ReportsStatistics-EBSCOSupport.ppt

EBSCOadmin Reports Statistics Tutorial Welcome to the Reports Statistics tutorial where you will learn about the many types of available EBSCOhost usage reports, which can be used for internal reporting, shared with resource donors, or used to refine your training or promotion needs. Usage reports are an effective management tool which you can use to monitor EBSCO database usage at the site, user group, or profile level. Using the Reports Statistics section of EBSCOadmin is easy. Once you have logged in to EBSCOadmin, click on the Reports Statistics tab to view the report type sub-tabs. Choose from Standard, Link Activity, COUNTER Reports, Personalization Activity, or Graphical Reports. STANDARD REPORTS present statistics in several formats: By Session, Session by Hour, by Database, Title, originating IP (address), Interface, or by Browser and Device. Click the radio button next to the desired report type, and then choose the level for which you want usage information presented, such as by site, group, or profile. Once you have selected the date range, which fields to show, sort order, and number of lines per page, you can choose to view the statistics immediately (Show Report), send them to designated e-mail addresses (E-mail Report), or schedule reports to automatically be sent to designated email addresses (Schedule Report). The Schedule Report feature is an excellent tool for managing usage statistics by having them sent to any e-mail address you specify, at pre-determined intervals. You can also save your report as an HTML file. LINK ACTIVITY REPORTS capture statistics on visits to or from a specified target, when linking from one to another is involved. For example, this report could show you how many times users of your institutions web site linked over to EBSCOhost. You can also view how many times your users linked from EBSCOhost to your institutions CustomLinks. Click the radio button next to the type of activity you would like to view, selec