Dan
We're using WebTrends for 12 of our site analyses, and 1 realtime from a
hosting company (but we still collect the raw logs as well).
Our WebTrends is quite an old version but we continue to post-analyse
downloaded logfiles instead of doing real time stuff because in any
case, as an NDPB we are mandated to keep our raw website logfiles for 7
years anyway, for audit purposes. Since I have to download them and keep
them, it's no bother to analyse them as well.
I'm interested in people's experience of other products, though, as we
will change in due course probably because WebTrends IS expensive.
kind regards
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The Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (MLA)
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From: Museums Computer Group [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
Daniel Pett
Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2006 4:14 PM
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Subject: [MCG] Web log file and analytics software use
Dear all,
I'm just doing some research into statistical analysis of website logs
via
log file analysers and analytical software. I'm currently using awstats
and
google analytics on a range of sites, and I'm interested to see what
other
people are using in cultural institutions. This should provide a
stimulus
for enhancing the visitor's experience.
For example are people using a combination of log file analysers and
script
based data capture? There seems to be quite a difference between
analytics
and log file analysis software, for a variety of reasons.
I've looked at the following products:
visistat
urchin
hbx analytics
webtrends
onestat
metasun
summary
awstats
Faststats
There's also some interesting comparisons provided in this document:
http://www.omegadm.co.uk/web-analytics-methods.pdf
Anyone else using the above, what sort of information are you finding
you
can glean from these tools, or can you recommend any other tools? Any
information on or offlist would be great.
Yours
DEJ Pett
ICT Adviser
The British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG
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Don't forget the Autumn meeting: 16 November, Natural History Museum,
London
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