Re: [IUG] "Other" Searches - Web Management Reports

[Catherine Wilkinson <wilkinsncl at appstate dot edu>]

I denied 220.231.12.14 access to HTTP.  For us, that was the IP that 
seemed to be automatically harvesting MARC records.  Doing this really 
reduced the number of marcdisplay 'Other' searches.

Catherine

On 7/20/2011 1:42 PM, Karen Johnson wrote:
>  We see this as well.  Have any conclusions been reached?  Has any 
> information surfaced?
>
> Karen
>
>
> On 6/1/11 2:14 PM, Melisse Hypponen wrote:
> > We in Sarasota County are also seeing that.
> >
> > Melisse
> >
> > Melisse Hypponen
> > III System Administrator
> > Sarasota County library system
> > Sarasota Florida
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: innopac-bounces at innovativeusers dot org 
> > [mailto:innopac-bounces at innovativeusers dot org] On Behalf Of Gunnells, 
> > Diana
> > Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2011 1:39 PM
> > To: 'IUG INNOPAC List'
> > Subject: *****POSSIBLE SPAM*****Re: [IUG] "Other" Searches - Web 
> > Management Reports
> >
> > We are seeing the same thing here at UNC.
> >
> > Diana
> >
> > Diana Gunnells
> > III Data Coordinator
> > University Libraries
> >
> > University of Northern Colorado
> > Campus Box 48
> > Michener Library Room 115
> > Greeley, CO 80639
> > Office: 970-351-2564
> > www.unco.edu
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: innopac-bounces at innovativeusers dot org 
> > [mailto:innopac-bounces at innovativeusers dot org] On Behalf Of Pruntel,Alison
> > Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2011 10:05 AM
> > To: 'innopac at innopacusers dot org'
> > Subject: [IUG] "Other" Searches - Web Management Reports
> >
> > Hi all,
> >
> > Something weird this month when I pulled our OPAC search stats 
> > (Patron Searches>  Indexes Used and Search Results) for the past 30 
> > days. Had 143,000+ under "Other." Normally "Other" gets about 2,000 a 
> > month. When I looked by order of popularity, the majority (over 141K) 
> > were for ->marcdisplay. Any ideas as to what is going on/went on? Our 
> > other searches (title, keyword, author) are consistent, just this 
> > "Other" category that shot up.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Alison
> >
> > Alison Pruntel
> > Electronic Resources Librarian
> > Fauquier County Public Library
> > 11 Winchester Street
> > Warrenton, VA 20186
> > 540-422-8515
> > FCPL Web Site: http://library.fauquiercounty.gov
> > My Blog: http://fcpleresources.blogspot.com

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Catherine L. Wilkinson
Professor&  Western North Carolina Network Librarian
Appalachian State University Library
Boone, NC 28608
Voice: 828-262-2774
Fax: 828-262-3001


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