLEAN WEB SEARCH QUERY - Estimating success from characteristics

Patro¹,

Malhotra²

2005

Proceedings of the First International Conference on Web Information Systems and Technologies

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Abstract:Popular web search engines use Boolean queries as their main interface for users to search their information needs. The paper presents results a user survey employing volunteer web searchers to determine the effectiveness of the Boolean queries in meeting the information needs. A metric for measuring the quality of a web search query is presented. This enables us to relate attributes of the search session and the Boolean query with its success. Certain easily identified characteristics of a good web search query are identified.

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“…In [3] and [4], Jones et al propose a transaction log analysis of the New Zealand Digital Library. They report user sessions to be very short, with few and simple queries.…”

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Users and Uses of Online Digital Libraries in France

Assadi

Beauvisage

Lupovici

et al. 2003

Research and Advanced Technology for Digital Libraries

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Abstract. This article presents a study of online digital library (DL) uses, based on three data sources (online questionnaire, Internet traffic data and interviews). We show that DL users differ from average Internet users as well as from classical library users, and that their practices involve particular contexts, among which personal researches and bibliophilism. These results lead us to reconsider the status of online documents, as well as the relationship between commercial and non-commercial Web sites. Digital libraries, far from being simple digital versions of library holdings, are now attracting a new type of public, bringing about new, unique and original ways for reading and understanding texts. They represent a new arena for reading and consultation of works alongside that of traditional libraries.

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Usage analysis of a digital library

Abstract: We analyse transaction logs for a large full-text document collection for Computer Science researchers. We report insights gained from this analysis and identify resulting search interface design issues.

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A Log Analysis Study of 10 Years of eBook Consumption in Academic Library Collections

A Log Analysis Study of 10 Years of eBook Consumption in Academic Library Collections

CHARACTERISTICS OF THE BOOLEAN WEB SEARCH QUERY - Estimating success from characteristics

Users and Uses of Online Digital Libraries in France

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