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Electronic Theses and Dissertations: Differences in Behavior for Local and Non-Local Users


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dc.coverage.temporal2012-2013en_US
dc.creatorCoates, Midge
dc.date.accessioned2015-01-15T18:22:57Z
dc.date.available2015-01-15T18:22:57Z
dc.date.created2014-07-03
dc.date.issued2015-01-15
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1108/LHT-08-2013-0102en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11200/48471
dc.description.abstractThis study examines two research questions: (1) How do users in different locations find Auburn University Electronic Theses and Dissertations? (2) Do users in different locations interact differently with the collection and, if so, how? Google Analytics data for user visits, landing pages, and page views were separated into groups based on user location. Visits data were also correlated with source (referring Web site), and landing pages and page views were grouped by type. Most local users came to the repository via Auburn University Web pages. This group usually landed on the collection home page and used internal navigation pages to find what they needed. Submission page views showed that most ETD depositors were local. Most out-of-state users came to the repository via Web search engines. This group usually landed directly on bibliographic information pages for individual ETDs. They used internal navigation pages less frequently than local users. Users located within the state but outside of the local area interacted with the collection in a way that was intermediate between the two groups. Institutions interested in improving repository access for depositors will probably find it helpful to focus on in-state usage reports, while institutions seeking to improve access for end-users should exclude in-state users from their assessments. This is the first detailed examination of ETDs usage published since 2001 and shows that filtering tools available in Google Analytics allow comparisons of user behavior based on location and source (referring Web site).en_US
dc.formatPDFen_US
dc.format.extent16 pagesen_US
dc.publisherEmerald Group Publishing Limiteden_US
dc.relation.ispartofLibrary Hi Techen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries0737-8831en_US
dc.rightsThis article is (c) Emerald Group Publishing and permission has been granted for this version to appear here: aurora.auburn.edu. Emerald does not grant permission for this article to be further copied/distributed or hosted elsewhere without the express permission from Emerald Group Publishing Limited.en_US
dc.subjectthesesen_US
dc.subjectdissertationsen_US
dc.subjectdigital librariesen_US
dc.subjectuse statisticsen_US
dc.subjectWeb metricsen_US
dc.subjectuser studiesen_US
dc.titleElectronic Theses and Dissertations: Differences in Behavior for Local and Non-Local Usersen_US
dc.typeTexten_US
dc.type.genreJournal Article, Academic Journalen_US
dc.citation.volume32en_US
dc.citation.issue2en_US
dc.citation.spage285en_US
dc.citation.epage299en_US
dc.description.statusPublisheden_US
dc.description.peerreviewYesen_US
dc.creator.alternateCoates, Mildred

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