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An analysis of usage of a digital library
Abstract
As experimental digital library testbeds gain wider acceptance and develop significant user bases, it becomes important to investigate the ways in which users interact with the systems in practice. Transaction logs are one source of usage information, and the information on user behaviour can be culled from them both automatically (through calculation of summary statistics) and manually (by examining query strings for semantic clues on search motivations and searching strategy). We conduct a transaction log analysis on user activity in the Computer Science Technical Reports Collection of the New Zealand Digital Library, and report insights gained and identify resulting search interface design issues.
Type
Working Paper
Type of thesis
Series
Computer Science Working Papers
Citation
Jones, S., Cunningham, S. J. & McNab, R. (1998). An analysis of usage of a digital library. (Working paper 98/13). Hamilton, New Zealand: University of Waikato, Department of Computer Science.
Date
1998-06
Publisher
University of Waikato, Department of Computer Science