An Analysis of Internet Use in the Public Library

How much do we really know about the way in which the Internet is being used in public libraries? What sites are actually being visited? This pilot study, by Dr. Ann Curry of the School of Library, Archival, and Information Studies at the University of British Columbia, uses transactional log anaysis (TLA) of data gathered from web server logs at the Burnaby (BC) Public Library in an attempt to discover just what patrons are looking at. This report is available in PDF format.

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