Evaluating electronic journals services and monitoring their usage by means of WWW server log file analysis

Abstract

Most electronic journals are now Web‐based. This paper introduces the method of WWW server log file analysis and its application to evaluating electronic journals services and in monitoring their usage. Following a short description on the method and its possible application, the main results of a study of WWW server log file analysis of the electronic journal “Review of Information Science” will be presented and discussed. Finally, several concluding remarks will be given.

Citation

Zhang, Z. (1998), "Evaluating electronic journals services and monitoring their usage by means of WWW server log file analysis", VINE, Vol. 28 No. 2, pp. 37-42. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb040685