Analyzing EZproxy logs with ezPAARSE Kat Greer Georgia Gwinnett college kgreer1@ggc.edu

About Your Logs Record of server activity Common Log Format Do you have access? Do you know your LogFormat?

A Log Example OCLC Documentation: Config File (config.txt) Log File (ezp20150512.log) OCLC Documentation: http://www.oclc.org/support/services/ezproxy/documentation/cfg/logformat.en.html http://www.oclc.org/support/services/ezproxy/documentation/cfg/logfile.en.html

ezPAARSE Free and open source software GPL-compatible license Developed by COUPERIN (http://www.couperin.org) and University of Lorraine 2014 LIBER award Documentation: http://analogist.couperin.org/ezpaarse/doc/usage_en GitHub: https://github.com/ezpaarse-project/ezpaarse

Hosts an ezPAARSE installation Visualization Tool Web Application Multi-platform Log Analyzer Parsers Wiki Portal Collaborative Space Hosts an ezPAARSE installation Visualization Tool Macro-enabled Workbook Charts and graphs

Image: http://analogist.couperin.org/start_en

An Example Process

Analysis Benefits drawbacks Locally-created logs On-demand source for usage statistics COUNTER codes of practice Easy to implement Visual representations Still in development Log files only track off-campus usage Need to generate more PKBs/parsers Buggy software

Overall Impressions Value of using locally-created logs ezPAARSE software potential Other options AWstats Python scripts Homegrown solution Use data your way

Questions?