Institutional Knowledge

Meriam Library has announced the arrival of Multi-Search. This is an exciting new way to search the catalog as well as several online databases that we have access to like JSTOR and Academic Search. In the past students would have to search each journal database and our catalog separately. Now, everything is handled through a single search box. Hopefully users will find this means of search much more convenient and a faster way of researching.

Word of the Week is finals schedule

The top three search queries from last week were

1. finals schedule
2. vista
3. library

I’m guessing that students are turning in assignments to WebCT Vista in preparation for finals and looking to study or finish group projects in the library.

Word of the Week is finals schedule

In a post-Thanksgiving week, what could be on the minds of students more than finals?

Word of the Week is calendar

Last week, with Thanksgiving providing an opportunity for many workers to take some extended vacation, it comes as no surprise that few searches were performed from on campus. How few? Of the 8,162 unique searches performed last week, only 1,017 of which came from on-campus. That is approximately 12.5% of searches compared with the previous week where 27.4% of searches originated from on-campus.

Word of the Week is interest groups

Other Fun Facts

• 60% of the queries for interest groups came on Monday, November 12th
• 56% of search queries begin from the campus home page
• Only 5.26% of visitors to the Chico State web site use the search