If you build it will they come? The LAIRAH study: quantifying the use of online resources in the Arts and Humanities through statistical analysis of user log data.

Warwick, C.; Terras, M.; Huntington, P.; Pappa, N.

Abstract

The LAIRAH (Log Analysis of Internet Resources in the Arts and Humanities) project aims to determine whether, how and why digital resources in the humanities are used, and what factors might make them usable and sustainable in future. Based at UCL and funded by the UK Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) ICT Strategy scheme, LAIRAH is a year long study which will analyse patterns of usage of online resources through real time server log analysis: the data internet servers collect automatically about individual users. This paper will discuss the findings of our research to date, and the techniques of log analysis as applied to major digital humanities projects. In doing so, we address concerns about the use, maintenance and future viability of digital humanities projects, and aim to identify the means to which an online project may become successful.

Citation

Warwick, C., Terras, M., Huntington, P., & Pappa, N. (2006, July). If you build it will they come? The LAIRAH study: quantifying the use of online resources in the Arts and Humanities through statistical analysis of user log data. Presented at Digital Humanities 2006: The First ADHO International Conference, Université Paris-Sorbonne, Paris, France

• Presentation Conference Type: Conference Paper (published)
• Conference Name: Digital Humanities 2006: The First ADHO International Conference
• Publication Date: 2006-07
• Deposit Date: Sep 5, 2014
• Pages: 225-228
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1676561
• Publisher URL: http://www.allc-ach2006.colloques.paris-sorbonne.fr/DHs.pdf