Active observation: the IRPPS’s web site under the magnifying glass

Authors

  • Maria Girolama Caruso Istituto di Ricerche sulla Popolazione e le Politiche Sociali - CNR
  • Loredana Cerbara Istituto di Ricerche sulla Popolazione e le Politiche Sociali - CNR

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14600/irpps_wps.50.2012

Keywords:

website, users, visit statistics, file log, user manual

Abstract

The IRPPS website was subjected to continuous monitoring for over a decade. All versions that have occurred over time have taken into account the static analysis of web log, ie the traces left by visitors, as well as the evolution of the communication needs of researchers of the Institute. The current version uses a lot of on-line open source material found in the network in order to achieve a shared interface with the IRPPS staff who is empowered to update the pages of its competence. That can give flexibility to the website unlinking the users from the availability of personnel skilled in the publication of web pages. The present work contains, in addition to a description of the statistical analysis carried out on the visits to the website, a section that can be used as an user manual for publication of web pages on the website in question.

Author Biographies

Maria Girolama Caruso, Istituto di Ricerche sulla Popolazione e le Politiche Sociali - CNR

Tecnologa dell'IRPPS

Loredana Cerbara, Istituto di Ricerche sulla Popolazione e le Politiche Sociali - CNR

Ricercatrice dell'IRPPS

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Published

2012-07-30

How to Cite

Caruso, M. G., & Cerbara, L. (2012). Active observation: the IRPPS’s web site under the magnifying glass. IRPPS Working Papers. https://doi.org/10.14600/irpps_wps.50.2012

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Section

Working Papers