Here is an overview of Web statistics for Duke University Libraries for the reporting period of July 1, 2009 to June 30, 2010. It provides the following information:
- Visits by domain — counts the number of visitors to our Websites.
- Pageviews by domain — counts the number of Web pages our visitors viewed.
- Most viewed Library Resources — pageviews of 25 top resources on our Websites.
- Browsers — shows what Web browsers visitors used.
- Mobile platforms — shows what mobile platforms visitors used. Less than 1% of our vistors used a mobile platform to access our Website.
- Location — How many patrons accessed our library resources from on campus vs. from off campus.
You can download the data as an MS Excel spreadsheet or view the data on the page below:
Visits to Library website domains: July 1, 2009 to June 30, 2010 as recorded in Google Analytics
| Domain | Visits | Percent | Notes |
| library.duke.edu |
5,942,743 |
81.1 |
data includes visits to digital collections, finding aids, and some blogs |
| find.library.duke.edu |
871,097 |
11.9 |
|
| scriptorium.lib.duke.edu |
278,758 |
3.8 |
data collection began in October 2009 |
| catalog.library.duke.edu |
129,766 |
1.8 |
Includes visits recorded on alephdev during jan 3-feb7, 2010 due to misconfiguration |
| guides.library.duke.edu |
94,834 |
1.3 |
|
| dukelibraries**.blogspot.com |
9,852 |
0.1 |
combines data for all dukelibraries blogs on blogspot.com |
| Total Domain Visits |
7,327,050 |
100.0 |
|
Pageviews to Library website domains: July 1, 2009 to June 30, 2010 as recorded in Google Analytics (plus item views from iTunesU and YouTube)
| Domain | Pageviews | Percent | Notes |
| library.duke.edu |
15,747,720 |
54.8 |
total pageviews minus 288,923 pageviews generated by deprecated method of tracking clicks to Search Resources Tabs [e.g., onClick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/homepage/catalog-search') ] |
| find.library.duke.edu |
7,376,478 |
25.7 |
|
| AdViews @ iTunesU |
2,654,930 |
9.2 |
Item views for the AdViews collection in iTunesU |
| catalog.library.duke.edu |
1,752,088 |
6.1 |
includes pageviews recorded on alephdev during jan 3-feb7, 2010 due to misconfiguration |
| scriptorium.lib.duke.edu |
783,027 |
2.7 |
data collection began in October 2009 |
| guides.library.duke.edu |
265,737 |
0.9 |
|
| DukeLibDigitalColl @ YouTube.com |
135,790 |
0.5 |
Item views for digital collections in YouTube |
| dukelibraries**.blogspot.com |
16,460 |
0.1 |
combines pageviews for all dukelibraries blogs on blogspot.com |
| Total Library Domain Pageviews |
28,732,230 |
100.0 |
|
Most viewed Library Resources: July 1, 2009 to June 30, 2010
| Resource | Pageviews | Percent | Notes |
| Catalog (both Endeca and Classic) |
9,128,566 |
31.8 |
combines pageviews for find.library.duke.edu (7,376,478 pageviews) and catalog.library.duke.edu (1,752,088 pageviews) |
| Digital Collections |
7,556,944 |
26.3 |
pageviews for /digitalcollections/ (4,766,224 pageviews) plus iTunesU (2,654,930 item views) and YouTube (135,790 item views) minus finding aids /digitalcollections/rbmscl/ (295,500) |
| Citing Sources |
5,188,447 |
18.1 |
/research/citing/ |
| Library Home page |
2,146,299 |
7.5 |
combines pageviews for / and /index.html |
| Scriptorium |
783,027 |
2.7 |
pageviews for scriptorium.lib.duke.edu |
| Guides (both LibGuides and CMS) |
694,855 |
2.4 |
combines pageviews for guides.library.duke.edu (265,737 pageviews) and /research/subject/guides/ (429,118 pageviews) |
| Special Collections |
578,734 |
2.0 |
/specialcollections/ |
| Finding Aids |
295,500 |
1.0 |
pageviews for /digitalcollections/rbmscl/ |
| Avoiding Plagiarism |
236,738 |
0.8 |
/research/plagiarism/ |
| University Archives |
229,216 |
0.8 |
/uarchives/ does not include item views in Flickr |
| Exhibits |
210,280 |
0.7 |
/exhibits/ |
| About |
193,292 |
0.7 |
/about/ |
| Lilly Library |
156,856 |
0.5 |
/lilly/ |
| Instruction & Outreach |
151,591 |
0.5 |
/services/instruction/ (excludes pageviews for instruction blog) |
| Blogs |
144,837 |
0.5 |
combines pageviews for /blogs/ and dukelibraries**.blogspot.com |
| Location Guide |
105,144 |
0.4 |
/apps/locationguide/ (data only complete after October) |
| Music Library |
103,737 |
0.4 |
/music/ |
| Services |
91,893 |
0.3 |
/services/ excludes pageviews for /services/instruction/ which are listed separately |
| Staff Directory |
65,221 |
0.2 |
/apps/directory/ (data only complete after October) |
| Libraries portals |
59,101 |
0.2 |
/libraries/ contains portal pages for AskUs, Borrow and Renew, and ILL |
| Jobs |
57,212 |
0.2 |
/jobs/ |
| How do I?... |
46,533 |
0.2 |
/research/finding/ |
| News |
38,186 |
0.1 |
/news/ |
| Research by Subject Portal |
28,978 |
0.1 |
combines pageviews for / and /index.html |
| Research Help |
20,598 |
0.1 |
/research/help/ |
| Other |
420,445 |
1.5 |
pageveiws for all other resources not otherwise listed here |
| Total |
28,732,230 |
100.0 |
|
Picture this...
The pie chart graphically displays pageviews for the 11 top resources listed in the table above. What's notable?
- Four resources (Catalog, Digital Collections, Citing Sources, and Library Homepage) account for over 80% of our pageviews.
- Catalog represents nearly a third of all Website pageviews.
- Digital Collections represent over a quarter of all Website pageviews.
- Citing Sources section, a mere 37 pages, received over half as many pageviews as our entire catalog of 5 million+ items.
Browsers used to visit library.duke.edu: July 1, 2009 - June 30, 2010
| Browser | Visits | Percent | Notes |
| Internet Explorer |
2,629,434 |
44.25 |
|
| Firefox |
2,094,253 |
35.24 |
|
| Safari |
838,477 |
14.11 |
|
| Chrome |
304,662 |
5.13 |
|
| Other |
75,917 |
1.28 |
|
| Total |
5,942,743 |
100.00 |
|
Top Mobile devices used to visit library.duke.edu: November 1, 2009 - June 30, 2010
| Browser | Visits | Percent | Notes |
| iPhone |
13,109 |
56.65 |
|
| iPod |
5,324 |
23.01 |
|
| Android |
2,852 |
12.33 |
|
| BlackBerry |
1,854 |
8.01 |
|
| Total |
23,139 |
100.00 |
|
On campus vs. off campus visitors to library.duke.edu: July 1, 2009 - June 30, 2010
| Location | Visits | Percent | Notes |
| On Campus |
1,225,625 |
20.62 |
|
| Off Campus |
4,717,118 |
79.38 |
|
| Total |
5,942,743 |
100.00 |
|