Viewing Search Statistics
The Search Statistics report provides an analysis of daily system usage for a set number of days. This report enables you to view more detailed information about system usage.
To view this report:
- Choose Patron Searches from the reports menu.
- Choose Search Statistics from the reports menu.
- Choose Submit. The Search Statistics report displays the following information:
For this report and each of the sub-reports reports, the system displays statistics on the Number Done and the Percent Done for the past ten days.
- Number Done — The number of searches performed on the day indicated.
- Percent Done — The percentage of searches performed each day in proportion to the total performed in the past ten days.
Number of User Keyed Searches
The Number of User Keyed Searches report displays the daily number of searches performed on the system for each of the past ten days. When you choose the link for a specific day, the system displays an hourly breakdown of user-initiated searches for that day.
Number of System Suggested Searches
The Number of System Suggested Searches report displays the number of times users have invoked browsing suggestions offered by the system. The Number of System Suggested Searches Executed displays totals for:
- Nearby on Shelf Selected
- Same Search as Keyword Search
- Similar Items
- See X-Ref Selected
- See Also X-Ref Selected
- Forward Browse Selected
- Backward Browse Selected
Number of Records Retrieved
The Number of Records Retrieved report displays the number of records users found while searching. It details how many searches retrieved no records, one record, two to eight records, etc., up to 5000 or more records. The report also includes the following details:
- Total Searches Retrieving Records
- Total Records Retrieved/Average per Search
- Searches with No Retrievals
- Total Searches
Number of Searches Limited
The Number of Searches Limited report lists the number of times users employed the LIMIT function to refine searches, and how this affected the number of records retrieved. This report displays the following details:
- Number of Times Limit Used
- Number of Records Examined
- Average Records Examined per Limit
- Number of Records Found
- Average Records Found per Limit
- Number of Limits Finding No Records
Number of Exported Records
The Number of Exported Records report displays statistics on the total number of exports performed, and the total number of records exported, grouped by record format. This report displays the following details:
- Record Format — Full and Brief Text, Pro-Cite, End-Note, and MARC record formats.
- Number of Exports — Number of exports done for each record format.
- Percent — Percentage of the total number of exports for each record format.
If your library has not acquired the ability to export records, these statistics do not appear.
Number of Displays Invoked
The Number of Displays Invoked report displays the frequency with which different search display screens were used over the past ten days. The number of times a screen was used, along with the overall percentage of its use, is provided for each of the following screen types:
- Index Browse — Display of a list of headings from the heading index from which the searches were performed.
- Record Browse — Display of a list of records, each of which contains, in an indexed field, the heading or word that was searched for.
- Public Single Record Display — Display of an individual bibliographic record in the OPAC.
- Staff Single Record Display — Display of an individual bibliographic record in a staff client.
- MARC Record Display — Display of full MARC fields for a bibliographic record.
- Checkin Card Display — Display of the checkin card.
- Full Holding Display — Display of the library's holdings.
- Staff Mode Summary Display — Display of the summary of all attached records screen in a staff client.