This question came up for me too recently, in response to an enquiry.
When I was a repository manager I had access to Google Analytics for my
own institution's repository, as well as the DSpace stats, but I did
wonder (a) how many other repositories were/are using Google Analytics;
and (b) since these exist on private Google accounts, has anyone found
any way to collect stats from multiple repositories over time in order
to get a wider view. DSpace stats are less wide-ranging (although these
may have been upgraded since then) but, if things remain as they were,
they are publicly accessible. I have no information on other software
platforms, e.g. EPrints, Fedora and commercial platforms, in this regard.
The particular question that arose in this case was about referring
pages, which Google Analytics provides good information about, amongst a
whole host of other extremely useful and interesting stats.
Thanks,
Talat Chaudhri
On 10/02/2011 10:43, Chris Rusbridge wrote:
> Does anyone have any good sources for comparative statistics on the use made of institutional repositories? By this I mean accesses and downloads, I guess.
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