[WEB4LIB] Re: statistics for academic library web

[Andrew Mutch]

Julia,

If I was going to bring someone in for that topic, I would be looking for
someone like Thomas Dowling or Roy Tennant, as they have the technical expertise
and the library experienceto make it relevant to your audience .  I don't know
what their going rates are these days but it would be money well spent!

Andrew Mutch
Library Systems Technician
Waterford Township Public Library
Waterford, MI

Julia Schult wrote:

> I have a lot of questions in this area, and in fact a regional group here is
> hoping to bring in a speaker on the subject of web server log statistics and
> statistical report software.  Does anyone know of an appropriate speaker for
> such a thing?  I don't have any leads except the book mentioned by Lee J.
>
> I've been thinking of inviting vendors, WebTrends and their competitors, but
> it would be nicer if we had someone neutral who could give a workshop on
> what terms like "hits" and "sessions" mean when you factor in the variable
> of user-cached pages.
>
> ---Julia E. Schult
> Access/Electronic Services Librarian
> Elmira College
> Jschult at elmira.edu