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1、http://conference.ifla.org/ifla77Datesubmitted:August5,2011UsagestatisticsanalysisofspecializedlibrarieswebsitesJuliaVélezCenterforInformationandTechnologyofNaturalSciences,UniversityofPuertoRico,SanJuan,PuertoRicoandLizPagánAgriculturalExperimentExtension,UniversityofPu
2、ertoRico,SanJuan,PuertoRicoMeeting:111—ThechallengesandchangingrolesoftheScienceandTechnologyLibraries—ScienceandTechnologyLibrariesSectionAbstractTheusagestatisticsandtheperceptionofusersaboutlibrarywebsitesarecommonlyusedasanevaluationtool.Thiscasestudyexploresthewebsi
3、teusageoftheNaturalScienceLibrary(NSL)andAgricultural&ExperimentalStationandLibrary(AESL)oftheUniversityofPuertoRico.Thisstudyrevealstheimportanceandusefulnessofthesewebsitesintheacademicenvironment.Themethodologyusedintheinvestigationservesasanindicatorofuse,contactwith
4、theusersandtheirperceptionofservices.ThedatawereobtainedfromGoogleAnalyticsreports,interviewsandfocusgroupsaboutvisitstowebsitepages.Theresultsshowhowmuchcurrentuseofresourcesandservicesareusedtomakeimprovementsinthedesignandcontent.Keywords:usagestatistics,designofWebpo
5、rtals,academiclibraries,developmentofWebportals,GoogleAnalytics,user-centereddesign,evaluationofWebsites,users'opinionsaboutWebsites,academiclibrariesinPuertoRico,UniversityofPuertoRico.IntroductionTheuseofWebportalshaveasignificantimpactonthewaylibrariesareorganized,off
6、erandfacilitatetheaccesstoinformationresourcesandservices.ThewaysandmethodsthatresourcesandinformationservicesarepresentedtousershavechangedbecauseoftheuseofWebpages(Brake,2004;Turner,2010).Webportalsareoneoftheworkingtoolsoflibrariansandakeymechanismfortheusers.Investig
7、atingtheuseofWebportalsthroughqualitativeresearchisimportantbecauseofitsmainrolefordisseminationoftheinformationresourcesandservices.ThiscasestudyexplorestwowebsitesspecializinginagricultureandnaturalsciencesaspartoftheAgriculturaland1SouthChinaNormalUniversity(202.116.4
8、1.69)-2016/1/26DownloadExperimentStationLibrary(AESL)http://biblioteca.eea.uprm.edu,andNaturalSciencesL