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
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
Web Application
Wiki Portal
Visualization Tool
Multi-platform
Collaborative Space
Macro-enabled Workbook
Log Analyzer
Hosts an ezPAARSE
installation
Charts and graphs
Parsers
Image: http://analogist.couperin.org/start_en
An Example Process
Analysis
BENEFITS
DRAWBACKS
Locally-created logs
Still in development
On-demand source for usage statistics
Log files only track off-campus usage
COUNTER codes of practice
Need to generate more PKBs/parsers
Easy to implement
Buggy software
Visual representations
Overall Impressions
Value of using locally-created logs
ezPAARSE software potential
Other options
o AWstats
o Python scripts
o Homegrown solution
Use data your way
Questions?