Access Log Dataset - Revision history

Pm705 at 12:02, 8 February 2010

2010-02-08T12:02:27Z

Tdb01r at 15:15, 25 September 2008

2008-09-25T15:15:39Z

Timbrody at 13:18, 18 December 2006

2006-12-18T13:18:47Z

Timbrody at 13:17, 18 December 2006

2006-12-18T13:17:42Z

Timbrody at 13:00, 18 December 2006

2006-12-18T13:00:31Z

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EPrints 3 introduces some new features for capturing and analysing usage of the repository.

Everytime an abstract or full-text is accessed a record is written to the access dataset recording data about the access.

== access data set fields ==

OpenURL terminology is used where appropriate to name the fields captured for requests.

{| border=1
!field
!description
|-
|accessid
|A unique identifier for the access (sequential numbering).
|-
|datestamp
|The time the access occurred in UTC.
|-
|requester_id
|An identifier for the user that made the request.
|-
|requester_user_agent
|The user agent string as given by the user's browser.
|-
|requester_country
|The ISO country code for the user's location.
|-
|requester_institution
|The user's institution or organisation.
|-
|referring_entity_id
|The identifier of the object that the user followed a link from.
|-
|service_type_id
|The type of service requested, either fulltext=yes or abstract=yes.
|-
|referent_id
|The identifier of the eprint requested.
|-
|referent_docid
|The document number requested (for fulltext requests).
|-
|}

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		+	The access dataset can be used like any other data set in the EPrints system e.g. through the EPrints API or imported/exported.

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 !field
 !description
 |-
 |accessid
 |A unique identifier for the access (sequential numbering).
 |-
 |datestamp
 |The time the access occurred in UTC.
 |-
 |requester_id
 |An identifier for the user that made the request.
 |-
 |requester_user_agent
 |The user agent string as given by the user's browser.
 |-
 |requester_country
 |The ISO country code for the user's location.
 |-
 |requester_institution
 |The user's institution or organisation.
 |-
 |referring_entity_id
 |The identifier of the object that the user followed a link from.
 |-
 |service_type_id
 |The type of service requested, either fulltext=yes or abstract=yes.
 |-
 |referent_id
 |The identifier of the eprint requested.
 |-
 |referent_docid
 |The document number requested (for fulltext requests).
 |-
 |}

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 == access data set fields ==
-OpenURL terminology is used where appropriate to name the fields captured for requests.
+OpenURL terminology is used where an equivalent term in OpenURL is defined.
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