WebWatch: Carrying Out Your Own WebWatch Survey

Brian Kelly, UK Web Focus     b.kelly@ukoln.ac.uk     (UKOLN University of Bath Bath BA2 7AY)

Ariadne 2001
(ReLIS:doi:doiari:y:2001:i:29:p:14)

Abstract:

In 1997 UKOLN received funding for a project known as WebWatch. The aim of the WebWatch project was to develop and use automated robot software to analyse Web sites across a number of public sector communities. After the project funding finished UKOLN continued to provide WebWatch surveys across communities such as UK Higher Education Web sites. However once the initial WebWatch software developer left it was decided to adopt a slightly different approach - rather than continuing to develop our own WebWatch robot software, we chose to make use of freely-available Web-based services. The feedback we have received on our Web Watch surveys has been positive. A number of people have expressed interest in running their own WebWatch surveys. This article describes how you can apply the same methodology yourself across your own community, such as UK HE academic libraries, a particular academic discipline, projects funded by a particular programme, etc.

Note: In this issue's WebWatch column Brian Kelly describes how you can carry out your own WebWatch benchmarking survey across your own community.
Month: 02-October-2001
Year: 2001

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