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 Usage statistics can give you a good indication over time of the important parts of your websites (intranet, extranet and Internet).  There are many tools that allow you to analyse these usage statistics (see the resources section below).    The following are some guidelines on reviewing these statistics: Usage statistics can give you a good indication over time of the important parts of your websites (intranet, extranet and Internet).  There are many tools that allow you to analyse these usage statistics (see the resources section below).    The following are some guidelines on reviewing these statistics:
  
-* Page hits are useful as a relative measure over time and to measure the relative popularity of different pages and sections of the site.  They are not an indication of the number of users, since much usage may be masked by web site caches. +  * Page hits are useful as a relative measure over time and to measure the relative popularity of different pages and sections of the site.  They are not an indication of the number of users, since much usage may be masked by web site caches. 
-* Customer visit figures are an approximation of the number of unique customers visiting your site.  They rely on the web server logs to give sufficient information to estimate which pages a single customer has used over time (as distinct from usage by discrete different customers).    +  * Customer visit figures are an approximation of the number of unique customers visiting your site.  They rely on the web server logs to give sufficient information to estimate which pages a single customer has used over time (as distinct from usage by discrete different customers).    
-* Usage by hour of day - this information can be very useful in measuring times during which your website receives peak usage during the week. +  * Usage by hour of day - this information can be very useful in measuring times during which your website receives peak usage during the week. 
-* Referring information - when provided by your web logs can give useful statistics on where customers came *from* to reach your website +  * Referring information - when provided by your web logs can give useful statistics on where customers came *from* to reach your website 
-* Search keywords and phrases - gives an indication of topic areas used by customers using your site+  * Search keywords and phrases - gives an indication of topic areas used by customers using your site
  
 It is particularly worth reviewing changes in statistics usage patters before and after major website changes. It is particularly worth reviewing changes in statistics usage patters before and after major website changes.
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-The Parliament of Australia library undertook a DeLphi study as a means of assessing current perceptions and expectations for their Reference services.  The report was published in the IFLA journal in the following report:+The Parliament of Australia library undertook a Delphi study as a means of assessing current perceptions and expectations for their Reference services.  The report was published in the IFLA journal in the following report:
  
 <blockquote>Missingham, Roxanne.  "Parliamentary library and research services in the 21st century: A Delphi study" doi: 10.1177/0340035210396783.  IFLA Journal March 2011 vol. 37 no. 1 52-61.  http://ifl.sagepub.com/content/37/1/52.full.pdf+html <blockquote>Missingham, Roxanne.  "Parliamentary library and research services in the 21st century: A Delphi study" doi: 10.1177/0340035210396783.  IFLA Journal March 2011 vol. 37 no. 1 52-61.  http://ifl.sagepub.com/content/37/1/52.full.pdf+html
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