Libraries col­lect a lot of data that encom­pass com­plex net­works about how users nav­i­gate through online resources, which sub­jects cir­cu­late the most or the least, which resources are requested via inter­li­brary loan, vis­i­ta­tion pat­terns over peri­ods of time, ref­er­ence queries, and … Continue reading →

This four-part tutorial at NeoLib guides you through planning for and measuring the effectiveness of a library website: A Brief Intro to Web Analytics and Web Optimization for Libraries Pt 1 A Brief Intro to Web Analytics and Web Optimization … Continue reading →

Libraries are enhancing their own services using APIs from a variety of web services. You’ll be seeing many examples this semester in our Wednesday Spark posts, but it can be difficult to know where to start with your own mashup. … Continue reading →