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We also recommend reading the subchapter about the details of the possibilities of analyzing the behavior of users of the reader application of version 6 of the dLibra system with the use of Google Analytics.
The Built-In Statistics of Version 6 of the dLibra System | Google Analytics | |
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The Data Collection Method | On the reader application side, on the basis of the received HTTP requests. | On the user’s web browser side, on the basis of the Java Script tracking code. |
Data completeness | The data include all requests from users while the browser bot traffic is ignored (see below). | The data do not include::
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Ignoring the traffic generated by browser bots | The programs (browsers) which are not included in the statistical calculations are selected based on the content of the “ignored_agents.txt” configuration file. Every entry is treated as a regular expression (there is a sample entry for Googlebot in the file). Character chains which correspond to the “User Agent” field (HTTP heading) of the programs which should not be calculated (the file contains an example for Googlebot) should be placed there. User agent names can be found onliine, for example, on the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_agent site. Once the changes have been introduced in the files, the Tomcat should be restarted so that the new values can be taken into account. | Internal Google Analytics mechanisms are responsible for ignoring the bot traffic. |
Available statistics |
| Only statistics concerning user behavior, very complex, dependent on the configuration of Google Analytics (for more information, see here). |
Data format | Wykresy Charts (PNG), tabele tables (HTML, CSV). | Interaktywne wykresy i tabele, eksport do formatów: Interactive charts and tables, export to the CSV, XLS, and PDF formats. |
Access method | Domyślnie publicznie dla wszystkich, pod adresem <adres główny biblioteki cyfrowej>/stats (np. By default, publicly for all, at the <main address of the digital library>/stats (for example, http://sbc.org.pl/stats/). | Dostęp tylko dla uprawnionych użytkowników, poprzez serwis Access only for authorized users, through the Google Analytics service. |