Virtual Environments at the University of Kansas Librariesrshanrath
The document discusses findings from surveys about how students and faculty use libraries and search engines. It shows that while most students use search engines as their starting point for research, they find library websites to be more trustworthy and accurate sources of information. For faculty, the library's gateway function of providing access to resources is declining in importance compared to its archive and purchasing roles. The document also briefly touches on topics like scholarly communication, publishing, repositories, and digital humanities. It raises the question of whether libraries should focus on creating environments for discovery or making their environments more discoverable.
Using Event Tracking to Enhance Library Web Interfacesrshanrath
The document discusses using Google Analytics to track events on library web interfaces. It introduces why analytics are important, how traditional analytics only track page views, and how Google Analytics can be used to track specific user actions through event tracking. Code examples are provided to track click events on links using jQuery and push those events to Google Analytics to gain insights into how users are interacting with pages.
Virtual Environments at the University of Kansas Librariesrshanrath
The document discusses findings from surveys about how students and faculty use libraries and search engines. It shows that while most students use search engines as their starting point for research, they find library websites to be more trustworthy and accurate sources of information. For faculty, the library's gateway function of providing access to resources is declining in importance compared to its archive and purchasing roles. The document also briefly touches on topics like scholarly communication, publishing, repositories, and digital humanities. It raises the question of whether libraries should focus on creating environments for discovery or making their environments more discoverable.
Using Event Tracking to Enhance Library Web Interfacesrshanrath
The document discusses using Google Analytics to track events on library web interfaces. It introduces why analytics are important, how traditional analytics only track page views, and how Google Analytics can be used to track specific user actions through event tracking. Code examples are provided to track click events on links using jQuery and push those events to Google Analytics to gain insights into how users are interacting with pages.