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dc.contributor.authorJoseph, Pauline
dc.contributor.authorKent, Aaron J.
dc.contributor.authorGreen, Peter
dc.contributor.authorRobinson, Matthew
dc.contributor.authorBellenger, Amanda
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-06T06:19:23Z
dc.date.available2019-12-06T06:19:23Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.identifier.citationJoseph, P. and Kent, A.J. and Green, P.D. and Robinson, M. and Bellenger, A. 2019. Analysis of EZproxy server logs to visualise research activity in Curtin’s online library. Library Hi Tech. 37 (4): pp. 845-865.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/77147
dc.identifier.doi10.1108/LHT-04-2018-0050
dc.description.abstract

© 2019, Emerald Publishing Limited. Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to develop data visualisation proof of concept prototypes that will enable the Curtin University Library team to explore its users’ information-seeking behaviour and collection use online by analysing the library’s EZproxy logs. Design/methodology/approach: Curtin Library’s EZproxy log file data from 2013 to 2017 is used to develop the data visualisation prototypes using Unity3D software. Findings: Two visualisation prototypes from the EZproxy data set are developed. The first, “Global Visualisation of Curtin Research Activity”, uses a geographical map of the world as a platform to show where each research request comes from, the time each is made and the file size of the request. The second prototype, “Database Usage Visualisation”, shows the use of the library’s various subscription databases by staff and students daily, over a month in April 2017. Research limitations/implications: The paper has following limitations: working to a tight timeline of ten weeks; time taken to cleanse noise data; and requirements for storing and hosting the voluminous data sets. Practical implications: The prototypes provide visual evidence of the use of Curtin Library’s digital resources at any time and from anywhere by its users, demonstrating the demand for the library’s online service offerings. These prototype evidence-based data visualisations empower the library to communicate in a compelling and interesting way how its services and subscriptions support Curtin University’s missions. Originality/value: The paper provides innovative approaches to create immersive 3D data visualisation prototypes to make sense of complex EZproxy data sets.

dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherEMERALD GROUP PUBLISHING LTD
dc.subjectScience & Technology
dc.subjectTechnology
dc.subjectInformation Science & Library Science
dc.subjectAcademic libraries
dc.subjectUser-centred design
dc.subjectCollection management
dc.subjectInformation resources management
dc.subjectData visualization
dc.subjectEZproxy server logs
dc.subjectINFORMATION-SEEKING
dc.subjectUSAGE
dc.subjectFIND
dc.titleAnalysis of EZproxy server logs to visualise research activity in Curtin’s online library
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume37
dcterms.source.number4
dcterms.source.startPage845
dcterms.source.endPage865
dcterms.source.issn0737-8831
dcterms.source.titleLibrary Hi Tech
dc.date.updated2019-12-06T06:19:22Z
curtin.departmentSchool of Media, Creative Arts and Social Inquiry
curtin.departmentUniversity Library
curtin.accessStatusOpen access
curtin.facultyFaculty of Humanities
curtin.facultyUniversity Library
curtin.contributor.orcidJoseph, Pauline [0000-0001-7851-2872]
curtin.contributor.orcidGreen, Peter [0000-0002-0298-722X]
curtin.contributor.scopusauthoridJoseph, Pauline [55132914100]


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