[WEB4LIB] Statistics report site

[Eric Hellman]

We use Analog (http://www.analog.cx/), which will produce this type 
of report without a lot of fuss. Runs on all platforms.

Centralizing the collection of a library's usage reports is a Good 
Thing. Did you realize you can use the same server logs to monitor 
usage of some remote resources? If a resource lets you put your 
library logo on their result pages (FirstSerch is one example), then 
you can put a code on the image URL that will help you track usage of 
the pages it gets displayed on. I call these "measuring stick gifs" 
because you can make controlled measurements with them (unlike 
reports you get from vendors - which are sweet but provide no 
nourishment).

Eric

>Good people,
>
>Our library is getting a server and we will eventually move our web site
>to the in-house server. The site is now hosted by Time Warner's Road
>Runner, which lets a customer use FlashStats to generate reports. We
>previously had another host, that used WebTrends, which made detailed
>reports such as hits on individual pages, etc.
>Can any of you recommend an application that will run on a Windows
>server and create reports telling us such things as:
>
>monthly total hits
>daily total hits
>hourly ""
>How many hits this month on the Catalog page; Genealogy page,
>individually
>How many people clicked on the graphic image leading to the Poetry
>Contest
>
>Thank you for your assistance.
>Joan Graham
>Stark County District Library

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